I recently received a frantic email from a friend stating that his WordPress blog had been hacked. I looked at the site, and sure enough it was full of rather unsavory content, the sort of which you’ll find in the darkest corners of your Spam folder. I was able to remove all the unwanted content … Read more
Virtually every modern website nowadays features a rotating image section at the top of the site to highlight content or calls to action. These content areas are referred to as sliders, and WordPress features a wide variety of plugins to manage the display and management of these important eye catchers. We at Watermelon Web Works have had … Read more
Often, when we design a site, we want to be able to manage different kinds of paid site members, each with their own separate attributes. WordPress has its own set of member levels by default, but these aren’t very useful when you have your own special requirements for members. There are, however, plugins available to offer … Read more
WordPress is the most powerful and flexible content management system available, but to be sure you are reaching your target audience, it is also important that you have an active social media campaign where you present your content. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, and Instagram are powerhouses when it comes to building your … Read more
Your website or e-commerce catalog has a lot of data. But your search engine results may suffer from being yet another link in a sea of competitor links. Elevating your results to stand out in the crowd is a great way to drive more business, and rich snippets can help your results shine. Website designers … Read more
Note: We first tackled the Magento vs WooCommerce debate back in 2014. A lot has changed since then – Magento is now Adobe Commerce, WooCommerce has rebuilt its database architecture, and we’ve deployed hundreds of sites on both. The following is our updated 2025 guide, derived from over two decades of battle scars and victories. … Read more
Mossack Fonseca is a law firm based in Panama. It became infamous for being at the center of the data breach dubbed “the Panama Papers”. The Panama Papers is a truly massive breach – a reported 2.6 Terabytes. To put that in perspective, the recent Sony data breach was 230Gb, just 10% of the Panama … Read more
A contact form is an important part of any site for allowing users to submit questions and feedback to site owners. For WordPress sites, creating contact forms is simple with the Contact Form 7 plugin. Contact Form 7 is the most widely used and best supported plugin for creating contact forms in WordPress, and it’s … Read more
MailChimp, one of the most popular and reliable email service providers, offers versatility and a wide range of useful features while still being fun and easy to use. Often, our clients here at Watermelon Web Works want to increase their market reach along with maintaining a consistent web presence. With MailChimp, it is easy to not … Read more
WordPress is renowned for its almost limitless ability to add features through plugins. With a plugin repository growing daily, it is tempting to add a massive amount of bells and whistles to your site. Custom themes, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), fancy menus, events management, and state of the art Ecommerce are all available with just … Read more