Alina Belascu

WordPress testimonials

The Anatomy of WordPress Testimonials

Since ancient times, testimonials and referrals have been the most powerful signals of trust.  Let’s look at some situations: Whenever you want to buy something you are looking at reviews, right? While on holiday, most of us check Tripadvisor for travel and food recommendations. When you are getting married, you are asking friends for advice…
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How to Clear WordPress Cache in less than 2 minutes

Are you making changes to your website but they just won’t show up live? We’re recognizing the symptoms here: you’re going nuts with WordPress cache. But, no worries, it’s something you can easily deal with.  Now, let’s understand what’s going on here.   What’s the thing with caching? Cache is a collection of temporarily stored…
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Cloudways hosting review

Cloudways Review – Managed WordPress Hosting

It’s essential for every WordPress user to choose the right WordPress theme and necessary plugins for their business website. Similarly, selecting the right hosting for your WordPress site is equally essential because it helps your business website grow and prosper.  In this article, I’ll take you through a detailed overview of Cloudways with a closer…
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WordPress sliders

WordPress Sliders: a Zoom In. How to Build Them, Tips, Tricks and Tools

You can call them WordPress sliders, carousels, slideshows. In the end, they have the same scope: presenting information in a visual, engaging, more appealing way. They can help users better navigate your website…but (there’s always a but, isn’t it?) they can have some downsides. I’m trying to be objective here, so I’m going to present…
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WordPress menus

The WordPress Menus Diaries: Beginners Guide (Tips and Tricks)

Do you want to create a WordPress menu and don’t know where to start? This article will shine a light on the types of menus available and also the methods at your disposal to build such menus. But, first things, first:   What can you include in WordPress menus? Pages. You can add here services…
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WordPress Menus

WordPress Dropdown Menus in a Nutshell [Creation and Styling Tips Included]

WordPress dropdown menus on today’s menu!   Site navigation is of the utmost importance when developing your website. It affects the ways your visitors interact with your website, products. Their purchasing behavior will be decided by the structure of your website.   Dropdown menus (also called nested menus) help you solve for limited menu space.…
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Wix vs WordPress builders

Wix vs WordPress Builders: How I Created the Same Web Page in Both Tools

Or at least I tried… Wix vs WordPress, place your bets! True story: I wanted to play with the free versions of the Wix website builder and a WordPress builder and see the end results. I picked Colibri for the task because it lets users build everything in a single interface. The hypothesis: creating the…
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Custom HTML

6 Methods for WordPress HTML Editing

WordPress HTML editing: a boogeyman? Hold your horses… It’s not like that. We all know that WordPress is very flexible. Depending on the tools you use (themes, WordPress builders, plugins, add-ons, widgets) you can play with blocks and drag and drops. No coding required.  From time to time you might want to tweak things a…
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Video making

5 Methods to Embed Videos in Your WordPress Website (Video Creation Tips Included)

Images and videos always let you tell better stories than text. Embedding videos in your WordPress website (posts or pages) is an important part of creating user engagement but can also help out with Google’s organic ranking.  Now, did you know that 54% of consumers want to see more video content from a brand or…
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WordPress sidebars

Dos and Don’ts for WordPress Sidebars

Back to basics. There are 4 website sections that can help out with the navigation structure: Primary navigation menu (usually placed above the website header) Footer Left sidebar Right sidebar Sidebars are column sections on a website, placed on the left or right-hand side of the web page, that contain links to other pages, and…
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How to Kickstart Your Wordpress Website with No Coding Skills

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