Okay so i just installed wordpress and since i learned on figma and framer (as a designer not a developper), i wanted to play around and just make my little website like i usually do it BUT, it turns out i am very limited on designing anything, I cant change the color palet, the styles (like wtf) on a free plan of a open source software.

I just want to try to understand wordpress design by my own, look for things, find them, make them look good. I dont want to pay for a host or anything either i dont give a shit about publishing my work, i just want to learn how to use it. I also heard about elementor but is there a free alternative

Is there an easy, simple and free way to do that or am i forced to pay at one point.

^{(I apologise if this question seems stupid or what but first its late and i just can't figure it out man i just want a simple answer})

https://wordpress.org/plugins/imgoptimizer-png-to-jpg/

ImgOptimizer & PNG to JPG helps you reduce Media Library image sizes without changing image attachment IDs.

• Process JPEG and PNG images in batches.
• Resize images that exceed configured dimensions.
• Recompress JPEG images at a configurable quality.
• Recompress PNG images while preserving transparency.
• Convert PNGs to JPEG only when no transparency is detected.
• Process a single image or selected Media Library images.
• Optionally process new image uploads.
• Roll back any processed image to its original file, individually or in bulk.

PNG-to-JPG conversion changes the image URL extension. Keep the original PNG until you have checked affected pages, especially when a page builder stores image URLs in custom data.

Hola a todos 👋

​Si usan Elementor para armar páginas web en WordPress, seguro habrán notado que a veces el sitio empieza a ponerse pesado, el editor se traba o la velocidad de carga baja de golpe.

​A mí me pasó varias veces al arrancar con proyectos nuevos, hasta que identifiqué qué es lo que suele saturar el rendimiento. Aquí les comparto los errores más frecuentes y cómo evitarlos:

​Abusar de secciones y contenedores anidados: Meter demasiados contenedores uno dentro de otro genera un código HTML innecesariamente largo que los navegadores tardan más en procesar. Intenta mantener una estructura lo más plana posible.

1. ​Cargar imágenes sin optimizar: Subir fotos pesadas directamente desde la cámara o banco de imágenes arruina la velocidad móvil. Pasarlas siempre por formatos modernos como WebP y definir dimensiones exactas cambia totalmente el rendimiento.

2. ​Usar plugins adicionales para todo: Instalar un complemento distinto para cada detalle visual (animaciones, efectos flotantes, iconos) termina cargando scripts innecesarios. Elementor Pro ya trae muchas de estas funciones nativas integradas.

3. ​No limpiar las revisiones guardadas: Cada vez que guardas cambios, WordPress acumula una copia en la base de datos. Limitar las revisiones o borrarlas periódicamente evita que la base de datos pese gigabytes sin sentido.

​Corregir estos pequeños detalles me ayudó a que las webs carguen mucho más rápido y la experiencia de edición sea fluida.

​¿Qué tal les va a ustedes con el rendimiento al usar constructores visuales? ¿Tienen algún tip extra para mantener la web ligera? ¡Los leo! 👇

I sell WordPress stuff, and setting up demos was always a pain: a separate demo site to keep alive, spam signups, visitors breaking things for the next person.

So I built 'TryDemoWP'. Every visitor gets their own private copy of your site. It deletes itself when the timer runs out, so nobody can break it for anyone else.

The plugin, TryDemo Sandbox Publisher, means you don't have to export or upload anything:

1. Install it and paste a connect token

2. Click 'Push'

3. Get a demo link to share

What it does:

- Leaves out what a demo doesn't need: caches, backup folders, revisions, transients, spam comments

- Never exports `wp-config.php`, so your DB password and salts stay on your server

- Keeps going in the background even if you close the tab

- Shows live upload progress and an estimate of time left

- Adds an optional Buy Now bar and email capture to every demo, with click tracking

Plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/

I'd love feedback, especially from theme and plugin sellers. What would make you switch from your current demo setup?

I updated to WordPress 7 recently and the only change I don't like is how the Meta Boxes below the draft now has a pull over design. Earlier, you could simply scroll down and reach the meta boxes.

Now, the meta box section has to be pulled using a bar which is annoying. I like how previously it appeared once I scrolled down automatically.

WordPress 6.9 added the Abilities API, which lets a plugin register actions (with their own permission check) that AI agents can call. I wanted to know how many plugins actually use it, so I read each one's current free wordpress.org code instead of trusting its readme. This is the state as of 28 September.

• 196 plugins register abilities. 3,640 abilities between them.
• 44 register as soon as the plugin is active. The other 52 wait for something first: a setting, a licence tier, or a filter. ACF only loads its Abilities integration once "Enable ACF AI" is switched on. Fluent Forms waits for its own MCP setting, which ships off.
• The biggest by count: The Plus Addons for Elementor (106), WDesignKit (95), LatePoint (82), Masteriyo (81, conditional), WPFunnels (78).
• Some names you probably run: Ninja Forms 32, Rank Math 29, Elementor 27, FluentCRM 25, ACF 16, WPForms 8, SEOPress 8, WooCommerce 7, WPCode 5, Yoast 3, WP Mail SMTP 1.
• I left out 31 plugins that turned out to be AI connectors with their own MCP server, and one that registers nothing.

Disclosure, since it's why I did this: I build Agent Abilities for MCP, a free plugin (500+ installs) whose Bridge exposes these abilities to an MCP client such as Claude or Cursor. Every bridged ability stays off until you enable it. Each call runs as a WordPress user, gets that user's capabilities re-checked, and lands in an audit log.

