Why Are My Emails Going to Spam? Common Causes & Fixes
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"Why are my emails going to spam?!" If you’ve ever sent an important email, only to have it vanish into the black hole of the spam folder, you know how frustrating it is.
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Karol K
Karol Krol is a writer, content strategist, and WordPress figure-outer with over 20 years of experience rooted in website building and web technologies. With his expertise underpinned by a master's degree in computer science, he authored "WordPress Complete" - the ultimate WordPress handbook for newbies. His work has been published across numerous industry websites. He leads the editorial team at WPShout.
WordPress Theme Directory Now With a “Delist” Status for Naughty Themes
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Introduced into the WordPress theme directory a couple of hours ago, the “Delist” status gives the review team an option to temporarily hide a theme from search, while still keeping it available directly and also allowing updates to go through.
(read more)Best Web Hosting for Beginners: 6 Cheap and User-Friendly Hosts
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Feeling overwhelmed trying to find the best web hosting as a beginner? I get it. When you’re just starting to build a website, all the tech jargon can be really confusing. You might just want something simple, but then you’re hit with terms like PHP versions or HTTP/2, and suddenly it feels way more complicated than it needs to be.
(read more)How to Make a WordPress Website: Ultimate Guide for All Users – Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced
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Most guides about building WordPress sites put me to sleep. They’re long, confusing, and loaded with useless extras that are not needed in practical situations. Not this one. In this post, I’ll show you exactly how to make a WordPress website – no fluff, no fancy jargon. Beginners get clear steps from scratch. Intermediate users find tips to make their work easier. Advanced folks unlock expert tweaks and god-tier workflows. It’s all here!
(read more)How to Start an Ecommerce Business: Ultimate Guide
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Is this going to be the year you learn how to start an eCommerce business from scratch? You’re certainly in the right place! This guide will give you a roadmap to getting from 0 to a fully functional eCommerce business.
(read more)6 Best Mac Keyboards That Money Can Buy; Compared & Tested
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Looking for the best Mac keyboard available? You're in the right place! In this roundup, I go through six of the best Mac keyboards that the market has to offer, and compare them in-depth. But wait, why listen to this guy (me) about anything having to do with Mac keyboards?
(read more)Web Hosting Comparison Chart: 10+ Best Web Hosting Services and Their Best Offers Demystified
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We’ve highlighted the most popular web hosts in the market, their pricing for entry-level plans, key features and characteristics, and also a range of user ratings based on various criteria. The data comes from a handful of sources. Chiefly, from our annual hosting surveys, our own performance tests, and also reviews from the web.
(read more)How to Build Your Own Website: Updated Beginner’s Guide
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The question of how to build your own website is something that many people struggle with. And especially if they’re beginners who haven’t previously owned any website. This guide will show you exactly how to build a website and not lose your shirt or your mind along the way.
(read more)5 Best High-Traffic WordPress Hosting Providers for 2025 🏎️
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If you're running a high-traffic WordPress site, your hosting needs are probably on a whole different level. You're not just looking for the cheapest plan out there - you need speed, reliability, and performance that can handle heavy traffic without breaking a sweat.
(read more)120+ Spectacular SEO Stats: Your Ultimate List of Search Engine Optimization Statistics
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Search engine optimization (SEO) is a constantly growing and changing field, moving as fast as the internet itself. Keeping abreast of changes in the world of SEO can be an enormous task, but it doesn’t have to. In this post, we’ve gathered the most interesting – one might even say spectacular – SEO stats for modern marketers to know.
(read more)How to Optimize Images for Web and Make Them Work on All Devices (Responsive Images for Mobile, Desktop, Tablet)
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When was the last time you saw a website without any images on it? “Never” would be the right answer. Images are just too essential. And this isn’t even about that cringe-worthy stock photo to go along your “10 online marketing tips” post. Images are useful for multiple purposes.
(read more)12 of the Best Node.js Hosting Platforms for 2025 (Free + Paid)
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Hosting a Node.js application is quite different from hosting a traditional (LAMP stack) website. Instead of simply uploading files to a shared server, Node.js apps run as independent processes, each listening on its own port. This means you need a hosting solution that can manage these processes, scale efficiently, provide sufficient memory and CPU resources, and maintain reliability.
(read more)What Is SSL? Like, Really… Plus Why Your WordPress Site Needs It and How to Get It Installed for Free
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What is SSL is a question that you probably kind of know the answer to. Most people dealing with websites do. Or, at least, they pretend they do. It’s okay. These things have a level of complexity to them, and all these three-letter abbreviations do require some time getting used to. So here’s an all-you-need-to-know guide to SSLs and all things related. We also tell you how to enable SSL on WordPress step by step.
(read more)How to Move WordPress to a New Server or Host (In 6 Steps With No Downtime)
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Trying to move WordPress to a new host or server can be an intimidating task, and not just for beginners but even if you’re a fairly seasoned WordPress user. That’s all because moving WordPress from one host to another is an entirely different type of challenge than launching a 100% new site.
