If you’re running a larger WordPress site, you may be facing performance challenges that can impact user experience and search engine rankings. Fortunately, there are several steps you can take to improve your site’s speed and performance. This article covers some of the most common performance challenges for larger WordPress sites and provides tips and solutions for addressing these. Growing …
The Ultimate WordPress Local Development Cheatsheet
Want to set up a local WordPress development environment without thumbing through pages and pages of documentation? Our WordPress local development cheatsheet will help you get up and running quick smart! In this ‘no-fluff’ practical guide, we’ll cover briefly what WordPress local development is and some of the key benefits of using it, and we’ll then get straight into how …
Say Goodbye to Multiple Registrars: Transfer Your Domains to The Hub
Have a domain purchased from somewhere else besides WPMU DEV? It’s now easier than ever to transfer them to our platform in The Hub with our domain transfer-in feature. As you’ll see, it only takes three steps to quickly establish a domain into a new home at WPMU DEV – so you can manage everything under one roof! Plus, you’re …
10 Best Point-of-Sale Tools and Plugins for Your WordPress Business
If your commerce platform is online and in-person, you need flexibility regarding payments. This article covers agile point-of-sale tools and plugins that can power your business on WordPress. We will showcase some plugins and other options that allow you to have the flexibility of selling face-to-face with a customer or online, setting up your business for omnichannel success! As you’ll …
Tried and Tested Tips on How to Negotiate a $3K-$5K Client Into a $20K-$30K One
Want to turn a $3K-$5K client into a $20K-$30K one? Luckily, as a WordPress developer, you can do so relatively easily. It’s about your approach, communication, and what to offer. This article covers some tips on negotiating a higher price for your services. We’ll cover how to ensure you get paid what you are worth when negotiating a price or …
10 Types of Terrifying Clients for Your WordPress Development Services
Most clients are great to work with. However, beware! Lurking in the shadows can sometimes emerge an unsavory client that is difficult, demanding, unreliable – downright scary. This article covers 10 different types of clients you may want to avoid. Don’t Be Scared… As a WordPress developer, new business is typically a good thing. After all, potential clients are what …
SmartCrawl’s Newest Release Adds A Handful of New Features, Plus Greater Flexibility in Options
SmartCrawl version 3.4 adds multiple keyword analysis, additional SEO recommendations, the ability to disable SEO & Readability Analysis in the post list, and more. For free. SmartCrawl has been SEO optimized from the start, but each new version further improves site performance while boosting your PageRank on Google. With automated SEO scanning, automatic XML sitemaps, real-time keyword and content analysis, …
You’re Safe! Hummingbird’s Newest Release Allows for Manual Optimization in Protected Mode
Fine tuning your website through manual optimization can be tricky, but our new Safe Mode feature in Hummingbird puts that problem in the rearview. Now, you can now test optimization in a temporary area that allows for non-permanent changes, so you can work out any kinks, then push them to your live site. For free! Introducing Safe Mode for Manual …
Automate Global IP Banning with Defender and The Hub (for Free!)
Our new Global IP Banning feature saves you loads of time securing sites. Simply create your IP block and allowlist once, then automatically sync to some or all of your WordPress sites with a few clicks. A global IP allowlist and blocklist feature has been a top Defender security request for a while. So now… “I logged into a client …
How to Point a Domain to WPMU DEV Hosting
Pointing domains… nameservers… figuring out DNS… it can all feel daunting! Fortunately, WPMU DEV makes it easy, whether you’re working with a domain purchased from us or from another provider. We break it all down in this article. Keep reading to learn how to easily connect your domain to our hosting service. Here are the topics we’ll be covering: Connecting …