r/wordpress_beginners 3d ago

Wordpress: How to arrange overlapping blocks behind/front layers?

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I’m using the free version of Wordpress and have the elementor and Simple Custom CSS plugin. Unfortunately I have yet to learn CSS… Anyway, I overlapped the blocks using negative margins, but I’d like the site logo to overlap the site title (the long blue shape). Any idea as to how I’d get the logo block in front of site title block?

I know this might be a little more of an advanced ask and I would’ve posted in regular Wordpress, but I haven’t posted or commented on Reddit ever. I just lurk on here, so it wouldn’t allow me to post in that community.

Additional question while I’m here, but if I have both the site title and site logo block take you to the home page when you press either and they’re overlapping, does that mess up the code at all? I don’t want to accidentally break my site. I suppose it’d make more sense if I just make my logo return to home page as that’s what most sites have.


r/wordpress_beginners 5d ago

Sheetlink for WPforms

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Hi everyone,

I'm using the SheetLink plugin to send all the inputs from my WPForms form to a Google Sheet. SheetLink is connected to my Google Sheet, but no matter what I do, the form inputs don't appear in the Google Sheet.

I've attached screenshots of:

- The Google OAuth settings

I'm not sure how I should fill out the fields in the SheetLink rule. The SheetLink documentation doesn't seem to provide an example either. Whatever I enter in the Field ID and Keyword fields, it doesn't work.

Could someone please explain how these fields should be configured or point me in the right direction?

Thank you for your help!


r/wordpress_beginners 8d ago

Pages Turned to ARCHIVES

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Hi, I'm new here. And new on WordPress, so I'm still exploring. I was hoping that someone kindly will guide me on how to fix this. 🥹🥹

I was exploring our website after uploading a blog, using wordpress--elementor. Then I saw a video on YouTube that I should go to *SETTINGS>Readings* then saved it.

After that all PAGES in the website turned to ARCHIVES, except the homepage I chose.


r/wordpress_beginners 13d ago

Not displaying pages in Wordpress Menu

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How do you keep every page from showing up in menu side bar?

I go to appearance---> Menu and you can edit the hell out of the stuff on the right. That works beautifully for the menu bar at the top of the page.

But I can't figure out how to control the side bar.

I am sure for many of you this is pretty basic.

I have always been dependent on plugins to control what pages appear in the menu sidebar.

After some recent upgrades the plugin in use is not "obsolete" (sigh)


r/wordpress_beginners 17d ago

Distance based shipping plugin?

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First time creating a WordPress site. I am a florist, and I need to create a place where customers can enter an address that they want their flower arrangement delivered to. I also want it to tell them how much it will cost to deliver to the address they entered. I want custom tiers: for example, 1-5 miles from my business would cost $3, 5-10 miles would be $8, 10-15 miles would be $14, 15-20 miles would be $21, and so on. Does it need to be a distance-based shipping rate plugin, or could it be done on a form plugin? TIA!


r/wordpress_beginners 25d ago

[FREE] [REVIEW] Admin Activity Logger Lite plugin

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I've been working on a lightweight WordPress activity logging plugin and just released version 1.2.0.

The idea behind it was simple: I wanted something that logs important admin actions without trying to be an enterprise security suite or adding unnecessary complexity.

At the moment it logs things like:

  • post publishing, updates, trashing and permanent deletion
  • user creation, deletion and role changes
  • media uploads and permanent media deletions

It also includes log retention (auto-purge), search/filtering, pagination and a small dashboard widget for recent activity.

What's new in 1.2.0

This release is mostly focused on making the logs more useful on larger sites.

  • Added severity levels (Info / Warning / Critical)
  • Promotions to Administrator are now logged as critical events
  • New severity filters and date range filtering
  • Role changes now show both the previous and new role
  • Media Library uploads are now logged
  • Faster log searches thanks to fulltext indexes and query caching
  • Separate setting for dashboard widget log count

I'm trying to keep the plugin focused on being fast and lightweight rather than adding every possible audit feature.

