All The Best WordPress-Related Resources (A Giant List!)
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All the Best WordPress Resources (According to Us!)
Yup – we’ve put together an enormous list of what we (with quite a bit of input from the general WordPress community) believe to be about the best WordPress resources currently available (note: this is to be a constant work in progress – we will be adding to and changing this as time goes on – stay tuned!).
The list so far (be prepared to scroll!):
Getting Started with WordPress:
- – Official WordPress.org Homepage
- – Official WordPress.org ‘About’ Page
- – Getting Started with WordPress (Codex)
- – Official WordPress Lessons
- – Download WordPress
- – WordPress Codex
- – Get Involved
- – Support
From Us:
- – A Complete Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide on How to Make a Professional WordPress Blog – from Start to Finish
- – How to Make a WordPress Blog – With No Steps Skipped (Video Tutorial)!
- – An Introduction to WordPress: What is it and When to Use it?
Online Courses:
- – WP101
- – WPSessions
- – CreatorCourses
- – Treehouse
- – Lynda
- – Udemy
- – Learn Plugin Development (Pippins Plugins)
- – WPShout Courses
Official Resources:
- – WordPress.org
- – WordPress Codex
- – WordCamp Central
- – WordPress TV
- – Plugin Repository
- – Make WordPress
- – WordPress Swag
- – Recommended Hosting
- – Theme Directory
- – Support Documentation
- – Support Forums
- – WordPress News
- – WordPress Codex Help
- – Showcase
- – Release Archive
The History of WordPress:
From Us:
The Best WordPress Hosts:
- – WP Engine
- – Kinsta
- – Flywheel
- – Pagely
- – WordPress VIP
- – Pantheon
- – Pressable
- – Liquid Web
- – (more)
From Us:
- – All The Best Specialist Managed WordPress Hosting Companies – Reviewed And Compared
- – What are the Best Enterprise-Level Hosting Plans for WordPress?
- – How to Move WordPress to a New Host – Everything You Need to Know!
Top Shared Hosting Providers:
- – SiteGround
- – DreamHost
- – GoDaddy
- – Bluehost
- – HostGator
- – InMotion Hosting
- – A2 Hosting
- – NearlyFreeSpeech
- – (more)
From Us:
- – Shared vs Managed WordPress Hosting – How To Choose The Right Service
- – Bluehost, GoDaddy or SiteGround: Which is the Best Web Hosting Service for WordPress?
- – SiteGround vs WP Engine – Which Offers the Best WordPress Hosting?
Top WordPress Plugins:
- – VaultPress
- – Akismet
- – Jetpack
- – Yoast SEO
- – Gravity Forms
- – Monarch
- – SearchWP
- – WP Rocket
- – Sucuri
- – Disqus
- – MonsterInsights
- – OptinMonster
- – Soliloquy
- – Beaver Builder
- – WooCommerce
- – Restrict Content Pro
- – LearnDash
- – ManageWP
- – BuddyPress
- – bbPress
- – WP Migrate DB Pro
- – Advanced Custom Fields Pro
- – Better Search and Replace
- – (more)
From Us:
- – How to Find and Choose The Best WordPress Plugins? (Video Tutorial)
- – Our ‘Plugins’ Blog Category (All Posts)
Caching Plugins:
From Us:
- – What is Website Caching and Why is it so Important?
- – An In-Depth Guide to Effective WordPress Caching
- – How to Enable Browser Caching in WordPress
Top Domain Name Registrars:
- – NameCheap
- – GoDaddy
- – Hover
- – Enom
- – OVH
- – 1and1
- – Domain.com
- – Register.com
- – DreamHost
- – SiteGround
- – (more)
From Us:
- – How to Choose a Great Domain Name for a Website?!
