5 Simple Ways to Speed Up Your Website

Looking for some new ways to optimize your code and increase the speediness of your site? Here are some simple ways to streamline your site that you may have overlooked. 1. Minimize HTTP Requests HTTP requests are a big reason why a site’s load time can be so slow....

How to Create a Custom Page Template for WordPress

Most WordPress themes should have a file that serves as the default page template that any page in a WordPress build will be assigned to by default — it should go by page.php. Sometimes, however, the default page template might not be conducive to the design and...
Best Chrome Extensions for Developers

Best Chrome Extensions for Developers

If you’re a web developer, chances are you prefer to develop and work on Google Chrome over any other browser. The reason for this is probably because not only is Google’s Developer Tools dashboard and console an invaluable tool to help with development,...

WordPress: Action Hooks vs. Filter Hooks

In WordPress, hooks are the building blocks for your themes and plugins and are vital for their functionality. Basically, their purpose is to allow developers to make their own custom code (and custom functionalities) to themes or plugins without changing any of the...
Use MAMP to Install WordPress on Your Local Machine

Use MAMP to Install WordPress on Your Local Machine

If you’re a WordPress developer then you probably know how much quicker and easier it is to develop a theme or create a new WP site on your local machine rather than doing so on a remote server. The only slight problem with building a theme locally is that you...