WordPress

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool based on PHP and MySQL. Its features include a plugin architecture and a template system.

Below we have several posts written about WordPress. One of our common topics in the past has been Magento and WordPress integration. At Union Square Design, we integrate both Magento and WordPress systems for our blogs, so we have extensive familiarity with both systems.

The Magento WordPress Integration Plugin allows you to bring out any of the default Magento blocks in your WordPress theme, bring out any Magento blocks that you have created yourself, and bring out any static blocks that you have made in your Magento admin area. It also shows products from any category using the widget add-on.

With WordPress, you can create any type of website you want: a personal blog or website, a photoblog, a business website, a professional portfolio, a government website, a magazine or news website, an online community, even a network of websites.

You can make your website beautiful with themes, and extend it with plugins. You can even build your very own application. Simplicity makes it possible for you to get online and get publishing, quickly. Gone are the days where you have to submit content and wait for it to be reviewed by editors. WordPress allows you be your own editor.

Creating new content on WordPress couldn’t be easier—in fact, it’s one of the hallmarks of the application and once that content has been created, integration with Magento allows users to port that content directly onto their e-commerce site or social media outlet.

With all of this information that you’ve gained about WordPress, we hope that you enjoy reading our WordPress blog, and we hope to update you with more info on what’s going on in the WordPress world as it comes.

4 Ways to Add Google Analytics to WordPress

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Learn Ways to Incorporate Google Analytics into Your WordPress

Google Analytics is an amazing tool that allows its users to monitor their WordPress site’s statistics. WordPress is a dynamic blogging software which allows its users to include Google Analytics into their websites using various ways. These ways include using plugins as well as non-plugins methods of adding Google Analytics. In this article, we will cover some of the easiest methods to seamlessly add GA to your WordPress:

Proven Tips to Make Your Wordpress Blog Popular

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5 Tips to Help You Grow Your WordPress Blog

After starting your WordPress blog there are many users who get impatient for growth and results. However, it is an ongoing process and does not happen overnight (except for some lucky stars)! While you should be patient with the growth, there are tips you can follow that have been proven effective in the past. These tips are as follows:

Imaginative Ways to Add Maps to WordPress

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4 Great Ways to Add Maps to your WordPress Blog

When looking to make your WordPress blog standout, you can always find ways to add maps on your webpage. Many people underestimate the potential of maps to just navigation. However, there are several plugins available in WordPress that can help you add maps into your business thus creating more value to your blog.
Following is a list of 4 imaginative ways you can incorporate maps into your WordPress:

Optimizing Your WordPress Site for Lead Generation

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4 Ways to Optimize Your WordPress Site for Lead Generation

Like it or not, Lead Generation is one of the necessities of running a business, and also one of its biggest headaches. But your WordPress site can actually make it a lot easier for you to search leads. Here are a few ways to optimize your WordPress site for generating leads:

5 Expert Tips That You Should Know Before Starting a Blog

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5 Expert Tips that I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Blog

It takes a lot of time and efforts to become a blogging expert. But once you do, you realize the silly mistakes you committed when you were just beginning out. Here I share some expert tips for avoiding the same mistakes I made as an amateur blogger:

What to Do If Your WordPress Website Is Down

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8 Checks to Carry Out When Your WordPress Website Is Down

Isn’t it so irritating when you cannot access your website? More than that, for a growing business with a flourishing traffic, a little downtime can amount to a lot of loss. However, fret not for there are several ways by which you can identify the causes and then resolve the issue. Following are 8 checks you should when your website is down.

Introduction to WordPress VIP and Its Benefits

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What is WordPress VIP? What are the Benefits?

WordPress VIP is a hosting platform by WordPress for high-end users and large-scale websites. WordPress VIP, as the name suggests, is the premium version of WordPress.com. VIP variant is definitely extremely fast and highly secured. It is a hassle-free WordPress platform. Besides being high in cost, it features highly strict standards of coding. This implies that it does not suit every type of company. It should be used only for some specific businesses that specialize in managing high volumes of traffic.

Add a Glossary or Dictionary in Your WordPress Site

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How to Add a Glossary or Dictionary Section in Your WordPress Site

Having a glossary on your WordPress site can add value to your business as there are several technical jargons that laymen cannot get hold of. So if you’re looking to add a glossary filled with your business related abbreviations and terms then this article is perfect for you.

Sharing Options from WordPress to Facebook Have Changed

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Sharing Options from WordPress.com to Facebook Have Changed

Facebook has introduced a slight alteration to their platform. This change will impact your sharing options from your WordPress site to your Facebook account. So we wanted to keep you updated with this change.

Add a Simple Payment Widget Anywhere on Your Site

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Introducing the Simple Payment Widget

The moment “Simple Payment Button” got launched, we have been eagerly waiting for more new ways that can streamline WordPress payments. Finally, our search has ended as WordPress has introduced a variant of the Simple Payment Button available to the premium users of WordPress as well as the subscribers of the business plan. This Payment Widget is also accessible to the jetpack plugin users.
With the help of this new payment widget, you can add an option of ‘quick payment’ on the sidebar of your WordPress. You can even have it displayed in the footer section of the WordPress/Jetpack website. Note that if you are functioning on site having Jetpack installed, the version should at least be 6.3.3 or more.