WordPress has been around for a long time now, turning 18 this year. From 2003 onward, its popularity kept on increasing. As of now, more than 43 percent of the internet is powered by this CMS. With its growing popularity grew the number of resources. Today, there are thousands of blogs on WordPress.
While this is a nice thing to have, not all of them are authentic. And a large quantity means it’s hard to differentiate which of the blogs are reliable and which are not.
So today we will be presenting you the top WordPress blogs that are the thought leaders of the market, and you can follow these to get quality information without thinking twice.
List of Top 20 Best WordPress Blogs:
- WordPress Blog
- WP Tavern
- WPBeginner
- WPHive
- Kinsta
- weDevs Blog
- Torque
- IsItWP
- WPLift
- ManageWP
- Yoast SEO
- Elementor
- CodeinWP
- WP Arena
- ShoutMeLoud
- WPLeaders
- Cloudways
- WooCommerce Blog
- WPShout
- Woorkup
1. WordPress Blog
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that WordPress.org is the first one on our list. It is the primary and of-course the most legit source of any information regarding WordPress, as it is the official blog from WordPress.
Whether it’s the release of a new update, a bug fix, or monthly reports, this is the place you’ll get all of the official news immediately.
Find the blog on Twitter @WordPress
2. WP Tavern
WP Tavern is one of the best blogs on the WordPress platform that contains all the new announcements and updates from WordPress. They cover all the notable news from WordPress, themes, and plugins.
Apart from the news and hacks, you can also communicate with fellow developers on this platform and start interesting discussions. WP Tavern remains one of the finest sites to follow if you’re into WordPress.
Find the blog on Twitter @wptavern
3. WPBeginner
As the name suggests, WPBeginner focuses on beginners who are eager to learn WordPress. But make no mistake this site has something for everyone.
If you’re looking for easy to understand tutorials on WordPress, WPBeginner is a pro at that. If you’re looking to keep up with the latest news from the WordPress arena, WPBeginner can help. It’s no wonder that this is the largest blog about WordPress by the number of subscribers.
Find the blog on Twitter @wpbeginner
4. WPHive
WPHive is an interesting platform and probably the first of its kind in the WordPress arena. You might know this site for the powerful tool that you can use to know all about a plugin, starting from stats, errors, and insights.
But this site also features a lot of tutorials, guides, news, and many more. With a focus on creating quality content for WordPress, within a short span of time WPHive became one of the most prominent blogs in the WordPress industry.
Find the blog on Twitter @HiveWP
5. Kinsta
Kinsta has a name for providing managed hosting for WordPress sites. But it also has recognition for having one of the largest WordPress resource platforms, with hundreds of top-notch blogs on WordPress plugins, themes, development, and what not!
It surely has enough information to keep you hooked up if you are a WordPress enthusiast.
Find the blog on Twitter @kinsta
6. weDevs
Best known for developing some of the most popular plugins for WordPress like Dokan, WP User Frontend, WP ERP, weDevs also manages one of the best blogs on WordPress.
Whether you’re looking for blogs on WordPress tutorials, guides, plugin/theme review, or even eCommerce, you find it all on weDevs blog. Especially if you are looking to grow your eCommerce business online, this blog can help you with some very helpful guides.
This has been one of the most reliable blogs on the WordPress platform for over a decade. So you can easily guess the quality of this blog.
Find the blog on Twitter @weDevs
7. Torque
Torque is a project of WP Engine, one of the top managed hosting provider for WordPress. The blog contains articles on the latest WordPress news and updates as well as guides. It also publishes blogs on the latest information about the WordPress community. This well-decorated blog with a rich selection of content is gained a lot of popularity among WordPress lovers.
Find the blog on Twitter @TheTorqueMag
8. IsItWP
IsItWP is a unique tool that can look up if a website is built with WordPress. And if it is, which theme or plugins are used to build the site. Apart from its technology lookup tool, it also has an amazing blog on WordPress tutorials. The blog is full of how-to guides from which both beginners and advanced users can be benefited.
Find the blog on Twitter @isitwp
9. WPLift
WPLift is a blog that covers all about WordPress. With loads of beginner-friendly tutorials on the platform, anyone can use this platform to learn all ins and outs of WordPress.
It’s dedicated themes and plugin review section can help you find useful ones at any given time. They also have a theme and plugin directory for you to utilize.
Find the blog on Twitter @wplift
10. ManageWP
ManageWP is fundamentally different than any other blogs we covered in this article. Unlike other blogs, ManageWP doesn’t have articles of their own. Instead, it presents you with the best and curated articles from many different blog sites.
It’s hard to find quality articles from thousands and thousands of blogs on the internet. With ManageWP, you get to read only the selected blogs chosen by ManageWP editors.
