https://wpshout.com/ A hub for advanced WordPress users, developers & savvy business owners. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:30:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://wpshout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-main-icon1x-32x32.png https://wpshout.com/ 32 32 https://wpshout.com/add-contact-forms-to-a-static-wordpress-site/ https://wpshout.com/add-contact-forms-to-a-static-wordpress-site/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:45:00 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=148294 Static WordPress sites have a lot of advantages over more traditional WordPress projects. In most cases they are cheaper, faster, and more secure. However, one big drawback is that you can't use contact forms on your pages or posts by default. In this guide I'm going to show you a free solution to get around this problem.]]> https://wpshout.com/add-contact-forms-to-a-static-wordpress-site/feed/ 0 Add Contact Forms to a Static WordPress Site https://wpshout.com/launch-and-maintain-a-cheap-wordpress-site/ https://wpshout.com/launch-and-maintain-a-cheap-wordpress-site/#respond Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:54:59 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=148033 I know what you're probably thinking - there's a catch. Well, there IS. But it's not some special promo rate or a first-year deal. The catch is that this solution requires more effort to pull off compared to signing up for a shared hosting plan with pre-installed WordPress. What I'm going to teach you is how to build a WordPress site on your computer using Local by Flywheel. Then you're going to convert that site to a static version, deploy it Cloudflare Pages, and maintain it using GitHub and some code. 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Here's my review of it. convergence ai review Convergence AI Proxy https://wpshout.com/wordpress-stripe-donation-forms/ https://wpshout.com/wordpress-stripe-donation-forms/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:35:03 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=147751 Whether you work for a non-profit organization or a charity, or you're simply running a fundraiser for a particular cause, you know that having a donation form on your website is a must. And if your website happens to run on WordPress, then today's your lucky day because I'm going to show you one of the easiest available ways to add it.]]> https://wpshout.com/wordpress-stripe-donation-forms/feed/ 0 How to Create Stripe Donation Forms on WordPress https://wpshout.com/official-wordpress-in-2025-report/ https://wpshout.com/official-wordpress-in-2025-report/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:21:32 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=147571 You might have noticed a new report published on the official website of the WordPress project. I'm emphasizing the word "official" because the publication location is quite strategic, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here.]]> https://wpshout.com/official-wordpress-in-2025-report/feed/ 0 WordPress in 2025 https://wpshout.com/easily-remove-unwanted-elements-from-screenshots/ https://wpshout.com/easily-remove-unwanted-elements-from-screenshots/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:26:38 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=147457 If you work in content or social media and you often have to take screenshots of other websites then you know how annoying it is when you come across a page with random obstructions. Whether its a giant banner announcing a seasonal sale, a popup window, a sidebar widget, or some awkwardly inserted Google ad - it doesn't matter. The point is that you don't want it there. You want a nice, clean image. Fortunately, there is a very quick and very easy way to do it. Here's how.]]> https://wpshout.com/easily-remove-unwanted-elements-from-screenshots/feed/ 0 How to Remove Unwanted Elements From Screenshots in 20 Seconds Without AI or Image Editing Tools Learn how to remove unwanted obstructions from your screenshots without having to waste time doing image editing or fiddling with AI tools. remove unwanted elements from screenshots Remove Unwanted Elements From Screenshots https://wpshout.com/google-phishing-scam-targets-founder-of-hack-club/ https://wpshout.com/google-phishing-scam-targets-founder-of-hack-club/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:27:11 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=147237 Sometimes the difference between security and compromise comes down to a single click - and a healthy dose of suspicion. And it's because scammers are getting increasingly sophisticated with their phishing attempts. It's to the point where even following standard security best practices isn't enough to protect you. Case in point: last week's near-successful phishing attack on Zach Latta.]]> https://wpshout.com/google-phishing-scam-targets-founder-of-hack-club/feed/ 0 Almost Pwned https://wpshout.com/deepseek-ai/ https://wpshout.com/deepseek-ai/#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:35:24 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=147178 The new DeepSeek R1 model from China launched last week. If you're into AI or even into technology more broadly, it was hard to miss the news. Everyone was talking about it. But it's not just that. It's the way everyone was talking about it. I was left with the impression that DeepSeek is going to drive a stake through the heart of OpenAI and Anthropic.]]> https://wpshout.com/deepseek-ai/feed/ 6 DeepSeek R1