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 →WordPress does not include appointment packages or session tracking by itself. You can sell a package manually and track remaining visits in a spreads…
Elementor already includes built-in widgets, while Elementor Pro, third-party add-ons, custom CSS, and custom development cover more advanced needs. A…
For a complete starter website, install a compatible template plugin, choose a design and run its import wizard. WordPress can import individual block…
Gravity Forms lets you search and filter entries in WordPress under Forms, but the built-in tools work one form at a time and are intended for adminis…
Manage WordPress product updates from Dashboard → Updates, where you can update core, plugins and themes manually. Enable automatic updates selectivel…
WooCommerce lets you add basic upsells to product pages and cross-sells to the cart from each product's Linked Products settings. It does not provide…
WooCommerce does not provide customer-selected delivery dates and time slots by default. You can add a basic date field with custom checkout code, but…
You can build a custom WordPress website without a page-builder plugin. Use a block theme and the Site Editor for global styles, templates, headers an…
Create the core pages first, then build a clear homepage with services, practitioner details, location, opening hours and a prominent appointment rout…
WooCommerce can run a storewide sale with a percentage coupon or bulk-edited sale prices, but neither route is ideal for a large, scheduled promotion.…
WooCommerce does not include a complete referral programme. You can run a small campaign manually with unique coupons and a spreadsheet, but a plugin…
WooCommerce does not include a quote basket or quote-management workflow by default. You can build a basic manual process with a contact form, but a q…
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.