WordPress Plugin Development vs Third-Party Plugins – WordPress

Updated: April 18, 2026 by morgan

Do I Need A Custom Plugin Developer? Plugins make WordPress powerful and dynamic. Plugins add unique options and functionality that does not come standard with the WordPress CMS. They allow users to take what started as a blogging program and turn it into a platform capable of building a robust website. There are tens of … Read more

Contact Form 7: A Quick Look – Forms

Updated: November 27, 2024 by Clint S

Contact Form 7 is our favorite contact system for WordPress. In this video, Matt briefly goes over the basics of the plugin to show how easy it is to set up a form in CF7, and also briefly looks into add-ons that add even more functionality.

Staying One Step Ahead of WordPress Hackers

Updated: April 1, 2026 by Clint S

The importance of keeping WordPress up to date On February 1, 2017 WordPress announced that the most recent version of the WordPress core included a security fix. Since WordPress is updated regularly and most updates contain some sort of security patch, very little attention was paid at first. However, within days the number of reported … Read more

Choosing the Best WordPress Website Layout Template

Updated: April 15, 2026 by morgan

The world of web design has become increasingly diverse. WordPress themes and plugins allow websites to change their layout and format with incredible ease compared to the web technologies of the past. The wide array of formatting options can be confusing when creating a new site, and often brings up several questions: What should my … Read more

Smart Mobile Navigation Design for WordPress Sites

Updated: April 1, 2026 by Joel Hatmaker

In April of 2015, Google made a huge decision to boost rankings for mobile friendly web sites. This meant that web designers and developers everywhere had even more pressure to adopt mobile friendly design practices, so that their web site deployments would meet this requirement and thus improve their clients’ web presence. Watermelon Web Works … Read more

2016 Website Security Trends for WordPress and other platforms

Updated: April 12, 2026 by Clint S

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A major challenge of working with WordPress, and of being in the web development business in general…is keeping up to date with the latest news on website security. Especially when you are working with large amounts of private or personal data / PII, such as in financial website design, site security is of the utmost … Read more

WooCommerce shipping methods implemented by expert WordPress developers

Updated: April 1, 2026 by Mark L

WooCommerce: E-commerce powered by WordPress WooCommerce is a powerful ecommerce solution for WordPress. Woo’s feature set is impressive out of the box , but what is perhaps most useful is the number of WordPress plugins you can add to further enhance your storefront for your customers, and maximize the efficiency of running the store for … Read more

Optimizing Image Media with WordPress for better SEO and Site Speed – WordPress

Updated: April 1, 2026 by Joel Hatmaker

Images are indispensable rich media for a website, no matter the content: news, eCommerce, blogging, social networking, etc. Unfortunately, today’s standards of site speed and search engine ranking prioritize load times alongside quality content. And if you have to compete with another content provider, but your site load speed is abysmal, search engines will punish … Read more

Protect Your WordPress Site While You’re Away: Tips

Updated: April 1, 2026 by Clint S

I recently received a frantic email from a friend stating that his WordPress blog had been hacked. I looked at the site, and sure enough it was full of rather unsavory content, the sort of which you’ll find in the darkest corners of your Spam folder. I was able to remove all the unwanted content … Read more

Meta Slider – The Most Flexible Slider Plugin for WordPress – WordPress

Updated: April 1, 2026 by Mark L

Virtually every modern website nowadays features a rotating image section at the top of the site to highlight content or calls to action. These content areas are referred to as sliders, and WordPress features a wide variety of plugins to manage the display and management of these important eye catchers. We at Watermelon Web Works have had … Read more