Author
Elizabeth Sramek
Founder & lead designer
Elizabeth started ThemesCraft in 2012 as a one-person theme shop and has designed every theme the studio has released since. She writes about block themes, typography systems, and the unglamorous work of keeping a fourteen-year-old codebase healthy.
38 articles
WordPress
10 Best WordPress Development Frameworks, Sorted by What They Actually Do
WordPress development frameworks fall into four categories that most lists confuse. Ten tools sorted by job, plus the four questions that decide which category you are in.
Elizabeth Sramek · 10 min read
Software & Tools
Free Amazon Keyword Tools: What the Free Tiers Allow
Every free Amazon keyword tool is a lead magnet with a cap. Here are the verified limits, the free Amazon search data most lists ignore, and a workflow that finishes a keyword list without paying.
Elizabeth Sramek · 20 min read
WordPress
GoDaddy WordPress Hosting: What to Know Before You Buy
GoDaddy WordPress hosting reviewed honestly: the renewal price nobody compares, no staging on the entry plan, what it genuinely does well, and three cases where it fits.
Elizabeth Sramek · 9 min read
WordPress
How to Build a WordPress Plugin With ChatGPT in One Day
Build a WordPress plugin with ChatGPT in a day, and review it properly. The four security checks AI code omits by default, prompts that fix them, and where to stop.
Elizabeth Sramek · 10 min read
WordPress
What Is WordPress Development? Scope, Costs and Timelines
The four kinds of work sold as WordPress development, verified cost ranges, what really drives a quote, and the seven questions that separate real quotes from optimistic ones.
Elizabeth Sramek · 10 min read
WordPress
How to Add Keywords in WordPress (With and Without Plugins)
The seven places keywords actually belong in WordPress, why the meta keywords tag does nothing, and the functions.php method done properly with escaping.
Elizabeth Sramek · 10 min read
WordPress
9 Best WordPress Hosting Providers in Australia Compared
The best WordPress hosting in Australia, ranked by the thing that actually matters: a Sydney or Melbourne data centre. Nine providers, real pricing, renewal traps named.
Elizabeth Sramek · 9 min read
WordPress
What to Do When a Plugin Update Breaks Your WordPress Website
A plugin update broke your WordPress website. Use recovery mode, force-deactivate over SFTP, read the fatal error, roll back safely, and stop it happening again.
Elizabeth Sramek · 13 min read
WordPress
Is WordPress Good for SEO? An Honest, Complete Answer
What WordPress handles for SEO out of the box, what SEO plugins actually do, where WordPress actively hurts rankings, and a ten-step technical setup that covers it.
Elizabeth Sramek · 11 min read
Elizabeth Sramek · 10 min read
Software & Tools
Free Amazon Keyword Tools: What the Free Tiers Allow
Every free Amazon keyword tool is a lead magnet with a cap. Here are the verified limits, the free Amazon search data most lists ignore, and a workflow that finishes a keyword list without paying.
Elizabeth Sramek · 20 min read
WordPress
GoDaddy WordPress Hosting: What to Know Before You Buy
GoDaddy WordPress hosting reviewed honestly: the renewal price nobody compares, no staging on the entry plan, what it genuinely does well, and three cases where it fits.
Elizabeth Sramek · 9 min read
WordPress
How to Build a WordPress Plugin With ChatGPT in One Day
Build a WordPress plugin with ChatGPT in a day, and review it properly. The four security checks AI code omits by default, prompts that fix them, and where to stop.
Elizabeth Sramek · 10 min read
WordPress
What Is WordPress Development? Scope, Costs and Timelines
The four kinds of work sold as WordPress development, verified cost ranges, what really drives a quote, and the seven questions that separate real quotes from optimistic ones.
Elizabeth Sramek · 10 min read
WordPress
How to Add Keywords in WordPress (With and Without Plugins)
The seven places keywords actually belong in WordPress, why the meta keywords tag does nothing, and the functions.php method done properly with escaping.
Elizabeth Sramek · 10 min read
WordPress
9 Best WordPress Hosting Providers in Australia Compared
The best WordPress hosting in Australia, ranked by the thing that actually matters: a Sydney or Melbourne data centre. Nine providers, real pricing, renewal traps named.
Elizabeth Sramek · 9 min read
WordPress
What to Do When a Plugin Update Breaks Your WordPress Website
A plugin update broke your WordPress website. Use recovery mode, force-deactivate over SFTP, read the fatal error, roll back safely, and stop it happening again.
Elizabeth Sramek · 13 min read
WordPress
Is WordPress Good for SEO? An Honest, Complete Answer
What WordPress handles for SEO out of the box, what SEO plugins actually do, where WordPress actively hurts rankings, and a ten-step technical setup that covers it.
Elizabeth Sramek · 11 min read