Editorial Policy: How We Research and Check Our Guides

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Who writes our guides

Our guides are written by Steve, a website developer with more than 20 years' experience, whose background is described on our authors page. Every guide shows who wrote it and, where a second person has checked it, who reviewed it.

How we research

• We start from primary and authoritative sources: the official WordPress documentation and developer handbooks, WordPress release announcements, regulators such as the ICO, and official guidance from Google.
• We test what we can: every theme on this site, and every theme our builder makes, is checked by installing it in the current version of WordPress.
• We list the main sources at the end of each guide so you can check them yourself.
• We label folklore, legend and disputed claims clearly, and say when the evidence is thin.
• We never invent statistics, quotes, reviews or testimonials.

How we keep guides up to date

We review our guides regularly, and at least once a year. The "Last reviewed" date on a guide shows when its facts were last re-checked; the "Updated" date shows the last time anything on the page changed.

Corrections

If you spot a mistake, please tell us. We check every report and correct errors promptly, noting significant corrections on the page.

Independence and funding

This site is funded by advertising and affiliate links, explained on our how we make money page. Commercial relationships never decide what we write or recommend.

Use of AI tools

[STEVE: CONFIRM OR EDIT THIS. Suggested wording, true once you have reviewed each guide: "The first versions of our guides were researched and drafted with the help of AI tools, using the official sources listed on each guide. Every guide is checked, edited and approved by Steve, who is responsible for its accuracy."]