Right. How do I actually do that?
Step-by-step guides for the jobs WordPress makes harder than they should be — and the tools that do them for you when you would rather not.
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All guides →You can create a creative portfolio in WordPress without a plugin by building project pages, adding image galleries, setting a static home page, and e…
You can create a blog or magazine site with WordPress’s built-in pages, categories, Site Editor and Query Loop blocks. The manual route works well for…
WordPress can store classified ads, but it does not provide front-end submissions, seller profiles, listing search, moderation workflows or paid ads b…
You can add a basic custom login page without a plugin by placing WordPress’s built-in login form function in a page template. Use a plugin when you n…
The exact steps depend on your form plugin: many builders offer a limit setting, while others need a plugin extension or custom server-side code. For…
WordPress does not provide dependent dropdowns as a general form feature. For a small fixed list, connect two select fields with JavaScript; for datab…
You can add a basic colour picker with an HTML input type="color", but your form plugin must also process and email the field value. For palettes, RGB…
WooCommerce can password-protect an individual product without another plugin. For product categories, multiple shared passwords, or the whole shop, y…
To build a WordPress site with Elementor, install a compatible theme and the Elementor plugin, create your core pages, then design them with global st…
WordPress can display uploaded or embedded videos, but it does not provide a complete YouTube-style sharing system. For user uploads, profiles, modera…
You can create a basic pricing table without a plugin by building plan cards with the Columns, Group, List and Buttons blocks. For responsive comparis…
You can build a responsive WordPress website without a special plugin. Choose a responsive theme, use flexible block layouts, set readable typography…
What’s in every guide
- The short answerWhat the answer actually is, before any steps. If the honest answer is “you need a plugin”, it says so up top.
- What you needThe prerequisites, so you find out about them now rather than four steps in.
- The stepsIncluding the manual route where one exists, with the parts that make it annoying left in.
- Tools that do this jobEvery product we have covered that solves this task — a list that grows as we cover more.
- SourcesThe documentation each step was checked against, so you can verify it yourself.
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How this works
The job comes first, not the product
A guide is about a task you are trying to finish. Whether a product is involved is a detail, and sometimes the answer is that you do not need one.
The manual route stays in
Where a job can be done without installing anything, we show you how — including why it is irritating. A tutorial that opens with “install this plugin” is an advert.
Guides get better with age
Several products usually do the same job. Rather than publish a page for each, we keep one guide and add each tool as we cover it. The comparison at the bottom keeps growing.