Paid alternatives:

References

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Paid alternatives:

WordPress Codex

WordPress Support Forums

WordPress IRC Live Chat or Slack

Where do you start?

Here are some rules of thumb:

If you are pressed for time, your issue is criti-cal or urgent, but you are willing to invest some money - go paid

If you are pressed for money, but willing to get your hands dirty - go free

Before you start looking for free help, keep in mind: be pa-tient and polite, never accuse and demand. Most people who help do it for free.

Free solutions:

If you have basic technical skills and an idea or a reasonable guess what caused your problem, start with WordPress Codex.

Codex contains thousands of great articles and examples which explain everything you need to know about WordPress.

codex.wordpress.org

Search on WordPress forums. WordPress forums have thousands of answers.

Most likely, your question has already been asked and answered.

If you can't find what you need or wanthelp from a human being, post your question.

Most questions get answered and a lot get resolved.

wordpress.org/support

Post your question on WordPress live chat channel. Or, as an alternative, use Word-Press Slack.

If you are lucky, you might catch a good developer online and get a quick answer.

codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_IRC_Live_Helpmake.wordpress.org/chat

Stackexchange

Get answers from experts.

First, search the forum. If you do not find what you need, post your ques-tion.

Well written, advanced questions get more feedback and answers.

stackexchange.com

YouTube is a great resource, espe-cially for beginners.

On YouTube you can find hundreds of great how to videos and several ex-cellent WordPress channels.

Google will find the best articles and answers from the most pop-ular forums.

Start with broad topics and then refine your searches by using quotes, site searches and exact phrases.

Themes & Plugins help

Find your plugin or theme in WordPress repository.

All well maintained plugins and themes have FAQ and Support sections.

Try to find your answer there. If you do not find anything post your question on theme’s or plugin’s support forum.

If you have a commercial plugin or theme go to its site and search for an answer there.

wordpress.org/themes, wordpress.org/plugins

Get free help from developers and bloggers

There are hundreds of bloggers and developers who will be happy to answer a well formulat-ed relevant question.

Find active discussions and fresh blog articles related to your prob-lem. Ask your question in the commentsor in the discussion threads.

FreelancersFreelance WordPress developers and designers charge from $10 to $50 per hour.

Price depends on skills, experience, and popularity.

Hire a freelancer if you need one time help for a medium size project, like building a new theme or site redesign.

odesk.com, freelancer.com, elance.com and other

Monthly WordPress support & helpRecurring monthly support will fit you well if you need small fixes and improvements on your site.

Fixing a plugin, changing styles,regular backups, updates andhigher security. Prices range from $50 to $250 per month.

wpHelp24.com, wpcurve.com, wpsitecare.com

AgenciesHire an agency if you have a big, complex project which might need further development. Agencies are usually more expensive than freelancers, but they are less likely to disappear or change their priorities.

Bonus tip: you can get WordPress help at wpHelp24.com as part of a free trial. It’s free and without any obligations.

wpHelp24.com

http://codex.wordpress.org/https://wordpress.org/support/http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_IRC_Live_Helphttp://stackexchange.com/https://www.youtube.com/https://www.google.com/https://wordpress.org/themeshttps://wordpress.org/plugins/https://www.odesk.com/https://www.freelancer.com/https://www.elance.com/https://wphelp24.com/http://wpcurve.com/http://www.wpsitecare.com/

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