Find the blog on Twitter @managewp
11. Yoast SEO
Yoast SEO is a familiar plugin for everybody in the WordPress arena. It is considered to be the best SEO plugin for the WordPress platform. But apart from its dominance in the SEO plugin industry, it also excels in another one.
Yoast SEO has a blog with a lot of quality articles. Its key difference from the other blogs is that it only publishes a blog on how to optimize your website for search engines better. This is fair, given that it’s the market leader in this industry and only a handful knows better SEO than Yoast.
Find the blog on Twitter @yoast
12. Elementor
Elementor, the ultra-popular page builder for WordPress that took WordPress by storm in June of 2016. From its inception, this Israel based WordPress plugin company has been publishing quality blogs.
Their blog covers a whole range of articles, starting from design, marketing, development on WordPress, business tips, and of course WordPress tips & tricks. Overall this blog is becoming a resource hub for all kinds of WordPress users.
Find the blog on Twitter @elemntor
13. CodeinWP
If you need a beginner guide on various topics regarding WordPress, CodeinWP should be your first choice. This website ensures an impeccable beginner’s guide on WordPress which is easy to understand. From how to open a WordPress account to the best plugins to do certain things, CodeinWP covered everything chronologically.
With new articles every week on various topics, you’ll be provided with some of the most well-researched and thoughtful content you’ll find about WordPress.
Find the blog on Twitter @codeinwp
14. WPArena
Plugin and theme Reviews, comparison,s and tutorials on various topic, these are the things WPArena excels at. Updated regularly with quality content, the provide some of the most useful tips and tricks for any WordPress user.
The website is pretty simple, and you can find all the information you need without hassle. Clean and intuitive learning, this is what WPArena is about.
Find the blog on Twitter @WPArena
15. ShoutMeLoud
ShoutMeLoud is different than other regular WordPress blogging platforms. It’s a place where you can learn how to be successful by blogging. Here in this blog Harsh Agarwal, the founder of this blog, writes about how to create a start blog, how to get the best hosting deals on how to monetize or do affiliate with it.
Does an overall growth marketing tutorial using WordPress within a single website seem alluring? Go and check out the blog.
Find the blog on Twitter @shoutmeloud
16. WPLeaders
Enter WP Leaders and click on the about page and it’ll start with something like this –
“Welcome to WPLeaders.com, a blog for WordPress users to make their WordPress blogs/sites awesome.”
And it surely does. You can find reviews on WordPress themes, plugins, hosting, and many more. Very few blogs match the quality of WPLeaders, being one of the reliable WordPress blogs around.
Find the blog on Twitter @thewpleaders
17. Cloudways
There’s no possible explanation on how managed hosting providers have some of the most wonderful blogs. Add Cloudways to the list, a hosting provider that hosts thousands of quality articles on its platform.
You can find quality WordPress theme and plugin reviews in this blog, but that’s not all. It also has a lot of articles on PHP, Laravel, and even other CMS platforms like Joomla, Drupal, Magento.
Find the blog on Twitter @Cloudways
18. WooCommerce Blog
The plugin that powers over 28% of all the eCommerce sites worldwide also has a blog where eCommerce owners can learn about how to optimize their WordPress based eCommerce. If you have an eCommerce website you should definitely follow this blog to know the latest news on WooCommerce, eCommerce marketing strategies, and many more.
Find the blog on Twitter @WooCommerce
19. WPShout
WPShout is unarguably one of the most resourceful blogs on WordPress. The blogs here are short and simple. Starting from beginner guides, it has free courses, WordPress coding tutorials, and many more on the same website.
This website is highly regarded in the WordPress community. Apart from tutorials, guides, tips & tricks, it also features recent news and updates on WordPress.
Find the blog on Twitter @WPShout
20. Woorkup
Woorkup is quickly becoming one of the top blogs on WordPress. The main theme of Woorkup is that they don’t publish any guest post, all the posts on Woorkup are basically written by the two brothers Brian Jackson and Brett Jackson.
Woorkup features some of the most in-depth tutorials on WordPress. Along with the blog, this also hosts some pretty good plugins built by the two brothers.
Find the blog on Twitter @mywoorkup
Wrapping Up
You can never learn enough. The blogs that we featured in this article are surely some of the best ones to learn ins and outs of WordPress, the best blogging platform.
If you are just starting out on WordPress, learn how to install WordPress on localhost. Also, keep a collection of the best themes for WordPress from here.
Hope this article will help boost your WordPress knowledge and can be a stepping stone for your WordPress journey.