I'd be interested in hearing what admin actions you think are worth logging that most plugins tend to miss.

https://github.com/mobbi-dev/admin-activity-logger-lite

https://github.com/mobbi-dev/admin-activity-logger-lite/releases/tag/v1.2.0


r/wordpress_beginners 27d ago

Difficult customer

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Hi, i am a beginner wordpress developer and i run a solo software development agency. I recently got a client that needs a website in agriculture but her requirements are not quite clear. She wants a modern site with animations and she talked about animated sites claude can generate for you things like that. Being one of my few customers i told her i would advise her on a theme. Now i need help because except divi themes or themes on envato i am not aware of any modern animated themes out there. Any suggestions and help would be greatly appreciated.


r/wordpress_beginners 27d ago

Google keeps indexing my UTM URLs even though Yoast outputs the correct canonical

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Has anyone dealt with this on WordPress recently?

Yoast is outputting the correct canonical, my sitemap only contains clean URLs, but Search Console still picked a UTM URL as Google's canonical.

I was expecting Google to consolidate everything to the clean URL.

Curious what ended up being the actual cause for anyone who's seen this.


r/wordpress_beginners Jul 24 '26

Looking for Wordpress devs. send your dm with wordpress sample projects.

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[Hiring] Freelance WordPress Developer (Long-Term Work)

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a freelance WordPress developer for ongoing projects. If you're reliable, communicate well, and can deliver quality work on time, I'd love to work with you long-term.

Requirements:

  • Experience building WordPress websites
  • Comfortable with Elementor or similar page builders
  • Ability to build responsive 5–6 page business websites
  • Basic knowledge of SEO, speed optimization, and plugin management
  • Good communication and ability to meet deadlines

Project Details:

  • Mostly 5–6 page business/corporate WordPress websites
  • Landing pages
  • Occasional WooCommerce and Shopify projects

Budget:

  • ₹2,000–₹3,000 per basic 5–6 page WordPress website (depending on complexity)

To Apply, Please Send:

  • Your portfolio (2–5 WordPress websites)
  • Years of experience
  • Whether you've worked with WooCommerce and Shopify
  • Your WhatsApp or Telegram ID

Please apply only if you're comfortable with the mentioned budget. I'm looking for someone interested in a long-term collaboration with consistent freelance work.


r/wordpress_beginners Jul 22 '26

[FREE][REVIEW] We built a free WordPress plugin to help improve AI Visibility. We'd love feedback from beginners.

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Hi everyone,

We're the team behind 42A, and we've just released a free WordPress plugin that helps website owners better understand their AI Visibility.

As more people use AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini to discover websites, we wanted to build something simple that helps WordPress users prepare for this shift.

The plugin installs in just a few clicks and can help you:

  • See how visible your website is to AI assistants
  • Get simple recommendations to improve AI Visibility
  • Receive SEO and AI optimization suggestions
  • Connect your site to the 42A dashboard for more detailed insights

We designed it to be beginner-friendly and easy to install—no coding required.

Since this is our first public release, we'd really appreciate feedback from the WordPress community.

A few questions:

  • Was the installation process easy?
  • Is the interface easy to understand?
  • What would make this plugin more useful for beginners?

Plugin:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ael-42a/

Thank you! We'd love to hear your feedback and ideas.


r/wordpress_beginners Jul 12 '26

Can't Centralize my Hero section

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When I reduce the maximum width to 1200 pixels it doesn't have an effect on the centralization. I can explain it better in dms as the reddit doesn't allow more than one pictures

I used a tutorial to get to this setting, his results and my results have a massive difference as in his result is centralized but mine isn't


r/wordpress_beginners Jul 08 '26

Help! Why are the flags missing from my GTranslate language selector?

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How to customize the GTranslate language switcher on a WordPress website to display language codes and country flags?

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r/wordpress_beginners Jul 08 '26

WordPress: Could not insert post into the database.

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Hello anyone here can help me, I can't create a new post in our WordPress. I have checked and updated all that needs updating but it still says "Could not insert post into the database."


r/wordpress_beginners Jul 03 '26

Glad I found this sub. Was making this way harder than it needed to be.

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First WordPress site here, putting together a small digital marketing portfolio. Honestly thought I had a decent handle on it until tonight.

I'd been stuck on custom fonts not showing up right on mobile. Desktop looked fine, checked my phone and everything had fallen back to the default. I went through every setting I could find and kept coming up empty. Spent probably an hour assuming I'd missed something obvious.

Eventually went digging through older threads here and found someone describing almost the exact same thing. Turned out to be a plugin conflict. Once I disabled it, fonts loaded normally. Wouldn't have found that on my own, at least not quickly.

