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Elementor has dominated the WordPress page builder market for years. But two serious alternatives have established themselves: Bricks Builder, developer-oriented and known for clean, fast code, and Breakdance, the younger performance-focused challenger. Here is my honest comparison of all three.

"Which caching plugin should I take?" is one of the most common questions in my training sessions — and one of the most often answered wrongly, because three very different tools are constantly thrown into the same pot. Two are genuine caching plugins; one is an optimisation tool that usually runs alongside a cache.

Every WordPress site needs a form sooner or later. Three plugins dominate the market in 2026: Fluent Forms, WPForms and Gravity Forms. I use all three regularly — but they differ considerably in price, performance and feature set.

With over 60,000 plugins, a dozen serious page builders and new hosting providers appearing constantly, every WordPress consultation raises the same question: which tool is actually better — not in theory, but in practice? This page is my central starting point for every comparison article on wptraining.at.

A WordPress theme determines not only how your site looks but how it performs, how flexibly you can build later, and how much frustration you take on. Four themes dominate the commercial premium segment. Here is my practical comparison for 2026.

You built a contact form, tested it yourself — no message in the inbox. A classic WordPress problem: the PHP standard function wp_mail() usually sends via php mail(), which mail providers increasingly filter as spam. The solution is SMTP. This article shows you three ways to set it up cleanly.

Installing WordPress is easier than ever in 2026 — and the first 30 minutes after installation are the most important for a healthy site in the long run. This guide covers the three routes (one-click, manual, local) and the settings you should apply straight after installing.

`/wp-admin` and `/wp-login.php` are the two most attacked URLs on any WordPress site. The simplest, most effective first line of defence is to move the login URL. This article shows you how to do it without server configuration and without the risk of locking yourself out.

There are over 60,000 plugins in the official WordPress directory. An average site I audit has 32 installed — and needs about 12. Here is my annotated list for 2026, structured by function, with a first recommendation and an alternative for each.

When customers search nearby – "hairdresser Salzburg", "joiner Pinzgau", "web design Zell am See" – local SEO decides whether they find you or your competitor. This guide shows you in seven concrete steps how to become more visible on Google as a business in Salzburg and the surrounding area.

For over ten years Yoast SEO has been the default in the WordPress world — more than 10 million active installations. Since around 2020 Rank Math has been chasing the market leader at an incredible pace. Here is my clear position for 2026, without the marketing waffle.

"What does SEO actually cost?" is the most common question companies in Salzburg ask me. The most honest answer is: it depends. But that helps nobody. So here are concrete, realistic price ranges for 2026 – and an explanation of what you are actually paying for.