Hamza Shahid

Writer

Expertise

Content marketing
Email marketing
Affiliate marketing
WordPress
SAAS
ERPs

Highlights

Hamza is a Content Writer for the WPForms team at Awesome Motive, where he also contributes to WP Mail SMTP. He holds a BSc in Business Administration and brings a diverse range of experience to the team.

He began his writing career at a creative agency, where Hamza honed his skills in creating blogs, tutorials, eBooks, press releases, and whitepapers. Eager to explore new opportunities, he ventured into freelancing on Fiverr, offering a variety of content services.

His career took a specialized turn when he spent six years in the cybersecurity and ERP industries, managing a portfolio of eight Managed WordPress affiliate sites. This experience gave him a strong foundation in affiliate marketing and SEO.

Joining WPForms in 2023, Hamza now focuses on creating insightful content that helps users get the most out of their WordPress experience. When he’s not behind the screen, Hamza enjoys spending quality time with his cats and exploring beaches across the city.

11 Best Blogging Platforms in 2026 (For All Budgets)

Starting a blog in 2026 looks very different than it did a few years ago. You've got traditional website builders, newsletter-first platforms like Substack and Ghost, no-code tools, AI tools, and the reliable giants that still power most of the web. It's a lot to sort through.

I've spent years working across WordPress and various publishing tools, and the one thing I can tell you for sure is this. There's no single "best" blogging platform for everyone. The right choice depends on whether you care most about owning your content, making money, keeping the setup simple, or just writing and shipping.

In this guide, I'll walk you through the 11 best blogging platforms I'd recommend in 2026. Some are built for serious monetization, others are for people who just want to write. I'll be honest about where each one shines, where it falls short, and who each platform is actually built for.

How to save entries from WPForms to Google Sheets

How to Connect WordPress Forms to Google Sheets

Many businesses rely on spreadsheets to manage information. With WPForms, you can send all form entries to a specified spreadsheet in Google Sheets in real-time.

The process is simple and requires no extra tools other than WPForms and Google Sheets.

Just follow the steps in this post to automate WPForms sending all entries to Google Sheets.

What Is a WPForms Hidden Field? (And 8 Smart Ways to Use It)

Psst. Do you know about the WPForms Hidden field? Few things in life are as exciting as discovering secrets. And, WPForms has a secret field of its own.

It's largely ignored by new users because they're not sure if it serves any purpose at all. If that sounds like you, then I must say – you're missing out!

The WPForms hidden field is invisible to visitors, but it can be incredibly valuable by letting you collect useful metadata with a user's entry.

You can set up the hidden input field to collect information like locations, IP addresses, referrer URLs, and all kinds of fun stuff from people who fill out forms on your website.

In this post, I want to share some common ways that you can use the Hidden field to gather useful information, all without affecting user experience.

How to prevent bots from submitting your forms

How to Stop Bots from Submitting Your Forms (11 Ways)

Woke up to 300 spam form submissions overnight? Bots are flooding your contact forms with garbage entries, fake email addresses, and malicious links.

You're wasting hours deleting spam instead of responding to real customers, and your email inbox is clogged with useless notifications.

Bot attacks can crash your server from processing thousands of fake submissions, fill your database with junk data that slows your site, and even spread malware through malicious links in form fields.

Without protection, a single bot attack can take your forms offline and damage your business reputation. This guide shows you seven proven methods to stop bots from submitting your WordPress forms.

AffiliateWP Review: Is This the Best WordPress Affiliate Plugin?

Managing an affiliate program can feel a little difficult, especially when you're trying to keep track of referrals, commissions, and payouts all in one place.

That’s why I decided to try AffiliateWP. I’ve been using it for a while now, and it has become a dependable tool for running my program directly from my WordPress site.

In this post, I’ll share what I’ve learned about AffiliateWP and give you an inside look at how it works, what it offers, and what you can expect if you decide to try it yourself.