I so much love playing games – be it on mobile, PC, video game, PS4 or any other kind. And I also love blogging or making my own website using WordPress. So I thought why not combine these 2? We can use WordPress to build an amazing gaming website.
So I started researching about different themes and plugins that can make my task easier. Trust me, it was difficult to shortlist from the variety of options available in some cases. But I guess I found the ones I was looking for.
Even though there are some amazing gaming themes that would look wonderful on your website, you can really use any theme to build a good one. There’s no hardcore rule when choosing, but I’ve found that some of the simplest often work the best. Take LaptopUnboxed as a good example. They help gamers find a variety of electronics to suit their needs – with articles as diverse as the best monitor for PS4 Pro and the best headset for CS:GO which feature product reviews. Therefore, no fancy theme is necessary – it just needs a nice readable font, to be properly structured, and to look good on mobile. Their simple theme ticks all these boxes.
However, when it comes to choosing plugins there is a lot more to consider. It took a while, but I managed to decide on these 3 plugins that have helped me the most when making such kind of websites. So if you are also looking to make your gaming website happening and easy to manage, you should definitely go ahead with these plugins.
WooCommerce
This is a very common and powerful plugin used by many e-commerce websites. So if you are making a gaming website where you wish to sell Games or related products, then definitely go with this plugin. This is free for use and it integrates seamlessly with WordPress.
This can be useful if you wish to write articles about best gaming desks and sell them on your own website as well.
Using this, you can sell any of your physical on online products, with complete ease. It has so much to offer through its free and premium extensions. A number of shipping and payment options are supported, and you can have a complete control of your store.
bbPress
This plugin helps you to create a forum for gamers. Why you need it? Of course if you are making a gaming website, having a forum where those gamers can interact with each other would be a wonderful step. You can now leave behind other forums which are slow or difficult to use, and even the ones which gets your server hacked. bbPress is a very light and easy to use plugin that rules out the difficulties faced by other.
buddyPress
You can even create a social network for gamers on your website using this plugin. This is a suite of components which makes a social network ready just like any other social network. It also allows for several add-on features using the extensive plugin system of WordPress.
It is extremely powerful, BUT a simple social network software that provides you ease of use and integrates well with your website. People can register here and communicate with each other. They can make private connections or social connections. In nutshell, every facility of a social network is available here.