What’s Under the Hood

Here are the tools I use for this blog.

Please note that some of the below links are affiliate links, which means that if you make a purchase using one of them, I might receive a small commission, at no additional cost to you! Thanks!

WordPress

I’ve been working with WordPress for 7 years now, and all the websites I create are based on it. If you need help to launch a WordPress blog or website, you can email me for help at [email protected]

WordPress Hosting

I’ve been using SiteGround for 4 years now for both my own projects and my clients’ projects. They offer different types of hosting plans for different types of websites.

WordPress Theme

I’m using the GeneratePress theme (with GP Premium), which is light and built for performance but also offers numerous customization options. It’s also very affordable, especially with a 40% renewal discount! It also has a free version if you want to test it.

WordPress Plugins

I like to have as few plugins as possible. Here they are: Yoast SEO, W3 Total Cache, iThemes Security, WP Smush, Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode, WPForms Lite, Ad Inserter, WP Sticky Sidebar, Social Warfare, AddFunc Head & Footer Code.

CDN

I’m using Cloudflare and I’m very happy with it. I actually like the fact that it’s a reverse proxy because I can avoid some issues that can happen with “standard” CDNs. Cloudflare also offers good security features.

Privacy, Cookie, and GDPR policy

Since everything became way complicated with the GDPR law, I could no longer create the privacy policy myself or use free generators. Luckily, I found iubenda, which is always up to date with the new laws and tools, and it’s very easy to set up.

Grammar and Spelling Check

Grammarly is awesome because no matter how careful I am, I still make some spelling or grammar mistakes. It has a browser add-on that proofreads your text and highlights the mistakes. It’s not 100% accurate all the time, but it still does a good job.

Image Creation

For my blog posts’ featured images, I use Stencil, which is an awesome and easy-to-use freemium graphic design tool. It also offers 10 free images per month.