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Learn how to build, customize, and scale WordPress websites. From Gutenberg and WooCommerce to headless CMS development with Strapi and Sanity, these guides cover everything you need to choose and get the most out of your CMS.
Founder planning WordPress development roadmap for architecture, migration, and monetization decisions

WordPress Development Guide for Founders

Founders move fast. But the wrong website stack can slow you down for months. WordPress development is often the middle path, you get a flexible build plus a simple editor your team can use. It can power a marketing site, a content product, a membership business, or even a full web app. In plain terms, […]

Choosing the Right WordPress Page Builder

Choosing the Right WordPress Page Builder for Your Website

Building a website isn’t easy, but it has become easier than the early HTML days thanks to user-friendly plugins that let you simply drag-drop your way to the perfect website: page builders. As the number one CMS powering more than 40% of the web, WordPress has many page builder plugins. This article will look at […]

Product Strategies For Media Revenue Growth

Time for a new CMS? 3 Questions to Ask First

Nothing in life is certain except for death, taxes, and site migrations. If you’ve been in the web content industry long enough, you’ve heard the horror stories: lost text, broken images, plummeting organic traffic. The fear ends here. Welcome to part 1 of Disaster-Proofing Your Migration, a practical guide to avoiding risk and excelling on […]

4 Best CMS for Local Newsrooms

4 Best CMS for Local Newsrooms

The vast majority of publisher websites use a Content Management System (CMS) to populate articles and organize content data. A good CMS allows writers, editors, and creative directors of all technical abilities to easily draft, upload, and publish beautiful, feature-rich articles in minutes.  The right CMS can be the difference between an efficient newsroom and […]

Metro Publisher vs WordPress: Which is Best for Publishers?

Metro Publisher vs WordPress: Which is Best for Publishers?

Metro Publisher is pitched as the go-to CMS for publishers focused on news and media. It’s a platform that helps magazines and other publications create and manage their websites – at least on paper. Metro Publisher does give you a few tools, but it has more limitations than features. WordPress is the world’s top CMS, […]

4 Best CMS for Local Newsrooms

Optimizing WordPress Queries for High Traffic

Handling database queries in WordPress is crucial for the efficient and secure functioning of your website. In this guide, you will find different ways of optimizing queries that interact with your database. Optimizing Queries: General Rules 1. Use WordPress API Functions Instead of Raw Queries Instead of writing direct database queries, you can use WordPress’s […]

Refacts Gutenberg Best Practices for Agencies and Creators

Gutenberg Best Practices for Agencies and Creators

Welcome the the new WordPress web-page builder, Gutenberg – where building a website is all about reusable, flexible blocks. As agencies and creators, we’re all trying to produce striking, functional websites. At Refact, we have come to learn the value of WordPress Gutenberg as a tool in that quest. Whether you’re a creator or an […]

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What Are Headless WordPress Websites?

Unless you have never dabbled in publishing or even blogging, you’ve come across WordPress. Launched in 2003, this behemoth of a platform now powers over 40% of all websites on the internet. But let’s face it, as powerful and user-friendly as WordPress is, it’s not without limitations. Hence, the workarounds that try to tap its […]

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WordPress Gutenberg Blocks vs Page Builder Plugins

WordPress is the world’s most popular CMS, and there is a reason for that. Well, there are many reasons for that, but one is how it lets you design your website with incredible ease. Part of that comes from Gutenberg Blocks, the platform’s native page-building tool. As with everything else, there are third-party plugins that […]

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