One reason WordPress is such a popular CMS is that it’s so easy to get started with a site. Pick a name and a login password and you’re in. While the first bump in the road is choosing a theme, the Customizer goes a long way toward solving some of those initial issues of “what […] View original post at …
Migrating Your WordPress Site with the Free WP Migrate DB Plugin
Moving a WordPress site, although a very common requirement, continues to put developers in a fix. The myriad of WordPress plugins and endless possibilities of WordPress implementations further complicate this process. Fortunately, plugins like WP Migrate DB, can do all the heavy lifting, making migrations smooth and easy. In this article, I’ll walk you through […] View original post at …
21 Tips for Running Your WordPress Business from Your Laptop
Working in a field like web development has some pretty awesome perks. By far one of the best benefits of working as a freelance web developer is that you have the freedom and flexibility to work for whoever you want, whenever you want, and wherever you want. Right? Technically, yes, but… But it’s not that […] View original post at …
Review: Is Google’s New Mobile Sites Certification Worth it?
Google provides a huge suite of products designed to support the digital activities of web developers, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager and Google Optimize just to name a few. But did you know that Google also offers certification programs for its major products? Until recently, Google offered certification programs for Google Analytics […] View original post at …
100+ New Reasons to Use the Upfront Theme Framework
If you blinked you probably missed it. We recently gave our Upfront drag and drop theme framework a new UI, improved plugin integrations, and a bunch of performance enhancements! Every Tuesday, we take the time to highlight a special product release or new feature and this year has been jammed with some serious AWESOME including: Optimize […] View original post at …
A Guide to SMS for WordPress and Integrating It With Your Website
It’s funny. I think that for every step forward we make in bridging the physical gaps that separate us from one another, we take one step backward in terms of actual human-to-human contact. I’m not saying I object to any of it. As a millennial, I’m much more comfortable with emailing and Facebook messaging than […] View original post at …
How to Make the Most of WordPress’s Bulk Editing Functionality
WordPress is an intuitive enough platform. Once you’ve got the hang of where to find the Add New button and familiarized yourself with the page and post edit screens, you can create and edit content in little to no time. Now, think about how long it takes you to navigate to one of your posts or […] View original post at …
Styling Text on Your Website: What the Research Says
I was recently helping a friend build a site for his new podcast when he asked, “How do you make these all caps go away?” I’ve spent enough time in WordPress and with premium themes to know where to go to alter typography—and this quickly became one of those times where the theme did not […] View original post at …
An Introduction to Copyright Law for WordPress Businesses
You know that the content on your site is valuable. That’s why you do things like protect your images from theft. But for those of you who have additional content of value—like web designs, logos, copy, custom video content, etc.—you should know how to keep them safe as well. Rather than try to find one-off […] View original post at …
14 Awesome Website Headers For Your Inspiration
In the past, a “header” in web design typically referred to the ever-present strip at the top of websites that contained the logo, navigation bar, and maybe some contact details and search bar. Nowadays, a “header” refers more often to the entire space above the fold on the home page. Unless someone’s found your site […] View original post at …

