Syed Balkhi
Contributor at Freelance
Entrepreneur. Investor. CEO of @awesomemotive. The guy behind @wpbeginner @optinmonster @easywpforms and 40+ other brands. 25 million+ sites use my software.
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1 week ago |
wpbeginner.com | Syed Balkhi
WordPress 6.8 is finally here 🥳, and we’ve been testing it since the early beta. It’s the first major release of 2025 with several important changes. You’ll notice speed improvements after the update, thanks to the new speculative loading feature that makes pages feel like they load before you click them. This update also introduces better design tools, stronger password protection, and a more polished site editor.
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1 week ago |
wpbeginner.com | Syed Balkhi
Today, I’m extremely excited to share that aThemes is joining the Awesome Motive network, and they’re now part of the WPBeginner family of products. aThemes is a popular WordPress theme company known for building beautiful website templates that are optimized for speed and performance. Over 130,000+ websites use aThemes’ WordPress themes and plugins to build an online presence, launch online stores, and grow revenue.
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1 week ago |
wpbeginner.com | Syed Balkhi
Do you remember when sharing music on a website meant uploading MP3 files and dealing with clunky audio players? I sure do. Thankfully, many streaming services have made it easier to share music online, and Spotify is leading the way. As one of the world’s largest music platforms, it offers straightforward embedding options that work well with WordPress. As a music lover and WordPress user, I decided to look for the most reliable methods for adding Spotify content to WordPress sites.
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2 weeks ago |
wpbeginner.com | Syed Balkhi
Remember when adding alt text to images meant spending countless hours writing descriptions by hand? I certainly do – it was one of the most time-consuming parts of my content creation process. But thanks to AI, this process is now a lot easier. I’ve been impressed by how much AI can help streamline website management, especially when it comes to accessibility and SEO tasks. That’s why I’ve dedicated a lot of time to testing various AI-powered alt text generators on WordPress websites.
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2 weeks ago |
wpbeginner.com | Syed Balkhi
I’ve learned that the easier you make it for users to log in to your website, the more likely they are to become active members and engage with your content. That’s where OAuth login comes in – it lets people sign in to your WordPress website with just one click using their existing social accounts like Google, Facebook, or X. But here’s the thing: while OAuth login sounds simple in theory, setting it up correctly can be tricky.
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