Top 5 WordPress Member Directory Plugins

Homepage of Ultimate Member, a WordPress membership and community plugin.

On paper, adding a member directory to a WordPress site sounds like one of the most straightforward jobs on the list. You just need a clean grid of people, a working search bar, and an easy way for visitors to browse through a team, an association, or a local business roster. In practice, it is […]

Building A Custom Post Type With ACF

Homepage for Advanced Custom Fields WordPress plugin.

For years, registering a Custom Post Type (CPT) in WordPress meant either writing PHP in your theme’s functions.php file or relying on a dedicated third-party plugin like Custom Post Type UI. Since version 6.1, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) has completely streamlined this process. You can now build, configure, and manage Custom Post Types directly from […]

WordPress Isn’t Dying. The Admin Panel Is

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Last week, Joost de Valk (creator of Yoast SEO) published a post called “Do you need a CMS?” His answer: probably not. He moved his own blog from WordPress to static HTML. No database, no admin panel, no CMS at all. 153,000 views. The WordPress world lost its mind. Matt Mullenweg responded by pointing to […]

The Digital Project Handover Gap

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Let’s be honest: most client handovers are a bit like handing the keys of a Ferrari to an unqualified driver. You’ve spent weeks, maybe months, obsessing over every pixel and query. Then, you hand over the admin login, give a quick “how to post a blog” Zoom tour, and pray they don’t break the site […]

Are You Ready for Reddit Feedback?

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I wanted feedback on SailWP. Honest, unfiltered feedback from people who know WordPress inside out. So I did what any reasonable person would do: I posted it on r/WordPress. What I got was a masterclass in internet survival. Post One: The Ambush My first post had a title that, in hindsight, was basically throwing a […]

I Built a WordPress Theme That Replaces Five Plugins.

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I’ve been using WordPress for over ten years. Built businesses on it. Recommended it to hundreds of beginners through my Dutch review site Start24, where I review hosting providers and help people make their first website. For most of that time, I genuinely loved the platform. Not just as a tool. But as an idea. […]

Meet Media File Limiter For WordPress Security

WordPress media upload limit settings page with 8MB maximum.

As a lowly company employee working for a small-to-medium enterprise here in Tokyo, I spend a lot of my days staring at server logs and wondering why things are the way they are. You know the feeling—the grind of the day job, the endless meetings, and then coming home to tinker with WordPress because, well, […]

Comments Firewall & Why We Built It

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We love building apps. Whether it’s a sleek IPTV player or a handy Chrome extension, our goal at Korchix has always been simple: we build apps you love. But there was one thing we definitely didn’t love about our WordPress projects, and we’re willing to bet you hate it too. Spam. We’re not just talking […]

Underrated WordPress Plugins for August 2025

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Welcome back to Plugin Radar, the column where we talk about the tools that get the job done. Sometimes they’re big names, but often, they’re the quiet, hardworking plugins that don’t get enough love. This month, we’ve got a fantastic lineup that fits that description perfectly. We’re looking at an SEO plugin for people who […]

WordPress GPL: Stop Wasting Money on Premium Plugins

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Ever dropped €200 on a “premium” WordPress plugin only to discover it breaks your site the moment you activate it? Yeah, we’ve all been there. That sinking feeling when you realize you’ve just thrown €200 into the void, and all you got was a white screen of death in return. But here’s the thing about […]

Expert WordPress Plugin Review: Top Growth Tools

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Welcome back to Plugin Radar! As the folks at our little community, WP-Admin Club (WPAC), know, we love digging for tools that solve real-world problems. This isn’t about chasing the hot new thing; it’s about finding plugins that save you time, money, and headaches. This month’s haul is a good one. We’ve got a page […]

Top WordPress Plugins to Supercharge Your Workflow

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Welcome to the first-ever Plugin Radar! We’re kicking off a new monthly series where I pull back the curtain on a few plugins that have genuinely made my life easier. Some of these you’ll know, some you might not. The goal isn’t just to list what’s popular, but to talk about why a tool earns […]