Create WordPress menu
How to create a WordPress Menu
  • Blogs

A website menu is a core element to make it easier for your website visitors to navigate your pages and find the information they’re looking for. If your site is built with WordPress, you can create a WordPress menu in the admin section of the CMS. We show you how to create a WordPress menu, add items, and edit or delete them in this step-by-step guide.

How to create a WordPress Menu
WordPress Icons
How to easily add WordPress icon fonts in your theme
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Using WordPress icons will not only brighten up your site, but also make it easier for readers to navigate. Icon Fonts in particular offer many advantages and there are numerous different pictograms available for every purpose. Our article explains what Icon Fonts are, how to add icons to WordPress, and where to find them.

How to easily add WordPress icon fonts in your theme
How to create a WordPress child theme
How to create WordPress Child Themes
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Using a WordPress child theme means you can make changes to your main theme without any risk of them being overwritten if the theme is updated. If you’re planning to make major changes to the CSS or the structure of your layout, it’s definitely worth creating a WordPress child theme. Let’s take a look at the key components of child themes and how they work.

How to create WordPress Child Themes
WordPress Calendar Plugins
The best calendar plugins for WordPress compared
  • Blogs

Calendar modules on websites inform users about the dates of different events. Which calendar plugins can you use to integrate a calendar with event dates, a vacation home rental calendar for bookings, or a sporting event with a limited number of participants into a WordPress website? What requirements and costs need to be considered?

The best calendar plugins for WordPress compared
WordPress Facebook plugins
WordPress Facebook plugins compared
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WordPress Facebook plugins let you embed the social network into existing WordPress websites and support sharing of content to Facebook. These plugins can boost the reach of your website, but are not always compliant with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation. Read on to find out more about the most commonly used plugins.

WordPress Facebook plugins compared
Finding your IP address
Finding your IP address: your digital address on the internet
  • Technical matters

An IP address is assigned to all devices in a computer network. This makes them uniquely addressable and identifiable. Data packets are transported from the sender to the recipient using the IP address. Thanks to this address, routers can send the data packet to the correct recipient. So, how do you find your IP address?

Finding your IP address: your digital address on the internet
Webflow vs. WordPress
Webflow vs. WordPress: CMS compared
  • CMS

Want to set up an online store or design your personal website? Content management systems such as Webflow vs. WordPress are popular choices. While WordPress is one of the best known and most widely used CMS, the free Webflow enjoys increasing popularity. Both have strengths and weaknesses. Find out whether Webflow or WordPress is the best option for you in our comparison.

Webflow vs. WordPress: CMS compared
ProcessWire
ProcessWire: the open source CMS for individual websites
  • CMS

Do you want to create web pages and have as much freedom as you need? WordPress may be the undisputed market leader, but it also contains unsafe plugins that make attacks easier for hackers or greatly increase loading times. If you are looking for a highly flexible solution that is relatively easy to get to grips with, especially for users with some previous experience, then ProcessWire may be the...

ProcessWire: the open source CMS for individual websites
What are session cookies?
What are session cookies?
  • Technical matters

What are session cookies and what’s their purpose when surfing the internet? Compared to regular persistent cookies, session cookies are temporarily stored on a device. That means once you close down your browser, they are automatically deleted. Since these cookies are essential in order to browse websites, they are permitted under the GDPR.

What are session cookies?
Best free Joomla Templates
7 Best free Joomla templates
  • CMS

Does your website need a new design? It’s a breeze with Joopla – one of the most renowned content management systems. Numerous free Joopla templates are available online to all users. What they all have in common is an easy installation process and extensive design possibilites. Find out more about Joomla’s stylish templates and their main advantages.

7 Best free Joomla templates

Hosting

The IONOS Web Hosting Guide: advice for website administration

Hosting an internet presence (web hosting) is getting easier and easier thanks to the variety of tools and increasingly user-friendly content management systems. But it’s still good to familiarize yourself with the finer points of online service administration: and this is where our Web Hosting Guide comes in. In our Digital Guide to hosting, you’ll find in-depth information and recommendations on programs, tools, plugins as well as general hosting tips. These useful articles are designed for all levels, from beginners to professional users: with relevant content and comprehensive detail, the IONOS Web Hosting Guide offers expert knowledge to a broad readership.

CMS, blogs, and technical matters

The ‘Hosting’ category is one of six sections of the IONOS Digital Guide. This is then split into three further subcategories: ‘CMS’, ‘Blogs’, and ‘Technical matters’. The first of these is devoted to content management systems, looking at the considerable number of options available for website creation and administration. The ‘Blogs’ subcategory offers advice and guidance on the establishment and operation of a successful weblog. Here, we also introduce the many extensions and tweaks available for the most widely used blogging and CMS application of all – WordPress. Our final section focuses on information and tips on ‘Technical matters’. This subcategory explores the different sorts of web hosting, the various programs which lighten your web hosting workload, new hosting opportunities, and everything else you need to know about the administration of internet resources.

From beginner to expert: hosting tips for every ability

Our Web Hosting Guide isn’t just for checking basic requirements and techniques of site administration – trained professionals can also expand upon their existing knowledge by reading our articles. Articles like ‘What is shared hosting?’ or our ‘Blog with success’ series are suitable for readers who are new to web hosting, whereas specific posts like ‘Indexing management with robots.txt’ or ‘The top ten .htaccess tricks’ require prior knowledge and experience. This variety makes our Web Hosting Guide attractive and accessible for anyone interested in website administration. Whether you’re a small to medium-sized enterprise, a blogger, a developer, or simply a technology enthusiast: IONOS has got you covered.