WPMU DEV’s award-winning image optimization plugin’s new Ultra Smush unlocks unprecedented image compression levels up to 5x greater than Super Smush, while retaining impressive image quality! Is your WordPress site filled with images? Do you want those images to load on your pages faster than a lamborghini speeding on the Autobahn and compress them tighter than a full stack developer’s …
Finding Enabled PHP Functions In Your WordPress Hosting Using phpinfo()
WordPress runs on PHP, so as a WordPress developer, it’s important to understand the PHP functions enabled on the server that hosts your site(s). Do you need to set up a plugin or configure an application on a WordPress site and are wondering if a certain PHP function or library is enabled on your server (e.g. cURL)? In this tutorial, …
How to Optimize WordPress Site Performance Using Delay JavaScript Execution
Looking for ways to further optimize your WordPress site’s performance? Easy…switch on Hummingbird‘s new Delay JavaScript Execution feature! Most sites nowadays are laden with JavaScript files and inline scripts, which can be resource intensive and affect site performance and PageSpeed scores in areas like site rendering and load time. As you will learn in this article, delaying the execution of …
Cloud Broken Link Checker Repairs Broken Links Faster and Supercharges Your SEO
WPMU DEV’s free all-new and improved Broken Link Checker plugin saves you the time and tedious hassle of handling crucial link management tasks across all your WordPress sites. “I have been looking to find an easier way to check for broken links. Thank you for making this tool so accessible.” Dena, WPMU DEV Member Broken links are a negative indicator of …
Instantly Turn Keywords Into SEO Links: This SmartCrawl Tool Automates It For You
SmartCrawl‘s Automatic Linking feature allows you to automatically turn specific keywords or phrases into internal or external links within your site’s content, saving you time and effort, making interlinking a breeze, and boosting your website’s overall SEO. Interlinking web pages is essentially what makes the web the web. Smart and effective interlinking of web pages will improve your site’s SEO …
25 Crucial Questions to Ask Before Outsourcing Your Digital Marketing To An Agency
Asking the right questions to evaluate a digital marketing agency before outsourcing your marketing needs is important. The questions below will help to ensure a perfect fit and a successful long-term partnership. You’ve researched the costs and benefits of outsourcing your digital marketing needs to an agency vs building an in-house marketing team and decided that outsourcing is the more …
Improve Site Navigation and WordPress SEO with New SmartCrawl Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumbs are now baked into SmartCrawl, along with another hotly requested feature… setting primary categories for posts and products! SmartCrawl 3.5 gives you the ability to improve your WordPress site navigation for users and search engines with two new powerful features: breadcrumbs, and the ability to specify primary categories when assigning multiple categories to your posts or product pages. In …
6 Ways To Speed Up Your WordPress Web Development With Mind Mapping
Mind maps can help you visually organize your ideas and information, streamline your development process, and facilitate collaboration. Here are six ways to speed up your WordPress web development process with mind mapping… Professional web developers need to work smarter and faster to get things done and delivered on time and on budget. There are plenty of tools to help speed …
From Concept to Launch: The Ultimate Guide for Successful Client Briefings
Would you like to move qualified prospects through your web dev sales process more successfully, deliver consistently better results, and send your sales closing rates soaring? Of course you would, right?! Well, good news – you’re in the right place to learn how! This no-hype guide to running a hyper successful client briefing session will show you how to boost …
17 Time-Saving CSS Tips For WordPress Users
WordPress offers endless possibilities for designing and customizing your website. In this article, we’ll share some practical CSS tips specifically for WordPress users, from styling your header to tweaking your fonts. While WordPress offers plenty of pre-made themes and templates, sometimes you need to take matters into your own hands and make customizations with CSS. If you have ever asked …