WordPress Tutorials — Step-by-Step Guides

Your WordPress emails are probably going to spam right now. I've fixed this on hundreds of sites, and it takes about 10 minutes. Here's exactly how to set up SMTP so your contact forms, password resets, and notifications actually reach the inbox.

Starting a blog has never been easier or more rewarding. I've launched over a dozen blogs since 2006, and I'll walk you through the exact 7-step process to go from zero to your first published post — plus how to get your first 1,000 visitors and actually make money from your blog.

I've built dozens of online stores over the past decade, and WooCommerce remains my go-to recommendation for anyone serious about selling online. In this step-by-step tutorial, I'll walk you through every click — from installing WooCommerce to processing your first test order.

WordPress doesn't get hacked because it's insecure — it gets hacked because people skip basic precautions. Here are the 12 security steps I follow on every site I build, ranked by importance.

I lost a client's entire website once because nobody set up backups. It was a $15,000 WooCommerce store, gone overnight after a botched plugin update. That was the day I learned that WordPress backups aren't optional. Here's exactly how to protect your site.

A slow WordPress site is bleeding visitors, rankings, and revenue. I've spent 20 years optimizing websites, and these are the 10 changes that actually move the needle — ranked by impact, with exact steps you can follow right now.

A complete collection of step-by-step WordPress tutorials. From speeding up your site to setting up an online store — all in one place.