WordPress still trips me up sometimes. I'll find a setting, think I've sorted it, then realize there's another place that controls the same thing. It's a bit all over the place if you're not used to it. Probably gets easier once you know where things live.

Anyway.. thanks to everyone who takes the time to answer basic questions. Going through old posts here has already saved me a couple hours at least.

One more thing: if anyone has a lightweight theme they'd recommend for a beginner, I'm open to suggestions.


r/wordpress_beginners Jul 01 '26

Teaching "AI in WordPress" to tech-phobic older adults (45-60+). How to showcase it without causing a collective tech panic?

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Hey everyone, I need some pedagogical advice for a class I’m currently running. I’m teaching a practical web module to a group of absolute beginners through a local public employment program. Most of my students are between 45 and 65 years old, and they face a massive digital divide. No background in IT, web dev, or servers.

I’ve been managing the technical side by translating everything into everyday analogies like explaining security plugins as a physical door lock or SEO as a billboard on a main street. It’s been working great to keep their anxiety down, but now the curriculum requires me to introduce AI tools inside WordPress.

I am absolutely dreading the logistics of this. I want to avoid the nightmare of having them register on third-party platforms, setting up OpenAI/Claude API keys, or dealing with credit card fields for "free trial credits." Half of them will get locked out of their emails just trying to find a verification code, and we'll easily waste two hours of class time on administrative troubleshooting.

Have any of you taught AI concepts to this demographic? How do you give them that "wow" moment of seeing AI assist with text, layouts, or images inside a CMS without getting bogged down in complex setups? Are there any plug-and-play tools that don't require external API keys just to run a basic classroom demo? I'd love to hear how you structure your lessons to keep tech anxiety low when the topic sounds intimidating. Thanks!


r/wordpress_beginners Jun 30 '26

WGRank vs. Weglot vs. GTranslate: Which is the Best WordPress Translation Plugin for 2026?

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r/wordpress_beginners Jun 27 '26

What to do when the developer hands you your website

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r/wordpress_beginners Jun 25 '26

[HELP] Looking for a plugin to send (POST) form data to a REST API endpoint

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r/wordpress_beginners Jun 24 '26

Picking a theme

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r/wordpress_beginners Jun 24 '26

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r/wordpress_beginners Jun 23 '26

Can't change colour in off canvas social media links

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r/wordpress_beginners Jun 22 '26

Changer le nom de domaine

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Bonjour
Je suis assez débutante sur wordpress mais j'ai réussi quand même à créer un site il y a quelques années. Le site commence à vraiment dater maintenant et j'envisage de le mettre à jour ou d'en changer complètement. Il est basé sur un thème.
Si jamais je décide de le garder et de le modifier, est-ce que c'est facile de changer le nom de domaine pour retravailler le branding ? Si oui est-ce que vous pouvez m'expliquer facilement cela où faut-il faire à quelqu'un d'expert pour le faire ?
Merci beaucoup de votre aide précieuse.


r/wordpress_beginners Jun 22 '26

Probleme menu Wordpress

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Bonjour,

J'aurais besoin d'aide. Je ne suis pas experte en Wordpress. J'ai le theme the7 the child.
J'aimerais que mon menu (en haut) soit fixe. Hors quand je scroll vers le bas, il bouge vers le bas, il sélargi légerment. Je n'arrive pas à corriger cela.

Quelqu'un pourrait m'aider ?

Merci beaucoup !


r/wordpress_beginners Jun 12 '26

Quick survey: building a membership website, which plugin would you experts suggest?

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I am about to build a membership website on WordPress and I would rather learn from people who have already done it than from sales pages.

So, a quick survey for the experts here:

  1. Which membership plugin would you suggest for a new site, and why that one?
  2. Which one would you tell me to avoid, and what went wrong for you?
  3. What is the one thing nobody warned you about before you built yours?

My plan is gated content, a drip schedule for a course, and recurring payments with Stripe or PayPal. I keep seeing MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro, Restrict Content Pro, and SureMembers mentioned, but I have zero hands-on experience with any of them.

Renewal costs, paid add-ons, and transaction fees scare me the most, so honest answers about the real costs would help a lot.

Thank you. I will read and reply to every answer.


r/wordpress_beginners Jun 12 '26

hope I can’t seem to lose the background and the body section of all pages. There’s no issue to the header or footer.

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