Param Chahal, Author at TemplateToaster Blog

Param Chahal

Param Chahal, the mind behind TemplateToaster have more than a decade of industry experience. He wishes to render his pool of wisdom on to the world by contributing with content ideas here on this blog through a team of dedicated editors and writers.

101 Guide to Wp_kses function: Escaping, Security and more!

Last updated on November 30, 2019Param Chahal

If you’re a WordPress developer that writes HTML/CSS/JS, you should be very alert about website security. As it is one of the important aspects to protect your website from hackers, spammers etc. You need to prevent them from injecting malicious code into your databases. You must have heard about escaping. It helps to secure your data prior to rendering it for an end user. It also prevents cross-site scripting (XSS). WordPress provides built-in functions to stop this type of things automatically. But if you need to escape your output in a specific way, wp_kses function in WordPress will come handy. It will give you control over what is allowed and what’s not.

How to Create Custom Header in WordPress?

Last updated on April 8, 2024Param Chahal

Do you want every page of your site to look distinct and appealing? What if I say that all of this is possible and you can do it yourself? And that key is – Custom Header!! Yes, you read it right. Let’s see how to create a custom header in WordPress

How to fix WordPress page updates not working

Last updated on November 30, 2019Param Chahal

Adding changes to your Wordpress site is a good practice to keep it worth reading. But what to do, if the changes you did in content or design are not committed. Actually, Wordpress not updating the fixes you did. It is really unfortunate. I got many queries that users made many changes to WordPress theme, page, post or widget. But, WordPress is not updating at all after saving or publishing. How will you fix it?

How to Create WordPress Page Template: Tutorial for Beginners

Last updated on June 14, 2021Param Chahal

Basically, all the pages of a website have the appearance according to the theme applied. But, you might come across some sites that have different designs for different pages. How is it possible? The simple answer is – Custom WordPress Page templates. The look of a page can be changed easily by applying a different page template. You can also use a WordPress custom page template to serve different purposes. For example, to create a contact page, landing page, displaying a list of archives/authors, embedding a Google script etc. You can extend the power of WordPress endlessly, it just depends on how you customize !!

How to Create an Ebook Landing Page : Tutorial for Beginners

Last updated on September 30, 2020Param Chahal

A landing page can be any page other than a home page where a user lands after clicking a PPC ad or a search engine result link. An ebook landing page is designed especially for marketing & advertising. A recent study shows that ebook sales will account for a quarter(20 billion US dollars) of global book sales by 2018. So, the publishers and authors can target this potential ebook market by creating effective ebook landing pages. The ebook landing pages will capture the leads in an incredibly flexible way. They will work as lead generation tools to serve the purpose of downloading the ebook.

How to Create Blogger Template from Scratch: Beginners Tutorial

Last updated on August 11, 2023Param Chahal

Creating blogs is really easy with blogger. Blogger is a well-known blog-publishing service that allows the users to create amazing blogs for free. However, a little HTML, CSS and Javascript coding knowledge is required. It’s not that tough. Once you make your mind to create Blogger template from scratch, with some basic concepts, you are ready to go.

20 Best Free Stock Music Sites for 2023

Last updated on June 8, 2023Param Chahal

If you are looking for the best royalty-free stock music sites, you have come to the right place. In this extensive guide, you will find a list of the top free stock music sites. Creating your own original music can be costly and time-consuming. Therefore, you need some genuine and authentic resources from where you can get some good quality music for your project. So, let’s now quickly see some of the best royalty-free stock music sites. Let’s dive in!

Top 12 PHP Cheat Sheets: Never Miss A Big Coding Beat!

Last updated on October 1, 2020Param Chahal

PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. It is a server-side scripting language that is compatible with almost all the web-servers. The most popular language for web development. But, it is difficult for a user to memorize all the PHP code. For solving this problem, PHP cheat sheets are used. A PHP cheat sheet is a reference guide for a user which consists of all the important syntax to accomplish a task.

30 Best WooCommerce Plugins for WordPress

Last updated on July 1, 2021Param Chahal

If you are looking for the best WooCommerce plugins for your WordPress website, then you are in the right place. Converting a simple and plain website into a fully-blow eCommerce website becomes easy when you know some of the best solutions to get started with. In this guide, I will walk you through the perfect solutions to make your WordPress website more attractive and result-oriented. So, let’s dive right in!

Rich Snippets: The Ultimate Guide to Google Structured data (Manual & Plugin methods)

Last updated on October 1, 2020Param Chahal

Wondering how your competitor got those fancy stars in Google listing and you are desperately searching “how to get stars in google search results” or “how to add star rating in google search” ? It all ends up with a more fancy term called “Rich Snippets” (labelled by Google). But the other, more technical name to it is “Structured data”.

