Resources – WP Blogging 101’s Blueprint {Tools I Use}

I’ve often asked: How WP Blogging 101 has been built? Which resources or blogging tools do I use on this blog?

As a result, I created this WPBlogging101 blogging resources page, which shows you the scenes and looks at all the tools, plugins, and services that we use here at WP Blogging 101.

If you want to build a website like this, then you should definitely choose the same resources I use here.

Blogging Resources We Use At WP Blogging 101

WP Blogging 101 is powered by WordPress CMS. It’s the best content publishing platform on the web, wordpress.org.

And I strongly recommend you WordPress CMS to start a blog in 2024, because of its:

• highly customizable for great flexibility,
• designed for anyone, not just developers,
• and lower setup & maintenance costs.

Below are the tools (categorised) I use to run WP Blogging 101.

WordPress Hosting

WordPress is 100% free. But to start a blog on it, you will need a domain name and web hosting service.

• A domain name is the name of your website/blog like wpblogging101.com.
• Web hosting is like a home of your website, where all your website files e.g. images, videos, and content are stored.

At WP Blogging 101, I use Cloudways. It is Fast. Simple. And Reliable.

Cloudways (review) is one of the top cloud hosting in the market, and the best thing about this host is, that you get a 3-day FREE trial and then $10/mo only.

Alternatives, you can consider Nexcess, WP Engine, or Nestify for creating rocket-solid blog websites or eCommerce stores using managed WordPress hosting.

👉 Beginners Hosting Tip: Cloudways is a bit costly. So, if you are planning a create a new blog, then go for Bluehost or Hostinger – recommended hosts for beginners.

WordPress Theme

WP Blogging 101 uses Kadence Theme (premium version).

Kadence (review) is a freemium WordPress theme, which you can download for free from the official website kadencewp.com.

Either way, the premium license comes with seamless features and functionalities. You can get Kadence lifetime license here.

WordPress Plugins

Below are the plugins that I use to add functions and features to WP Blogging 101.

• Kadence Blocks (review): It’s a powerful Gutenberg editor plugin for Kadence Theme.
• Kadence Conversions (review): This is used for displaying beautiful opt-in forms and subscription boxes.
• AIO Shortcodes: Auto updates for months or years inside blog posts and pages.
• WP Rocket: Dramatically improve the speed and user experience of your site.
• Rank Math SEO (review): The Rank Math is an all-in-one SEO plugin we’ve used since January 2020. Before that, I had been familiar with Yoast SEO.
• ShortPixel: The best image compression plugin to improve image performance and boost SEO.
• SolidWP: One of the most full-featured WordPress security plugins available.
• Social Snap: We’re using Social Snap (paid plan) to display beautiful social sharing buttons on posts and pages.
• Thirsty Affiliates: It’s a revolution in affiliate link management (the best resource for affiliate marketing websites).
• WP Compress: Instantly fixes slow load times, boosting sales, enhancing search rankings, and reducing bounce rates.
• Updraft: Create automatic website backups and restore to Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, Rackspace etc.
• Akismet: Automatically remove spam comments that come from bots.

Other Blogging Resources & Tools

This section contains all external services I use for managing WPBlogging101.

• SEMrush: SEMrush is my most-favourite SEO tool, which helps me outrank the competition in SERPs.
• GetResponse: GetResponse is my all-time favourite Email Marketing software. I use it for email automation. Grab GetResponse 30-day free trial here.
• Pabbly Connect: It lets you connect your favourite applications within minutes and say goodbye to manual work.
• Canva: Online image creator and editor.

And that’s it!

These blogging resources and WordPress tools I use to manage WP Blogging 101.

Ultimately, these resources ate the tools that you need to accelerate your WordPress blog growth in 2024 – 2025.

If you have any questions about a particular tool, then feel free to let me know via the contact page.