![Black Friday and Cyber Monday are around the corner, and people are waiting for these festivals to grab the best product deals. That is why giving an attractive look to your website during this festive season is very necessary. But, creating a whole new landing page might be difficult in a short period of time. Don't worry. By using Happy Elementor Addons Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Page templates, you can easily develop a whole new landing page in a few minutes. In this today's blog, we are going to show how to boost your website design using HappyAddons templates during this festival season. Before that, we'll talk a bit about these two festivals and why they are important to online business communities. What are Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Black Friday is the immediate following of the famous Thanksgiving day. This is when people start shopping to celebrate the Christmas festival. Since the late 1980s, retail sales on this day have constantly been suppressing the past volumes. See the graph below. Source: Salecycle.com The first Monday following Thanksgiving day each year is called Cyber Monday. It was first introduced in 2005 by the USA National Retail Federation to encourage people to buy online. Though this festival originated in the USA, it is celebrated globally today. See the stats below. Source: Salecycle.com It indicates customers' buying behavior around this day is growing up over time. Many customers today keep a budget to buy products on these two days. So, why won’t you prepare a Cyber Monday landing page if you have an online store? Importance of Designing Landing Pages for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Festival Having a well-design website is one of the major checklists if you are running an online business. Most importantly, you have to make sure that your website remains up-to-date to boost your sales. That is why you need to redesign your website or make a new landing page during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday festivals. Because most online product & service-based businesses promote special deals during these two festivals. Here are some remarkable ways dedicated landing pages during these festivals can positively impact the performance of your online business. Boosts your product salesIncreases conversion rateOpportunity to collect potential email leadsGrabs users' attention toward your siteReduces bounce rateIncreases website visitors. Elementor Black Friday New Seasonal Kit is Already Here! Source: Elementor To make this Black Friday more enjoyable, Elementor has launched a New Seasonal Kit that includes landing pages, sections, pop-ups, and vector assets. All these design elements are made by the Elementor team so that one can easily use them on their website to ensure more sales and conversions. New Elementor Black Friday Seasonal Kit offers: 3 Landing pages6 Sections 6 Popups A collection of stickers & animations You can only get these ready-made Black Friday landing pages and sections if you have Installed Elementor Pro on your site. However, if you are looking for templates that are outside of the box, you can go with Happy Addons, the fastest Elementor Addons on the market. It's very easy to use, flexible and has tons of advanced features and widgets that can ease your website design journey. Also, you'll get several festival landing page templates & blocks. Moreover, you can use free Black Friday and Cyber Monday design blocks and templates to decorate your site. Most importantly, these templates and blocks are easy to customize and can be used for multiple purposes. Now let's see how you can use the Happy Addons templates to design your website according to the Black Friday theme. Pre-Requisites to Use HappyAddons Templates to Design Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Pages You must have the following plugins installed on your site to get access to the HappyAddons Template library. Make sure you’ve installed and activated the Happy Addons Free & Premium version of your website. Elementor (Free)Happy Addons (Free)Happy Addons Pro If you are new to Elementor, check this Step By Step Guide For Beginners. If you want to explore the readymade templates of HappyAddons before installing these plugins, you may visit by clicking on the button below. Check out Happy Addons Templates How to Design Black Friday Landing Page on Your Website Once you have the plugins (mentioned above) installed, your website is ready to follow the tutorial guide explained in this section. Get ready now! Step 1: Open a New Page with Elementor Create a new page or open the existing page with Elementor. Next, you have to select the Elementor Canvas option.Unless you select Elementor Canvas, you may watch the header, footer, and unnecessary other texts on the page. These might be irritating to you.Once you open the page with Elementor Canvas, your page will be completely clean. Watch the video below on how to do it. Step 02: Go to HappyAddons Library Click on the HappyAddons Library Icon. It will open up a modal popup. Here you'll find numerous stunning premade Blocks and Pages created by the Happy Addons team. Kindly explore them to create a list of your favorite items. Step 03: Import a HappyAddons Black Friday Template Go to the Page tab on the modal popup.Select Black Friday from the left-side filter option.You will several good-looking templates on your screen.Take your cursor on the one you like and hit on the INSERT button. Wait for a while to finish the installation process. You will get the template on your screen with editable sections and options. Step 04: Set the Black Friday Campaign Deadline A deadline creates a sense of urgency in customers' minds. So, better if you add a deadline section on the page to show your Black Friday deals. The good thing is that if you select the template as we did, you will automatically get a deadline or countdown option. You have to customize it as you want. Step 05: Show Image Carousel Slider on Your Black Friday Landing Page Using the Image Carousel, you can slide show demonstrating discounts on your product categories. Drag and drop the Image Carousel widget on any landing page section. Next, from the Elementor panel, you can add photos and text to the widget. Do it accordingly. Thus, you can add more sections and options on the landing page. Hope you can do it yourself. Step 06: Make the Black Friday Landing Page Mobile Responsive Making a web page mobile responsive with Elementor is super easy. You'll get the mobile responsive option on the Elementor footer section. Clicking on it will open up the