- – 22 Essential Tips for Choosing the Best Possible Domain Name for a Website
- – How to Set Up an Email Address for Your Own Website Domain Name
Domain Name Generators:
- – LeanDomainSearch
- – Business Name Generator by Shopify
- – NameStall
- – Domain Maker by BustAName
- – Domain Puzzler
- – DomainsBot
- – NameMesh
- – DomainTyper
- – DomainWheel
- – (more)
From Us:
Top Theme Shops:
- – Elegant Themes
- – StudioPress
- – Themify
- – ThemeForest
- – ThemeFuse
- – iThemes
- – ThemeTrust
- – Array Themes
- – ThemeIsle
- – CSSIgniter
- – Tesla Themes
- – Graph Paper Press
- – Theme Beans
- – Proteus Themes
- – MyThemeShop
- – Pro Theme Design
- – Anariel Design
- – ElmaStudio
- – Themetry
- – Pixelgrade
- – (more)
From Us:
- – 45 Best WordPress Theme Companies/Shops
- – A Must-Read Guide To Finding – And Buying – Themes On ThemeForest!
- – Elegant Themes Review – What do They Offer and is it Worth Joining?
Top Selling Themes:
From Us:
- – The Top 25 All-Time Most Popular WordPress Themes on ThemeForest
- – Top 15 Best Multipurpose WordPress Themes
Top Theme Marketplaces:
From Us:
Theme Security and Testing:
- – WordPress Security Whitepaper
- – Theme Unit Test
- – Theme Review
- – Theme Check
- – Theme Check Plugin
- – Theme Authenticity Checker Plugin
- – WPScan
WordPress News Sites:
- – Official News
- – Post Status
- – WPTavern
- – ManageWP.org
- – Torque
- – (more)
Podcasts:
- – Draft Podcast
- – WordPress Weekly
- – Matt Report
- – Office Hours
- – Do the Woo
- – WPwatercooler
- – Get Options
- – KitchenSinkWP
- – WP Round Table
- – Hallway Chats
- – Store Builders
Discussion Forums:
Top WordPress YouTube Channels:
- – WinningWP (yup – that’s ours!)
- – WPBeginner
- – WPTuts
- – Matt Report
- – WPwatercooler
- – Loopconf
- – Creator Courses
- – WP Round Table
Books:
- – The Tao of WordPress
- – Digging into WordPress
- – WordPress Themes in Depth
- – The WordPress Anthology
- – Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog
- – WordPress: The Missing Manual
- – Web Designer’s Guide to WordPress
- – Professional WordPress: Design and Development
- – The History of WordPress (on Github)
- – The Year with No Pants
- – WordPress for Dummies
- – WordPress Complete
- – (more)
From Us:
- – WordPress for Dummies Book – Get Started With WordPress (Book Review)
- – The Year Without Pants by Scott Berkun (Book Review)
- – Htaccess Made Easy (Book Review)
Top Back-Up Plugins and Services:
- – VaultPress
- – BackUpBuddy
- – UpdraftPlus
- – BackWPup
From Us:
CDNs:
- – MaxCDN
- – Cloudflare
- – KeyCDN
- – (more)
From Us:
Maintenance Services:
- – WP Site Care
- – Valet
- – WPCurve
- – WP Maintainer
- – The WP Butler
- – Maintainn
- – WP Buffs
- – Barrel Roll
- – Codeable
- – (more)
From Us:
- – How to Update, Maintain and Troubleshoot WordPress
- – How To Monitor A WordPress Website (And Why It’s Important To Do So)
- – How to Backup, Secure and Optimize WordPress
WordPress Careers:
- – Automattic
- – Elegant Themes
- – Incsub
- – Reaktiv Studios
- – 10up
From Us:
Job Boards:
- – Post Status Jobs
- – WordPress Jobs
- – WPHired
- – Smashing Jobs
- – Athentic Jobs
- – Mashable Job Board
- – Codeable
- – WPHired
- – WPMU DEV Job Board
Developer Tools:
- – Official Developer Docs
- – Advanced Topics (Codex)
- – FileZilla
- – Transmit
- – GitHub
- – WP-CLI
- – Firebug (for Firefox)
- – Google Lighthouse
- – New Relic
- – Laravel DD for WordPress
- – WordPress-Coding-Standards
- – Using Xdebug with Valet and WordPress (Tom McFarlin)
- – Laravel Valet
- – Sequel Pro
- – Query Monitor
- – Loggly
- – WP Crontrol
- – PHP Storm
- – CMB2
- – TestCafe
- – GenerateWP
- – Local by Flywheel
- – WPSandbox
- – Develop WooCommerce
Top Text Editors:
Monitoring & Testing
- – GTMetrix
- – Pingdom
- – UpTime Robot
- – Status Cake
- – LoadImpact
From Us:
- – How To Monitor A WordPress Website (And Why It’s Important To Do So)
- – How to use GTMetrix to Test a Website’s Speed – Effectively!
