WordPress Guides from a Developer Who Fixes Them for a Living

Rank Math vs Yoast: What Each One Actually Outputs

On the same test page, Yoast's free defaults were cleaner: WebPage schema with breadcrumbs and no author details, but no meta description…

Elementor vs Elementor Pro: Is Pro Worth It in 2026?

Elementor's free version gave me 38 widgets, enough to build normal pages. Elementor Pro unlocks 82 more, including forms, the Theme Builder…

WordPress vs Webflow: Cost, Editing and SEO Compared

Webflow suits a site a designer builds and keeps tidy, with no plugin updates to manage. WordPress suits sites that publish a lot or have…

WP Admin Not Working in WordPress? How to Get Back In

When wp-admin is not working in WordPress, match the symptom. A login page that keeps coming back after the right password is usually a site…

WordPress White Screen of Death: How to Fix It

A WordPress white screen, or the message "There has been a critical error on this website", almost always means a PHP fatal error. Check the…

WordPress Maintenance Mode Stuck? The 1-Minute Fix

WordPress stuck in maintenance mode means a file called .maintenance was left in your site's main folder, usually by an update that didn't…

How to Update PHP on WordPress Without Breaking Your Site

To update PHP on WordPress, check your current version under Tools, Site Health, Info, Server. Back up the site, test the new PHP version on…

How to Duplicate WordPress Pages, With or Without a Plugin

WordPress 7.1.3 has no Duplicate button for pages. To copy a whole page, install Yoast Duplicate Post and click Clone under the page in…

How to Edit the Footer on WordPress (Block or Classic Theme)

How to edit the footer on WordPress depends on your theme. In a block theme, go to Appearance, Editor, Patterns, Footer and edit the part…

WooCommerce Payment Gateways: 2026 Fees, US and Philippines

For a US store, WooPayments, Stripe and Square's online API all charge 2.9% + 30¢ per card payment, and PayPal Checkout costs 3.49% + 49¢. A…

Product ID in WooCommerce: Where to Find It (and Variation IDs)

To find a product ID in WooCommerce, go to Products, All Products and hover over the product: the ID is the first thing under its name…

WooCommerce Shortcodes: The Full List, Tested on 11.2.1

WooCommerce shortcodes still work in version 11.2.1: all 25 were registered on my test store. The one you'll use most is [products], which…

Custom CSS in Elementor: 3 Ways That Work Without Pro (Tested)

Elementor's Custom CSS boxes are Pro features, and the cheapest plan that includes them is Advanced Solo at $84 a year. Without Pro, give…

Elementor Not Loading? 4 Symptoms and the Fix for Each (Tested)

If Elementor is stuck on its loading screen, turn on Safe Mode under Elementor → Editor → Tools. If the editor then loads, a plugin or your…