10 Best WordPress Lightbox Plugins Compared (2023)

Last updated on June 8, 2023Param Chahal

Are you looking for WordPress Lightbox Plugins? If so, then reading this guide can be really helpful for you. In this guide, I have compiled a list of some of the top-notch plugins that you can use for your WordPress website. Sometimes it gets difficult to pick up the perfect option for your site. That’s exactly where you will find this guide helpful. So, let’s dig deeper and see what are the best options available. Let’s dive in!

Best Stock Footage Sites You Wished You Already Knew!

Last updated on October 1, 2020Param Chahal

Nowadays, adding the video content has emerged out as a new trend in the web world. It has the potential to widen your audience and bring you, new visitors. According to stats, 59% of executives say that if both text and video are available on the same topic, they are more likely to choose video. Videos are easy to share and follow. These are responsible to give your customers a full-sensory experience. These work best for e-learning sites. Also, KPCB believes that online video will account for 74% of all online traffic by 2017. The main issue involved in adding videos to a website is costing. But if someone gets videos free of cost, it will serve the purpose. So, I have prepared a list of some best stock footage sites that you can consider while producing the video content.

How to add a Custom Joomla Module Position?

Last updated on January 6, 2021Param Chahal

Joomla Module Positions are the placeholders of a template where the output of different module can be published. Any content can fill a Joomla module position like menus, slideshows, login forms, search forms, etc. A Joomla template designer has a full control over them. It depends on the template that how many module positions can be there, where these can be placed and how they look.

7 Essential Joomla Extensions to Boost Up Your Site (2023)

Last updated on June 8, 2023Param Chahal

Joomla extensions are great to get your brand new website to the next level as they provide a solution for content, images, caching, security and adding other improvements. The powerful Joomla extensions make the Joomla management, an effortless task. But choosing the right extensions becomes a dilemma for the beginners. As about 5 extensions are added to Joomla Extension Directory each day. The number of Joomla extensions keeps on increasing. So, the beginners never get the satisfactory answer to the question that “Which is the best Joomla extension for SEO, security, performance or user-tracking?”

Top 13 Essential Drupal Modules to start with Drupal 7 & 8

Last updated on July 1, 2021Param Chahal

Drupal is a popular platform due to its uniqueness and flexibility for creating amazing websites worldwide. And, to extend its functionality thousands of Drupal modules are there. Different Drupal modules will add different functionality to the site. For a new webmaster, it will be really tough to choose among different modules. Unnecessary modules will put a burden on site resources and make it slow. So, it is crucial to find that what are the only Drupal must-have modules.

Design Best SEO WordPress Theme: Top Ingredients that You Need

Last updated on October 1, 2020Param Chahal

A website is the face of a business. And what attracts a large audience to your site- Exposure, quality, promotion or content? The most important factor is the quality of the web page. Now, from where a site gets its shape? Obviously, a theme is responsible for a website structure. And, how it gets exposed to the public? Yes, you are right- It’s a Search engine. Stats tell that 95% of search traffic goes to sites on the first page of Google !! So, you can figure out how important it is to have an optimized step. But usually, people think about SEO after creating a website. But it will be too late then !!

10 Best Blogging Platforms for Bloggers (2023)

Last updated on August 19, 2023Param Chahal

Blogging Platforms which are easy to use are favorite among industry bloggers. Dive yourself into the list of blogging platforms and know which is the best Blogging platform for you.

Essential WordPress Booking Plugins You Must Try (2023)

Last updated on June 9, 2023Param Chahal

When it comes to managing a booking business website, choosing a right WordPress booking plugin matters a lot. As there are so many essentials to take care of like payments, bookings and customer management problems. And, of course, you don’t want to miss out anyone. Most of the booking websites have already deployed best WordPress booking plugins in order to get noticed by their customers. If you also desire for an extra edge over other WordPress booking websites but confused in deciding a suitable plugin, then no need to worry. Here, I have listed most popular single and multi-purpose WordPress booking plugins to sparkle the deserved fire in your booking business website.

Virtual Reality Web Design: Explore the Endless Possibilities that Exist

Last updated on April 22, 2020Param Chahal

A few years ago, Virtual Reality was a new concept. It was first being used only for 3D movies and games on TV. But now, it is making its way to Web Design. Virtual reality web design seems to be a big deal in coming years. Let’s first get introduced to Virtual reality concept.

Guide to Post Google Docs to WordPress directly: Add-on for Collaborative Editing

Last updated on April 13, 2021Param Chahal

You write a long article with attractive images and links. It’s just a publishing-ready material. But as soon as you copy this content to WordPress, all the content formatting disappears including links, images, headings, different font sizes etc. Have you ever been through the similar situation?

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