A hub for advanced WordPress users, developers & savvy business owners. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:56:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://iotvnaw69daj.i.optimole.com/cb:mLvy.66914/w:32/h:32/q:mauto/f:best/https://wpshout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-main-icon1x.png 32 32 https://wpshout.com/masteriyo-review/ https://wpshout.com/masteriyo-review/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:56:13 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=149727 Teaching online shouldn’t feel like wrestling with software, yet that’s what many WordPress LMS plugins make you do. It’s often not entirely their fault, though. After all, transforming WordPress into a full-featured LMS is a significant challenge, and it’s difficult to keep things intuitive while making a lot of functionality possible.]]> https://wpshout.com/masteriyo-review/feed/ 0 Masteriyo Review https://wpshout.com/15-best-wordpress-themes/ https://wpshout.com/15-best-wordpress-themes/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:53:12 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=148527 Most WordPress theme lists bore me. So I made one that's actually useful. This post covers 15+ WordPress themes that real users love, backed by solid ratings, and good numbers of "active installations." I picked only themes people genuinely like, not just ones that look good on demos.]]> https://wpshout.com/15-best-wordpress-themes/feed/ 0 Best WordPress Themes 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/google-site-reputation-abuse-policy/ https://wpshout.com/google-site-reputation-abuse-policy/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:09:53 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=146940 This morning, I came across some interesting news about Google's updated site reputation abuse policies. Apparently, they've revised their main guidelines with some fresh updates.]]> https://wpshout.com/google-site-reputation-abuse-policy/feed/ 0 Google Site Reputation Abuse Policy https://wpshout.com/google-now-requires-javascript/ https://wpshout.com/google-now-requires-javascript/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:51:03 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=146789 Google has made a significant change: you now need to enable JavaScript to use Google Search. According to them, this move is about security and improving the experience for users like you and me. By requiring JavaScript, Google says it can better protect its platform against spam, bots, and other types of abuse. It also claims this change ensures you get “the most relevant and up-to-date information.”]]> https://wpshout.com/google-now-requires-javascript/feed/ 1 Google Now Requires JavaScript https://wpshout.com/christmas-holiday-web-traffic-trends/ https://wpshout.com/christmas-holiday-web-traffic-trends/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:29:02 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=146533 Happy almost-2025, everyone! While you’re finishing up your year-end to-do’s (or wishing you had started them earlier), I’ve been diving into some fresh data published by Cloudflare. This time, they’ve looked at how people around the globe have been spending their time online during the holiday season – between Christmas and the New Year. As it turns out, when the feasting starts, the web often takes a back seat.]]> https://wpshout.com/christmas-holiday-web-traffic-trends/feed/ 0 How the Holidays Are Shaping Web Traffic Trends https://wpshout.com/cloudflare-2024-year-in-review-insights/ https://wpshout.com/cloudflare-2024-year-in-review-insights/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:35:06 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=146068 Cloudflare just released their “2024 Year in Review” report – a detailed document that dives into the key trends and patterns shaping the web over the past year. I’ll be honest with you, it’s my first time paying attention to this report, but I’m really fascinated by the insights that they’ve been able to deliver. It’s an opportunity for all of us (website owners) to explore the forces behind the internet as we use it every day, and perhaps walk into 2025 a little more prepared.]]> https://wpshout.com/cloudflare-2024-year-in-review-insights/feed/ 0 Insights from Cloudflare 2024 Year in Review https://wpshout.com/google-losing-market-share-in-europe/ https://wpshout.com/google-losing-market-share-in-europe/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:03:44 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=145838 Something you might not know about - at least I didn't - is that Google, the search behemoth we've all come to know (and sometimes love), is quietly losing its search market share in several European countries.]]> https://wpshout.com/google-losing-market-share-in-europe/feed/ 0 Google market share drops in Europe