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Articles by Joel Olawanle

Joel is a Frontend developer working at Kinsta as a Technical Editor. He is a passionate teacher with love for open source and has written over 300 technical articles majorly around JavaScript and it's frameworks.

How to create a classic WordPress theme: step-by-step guide

Learn how to create a classic WordPress theme from scratch by creating templates files and using WordPress functions.
Reading time
17 min read
Updated date
November 4, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Themes

Complete guide to WooCommerce shortcodes

Enhance your online store by displaying products, categories, shopping carts, and checkout pages with ease using shortcodes.
Reading time
11 min read
Updated date
August 6, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WooCommerce

Creating a page to display WooCommerce order details by order ID

This guide walks you through the steps to build a custom WooCommerce page that displays order details based on the order ID.
Reading time
10 min read
Updated date
July 10, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WooCommerce

Preparing for React 19: a guide for WordPress 6.6 users

Learn key updates, compatibility tips, and best practices to ensure a smooth transition and enhanced website performance.
Reading time
14 min read
Updated date
July 8, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
React

How AI and ChatGPT enhance WordPress functionality

Discover how AI and ChatGPT enhance WordPress functionality by automating content creation, improving translations and optimizing SEO.
Reading time
11 min read
Updated date
November 4, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development

PHP threads vs PHP memory limit: understand the difference

Discover the key differences between PHP threads and PHP memory limit and how they impact your website's performance.
Reading time
8 min read
Updated date
December 12, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Hosting

How to unpublish your WordPress site

Discover methods for taking your entire site offline, unpublishing specific pages or posts, and maintaining SEO value.
Reading time
9 min read
Updated date
November 5, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development

​​How to set up sales tax on your WooCommerce site

Learn how to use native WooCommerce features to manually add sales tax calculations to your online store in four steps.
Reading time
15 min read
Updated date
June 18, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WooCommerce
Topic
WordPress Ecommerce

How to prevent DDoS attacks: tips from security experts

Learn effective methods to prevent DDoS attacks and safeguard your website, mitigate threats, and maintain uninterrupted service.
Reading time
10 min read
Updated date
June 6, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Cloudflare
Topic
WordPress Hosting
Topic
WordPress Security

How to build a WordPress site using Bricks Builder: the ultimate guide

This guide shows you how to build a WordPress site using Bricks Builder and how to customize it without writing a single line of code.
Reading time
15 min read
Updated date
August 6, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Themes
Topic
WordPress Website Design

How to build a Chrome extension to manage your site’s plugins with Kinsta API and React

Learn how to create a Chrome extension with React and the Kinsta API to manage plugins on WordPress sites hosted with Kinsta.
Reading time
16 min read
Updated date
August 6, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
API
Topic
Google Chrome
Topic
React

How Speculative Loading can boost your WordPress site’s page speed

Learn how to boost your WordPress site's page speed with the Speculative Rule API via the Speculative Loading plugin available in WordPress
Reading time
12 min read
Updated date
May 3, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Website Speed
Topic
WordPress Performance