How to use manual excerpts in posts

WordPress automatically generates excerpts (short introductory texts) out of the posts’ content. However, it also implements the ability to manually type in the posts excerpts instead of the auto-generated ones.
This functionality is slightly hidden in the screen options, but can be quickly activated and used.

How to edit theme strings with translations

The vast majority of the text on your site comes from your own content. However there’s a small amount that comes with the theme and that in very few instances you’d wish to change to something else.

The first though would be to dive right into the theme files and search for that text to edit it right there, right? That usually works, but just not always. Luckily, WordPress provides for a way to do this more easily…

WordPress Child Themes Tutorial

You never really got a solid grip on WordPress child themes? Well now’s your chance.

We provide both a complete step-by-step tutorial as well as a one page go-to resource for quick starting a child theme in no time. The choice is yours.

How to use a custom menu in your WordPress website

Custom menus are advanced functionality for controlling the content of the menus built into Wordpress since version 3.0.

They are meant to be used when the auto-generated menus no longer suit the desired content/functionality of the site or when custom links / custom structures are needed.