Brand recognition is critical for a company’s website. That’s why you invest so much time coming up with a simple yet bold color palette, consistent imagery, and well-defined brand messaging. The more consistent you are in defining and establishing that identity across your site, the more ingrained it’ll become in your visitors’ minds. But you […] View original post at …
How to Keep Client Feedback in Check (and Protect Your WordPress Business)
Your clients are going to want a say in the work you do. It is their WordPress website, after all. The problem, however, is that sometimes your clients’ feedback isn’t helpful. There are times when their feedback is vague: “I don’t know. I just don’t like the way it looks.” There are times when they […] View original post at …
20 Lessons I’ve Learned as a WordPress Freelancer
Is freelancing all it’s cracked up to be? Sure, it is! But it takes a lot of hard work. And I should know. I started freelancing in 2004 when I was 20 to help pay for college. My very first paying writing gig was an article for a teen arts magazine about Irish dancing. I’ve […] View original post at …
12 Best Practice for Super Effective Mobile Call-to-Action Buttons
There are currently about 3 billion smartphone users worldwide. Even if your site only taps into the tiniest fraction of those global users, I’m willing to bet there’s a significant portion of mobile visitors that comprise your overall site traffic. Why do I say this? Because in the U.S. alone, smartphone users access the Internet, […] View original post at …
Google PageSpeed Insights Now Recommending Lossy Image Compression
It’s time to start optimizing your images for lossy compression if you haven’t already because Google PageSpeed Insights has quietly started recommending this form of image optimization. Google has updated the documentation for its popular pagespeed insights tool to include lossy image compression. Fortunately, you can compress the images on your WordPress website and go lossy in just […] View original post at …
How to Manage and Add Features to Your BuddyPress-Powered Staff Intranet
Recently, I showed you how to create a staff intranet using the BuddyPress social networking plugin. The tutorial walked you through setting everything up, but your intranet won’t be a truly useful tool unless you populate it and manage it. So that’s what we’re going to cover today. In this post, I’ll follow on from […] View original post at …
A Quick (and Inspiring) Guide to Adding Parallax to Your WordPress Site
Parallax scrolling is something we commonly see in modern web design. Why? Because it gives the illusion of movement and depth, which, when paired with an otherwise static and long scrolling site adds intrigue and excitement—perfect for when you want to grab your visitor’s attention. For those of you thinking, “What about all the other […] View original post at …
12 Steps That Will Take Your WordPress Skills from Good to Rockstar
How many of you took WPMU DEV’s Implementer vs. Developer quiz last year? If you haven’t done so already, I’d suggest you go right on and test your skills with these 20 questions. If you have time, I’d also encourage you to keep reading as there’s valuable information there on the distinction between a WordPress […] View original post at …
Smush Wins Torque’s 2017 Plugin Madness Competition!
Our Smush image compression and optimization plugin has been named Torque’s 2017 Plugin Madness champion! Smush took on WordFence in the final championship round of the annual competition, knocking out the security plugin after winning 69% of the votes. Torque Managing Editor Marie Dodson had a chat with our CEO James Farmer about the competition and […] View original post at …
10 Reasons Why Your Domains and WordPress Should Be Kept Separate
There are several popular providers that offer both domains and hosting for WordPress. For over a decade, the standard advice has suggested you should forgo convenience and keep your domains and hosting separate. It makes sense to house your site in the same place where you got your domain, especially since many providers offer seamless […] View original post at …

