How do you make the best image compression plugin for WordPress even better? Hmmm, how about making it able to SMUSH ALL THE THINGS and in turn introduce total compatibility with not just every single gallery, slider or theme available for WordPress, but even non-WordPress related images? Yep, that sounds pretty good 🙂 Which is why […] View original post at …
Losing Business to Bad Developers? Here’s How to Stop That – and Sell Yourself
As cloud-based software, mobile apps, and online chat platforms make it easier to work outside the traditional office, we’re seeing the amount of freelance talent grow. According to a study done by Freelancers Union in 2014, 34% of the American workforce is freelancing. That spells both good and bad news for web developers, and in particular […] View original post at …
12 Resources for Building an Illustration-Inspired WordPress Site
Online users, designers, marketers, and business managers – we all expect a lot from websites these days. They need to look great. They should load within a couple seconds. They have to be responsive. They must convert. And UX always needs to be a priority. With all this energy spent on meeting expectations, it’s easy […] View original post at …
The Top 5 Most Popular SSL Certificate Authorities Reviewed
As the internet moves towards a more secure and privacy-respecting web with HTTPS a standard feature of all websites, it’s more important than ever that site admins get a hold of an SSL certificate from a registered certificate authority. Let’s Encrypt is probably the most well-known certificate authority right now since it’s issuing certificates for free for […] View original post at …
How to Use Video on Your WordPress Site in 2017
Back in 2009, WordPress added video embedding capabilities into their 2.9 update. A lot has changed since then. Take the latest WordPress 4.7 release, for instance. The new Twenty Seventeen theme now automatically comes with a built-in video header option. It’s not surprising to see WordPress make this foray into video with their latest update. […] View original post at …
New Hub Feature: Activate, Manage and Delete ANY WordPress Plugin or Theme
So you asked, and we listened! Today, we’d like to officially announce the ability for you to upgrade, activate, deactivate and manage any WordPress plugin and theme straight from The Hub. And, of course, that means you can now upgrade all of your plugins and themes across as many sites as you like with one “Update Everything” […] View original post at …
Where to Put Your Logo? What the Research Says
You’ve got a beautifully designed logo. Well done. Now, what do you do with it? Once your high quality logo is designed and ready to go, it should appear on all your branded material, including your WordPress website. Typically, there are three schools of thought as to where logos can go: in the top-left, top-middle, […] View original post at …
Using the Wayback Machine to Archive (and Backup) Your WordPress Site
Sometimes, WordPress backups fail and restoring your many blog posts and pages can become a brutal challenge. Fortunately, archiving them using the Wayback (time) Machine can make them easily recoverable. Sure, you can’t actually go back in time, but using the Wayback Machine isn’t far off. It archives public web documents to preserve human culture for future […] View original post at …
10 Sure-Fire SEO Strategies for Getting Out of a Traffic Slump
Some people get a dopamine kick every time someone likes or shares their Facebook posts. Some get it from the number of ️hearts they get on their Instagram photos. And others – myself included – get a rush from Google Analytics. Yes, I like watching the number bouncing up and down on the real-time page. […] View original post at …
How to Convert Any Responsive WordPress Site into Mobile First
Responsive websites and responsive themes are more than a passing fashion. With more and more people using a mobile device to access the internet, responsiveness is now an essential feature of any good website or WordPress theme. If you check out the WordPress theme repository, you’ll find that the majority or recent themes are responsive. And […] View original post at …

