Randy Brown, Author at PremiumWP

10 Alternative Commenting Systems for WordPress

The comment system is an important part of a WordPress website. Gone are the days where readers just read and leave. They want to voice their opinions and have their say. Comments provide social proof of the value of your site and bring readers into the conversation. Your site can get a lot of mileage […]

How to Add a Forum to Your WordPress Website

Adding a forum is a great way to build a community around your WordPress website. Forums are a great way to build and maintain traffic. They build a social network on your platform where users can interact, create content, help each other, share information, build long-tale traffic, and share content on their favorite social networks. […]

WordPress vs Wix – Which Platform is Best for You?

Starting a website today is easier than ever and there are lots of good platforms to choose from. WordPress is perhaps the most popular CMS (content management system), but there are other good platforms to consider. One such platform is Wix. In this article I look at how Wix compares to WordPress to help you […]

How to Create Custom Menu Structures in WordPress

WordPress has an automatic built-in navigation structure that creates your menus for you. It includes pages and categories. It will place them in your primary menu without you having to do anything other than create the page or a post within the category. This works great if you only have a few page and categories, […]

3 Proven Ways to Make Money With Your WordPress Website

Monetizing your website has been a buzzword around WordPress circles for many years. It’s simply the act of making money from your website. It doesn’t even matter what kind of site you have. It can be a blog, an online store, a school, etc. If it has visitors, you can make money from it. It’s […]

How to Use Chrome Developer Tools to Improve Your WordPress Website

Chrome Developer Tools (DevTools) is an amazing set of web-authoring and debug tools for Google Chrome. The DevTools provide access to the elements that build web pages. You can use the DevTools to troubleshoot issues with the layout, look at and modify CSS, set JavaScript breakpoints, inspect the code for optimization, and much more. The […]

How to Make Your WordPress Website Load Faster Using Plugins

Having a pretty website with lots of great content is important if you want to capture the attention of readers. Unfortunately, if your page loads too slowly readers may never see your content. Why? You only have a few seconds to grab their attention and keep them from moving on to the next site. Readers […]

A Look at Elegant Themes Divi 2.4

Divi is currently Elegant Themes most powerful and advanced WordPress theme and it’s just been upgraded with the largest upgrade in its history. Divi gives you building blocks that you can use to create interesting layouts and content areas. You can add text, sliders, maps, blurbs, accordions, pricing structures, and much more. You can create virtually […]

How to Setup Your WordPress Site for Local Search

Select your favorite search engine and type in the name or topic of a business. If there’s a business in your area with that name or topic, the search will show you some unique results. If you’re allowing your browser to use your current location you’ll see companies that are near your present location with […]