Want to learn some quick and simple WordPress tips and tricks to help your every day publishing productivity? You’ve come to the right place! The time demands of a creative person online stretch well beyond the conventional nine-to-five. Reading through (and applying) these tips is a great way to give that tired brain a hug.
I guarantee that even seasoned bloggers will find at least one tip or trick in this list that they didn’t know before. Some of these tricks have been passed down for generat… ok, that’s a stretch. But the point is, this is a really solid tips and tricks list to make WordPress bend the way you need it to, and to save you time every single day.
Let’s get to the list, shall we?
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- Dashboard screen options
- Quick bulk editing
- Embed Blocks for auto-embeds
- Image compression
- Default image dimensions
- Streamlined SEO titles/metas
- Rewrite & Republish tool
- Hiding the WordPress toolbar
- Proper use of categories and tags
- Establishing redirects
- WordPress keyboard shortcuts
- Block Editor list view
- Assigning appropriate user roles
- Timezones and time/date formatting
1. Customizing your dashboard screen options
Ever feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information displayed when perusing the list of Pages or Posts in your WordPress dashboard? Or simply frustrated with how messy it is? Maybe you have so many columns enabled that the table is starting to look something like this:
Not only is this confusing, but it makes it incredibly challenging and cumbersome to accomplish basic tasks. Fortunately, this confusion is easily remedied thanks to WordPress Screen Options:
7 responses to “14 WordPress Tips & Tricks Every Blogger Needs to Know”
Thanks for your great post. I have learned a lot from it. I have a suggestion: why don’t you add some tips about WordPress site security?
i am a new blogger this article really helpful for me. this wordpress tips are really useful. article is nicely explained and easy to understand. thanks for sharing this valuable information with us. keep your good work.
I’m new to blogging and those tips are very helpful for me as a begginer. I want to thank you for the great content.
Some of them are highly useful, thank you! Solid content
I did not know you could bulk edit from your wordpress dashbord. Thanks for this time saving tip.
Hello,
I am missing my old editor after updating my WordPress version. Before WordPress 5 all things were going smoothly. WordPress 5 & higher editor sucks.
Can you tell me how to use the old editor in WordPress 5+ versions?
Your tips make a lot of things easier for me, so I will definitely start doing some of these tips. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful content with us.