Just when everyone thought WebP images were done, they came back in a big way. WebP images are smack in the middle of their comeback story, now that Firefox and Microsoft Edge have recently started supporting WebP images. What is WebP? It’s is the best image format that no one has heard of, but that’s […] View original post at …
How to use FTP or SFTP to manage files on WordPress
While WordPress has simplified the process of setting up and managing a site FTP has become less of a necessity. But should you write it off? Not just yet. View original post at WPMU
Best Image Formats for Websites Compared! PNG, JPG, GIF, and WebP
Image Optimization begins with choosing the best file format for your needs. This goes beyond PNG vs. JPEG. There is not one file format to rule them all. Everyone’s image needs are different, even the different images within a single site have different requirements. But no worries, we got you covered. In this post, I’m […] View original post at …
Why You Should Use WordPress to Build Custom Web Apps
You can develop a web app using WordPress in mere days, and for way less money than investing in custom development. WordPress isn’t suitable for every kind of app, but it’s more than a simple CMS for blogs. Once you can transcend the publishing frame of mind, you’ll see how you have some robust infrastructure […] View original post at …
WordPress REST API Mistakes That are Making Your Site Insecure
The REST API came with big hopes for modernizing and improving WordPress performance. I’m a huge fan, but if you don’t understand how the API works, it can lead to mistakes that end in big security holes for your site, especially if you’re not a developer. In this post, I want to share some of […] View original post at …
The WordPress Agency and Freelancer Guide To CRMs
Every business that provides a service needs a CRM – we learned this the hard way. Don’t be like us. If you take nothing else away from this post, the most important idea is that if you don’t separate ‘sales’ from the rest of your business, it will suffer. One-person freelancers, agencies, and other businesses […] View original post at …
The New Google PageSpeed Insights: A Perfect 100 Is Now Super Easy
Google PageSpeed Insights just got an update and scoring a perfect 100 is way easier. This is excellent news for agencies and freelancers with site management packages. Trying to explain Google’s flawed scoring system to clients who see their PageSpeed score as a pass-fail system has always been tricky. “Why are you okay with a […] View original post at …
How to Use Gmail to Send WordPress Emails
By default, WordPress uses the mail function in PHP, which is sufficient for the few emails that a new or small WordPress site needs to send. When your email volume increases, you’ll start to notice email delivery issues. You’ll need to switch over to a third party provider such as Gmail at this point. In […] View original post at …
How To Stand Out From The Crowd Using Paper.js With WordPress
Do you want to draw, paint and animate your WordPress page to create something unique and legitimately cool? Haven’t you always secretly wanted jellyfish swimming on your site, for example? Who hasn’t! Well – today is your lucky day because we’re going to be covering Paper.js, the brilliant javascript library which makes sites like patatap and […] View original post at …
How to Create Client PDF Reports with WordPress Google Analytics
Depending on whom you ask, you may hear that Google Analytics is either too overwhelming or doesn’t provide enough insight to actually be useful. Finding the elusive Goldilocks zone in WordPress Google Analytics and then delivering that data to your WordPress clients becomes a whole lot easier once you start using Google Analytics Dashboards. Now […] View original post at …