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How to Clear WordPress Cache: Complete Guide for Beginners

Is your WordPress site behaving oddly, like not showing recent changes to visitors? The culprit might be your cache. 

Caching is a common reason for site inconsistencies. This mechanism stores versions of your website on both individual visitors’ browsers and your web host’s servers to improve load times. Unfortunately, sometimes the cache fails to update and causes a few problems. The good news is that you can easily clear old data and get your site back on track.

In this guide, we’ll look at different types of caching and show you how to clear the cache in WordPress using plugins like Jetpack Boost and WP Super Cache. We’ll also discuss clearing the cache in your server, browser, and CDN. 

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How to Add Google Tag Manager to WordPress (4 Methods)

Tag management systems help marketers track user activity on their website using code snippets. For WordPress website owners, tools like Google Tag Manager (GTM) allow you to manage and track pixels without needing a developer to update your code regularly.

This guide explores four methods for adding GTM to your WordPress site, how to verify your setup, and best practices for making the most of this software.

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How to Add a Popup on WordPress: 3 Easy Ways & Best Plugins

With popups, you can increase email signups, promote special offers, or guide visitors toward a specific action. And WordPress gives you the flexibility to create popups through a variety of methods.

In this guide, you’ll find three straightforward ways to add popups to your WordPress site. You’ll also find a list of the best popup plugins and clear steps to follow no matter your technical experience level.

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The 14 Best WordPress Themes for Blogs & Magazines

Your theme plays a major role in how readers experience your WordPress site. It affects readability, navigation, and even site speed.

To help you choose the right one, we’ve put together a list of the best free WordPress themes for blogs and magazine-style sites. These themes support a variety of publishing needs. From daily updates to long-form content, we cover a little bit of everything. The selections included here offer interesting layouts, useful features, and speedy load times that keep people coming back.

Let’s get to it! 

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How to Undo Changes in WordPress: Posts, Themes, Plugins, and Beyond

WordPress gives you powerful tools to build, edit, and manage content but, sometimes, things don’t go as planned. Maybe a plugin update breaks your layout or you accidentally delete a post. The good news is that you can often undo those changes and get your site back to normal.

This guide explains how to undo changes in WordPress, including edits to posts, themes, plugins, and the database. You’ll also learn how to restore your site using tools like Jetpack VaultPress Backup. Each section offers clear, practical steps to help you recover quickly.

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How to Create a Secure Form in WordPress (3 Easy Steps)

When site visitors want to contact you, sign up for your newsletter, or leave a comment, they’ll likely do so via forms. However, any form you add to your website can become a major security risk if it’s not properly protected.

Luckily, creating a secure form in WordPress doesn’t have to be hard. With the right tools and precautions, you can protect your website and visitors from data breaches and other cyberattacks. 

In this guide, we’ll discuss the importance of WordPress form security. We’ll also talk about what to look for in a WordPress form plugin and show you how to get started with Jetpack Forms. Finally, we’ll look at some additional steps you can take to keep your forms secure. 

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WordPress Contact Form Not Sending Emails? Here’s What to Do

To your visitors, your contact form seems to work just fine. The page refreshes and there’s no error message. But then, nothing shows up in your inbox.

If your WordPress contact form isn’t sending you notifications, it can quietly block leads, customer questions, or support requests without any obvious sign that something’s wrong — a pretty major issue.

This guide breaks down what’s actually happening when a form fails, why email delivery issues are so common, and how you can fix them.

From misconfigured settings to spam filters and plugin conflicts, we’ll walk through each scenario and show you how to build a contact form that works every time.

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How to Run Multiple WordPress Sites on Localhost

Running multiple WordPress sites on localhost helps you test themes, plugins, and configurations without affecting live environments. Whether you’re developing, designing, or troubleshooting, local sites offer a fast, safe, and flexible workspace.

This guide shows you how to locally manage multiple WordPress sites using WordPress Studio, a free local development tool that runs sites directly on your machine. WordPress Studio includes containerized environments, quick site creation, built-in developer tools, and a clean interface.

You’ll learn how to install WordPress Studio, manage multiple sites, configure each one based on your project needs, and stay organized as you work. Let’s get to it. 

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How to Add the Meta / Facebook Pixel to WordPress: Step-by-Step Guide

Installing the Meta (formerly Facebook) Pixel on your WordPress website helps you track conversions, optimize ad performance, and improve your targeting strategies. Whether you run a small site or a large e-commerce store, the Pixel enables you to see how visitors interact with your content after clicking your ads.

This guide explains how to set up and install the Meta Pixel on WordPress using both plugin-based and manual methods. It also includes instructions for validating the installation, setting up events, and remaining compliant with privacy laws.

