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When we first covered how to add SSL in WordPress , a lot of our readers asked for a free SSL solution. Unfortunately nothing existed at that time. However that has changed now thanks to Let’s Encrypt. In this article, we will show you how to add free SSL in WordPress with Let’s Encrypt. What is SSL and Let’s Encrypt? Every internet user shares lots of personal information each day. We do that when shopping online, creating accounts, signing into different websites, etc. If not properly encrypted, then this information can be spied upon and stolen. This is where SSL comes in. It provides the encryption technology to secure the connection between a user’s browser and the web server. Each site is issued a unique SSL certificate for identification purposes. If a server is pretending to be on HTTPS, and it’s certificate doesn’t match, then most modern browsers will warn the user from connecting to the site. Previously, the only way to secure sites with SSL was by using a … [Read more...] about How to Add Free SSL in WordPress with Let’s Encrypt

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Do you want to allow users to filter posts and pages on your WordPress site? Recently, one of our users asked us how to add filters to their WordPress site allowing users to filter posts by category, tags, post types, etc. In this article, we will show you how to let users filter posts and pages in WordPress. Why Let Users Filter Posts and Pages in WordPress? By default, WordPress comes with categories and tags as a way for you to sort content into topics and for your users to easily find it. However, users can only view one category, tag, or archive page at a time and it will only show one post type . What if you wanted users to be able to filter content in more than one category or tag? How about allowing users to view posts, pages, and custom post types at the same time? This kind of filtering can be particularly helpful when you have a lot of content, and you want users to filter it according to their own preferences. Having said that, let’s take a look at how … [Read more...] about How to Let Users Filter Posts and Pages in WordPress

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In my previous article I explored why having an HTTPS site is better, why it was not widely adopted in the past and why it was severely limited (technology wise). This changed so rapidly with the advances in technology that having an HTTPS site now is not just a recommendation, it’s a viable option for newWordPress installations. Even though many hosting companies are beginning offer built-in support for free SSL certificates from Let’s Encrypt not all hosts have jumped on board. In this article I’m going to cover several ways to manually implement a free SSL within WordPress depending on your hosting scenario. Let’s get into it! Generate a Free SSL Certificate There are several ways to generate a Let’s Encrypt certificate. In this section I’m going to explain how you can create and install SSL depending on your method of choice. After the certificate is generated when then proceed to Load the Certificate. Use whatever method you feel best according to your needs. Through … [Read more...] about How to Install Free SSL from Let’s Encrypt in WordPress

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Our friends over at Themify has notified us of the launch of their very sleek News Theme Newsy. We had the pleasure of reviewing this theme and thoroughly test driving it on our test server to play around with all the features it comes with. This is a 3-column news theme that allows for various advertising display options. It comes with 11 different site layout options and 4 different post/page layouts giving you plenty of options to play with. There are 10 different color variation skins, so you can get the colors you. This is their first theme that includes Custom CSS3 Fonts which utilizes the Google Font Library to give your site a fresh look over the traditional web safe fonts. Full list of Features 11 layout options 2 sidebars Header slider Footer slider Custom Google CSS3 font Integrated lightbox gallery Header widget to add social media buttons and banner ad 10 theme skins Choose up to 4 footer widget columns Threaded comments Custom menu builder … [Read more...] about Newsy – A Sleek News Theme That Lets You Make Money

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Do you need to have your website visitors upload files on your contact form? Maybe you’re hiring employees and want to collect resumes, or perhaps you’re running another application form or photography contest where you need the applicant to attach files. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create a file upload form in WordPress (step by step). Why Create a File Upload Form in WordPress? If you want to collect any kind of file from your users, then a file upload form is a great idea. You could let users upload images, PDF files, Word documents, or other types of files. Using a file upload form makes life easy for you, and your users. Instead of the email back-and-forth, you can create a form that include all the fields you need, so you can collect all information at once. Also, your form should automatically save the form data in your WordPress database . That way, you can easily find the submissions, even if you miss or delete an email. Video Tutorial … [Read more...] about How to Create a File Upload Form in WordPress

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