(read more)UI vs UX: What’s the Difference From a Practical Point of View
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The terms UI and UX (design) are very often used interchangeably. Even up to a point where many people/designers/clients refer to them as “UI/UX design” – a kind of all-in-one combo.
(read more)5+ Best UK WordPress Hosting Options Compared
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If you’re an international website person, excuse the term, then you’re probably aware of the unique challenges that come when choosing the right WordPress hosting for your specific scenario. In other words, are the usual suspects of the WordPress hosting industry still a good choice if your audience isn’t in the US? More specifically, since it’s the topic of today, what if you’re looking for the best WordPress hosting in the UK? Are the SiteGrounds and WPEngines of this world still good for you?
(read more)Best Standing Desk: IKEA vs Jarvis vs VIVO
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“Best standing desk?” Doesn’t seem like exactly the perfect-match topic for a “WordPress advice” blog, does it? Well, actually, it kinda does. Two reasons:
(read more)How to Use Data Tables in WordPress: Creative Ways to Build Data-Filled HTML Tables
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In this guide, I’ll present some creative ideas on how you can use HTML tables / data tables in WordPress, make them look pristine ✨, and also make sure that they’re optimized for mobile and are SEO-friendly at the same time.
(read more)WordPress 5.0 – Your Ultimate Cheat Sheet
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The day has come! If you’ve been to your WordPress dashboard today, you’ve likely noticed a new (major) update waiting for you … yes, WordPress 5.0 has landed!
(read more)Does Serverless WordPress Make Sense? Shifter vs HardyPress – Top “Headless WordPress Hosting” Options Compared
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When I first saw the terms, “headless WordPress hosting” and “WordPress to static,” I didn’t know what to make of it. I was like those poor Westworld hosts saying, “doesn’t look like anything to me.” Nevertheless, the idea – also known as serverless WordPress – is quickly catching on, and we now have two exciting companies aiming to bring serverless WordPress to the masses.
(read more)Imagify vs WP Smush vs ShortPixel vs Optimole: Which Is Best for Optimizing WordPress Images? Head-to-Head Comparison
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Keeping your website's performance in top shape is one of the keys to its success. This includes optimizing your images so they aren't a drain on your site's resources. However, it can be hard to choose among the top tools for doing so – such as deciding between Imagify vs WP Smush vs ShortPixel vs Optimole.
(read more)What Are the Best Fonts for Logos? 10 Steps to Find the Perfect One + 23 Cool Fonts to Start With
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Figuring out which are the best fonts for logos might not be the easiest of tasks. For instance, even the directory at DaFont.com alone lists a staggering 36,000+ total fonts. And that's surely not all that's available out there. You can probably find just as many fonts in other places, or even more.
(read more)6 Best Email Marketing Services: Comparison & Reviews
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What are the best email marketing services and tools available? If that’s the question on your mind right now then you’re in the right place. We’ve been wondering about that too. So to find out who actually rules the space of email marketing services, we’ve signed up for six of the best options out there and tested them thoroughly. Here’s what we found.
(read more)Best Email Marketing Automation Tools: Brevo vs Drip vs ConvertKit vs Mailchimp vs Mailjet vs Keap
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Email marketing automation is a cool concept, and one of those things that can give you lots of benefits without costing you much effort on a day-to-day basis. This is where this comparison comes into play. Here are the best email marketing automation tools compared and tested.
(read more)WordPress.com vs WordPress.org – What’s the Difference?
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The whole WordPress.com vs WordPress.org thing is really confusing. For everyone. First off, and it needs to be said right away, WordPress.org and WordPress.com are two entirely different websites / organizations / web solutions. Here's everything you need to know.
(read more)Here’s How to Be the Worst WordPress Designer on the Planet (In 8 Steps or Less)
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If you want to be the worst WordPress designer on the planet, search no more! This is the only guide you'll ever need! Here's how to achieve your majestic goal in eight steps or less! If you're an aspiring WordPress designer, you should read this. It'll protect you from some of the common mistakes.
(read more)10 Totally Legitimate Reasons Why You Should Never Use WordPress
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We love WordPress. It's cool enough! But it's also not for everybody... At least it's not for the kind of people who might be susceptible to WordPress' *charm* in certain areas.
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The Evolution of WordPress UI (2003 to 2018)
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It’s difficult not to be amazed at how significantly WordPress has evolved since its humble beginnings in 2003. What once started as a simple blogging platform is now the most popular website management system of them all, running nearly 30% of the entire web.
(read more)WordPress Hosting Survey Archives 2014-2024: Huge Hosting Surveys Summarized in One Place
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Here are the results of 8 of our WordPress hosting surveys - from 2014 to 2024 - aka. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of WordPress Hosting."
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