Category: Tips for Developers
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HTTP vs HTTPS: Understanding the Key Differences
Every time someone loads your website, whether it’s a homepage, a product page, or a WordPress login screen, there’s a conversation happening behind the scenes between their browser and your server. That conversation follows a protocol, and for most of the web’s history it was HTTP: the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HTTP is essentially the set…
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The Basics of Rsync for Everyday Use
Rsync, which stands for “remote sync,” is a file synchronization and transfer tool that has been used on Unix-like systems for decades. People still rely on it because it’s fast, reliable, easy to script, and built to move files efficiently, whether you’re copying between folders on one computer or syncing to a remote server. If…
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Managing WordPress with WP-CLI
WordPress admins and developers know a unique kind of frustration. You might know exactly what you need to do, from updating a plugin, flushing cache, fixing a bad URL, exporting content, or checking cron, but you still have to click through several screens, wait for the admin UI to load, and hope nothing times out…
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DNS Basics for WordPress Developers and Admins
DNS (Domain Name System) is the internet’s distributed directory. It translates human-friendly domain names like example.com into the technical answers computers need to connect. Most often, this means an IP address, but DNS also handles things like email delivery and domain verification. For a more formal description, the original DNS “concepts and facilities” spec, RFC…
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Need WordPress Help? Check Out These Support Resources
From forums and chat rooms to blog posts and conferences, the amount of WordPress support available truly is infinite; but, with so many resources at our fingertips, how does one find the answer to a simple WordPress question? To sort through all the information, it’s important to know where you can go to ask for…
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Unpacking the Headless WordPress Approach
Headless WordPress is shaking things up, and Pagely’s here to help you jump on board. It splits the backend (where you handle your content) from the frontend (where people see it). That means more speed, flexibility, and security for your site. Let’s break it down and see why this matters, and how Pagely can make…
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Increase Your Profitability With Multisite
Managing multiple websites can quickly turn into a logistical nightmare, draining time and resources. But what if there was a way to simplify it all? Enter WordPress multisite! It’s a game-changer for agencies looking to streamline their workflow and scale efficiently. In this article, we’ll break down the benefits, tackle common misconceptions, and introduce a…
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Popular WordPress A/B Testing Tools in 2025
Chances are, your website has a clearly defined objective—whether it’s attracting new customers, selling a service, or growing your email list. If that’s the case, you’ll want to achieve the best results possible, right? What if making a few small changes to your website could increase your conversion rates by 0.5% and, in turn, boost…
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4 Key Tips: Creating Mighty Mobile Data Visualizations
Never before has it been more important to ensure that your website is responsive across different screen sizes and user interactions. As the number of internet-accessing devices per person multiplies, your data visualizations need to be flexible and intuitive enough for users who might not even be working with a mouse. Take a bar chart,…
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How to Talk to Bots: 8 Technical SEO Tips
SEO is constantly changing and it’s as important as ever to know how to talk to search engine bots. These include, above all others, Googlebot and Bingbot, which play essential roles in positioning your site on their respective search engines. Additionally, developments such as Bing’s Copilot and Google Assistant, driven by artificial intelligence, are increasingly…