Author: Andrei Chira
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Simplenet is now Kiravo. Same craft, new name.
We’ve got a fresh new name, but the same rock-solid WordPress hosting you trust. Why change the Simplenet brand name? When my wife and I launched Simplenet, I had just left an IT company named Cybernet, and the name Simplenet was a play on that. Also, back then, our focus was to get small businesses…
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How to Enable Debugging in WordPress
The debug mode in WordPress is a troubleshooting feature that helps identify and fix errors on a WordPress site. When enabled, it displays PHP errors, warnings, and notices that occur during code execution. You can enable debugging for WordPress in several ways: Let’s go through each method in detail. How to Enable Debug Mode in…
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Introducing the Simplenet WordPress block theme
We are starting 2025 at Simplenet with a significant achievement: our first WordPress theme, Simplenet, has been accepted into the official WordPress.org repository! This accomplishment holds special meaning for me, considering that I am not a programmer, and the process of creating a theme from scratch has been a true learning adventure. I’ve been working…
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How to Run WordPress in Your Browser
WordPress Playground is an open-source experiment to provide a running WordPress instance directly in your browser. You no longer need an experimental website on a local development machine to test themes and plugins. I firmly believe there is no more convenient method than WordPress Playground because it runs in your browser and doesn’t require a…
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WordPress Turns 20—What to Expect Next?
WordPress, the leading content management system (CMS) by a significant margin, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. From its humble beginnings as a blogging platform in 2003, WordPress has evolved into a versatile and widely-used tool for creating websites of all types. As we commemorate this milestone, it is worth considering what the future…
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WordPress Block Themes – The Complete Guide
WordPress is twenty years old and signs are that it will stay here for many years. This age is unbelievable in the world of software. It’s like a creature from the prehistoric ages living nowadays. WordPress dominance is based on the perpetual care of users to keep it updated. For instance, there is a complex…
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The Beginner’s Guide to Headless WordPress
WordPress is almost two decades old, and it seems that it will continue to stay for many years. A digital product that is still relevant after two decades is almost unparalleled. Many content management systems (CMSs) were launched after WordPress’ birthday—May 27th, 2003—and are already forgotten, even by their founders. Besides, Internet users are impatient…
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How to Manage Multiple WordPress Sites Efficiently
Efficiently managing multiple WordPress sites is a top priority for all freelancers and agencies. You can spend hours logging in to each site, updating the core, themes, and plugins, editing files, strengthening the security, creating backup copies, and so on. However, some cool tools can simplify these tasks and save you precious time. Developers constantly…
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WordPress site redirecting to another site? How to fix it!
If you’ve been frantically googling “Why is my WP site redirecting my users to another website?” you’re most likely a victim of WordPress Redirect Hacking, one of the many innovative hacking methods hackers deploy. To understand this better, you need to understand how WordPress-targeting hackers work. In this article, we’ll also tell you how it…
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How to translate a WordPress website
Translating your WordPress website is a logical step for those wanting to sell or do business in new markets. Ensuring your website visitors can read the content of your site in their native language is beneficial in a number of ways, allowing you to reach new customers, improve your SEO rankings, and build better customer experiences. Whilst…
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4 Methods to Find and Fix Broken Links
Google constantly refines its ranking algorithm and the signs are that it will continue to do it in the near future. The ultimate Google Search purpose is to ensure the best user experience regardless of the context (query, device used, Internet connection etc). Broken links don’t hurt so much the user experience, but these might…
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The Beginner’s Guide to Git and GitHub
More and more top employers, including Google and Microsoft, are focusing more on Stack Overflow, Git, and GitHub accounts than on resumes. These accounts say a lot more about your knowledge and skills than a CV because they effectively reveal what you’ve worked on. Past or side projects, contributions to open source works, and your…