Design Academy / Getting Started / Best Practices

Best Practices

Recommendations to maintain consistency, performance and accessibility across your site.

  • All
  • Best Practices
  • Getting Started
  • Media Library
  • Page Editing
  • Plugins
  • SEO
  • Users
  • Website Basics

What You Can (and Can’t) Safely Edit

3 min
Best Practices, Website Basics

Clear boundaries: what’s safe for editors to change vs. what should only be touched by a web administrator.

Learn more

What NOT to Change in BeaverBuilder

3 min
Best Practices, Page Editing

Row settings, column widths, global templates, and anything tagged with a layout class — off-limits for editors.

Learn more

What Makes a Good Web Image

3 min
Best Practices, Media Library

File formats (JPG vs. PNG vs. WebP), ideal dimensions, and why file size matters for page speed.

Learn more

Always Preview Before You Publish

3 min
Best Practices

Making it a habit to use Preview before hitting Publish on any change.

Learn more

When to Contact Your Web Admin

1 min
Best Practices, Website Basics

A clear list of scenarios that should always be escalated to the web admin rather than self-solved.

Learn more

Course Wrap-Up & Quick Reference

3 min
Best Practices, Getting Started

Summary of everything covered in the course, plus a quick-reference cheat sheet for day-to-day edits.

Learn more

Writing Page Titles & Meta Descriptions with Yoast SEO

5 min
Best Practices, SEO

Learn how to use Yoast SEO to write the title and description that appear when your site shows up in...

Learn more

WordPress Field Content: How to Mask Your Login Page with Defender Pro

5 min
Best Practices, Plugins, Website Basics

Hide your WordPress login URL from bots and unauthorized users using Defender Pro’s built-in login page masking feature.

Learn more

Understanding the Design Shop Website Process: How to Start Strong

5 min
Best Practices, Getting Started, Website Basics

Learn how to begin your Design Shop website build, including the assets you must submit, why Sections One and Two...

Learn more

Understanding WordPress User Roles and Permissions

4 min
Best Practices, Users, Website Basics

Learn about WordPress user roles, what each level of access allows, and best practices for managing users on your website.

Learn more