Wellenbrecher
Why a CAPTCHA is an accessibility problem
WCAG does not ban CAPTCHAs, and no fine over an inaccessible one is on record. What criterion 1.1.1 asks for, and what replaces a CAPTCHA on a form.
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Fleet
Updating WordPress Plugins: What Happens If You Do Not
Why outdated WordPress plugins are dangerous, why a security update is what makes the flaw public, and what the Cyber Resilience Act changes in September.
Wellenbrecher
Akismet Alternative: Spam Protection That Never Leaves Your Site
Looking for an Akismet alternative? Four spam protection solutions compared, and how local checking works without cloud, DPA, or request limits.
Leadlotse
Typeform Alternative: Forms That Don't Charge Per Response
Looking for a Typeform alternative? Typeform bills per response and throttles good campaigns. Five alternatives compared, down to forms in WordPress.
Hafen
Hafen Is Submitted: Our Theme on Its Way to the Official WordPress Directory
The Hafen 0.8.0 block theme is submitted to the official WordPress.org directory, Hafen Core 1.0.0 sits ready in the lock. What's inside and what happens next.
Kurato
Calendly Alternative: Book Appointments Without an External Service
Looking for a Calendly alternative? Five ways to book appointments compared, from Cal.com to WordPress plugins to booking in your own database.
Adjet
AdSense Not Showing: Narrow It Down Before You Change Anything
AdSense ads not showing on your WordPress site? Four tests cut the list of causes in half, then work through the ten that actually cause blank ad slots.
Adjet
Split Testing Ads in WordPress: A/B Tests with Adjet
Split testing WordPress ads with rotation groups in Adjet: create variants, weight them, compare CTR, plus rules of thumb for reliable results.
Kurato
Mailchimp Alternative 2026: 5 Newsletter Tools Compared
Mailchimp alternative 2026: billed per contact, not per newsletter. Five options compared, from Brevo and MailPoet to a newsletter in your own WordPress.
Adjet
Adjet Is Now in the Official WordPress Directory: Eight Weeks of Review, a New Name
Adjet is now in the official WordPress plugin directory as Hafenstudios Ads. What eight weeks of review changed and what existing users need to know.
Wimpel
Our Blog Now Speaks Seven Languages – What We Learned About Multilingual Publishing
Our multilingual blog now publishes in seven languages. What the rollout taught us about translated slugs, hreflang clusters, and translation work.
Heckgalerie
Heckgalerie: Galleries for WordPress That Don't Bring 2 MB of JavaScript
Heckgalerie is the new WordPress gallery plugin from the Hafenstudios fleet: logo bars, galleries, sliders, and albums with under 7 KB of assets.
Leadlotse
Ready for Launch: Leadlotse Gets Ready for WordPress.org
Leadlotse is set to become the second Hafenstudios plugin in the official WordPress directory. The free version is built, tested, and passes Plugin Check.
Fleet
Workshop Report, July 2026: What's on the Bench Right Now
Workshop report from the Hafenstudios shipyard: Adjet is in the WordPress directory, Leadlotse is about to be submitted, Wimpel and Heckgalerie are live.
Heckgalerie
NextGEN Gallery Alternative: 5 Gallery Plugins Compared
NextGEN Gallery is powerful but heavy: custom tables, lots of JavaScript. Five alternatives compared, from the core gallery block to Heckgalerie.
Hafen
Emoji in Your Password: More Secure or Just More Original?
An emoji password raises entropy dramatically and still often fails in practice. Where emoji passwords help, where they annoy, and how our generator works.
Fleet
8 Free WordPress Tools, No Sign-Up Required: Our Toolbox
Eight free WordPress tools, no sign-up and no tracking, right in your browser: ads.txt, .htaccess, schema markup, emoji passwords and the CRA self-declaration.
Wimpel
WPML Alternative 2026: Multilingual WordPress Plugins Compared
WPML is powerful but heavy: database interventions, performance costs, lock-in. Five alternatives compared, from Polylang to TranslatePress and Wimpel.
