Many WordPress plugins register the_content filters that alter your posts in some way, like adding bookmarking icons at the bottom of a post, or Google +1 buttons without you having to edit your theme. This is particularly helpful when you change themes, and some plugins make dynamic content modifications that Read more…
By default, the MailPress subscription widget looks pretty crude, because it has no styling. To make it look nice like the one on BuildYourBlog.net, you need to add some rules to the style.css file in your theme. Start by creating a child theme, if you haven’t already done so. Then Read more…
MailPress is the most powerful free self-hosted automatic newsletter plugin for WordPress, according to my detailed comparison of WordPress newsletter plugins. But and all that power can make it a little tricky to configure. Having a newsletter on your blog allows visitors to subscribe to regular updates via email. An Read more…
WordPress plugins evolve rapidly. This post was last updated 20th January 2019. When I first started building sites with WordPress, I investigated a bunch of different automatic newsletter generation options. Initially MailPress appeared to be the best fit for my requirements, but since it’s demise I’ve switched to MailPoet. Here Read more…