- – How to use Pingdom to Measure (and Monitor) the Performance of a Website – Effectively!
Site Security
- – Sucuri
- – iTheme Security
- – SiteLock
- – All in One WP Security and Firewall
- – SecuPress
- – BBQ: Block Bad Queries
- – (more)
From Us:
Troubleshooting
- – Troubleshooting (Codex)
- – Debugging in WordPress (Official Codex)
- – The Art of Troubleshooting WordPress (Perishable Press)
- – Your Complete Guide to Troubleshooting WordPress (WPMUDEV)
From Us:
- – How to Update, Maintain and Troubleshoot WordPress
- – Fixing The Dreaded ‘Error Establishing a Database Connection’ in WordPress
- – Fixing The Dreaded ‘Internal Server Error’ in WordPress (Step by Step)
WordPress Blogs (about WordPress):
- – WinningWP (yup – that’s us!)
- – WPBeginner
- – Torque
- – WPKube
- – PremiumWP
- – WPLift
- – WPMayor
- – CodeinWP
- – Colorlib
- – aThemes
- – WPMUDEV
- – WPMarmalade
- – Tuts+
- – WPShout
- – WP Realm
eCommerce for WordPress:
- – WooCommerce
- – WooCommerce Extensions Directory
- – Storefront Themes
- – WooCommerce Blog
- – WooCommerce Docs
- – Easy Digital Downloads
- – iThemes Exchange
- – Managed WooCommerce Hosting
- – Metorik
- – Subscribe All The Things!
- – Shop Plugins
- – Prospress
- – Conversio
- – AffiliateWP
- – Checkout for WooCommerce
- – iThemes Sales Accelerator
- – WooCommerce Showcase
- – (more)
From Us:
- – How To Start An Online Store (And Make It Successful) With WordPress – A Complete Step By Step Guide
- – Shopify, Magento or WooCommerce? An Introduction to the Best Three Online eCommerce Solutions
- – WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads or iThemes Exchange – Choosing the Right WordPress eCommerce Plugin
Email Marketing Services:
- – MailChimp
- – AWeber
- – Drip
- – Convert Kit
- – ActiveCampaign
- – GetResponse
- – OptinMonster
- – Sumo
- – Sendloop
Translation-related:
- – MultilingualPress
- – WPML
- – Poedit
- – Weglot
- – (more)
From Us:
Top WordPress Twitter Feeds:
- – WordPress
- – WordPress.com
- – WordPressTV
- – WordPress for iOS
- – BuddyPress
- – WPTavern
- – Matt Mullenweg
- – Automattic
WordPress Competitors:
- – Wix
- – SquareSpace
- – Drupal
- – Joomla
- – Ghost
- – Shopify
- – Magento
- – Concrete5
- – Weebly
- – Medium
- – Tumblr
- – Blogger
From Us:
- – The Most Popular Alternatives to WordPress – Compared
- – Wix vs WordPress: Choosing The Right Platform
- – SquareSpace vs WordPress – Choosing the Right Platform
Favorite Email Newsletters:
- – wpMail
- – MasterWP
- – Post Status
Online SEO Tools:
- – BuzzSumo
- – Ahrefs
- – Moz
- – SEMrush
- – Keyword Tools
- – SimilarWeb
- – Alexa
- – Unamo (was Positionly)
- – OpenLinkProfiler
- – Broken Link Checker
- – DIY SEO Courses
Related WikiPedia Pages:
- – WordPress
- – Matt Mullenweg
- – Mike Little
- – Automattic
- – GPL
Conferences and Events:
- – WordCamp Central (various official WordPress events worldwide)
- – WordSesh
- – Post Status Publish
- – PressNomics
- – WPCampus
- – WooConf
- – CaboPress
Miscellaneous:
- – WordPress Foundation
- – Automattic
- – HeroPress
- – Ma.tt
- – Wapuu
- – Official Roadmap
- – GPL (Wikipedia)
- – Poopy Life
- – Rainmaker Digital
- – WordPress.com
From Us:
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