Leadlotse
Contact Form 7 Alternative: 5 Form Plugins Compared
Contact Form 7 is free but spartan: no spam protection, no inbox. Five alternatives in an honest comparison, from WPForms to Leadlotse.
Hafen
Create a Secure Password: Strong Enough to Hold, Simple Enough to Remember
Why length beats complexity, the five most common password mistakes and the story method that gives you passwords you actually remember.
Hafen
Lorem Ipsum Alternative: Placeholder Text That Actually Tests Your Layout
A lorem ipsum alternative that is length-honest: Harbour Ipsum generates placeholder text with word worlds, structure blocks, and WordPress export.
Hafen
WordPress Password Security: Why Your Password Is the Biggest Risk
Why weak passwords are the number one way into WordPress, which password myths you can forget and what actually protects your login.
Adjet
How Much Revenue Do Publishers Lose to Adblock? (2026 Numbers)
Adblock revenue loss in 2026: real usage stats by device and audience, worked AdSense examples, and what actually helps. Includes a free calculator.
MemberJet
Course Platform Fees Compared: What You Actually Keep (2026)
Course platform fees compared: Gumroad, Teachable, Udemy, and Digistore24 rates, worked examples, and 3-year totals – plus the self-hosted alternative.
Adjet
How Much Does AdSense Pay? Realistic Numbers for 2026
How much does AdSense pay? Realistic CPC and RPM estimates by niche and country, worked examples for 10k–1M pageviews, and a free earnings calculator.
Hafen
Schema Markup for WordPress: How to Get Rich Results (2026)
Schema markup for WordPress, explained honestly: which types matter, how to add JSON-LD without breaking anything, and why AI search engines lean on structured data.
Linkjet
WordPress .htaccess: The 10 Most Useful Snippets (With Generator)
The 10 most useful WordPress .htaccess snippets: force HTTPS, redirects, caching, GZIP, security headers and more – explained plainly, with a free generator.
Linkjet
How to Add an Affiliate Disclosure in WordPress (FTC & EU Rules)
Affiliate disclosure WordPress guide: what FTC and EU rules require, where to place the notice, and how it differs from rel=sponsored tags.
MemberJet
Setting Up Digistore24 IPN in WordPress: Step-by-Step Guide
Set up Digistore24 IPN in WordPress step by step: add the IPN URL, verify the passphrase and SHA signature, handle events, test with the simulator.
MemberJet
elopage Alternative for WordPress: Build Your Own Course Platform Without Commissions
Looking for an elopage (now ablefy) alternative for WordPress? See how MemberJet and Digistore24 let you build your own course platform without commissions.
Adjet
How to Set Up ads.txt in WordPress (AdSense Guide)
Set up ads.txt in WordPress: file structure, an AdSense example line, setup via FTP, plugin, or host, and the mistakes that quietly cost you ad revenue.
Hafen
Elementor Alternatives in 2026: Why Block Themes Are the Better Choice
Looking for an Elementor alternative? An honest comparison of block themes, Bricks, Breakdance and Kadence – plus when Elementor itself is still the right call.
Adjet
How to Add Google AdSense to WordPress: The Complete 2026 Guide
Add Google AdSense to WordPress step by step: account verification, ads.txt, Auto ads versus manual ad units, and the setup that survives theme updates.
Linkjet
7 Best Free WordPress Redirect Plugins Compared (2026)
Looking for the best free WordPress redirect plugin? We compare 7 free options – Redirection, Rank Math, Linkjet and more – so you can pick the right one.
Linkjet
Broken Link Checker for WordPress: The Best Free Tools
A free WordPress broken link checker: plugin, Ahrefs, Search Console, or Screaming Frog? We compare the tools fairly and show the best workflow.
