Author: Jean Galea

Jean Galea is an investor, entrepreneur, and writer. He is the founder of WP Mayor, and the plugins WP RSS Aggregator and Spotlight. He also runs the Good Life Collective. Connect with him on X or visit jeangalea.com.

Articles written by Jean Galea

Dreamhost WordPress Hosting Review

I get asked to give hosting recommendations very frequently, especially from new website owners who are looking for their first web host.

Let’s take a look at what makes DreamHost an ideal hosting solution.

Themeforest WPML Compatible Certified Themes

If multilanguage is a priority for you, you’re going to need a theme which handles multilingual functionality perfectly. The best multilingual plugin out there is definitely WPML, you just cannot go wrong with it. So our mission becomes that of finding themes that have been certified to work perfectly in conjunction with the WPML plugin.

From Drupal to WordPress – The Ultimate Guide

More and more people every day decide to quit Drupal and embrace WordPress. Taking the decision is easy, the actual migration to Wordpress, not so much. Go Wordpress is a service specialized in helping companies to move to WordPress from Drupal (and from any other CMSs like Joomla, Sitefinity, PHP-Nuke, Yola,…), offering two predefined migrations plans and a tailor-made “all you need” conversion to WP option. With close to one million posts migrated in 2012, we’ll be able to help you no matter how complex your current site is.

How To Use WordPress Tags and Categories Effectively

Tags and categories are great tools for organising your content in WordPress, and they should not be taken lightly. Right from the start you should decide on which categories to use, and consequentially how to tag your posts.

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Best WordPress Booking Plugins

WordPress is nowadays used on so many different kinds of websites, it is well past the age of being exclusively used for blogs.

Booking engines and booking calendars are an essential component in the cases of hotels, guesthouses, massage parlours, shows, restaurants etc.

The ideal solution in these cases is provided in the form of plugins, so lets take a look at some of the best WordPress booking plugins available on the market.

Genesis vs Thesis – Why do YOU Prefer Genesis?

During the last 2 weeks we’ve given some coverage to the Genesis vs Thesis debate. On my own Genesis vs Thesis review I leaned towards a preference to Genesis, however the comments to that review showed that there are people who love Thesis too.

I would now like to know why people so clearly prefer Genesis in the poll we conducted.

Managing Email Lists with WordPress

Email newsletters have become very popular in the recent years. And it’s no longer just a tool for email marketers, big brands, direct marketers, or some not-so-nice shady scam artists. Oh no.

Email newsletters are on the light side of the force now, and in my opinion, every WordPress blog should use them to develop better relationships with their audience, and get one more channel through which they can deliver content.