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What’s new in Jetpack: July 2025 Update

Quick Summary

File uploads for Forms – Visitors can attach files with new drag-and-drop support
Forms integrations central – Salesforce, MailPoet, and more in one dashboard
Boost LCP Image Optimisation – Better SEO rankings through faster image loading
My Jetpack unified hub – All products and modules now in one streamlined interface
Stats archive breakdown – See exactly which categories, tags, and author pages get traffic

Full Details

Jetpack Forms are getting more powerful

Now great for job applications, event signups, file uploads, and more:

  • Drag-and-drop uploads: Visitors can easily drag files directly onto the form.
  • Visual upload progress: See real-time progress indicators. Works even with reduced motion settings.
  • Secure file storage: Access uploaded files through secure URLs.
  • AI Assistant compatible: File upload fields work seamlessly with AI-powered features.
Drag-and-drop uploads

Forms gets smarter with central integrations

Managing form connections has never been easier:

  • Central integrations dashboard: All your connections in one place.
  • Salesforce integration: Connect your forms directly to your CRM.
  • Export enhancements: See count labels on export buttons.
  • Unread badges: Know at a glance which forms need attention.
  • More integrations are coming soon: including MailPoet, Zapier, Google Drive, Mailchimp, so you can connect your favourite tools and streamline your workflow
  • Multi-step forms coming soon: Build more interactive, user-friendly forms with ease.

Boost delivers faster page loads for everyone

Jetpack Boost’s Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) Image Optimisation is now available to all customers. We are still monitoring it as part of an early access release – marked as “beta”.  

  • Automatically improves your Core Web Vitals scores by identifying and optimising the largest visible image on your website’s Cornerstone Pages.
  • Boosts SEO performance since LCP is a Google ranking factor—websites with good LCP scores (under 2.5 seconds) rank higher than slower competitors.
  • Handles both regular images and background images with device-specific optimisations for mobile and desktop.
  • No manual work required – LCP Image Optimisation analyses your Cornerstone Pages automatically and applies optimisations behind the scenes.
  • Makes your site feel faster to visitors by ensuring the main visual content loads quickly, even if other elements are still loading.
Image optimisation option

My Jetpack transforms into a unified hub

The My Jetpack page received its most significant update yet, building on June’s redesign:

  • Single destination for discovery: All products and modules are now discoverable in one unified interface with improved categorisation.Head to My Jetpack → Products tab to explore all products and tools.
  • One-click activation: Enable features instantly without navigating multiple screens.
  • Enhanced Stats card: View analytics charts directly in your dashboard for quick insights.
My Jetpack Products tab offers an easy overview and control.
Access help faster and easier.
Jetpack Stats card on your My Jetpack dashboard.

Boost makes your pages load faster for visitors

Jetpack Boost’s newest optimisation feature is now available to all users:

  • Faster first impressions: Your main content (hero images, headlines) now appears up to 40% faster.
  • Automatic improvements: Boost identifies and speeds up your slowest-loading elements without any setup.
  • Smarter image loading: Images display at the right size and load in the optimal order.
  • Works on all pages: Automatically finds and optimises your most visited pages.

Better experience with your tools

Jetpack Stats shows you exactly where your traffic goes

Stats now breaks down your page views with much more detail:

  • New Archive pages section: See traffic for categories, tags, author pages, and search results separately.
  • Clearer organisation: Archive traffic is no longer mixed with your regular pages.
  • More specific insights: Know exactly which category or author pages get the most views.
  • Simplified homepage tracking: Homepage views are now tracked more accurately without confusion.

Find these new breakdowns under “Posts & pages” in your Stats dashboard.

Jetpack Stats Archive

Help when you need it

The WordPress.com Help Centre is now built right into Jetpack pages – click the help icon anywhere to get instant answers without leaving your dashboard.

Newsletter and sharing enhancements

  • Accurate subscriber counts: Newsletter features display consistent numbers across all dashboard widgets.
  • Improved email handling: Clickable email addresses in Forms inbox for quick communication.

Performance updates

  • Faster page loads: Improved caching means your pages load quicker for visitors.
  • Smoother animations: Forms validation and multi-step forms transition seamlessly.
  • Archive pages work better: New technology for displaying your post archives and category pages.
  • Enhanced security: Better protection against spam and malicious form submissions.
  • No more jumping content: Images and slideshows stay in place while loading.

Bug fixes that matter

  • Forms stability: Fixed multi-step navigation, field name validation, and HTML in subject lines.
  • VideoPress thumbnail checks: Thumbnail generation process will warn you when you try to navigate from the page but updating is not yet finished.
  • Jetpack Settings module search: Small updates fixing search results in settings.
  • Multi-site Forms permissions: Forms access correctly respects Super admin user roles.
  • Connection reliability: Like blocks now properly check site connection status.

What’s Coming Next

New features and improvements are in development for the July release.

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Coming soon

Multi-step forms: Build more interactive, user-friendly forms with ease

Complete list

For more technical details, check out the complete changelog.

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