Category: WordPress Tips
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This Post Title is Still Loading… and So Is Your Slow WordPress Site
You know when you've written an awesome blog post about optimizing #WordPress sites for speed but can't figure out the right title for it because you don't want it to sound all clickbatey? That's us right now. — Pagely (@Pagely) November 12, 2020 Across the various WordPress community groups and forums, there’s no doubt that…
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PHP Workers and WordPress: The Definitive Guide
PHP workers are getting a bad rap lately in the WordPress hosting world. Most commonly, they’re being cited as a scapegoat for a hard upsell by the host. Let’s dig in a bit deeper and discover the truth behind PHP workers and how they apply to hosting WordPress sites. Table of Contents What is a…
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WordPress Performance & Digging into PHP with Pagely’s CTO
Traffic surges and overall growth are an indicator of business success. A big splash of attention resulting in lots of people coming to your site means you’ve done something right, but you’ve also got a lot on the line. You want to make sure your site keeps running fast no matter how many hits it…
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How to Prepare a WordPress Site for Your Vacation
It’s winter time, and for most of us that means we want to escape. Maybe you booked a trip somewhere warm, or maybe you’re too nervous to leave work behind, so year after year you just stay local and burn out. Either way, there are steps to take to prepare your site for time away.…
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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 on your WordPress site that are most likely to go “wrong”. Because plugins…
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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 speed up WordPress (many of which Pagely has implemented). But given that 63%…
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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. They’re actually a great way to break up a wall of text in…
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Big Blunders in WordPress and How to Prevent Them
A blunder here and a blunder there on WordPress can be deadly. It can kill your SEO campaign that you’ve otherwise spent good money on, prevent you from ranking, and it can damage your bounce rate. As a consequence, conversions stay low and the sales don’t come. Fortunately, WordPress isn’t the most popular web software…
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WordPress Events and Conferences of 2018
This post is frequently updated. The only way to get ahead in your business is to plan ahead. When it comes to planning for WordPress events and conferences, the earlier you start to think about them, the easier it will be to justify them when planning your schedule for the upcoming year. Whether you want…
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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 of the box. That’s where WordPress advertising plugins come in. These plugins help…