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If you’ve optimized your site inside and out (smushed images, minified CSS and JavaScript, set up a caching plugin…) but your site still isn’t loading as fast as you would like, it’s time to set up a CDN, or Content Delivery Network. A CDN will massively speed up your entire site and the crucial time to first byte (TTFB) by storing …
As you build or maintain a WordPress website, you’ll likely find moments where you need to make your site inaccessible to the public. This is – rather obviously – referred to as putting your site into “maintenance mode.” Whether you’re performing simple plugin updates or making full-scale site modifications, maintenance mode is a handy tool to have in your developer’s …
Bad 404 pages are like trampolines for your WordPress site: Visitors who land on them are going to bounce. How you deal with 404s will determine whether visitors stick around or check out the competition when they end up on a page that WordPress can’t find. 404 errors aren’t unique to WordPress. The 404 message is the standard error code …
The .htaccess file in your WordPress install is a powerful configuration file that you can use to override the settings on your web server to improve your site’s security and performance. Short for “Hypertext Access,”, you can edit the file and with the right commands, you can enable/disable extra functionality and features to protect your site from spammers, hackers and …
There are well over 7.5 million attacks on WordPress sites every hour so the probability of your site being attacked is almost guaranteed. Simply scanning your site for vulnerabilities, however, can help you keep nasty hackers at bay. Scanning your site will tell you how your site is vulnerable to attack so you can then take specific actions to patch any holes in your security. So …
If you work in WordPress development, it’s your business to know good site design – how to identify it as well as how to create it. And because you’re the expert, it’s also your job to sell the idea of a site redesign to a potential client. Many business owners these days don’t understand the true value of a website for branding …
If you’re used to managing a standalone WordPress site, you’ll find that there are a few differences when it comes to managing a network. And you’ll also need to manage any sites you personally own on your network, too – the base site, for example. Welcome to the final tutorial in our six-part WordPress Multisite Masterclass. In this series so far, you’ve learned how to …
The search function built in to WordPress core has come a long way over the past few years. However, if you have a large, complex site you still probably aren’t very satisfied with the results it produces. Fortunately, there are lots of ways to improve it. In this guide, we’ll take a look at how the default WordPress search function works and consider …
First impressions are everything. And when it comes to your online “home” making a great first impression can make all the difference between your website being a total success or a complete failure. It’s only natural that choosing the right theme and the plugins to go with it, are crucial parts of establishing your brand. But choosing the right theme can …
There are a lot of things to love about XAMPP, but the update process is not one of them. There’s nothing automatic about it, and you can go ahead and plan on hitting a few bumps along the way. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the process so you can get XAMPP up-to-date with minimal hassle – and without …
