Colin NewcomerOctober 16, 2018 How to Use Facebook Debugger to Control How Your Site Looks on Facebook Have you run into a situation where Facebook doesn't display the right image or text when someone shares your site? In this post, you'll learn how to use the Facebook Debugger tool to fix that! First, you'll learn how Facebook decides what…Read The Story
Colin NewcomerJuly 18, 2018July 6, 2018 WordPress Plugin Best Practices: How To Choose And Manage Plugins Plugins are the backbone of WordPress sites. Whether you want to add a contact form or an eCommerce store, plugins are always there to lend a helping hand. But despite the essential role they play, plugins are also one of the places…Read The Story
Colin NewcomerApril 12, 2018June 27, 2018 A Crash Course in WordPress Image Optimization + Helpful Plugins You're likely always looking for ways to speed up your WordPress site. With benefits like improved user experience, more conversions, and maybe even better search rankings, faster page load times are always a good thing. There are a number of ways to…Read The Story
Colin NewcomerFebruary 23, 2018April 26, 2018 How to Style Blockquotes in WordPress Using CSS You probably remember the concept of blockquotes from school. If you're like me, you might even have flashback nightmares about properly MLA-formatting long form blockquotes. Omit the quotation marks, indent this, double space that... Thankfully, WordPress blockquotes are a little less stressful.…Read The Story
Colin NewcomerFebruary 8, 2018April 26, 2018 An In-depth Performance Comparison Of 5 Popular WordPress Page Builders WordPress page builders have become wildly popular because they let anyone, even those without the gift of code, build a beautiful website or landing page. But have you ever wondered what's going on underneath the hood? Are the finished products that page…Read The Story
Colin NewcomerDecember 12, 2017April 25, 2019 8 Of The Best Social Media Plugins For Your WordPress Site Best Social Media Plugins for WordPress Did you know that more than a quarter of the world's population is using Facebook? That's, well...a lot of people on social media. And though Facebook may be the biggest social network, it's still just one…Read The Story
Colin NewcomerOctober 24, 2017April 23, 2019 5 Best WordPress Advertising Plugins for Sites of All Sizes Whether you're a large digital publisher or a solo-blogger, ads are usually at least a part of what helps you keep the lights on. But WordPress, much as we may love it, doesn't provide any easy way to manage advertisements...at least out…Read The Story
Colin NewcomerSeptember 20, 2017April 22, 2019 4 High-Quality Yoast SEO Alternatives for WordPress SEO When it comes to WordPress SEO plugins, Yoast SEO is the first thing on most WordPress users' minds. There's just no arguing with the plugin's 61 million+ downloads. But while Yoast SEO might be king, that doesn't mean there aren't viable Yoast…Read The Story
Colin NewcomerJuly 3, 2017April 19, 2019 Holler Box Review – The Friendly WordPress Popup Plugin Have you noticed how frustrating it can be to browse some websites nowadays? It seems like every day sites get more and more aggressive with opt-ins, overlays, and more. Enter, Holler Box... In a world of lightbox popups and full-screen overlays, Holler…Read The Story
Colin NewcomerJune 21, 2017April 19, 2019 Digging Into WordPress 4.8: New Features and the Road to Gutenberg On June 8th, WordPress 4.8 shipped to a resounding chorus of "Oh, that's kind of cool." But while that tongue-in-cheek introduction doesn't quite scream excitement, WordPress 4.8 did ship with some helpful widget additions, as well as a variety of under-the-hood improvements…Read The Story