option to view your landing page on different device screens. We have explained the process in the video below. Note: Don't delete any widget or section while customizing your landing page for any particular device. Because if you delete a widget or section on any device screen, it will also be applied on other devices. However, you may change their position or alignment or hide them. It won't make any impact on other devices. Step 07: Final Preview of Our Landing Page Here is the final interface of our Elementor Black Friday landing page that we've designed using the Happy Addons' ready-made Template. Get Happy Addons to Add a Black Friday Theme Landing Page on Your Website How to Design Cyber Monday Landing Page on Your Website You will require the same prerequisites (Elementor and HappyAddons Plugins) to design the Cyber Monday landing page on your website. Hope you have them ready on your website. Now, let's get into the tutorial part. Step 01: Import a Cyber Monday Readymade Landing Page Template Go to the HappyAddons Template library.Choose the Cyber Monday template you like.Click on the INSERT button. Wait for a while to finish the installation process. You'll get a page design like the following image below. Step 02: Edit Different Sections of the Page In the first tutorial, you saw the deadline/countdown option was already embedded in the template. But this template doesn't have it. So, you can bring it to your page? Very simple. Create a new section by clicking on the plus icon.Type Countdown on the Elementor search bar.Drag and drop the widget on the section. Customize the Countdown section from the Content and Style tabs of the Elementor panel. Using the Heading widget, we have added the FLASH DEALS text next to the countdown to make it more meaningful. Thus, you can use other exciting widgets on the template to make your landing page super gorgeous. Step 03: Promote Products on the Landing Page Promotional landing pages usually include a section to showcase some hot-selling products to generate instant sales. Using the Image and Button widgets, we have created this section under the FLASH DEALS.You may customize it more as you wish. Step 04: Make it Mobile Responsive We already showed you the process in the first tutorial on making a mobile web landing page responsive. Hope you can do it here as well, following the same guideline. Click on the Responsive Mode icon and do the rest yourself. Bonus: Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Page Design Key Considerations Whenever you design a landing page, you need to consider why you need to design this page and what elements they should keep on the page. Because if you are not adding all the necessary features to your page, it will not serve its purpose. This is why you need to focus on a few things before designing your Black Friday landing page. Here are some points you must consider in designing Black Friday and Cyber Monday landing pages. Add Black Friday textSet deals deadlineShow your best-discounted productsAdd coupon code Focus on responsive page designMake your page visually appealingImprove your page user experience or page structureSet a proper website navigation FAQ on Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Page Design Now, we'll answer some common questions on Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing page designs commonly found online. How much does it cost to design a landing page?The cost of designing a landing page varies depending on the complexity of the design, the level of customization required, and whom to hire for the page. A simple landing page can be designed for as little as $25, while a more complex design with multiple customizations can cost upwards of $2,00.However, if you have Elementor and HappyAddons installed, you can design unlimited landing pages at a minimal cost. But like any other tool, you must have a kind of enterprise on them. As they are drag-and-drop builders and their numerous tutorials and documentation are available, they won't take you more than a month to be used to. Check out some wonderful YouTube tutorials on these two plugins. Hope you will enjoy them.How many hours does it take to design a landing page?It mainly depends on the level of design complexity and your web design skill. However, both in Elementor and HappyAddons, you will get countless readymade templates and block sections. You can design a beautiful landing page in 3-5 hours by making a proper combination of them.Can I design Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing pages with Elementor and HappyAddons free versions?Surely, you can design Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing pages with Elementor and HappyAddons free versions. But only with the pro versions, you can't add too many exciting features to your pages. For example, free versions will give you access to only a limited number of readymade templates.If you are just a beginner-level designer, free versions are enough. But if you are a professional designer or have a web designing agency, pro versions are a must. Are You Ready To Design Your Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Page? Customers look forward to this kind of occasion to buy their favorite products at a minimum price. Naturally, they are drawn to websites that look good and give a festive vibe. That is why adding a Black Friday and Cyber Monday landing page during the festival season will give you an extra edge over the competitors. The above guide shows how to design your Elementor Black Friday Landing page using the Happy Addons' Black Friday Templates and how it can help boost your holiday sales. So if you have any queries regarding this blog, you can comment on us in the below box. If you like this post, then share it on your social channel. 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WPArena is our choice , but others are also great as well, I like post and have great info for everyone.
Great job
Hello RADI, Thank you for your appreciation. WP Arena is one of our most favorite blogs as well. If you want to read more informative blogs like this one, stay tuned to Happy Addons. Have a good day.
Among the best blogs on the WordPress platform is WP Tavern, which contains WordPress announcements and updates. They cover all the notable news from WordPress, themes, and plugins.
Hello Maria,
You are absolutely right. WP Tavern is one of the best WP news and updates related platforms.
Regards,
Gobinda,
Team HappyAddons.
I really appreciate your work. Great blog. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Maria for inspiring us.
Regards,
Gobinda,
Team HappyAddons.