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- How to Add Search to a Static WordPress Site for Free Using Lunrby Martin Dubovic on March 20, 2025 at 6:00 am
If you have a static WordPress site or you're strongly considering launching one, then you're probably already aware of its default limitations. One of the big ones is the inability to add a search function to your site. But with a little bit of creative thinking, you can use a free, open-source JavaScript library called Lunr (along with a few other tools) to get around that problem and build one anyway. Here's how...
- How to Add Contact Forms to a Static WordPress Site for Freeby Martin Dubovic on March 18, 2025 at 6:45 am
Static WordPress sites have a lot of advantages over more traditional WordPress projects. In most cases they are cheaper, faster, and more secure. However, one big drawback is that you can't use contact forms on your pages or posts by default. In this guide I'm going to show you a free solution to get around this problem.
- How to Launch and Maintain a WordPress Site for Only $10.44 a Year (Domain + Hosting Included)by Martin Dubovic on March 14, 2025 at 10:54 am
I know what you're probably thinking - there's a catch. Well, there IS. But it's not some special promo rate or a first-year deal. The catch is that this solution requires more effort to pull off compared to signing up for a shared hosting plan with pre-installed WordPress. What I'm going to teach you is how to build a WordPress site on your computer using Local by Flywheel. Then you're going to convert that site to a static version, deploy it Cloudflare Pages, and maintain it using GitHub and some code. It's ambitious, but worth it.
- I Tried My First AI Agent – Convergence AI – and Let’s Just Say…by Martin Dubovic on March 4, 2025 at 10:00 am
According to the internet lately, AI agents are the next wave of innovative AI tech that's going to make us more efficient, make our lives easier, take our jobs, or end the world. Okay, maybe not that last one, but still, the point is that there are a lot of opinions flying around about AI agents.
- How to Create Stripe Donation Forms on a WordPress Websiteby Martin Dubovic on February 24, 2025 at 11:35 am
Whether you work for a non-profit organization or a charity, or you're simply running a fundraiser for a particular cause, you know that having a donation form on your website is a must. And if your website happens to run on WordPress, then today's your lucky day because I'm going to show you one of the easiest available ways to add it.