Category: Wordpress Essentials
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Crafting Impactful WordPress Sites with Purpose and Simplicity
Ever notice how we instinctively try to fix things by adding more, not taking away? We see a problem and think, “What’s missing?” instead of “What can we remove?” It’s a natural human tendency, but not always the best approach, especially with websites. WordPress, in particular, can get bogged down with too much going on.…
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4 Tips on the Effective Use of Responsive Web Design
As technology advances, the internet changes with it. Mobile devices are becoming more popular, smart assistants are being used more frequently, and screen sizes are constantly changing; therefore, responsive web design has never been so important. It is no longer enough to have a website that can be accessed on any device; you must ensure…
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How to Increase Performance of Your Website and Improve Search Results
Were you aware that a delay in page load time by one second can result in 7% fewer conversions? Site performance is crucial in today’s competitive online landscape. A slow website frustrates visitors, increases bounce rates, and damages search rankings. Google has been prioritizing speed as a major ranking factor for both mobile and desktop…
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Top 8 Mistakes You’re Making in WordPress
Choosing WordPress as a CMS brings about an unmatched sense of freedom and approachability, allowing users to build and manage websites with unparalleled flexibility. With the platform’s versatility and massive plugin ecosystem, it’s no wonder why WordPress attracts millions of users and accounts for 43.4% of all websites. But that doesn’t mean it’s all smooth…
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5 Ways to Optimize Your WordPress Site for Mobile
Most people have optimized their site in one way or another, but have you ever done anything specifically for your mobile visitors? These days, more traffic comes from mobile than desktop, and that number is only going to grow. People are using their devices more and more, and they demand that you make it easy…
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Finding the Best WordPress Hosting
Best. It’s a word meant to rank similar things in a given category by established comparison points, providing an unbiased view on how they stack up. But what’s best for one person or company is not always the best choice for another – and to further complicate things, financial bias is often the primary motivator…
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Udemy: Free and Premium Online Courses for Learning WordPress
Udemy offers on-demand online courses covering a wide range of topics from software development to speed reading. Once you ‘enroll’ and become a member you are then able to pick and choose from the published courses and start learning at your own convenience, with unrestricted repeat access to the content. There are even mobile apps…
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A Safe and Easy Way to Add Code to A WordPress Website’s Header or Footer
There may be occasions when you need to customize your WordPress website, and the only option is to edit the underlying code of the theme you are using. The purpose of this customization might be to change the appearance of your website, or perhaps alter the way it functions. Generally speaking, keeping your theme files…
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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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How to Make Your Blog More Searchable
If you are running a blog or website to promote your business or business services, the two most important factors for ensuring high visibility in search engines are website performance and social media exposure. Google made it clear in 2010 that website speed would become an important ranking metric for organic search results, and social…