MemberJet
The Best Kajabi Alternative for WordPress: Sell Courses Without Monthly Fees
Looking for a Kajabi alternative for WordPress? Compare real costs, ownership, and GDPR control – then see how MemberJet lets you sell courses for free.
Hafen
WordPress Slow? 10 Steps That Make Your Site Fast Again
Is your WordPress site slow? Ten steps that work: hosting, PHP version, caching, images, database cleanup and the plugins that quietly slow you down.
Linkjet
Starting Affiliate Marketing with WordPress: A Guide That Stays Honest
How to start affiliate marketing with WordPress: commission models, picking a niche, content that converts and link management that survives a URL change.
MemberJet
WordPress Backup Plugins Compared, and How to Set One Up Properly
An honest comparison of UpdraftPlus, Duplicator, BackWPup, All-in-One WP Migration and host backups, plus a step by step setup guide.
Adjet
Cookie Consent Plugins for WordPress: Five Tools Compared
Which cookie consent plugin for WordPress really holds up? Borlabs, Real Cookie Banner, Complianz, Cookiebot and CookieYes compared, plus Consent Mode v2.
Hafen
WordPress Security Plugins Compared: Which One Actually Fits Your Site
Wordfence, Solid Security, Sucuri, NinjaFirewall or All-In-One WP Security? An honest comparison, plus the hardening that comes before any plugin.
Hafen
WordPress White Screen of Death: How to Fix It, Step by Step
Fix the WordPress white screen of death: enable WP_DEBUG, read debug.log, isolate the plugin conflict and raise the PHP memory limit, step by step.
Adjet
AdSense and the GDPR in WordPress: How to Build a Setup That Holds Up
AdSense in WordPress under the GDPR: consent gating before the first ad request, Consent Mode v2, lazy loading and a visible ad label, step by step.
MemberJet
Create an Online Course in WordPress and Sell It Yourself
Build an online course on your own WordPress: modules and lessons, quizzes, drip content, automatic access after a sale, and AI help while you write.
Adjet
Advanced Ads Alternative: A Lean Core, Not Add-On Sprawl
Looking for an Advanced Ads alternative? See why Adjet's lean core with built-in consent gating, lazy-load, and privacy-minded local stats is a fair option.
Linkjet
How to Find and Redirect 404 Errors in WordPress
Find WordPress 404 errors with Search Console, server logs and a 404 monitor, then turn every dead URL into a clean 301 or an honest 410.
Linkjet
How to Set Up a 301 Redirect in WordPress
Set up a 301 redirect in WordPress the right way: 301 vs 302, a working .htaccess example, the plugin route, and the mistakes that cost rankings.
Adjet
Ad Inserter Alternative: Adjet Compared for WordPress
Looking for an Ad Inserter alternative for WordPress? Adjet offers a clean ad cockpit, consent gating, lazy-load, and privacy-friendly local stats.
MemberJet
MemberPress Alternative: When Switching to MemberJet Pays Off
A MemberPress alternative with native Digistore24 support instead of just Stripe and PayPal: where MemberPress excels and where MemberJet wins.
Linkjet
The Best Pretty Links Alternative: Switch to Linkjet for Free
Looking for a Pretty Links alternative? Linkjet's free version is GDPR-friendly, with a REST API and an import wizard including stats. Pro from 49 euro.
Adjet
AdRotate Alternative: Adjet's WordPress Ad Cockpit
Looking for an AdRotate alternative for WordPress? Adjet offers a clean ad cockpit, consent gating, lazy-load, and local stats. A fair comparison.
MemberJet
LearnDash Alternative: Courses Plus Sales in One Tool
Looking for a LearnDash alternative? MemberJet combines courses, membership, and native Digistore24 billing in one self-hosted WordPress plugin.
Linkjet
ThirstyAffiliates Alternative: Linkjet Compared
Looking for a ThirstyAffiliates alternative? Linkjet Free cloaks affiliate links with short links, stats, and a REST API at no cost. An honest comparison.
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