The full list, with every ability name per plugin, is here whether or not you use my plugin: https://agentabilitieswp.com/bridge/plugins/

Plugin authors: if you gated yours behind a setting, what made you decide to? I'd like to know if it was caution or support load.

what would be the best way and efficient way to migrate a html custom programmed website to wordpress , i got a web dev role , i dont have much exp doing migration... so far according to what i saw i see people using ai , some plugins , some manual copy paste , i would like to know the most effecient method before starting and i assume many people here would know what to do best in cases like this ... this any feedback is appreciated , thankyou...

Hi all, I run StackScope. We crawl newly launched websites and check what they're built with. For our September report, I looked at 585,887 WordPress sites we found between July and September.

In September's crawl, we detected WordPress on about 16% of all new sites. If we only count sites where we could identify a platform, its share was 40.2%.

Across the larger WordPress sample, we found Elementor on 42.2% and WooCommerce on 22.0%.

The country breakdown varied a lot:

• Japan (12,561 sites): Elementor was on 3.7% and WooCommerce on 0.9%. Cocoon was on 39.9%. It's a free Japanese theme maintained by Xserver, a Japanese host.
• India (16,573 sites): Elementor was on 65.0%.
• Vietnam (1,554 sites): Flatsome was on 58.3%, WooCommerce on 49.4%, and Elementor on 13.4%.

Astra was the most common theme we detected in 14 of the 17 countries with at least 1,000 sites in the sample.

We could only estimate a country for about 17% of the WordPress sites, and the method undercounts the US. We also miss plugins and themes that don't leave a visible trace.

If you build WordPress sites in these countries, does this match what you're seeing?

Full write-up, including the methodology

Hey mates,

I have seen people buying Adsense approved websites which were approved, generating money and receiving multiple payments for months or even years, however when they acquire the site, pay the money and submit it for approval from their own Adsense account it got rejected and wasn't approved for those generic reasons!!

What they should do before finalizing the deal and paying the money?

They should get Adsense approval for that site from within their own Adsense account before closing the deal and paying the money.

Btw, Adsense can approve the same site from more than one Adsense account without any issues. I mean there is no ToS violations at all. So be on the safe side before buying any site.

I thought this could help someone here before it's too late!

Hi everyone, I was curious to hear from people about what they are using for bookings/classes? Our agency has used Amelia before and we’re considering integrating it with our marketing automation software. Have you used it? What were your thoughts? If you used something else I’d be interested to hear what it was and how you found it!

Thanks!

https://github.com/jamespo/wordpress-harden - feel free to send any pull requests

Wanting advice from a WooCommerce expert. If a client wants to sell worldwide, how do you figure out and keep up with taxes for each country? Is there a plugin for that? What should we keep in mind when creating WooCommerce sites?

Hi

I have created a plugin recently and i only have a url to send users to the marketplace of the wordpress outside the store. This is all good but there the users can only download the plugin.

How can i create a link to send users directly to the store inside the wordpress? I wanted to run some search ads for it because i believe is a good product that brings real value but I can't send users to the normal marketplace outside their store, i want to send them right to the install path.

How you solve this? I see one solution is asking for the store domain so i craft a url with the path, but this is super flacky.

Thank you

Hi WP’ers,

I am Kadir and I run a web and marketing agency for 17+ years and creating time to give back with the tutorials.

I started a YouTube channel because many requested there are tons of basic tutorials but not a lot of the REAL experiences like debugging erros, optimisations, migrations etc on real client websites.

I want to know what people want to learn or see, Im experienced and want to show everything the people want to see, if you have any Request please let me know or AMA.

Ps: if this is not allowed here, please excuse me and delete it.

Can you tell me, as WordPress users, what plugin you are currently missing in the market right now? Something that is genuinely needed, but just doesn't exist. I have a bit of free time and could write a plugin, but I am completely out of the loop regarding the recent state of this CMS.

​I used to develop plugins while working in commercial development. I want to make something for myself, but have it be useful to other users too.

​Could you throw me some ideas?

Not “is WordPress dead?”, obviously it isn’t.

I mean something more subtle: do you feel like it has started to lose relevance compared to a few years ago?

Between AI-generated apps, headless stacks, Shopify, Webflow, Framer, etc., I’m curious how people working with WordPress every day see it.

Inherited WP site that can only run on earlier PHP. Crashes on current PHP. So hosting rolled back to older version. Obviously security issue and not sustainable as versions move along. Best way to fix? Any shortcuts for the PHP-illiterate?

So I was going through my old drafts and pressed published thinking it would be the same date of the draft, stupidly. Is there a way to see what date you made the draft? Any help would be appreciated!

I am starting a tech agency that will offer WordPress and website development SEO digital marketing AI solutions virtual assistant services and automation.

I am looking for a name that feels professional modern trustworthy memorable and easy to pronounce and spell. I also want the name to be broad enough for the agency because I may offer more services in the future.

The main problem is finding an exact .com domain. I have already found some names that I liked but the .com was already taken. I do not want to choose a random name only because the domain is available.

I am looking for a unique and meaningful name that people can easily remember and connect with the agency.

If you were naming a tech agency today what kind of name or naming approach would you suggest?

I would really appreciate your ideas and suggestions.

I’m planning to upgrade a WordPress site from PHP 7.2 to 8.3.

I bought this theme in 2018 called 'Soprano - Minimalistic Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme' and it had 2 plug-ins included: Soprano Theme - Custom Post Types and WPBakery page builder. Apparently the theme was not updated since 2019.

Both plug-ins are breaking when updating to any higher PHP version than 7.2.

I see 2 options now: either I go for a completely renewal of theme with one that is already compatible to 8.3 or I try to refactor the current code with LLM assistance to suit the 8.3 requirements.

None of the options looks facile to me, what would you do?