All posts by Colin Newcomer

WPForms vs. Gravity Forms (2022): Two Popular Form Builders Go Head-to-Head

You may not give them credit, but forms are an essential part of your WordPress site. They let people contact you, help you build your email list, allow visitors to register, and just generally power your WordPress site in any number of unsexy ways. [...]

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Yellow Pencil Review: Easy CSS Customization With Visual Editing

If you want to go beyond the limitations of theme and plugin options to truly customize how every element looks on your WordPress site, CSS is the way to do it. But – as we’ve written about before here – the big problem with CSS is that, while it’s powerful, it requires special knowledge that ... Read moreYellow Pencil Review: Easy CSS Customization With Visual Editing

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How To Embed Google Forms In WordPress: Manually Or With A Plugin

Looking for a way to embed Google Forms in WordPress? Google Forms is great because of how easy it makes it to create complex forms, as well as the detailed analysis options you get for viewing responses. But it’s not very user-friendly to link your visitors to an external site just to fill out a ... Read moreHow To Embed Google Forms In WordPress: Manually Or With A Plugin

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7 Best WordPress Social Sharing Plugins: Our Picks + What We Use

Searching for the best social media sharing plugins for your WordPress site? Social share buttons can be a great way to boost your WordPress site’s visibility on social media, which is why we include social share buttons at the top of every blog post on WPLift (look up!). To help you choose the best option ... Read more 7 Best WordPress Social Sharing Plugins: Our Picks + What We Use

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8+ Best WordPress Search Plugins To Improve Your Site Search

There’s one thing that’s been true about WordPress since the beginning: The default search functionality isn’t always that great. I mean, it’s functional enough…but it’s definitely no Google. Beyond just plain not turning up great results sometimes, it also might not include all the information you need, especially if you’re using WordPress more as a ... Read more8+ Best WordPress Search Plugins To Improve Your Site Search

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How To Display Facebook Reviews On WordPress: Step-by-Step Tutorial

Looking for a way to show Facebook reviews on your WordPress site? Because Facebook reviews are tied to a real person, they’re a great way to provide authentic social proof for your business or service. But if all of your reviews are just on your Facebook page, that’s not doing much good for your WordPress ... Read moreHow To Display Facebook Reviews On WordPress: Step-by-Step Tutorial

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What’s The Best WordPress Registration Plugin? 7 Top Options For 2018

Looking for a WordPress registration plugin to help you sign up new users at your site? While WordPress includes a registration form by default, it’s not usually the most user-friendly approach, so turning to a third-party plugin helps you create a more friendly registration process at your site. To help you find such a plugin, ... Read moreWhat’s The Best WordPress Registration Plugin? 7 Top Options For 2018

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How To Install WordPress Locally: A Tutorial + 6 Easy Tools For Local WordPress Development

Have you ever wondered if it is possible to install WordPress locally? While there are some pros and cons to working in a local WordPress development environment, this approach is great because: It’s just plain faster because you don’t have to wait on your network connection. You can work offline, which is great if you [...]

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How To Reinstall WordPress: Step-by-Step Guides For 3 Methods

Trying to figure out how to reinstall WordPress on your site? There are several different methods that you can use to reinstall WordPress depending on how much of a “blank slate” you want. For example, if you just want to reinstall the core WordPress software while keeping all of your existing content, plugins, and themes ... Read moreHow To Reinstall WordPress: Step-by-Step Guides For 3 Methods

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