Much of the experience I have with WordPress results from tacit knowledge: the general know-how that I acquire usually results from great practice. The problem with tacit knowledge in teaching is that other people might miss those important things that it would not be easy to teach because they seem basic.

So today I will introduce you how to use browser tabs and windows efficiently. This may sound obvious to you, but I think you will be quite surprised by what you read.

But before you start, take the time to take a look at How to install a WordPress theme, How many plugins to install on WordPress.

Then let's get to work!

Save time with better tab management

When I work on a website I almost always have at least two tabs open: one for the dashboard and one for seeing changes on the front-end.

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More generally, I keep one tab open for each individual website I work on, since navigating between screens on the dashboard and on the UI can be quite slow. It is much faster to have two tabs open both for adding a new plugin and one for editing articles (for example, for add a shortcode that the plugin provides).

Two tabs for editing articles

The first place you should use multiple tabs is the WordPress article editor. Of course WordPress offers the " Customizer ", but it must be said that the latter is not always suitable for different situations, especially when the WordPress theme does not offer options on the latter.

So not everything can be done from a window. Keep an edit tab open, and open another tab to see the different changes. If your article is being written, by clicking on "Preview" a new tab will open where you can see a preview of the article in question. If your article is published, you will have to click on " See article , But instead make a right click then click on " open the link in a new tab ».

Here's what it will look like on your browser.

One tab per task

If I make a lot of changes on a client's website, especially if I install plugins, if I modify widgets, if I modify navigation menus and pages, doing it from a single tab quickly becomes complicated since the WordPress dashboard (when loaded) can be very slow. The solution is to assign each task to each tab on your browser.

See also our article on 4 WordPress Tasks that you can automate easily

Work both while logged in and offline

This is something that promises to be complicated because in some cases we need to see how a feature (or a WordPress theme) occurs both when a user is logged in and when not.

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Some people install multiple browsers at the same time, but this solution has a reputation for being limited, because if you have to test for example user roles, your tests will be limited to the number of browsers available today. It is in response to this that Google Chrome not only offers private browsing, but also users.

All you have to do is click on the username that appears at the top right, and click on "Change user profile". A new window will appear where you can click on " Add a new person ».

To switch to "private browsing" mode, click on the Google Chrome menu and click on " New incognito window ».

In summary…

Managing tabs and windows efficiently is one thing that can save you time during all of your online tasks, and is especially useful with WordPress. Do not hesitate to share our article these few tips for working faster.

Discover also some premium WordPress plugins  

You can use other WordPress plugins to give a modern appearance and to optimize the handling of your blog or website.

We offer you here some premium WordPress plugins that will help you do that.

1. Responsive HTML5 Music Player

Like all other plugins on this list, this WordPress Plugin will help you display a beautiful audio player on your website. Use the control panel to create multiple playlists and players with different settings and songs of your choice.

You can add this audio player anywhere on your website: on the sidebar, pages, articles and even the footer. Responsive HTML5 Music Player will bring you a lot of powerful features.

See also How to add an audio file to one on WordPress

And as features we will have among others: a shortcode generator, support for the FLASH engine for older browsers that do not support the HTML5 standard, a playlist with download option for each song, uninterrupted audio playback across web pages, multiple instances of the player on the same page, and more.

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2. Unite Gallery

Unite Gallery is one of the best premium gallery extensions for your WordPress website, and lets you scroll through images as well as videos. Thanks to it, you can create beautiful galleries, fully responsive, and compatible with mobile devices.

Its features include: 10 types of galleries, a touch viewer, with zoom effect, compatibility with YouTube videos, Vimeo, HTML and Wistia, more 120 gallery options, a powerful and intuitive gallery manager, etc. ...

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3. Ajax Translator Revolution

Translator Revolution is a user-friendly and highly customizable WordPress translation plugin. It's simple enough to get started, yet powerful enough to create highly personalized translation setups.

This is a machine translation plugin, which means you won't have to spend countless hours manually translating your WordPress blog. It may take a minute, yes a single minute, to have your website translated into multiple languages!

Read also: 10 WordPress plugins to create sliders (slideshows) on your website

Translator Revolution supports a total of 91 languages.

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Recommended Resources

Find out about other recommended resources to help you build and manage your website.

• 10 tools to control the activity of your WordPress blog
• 5 excellent premium WordPress plugins to add a slider
• 3 Golden Rules to Create an Effective and Professional Blog
• 8 WordPress plugins to easily create your layouts

Conclusion

Here ! That's it for this tutorial, I hope it will allow you to effectively use your web browser tabs. Do not hesitate to share with your friends on your favorite social networks. 

However, you can also consult our resources, if you need more elements to carry out your projects of creation of Internet sites, by consulting our guide on WordPress blog creation.

If you have suggestions or remarks, leave them in our section Comments.

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