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WordPress, now the number one CMS platform across the globe, is made by using PHP as the scripting language and MySQL database. However, to use WordPress for web development, you don’t really have to know PHP or MySQL, but a basic understanding of both will surely help you in managing WordPress themes and also to troubleshoot the database issues.

Undoubtedly, it's annoying when you put a lot of effort into your website and face dwindling users' time spent on the website and high bounce rate. Even if your website attracts too much traffic, it still requires some work and experimentation to understand know how to encourage visitors to stay on your website longer.

WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) on the web today. It’s used to fill a wide range of needs from small personal blogs to giant corporate news sites. It can be run off the base WordPress software or extended with plugins and themes that take WordPress beyond its core functionality.

TinyMCE. WYSIWYG. HTML. A lot of acronyms get thrown around when talking about text editors in WordPress, but do you know what they mean and what you can do to get the most out of them?

WordPress.com and WordPress.org are both important parts of the greater WordPress ecosystem, but they serve two very different purposes.

One of the most important factors in running a successful WordPress site is security. The results of having your site compromised in some way can be devastating, and its affects can last well beyond the initial hack.

Internet tools and resources have witnessed a meteoric rise in line with the fast-paced increase in internet use since 2000. It is hard to believe that WordPress, with all of its current popularity, saw its dawn only in 2003.

RocketTheme has released Callisto, its first premium WordPress theme for Gantry 5. This theme incorporates a number of exclusive features to the next-generation framework with a modern, unique look that users have come to expect from quality RocketTheme themes.

You have a website, but there aren’t enough new people visiting, buying your products, or reading your content? This struggle is shared among most site owners these days, especially with such a fierce competitive market vying for high search rank and attention.

WordPress has come a long way in terms of security and the prevention of unauthorized access. However, even with the extensive attention paid to making it secure out of the box, it remains a big target for hackers.