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Search engines are always modifying how they do things. In just a few years’ time, we’ve gone through a strictly keyword-based search algorithm to a semantic search algorithm that prioritizes context over exact keyword matches. The days of keyword stuffing are long behind us now and if you want to make sure your website ranks as high as possible and …
With Facebook’s Instant Articles program open to all content publishers as of April 12, 2016, now is the time to get your WordPress website set up to push posts to Facebook using the proper markup. More than one billion people log onto Facebook from a mobile device every month, and the performance of content viewed using Facebook’s mobile app matters …
Everyone’s talking about the REST API right now and some pretty grand claims are being made, including an ambition for WordPress to become a component of 100% of the internet, not as a CMS but as an application platform. This is all very exciting for developers, but the vast majority of people working with WordPress are users and not developers. So …
Have you ever picked a WordPress theme and started to put together a website only to realize that you’ve picked the wrong theme? With money and time already invested, switching may be out of the question and you may be stuck using a theme you’d be better off without. Picking a theme is a bit like picking a car: It’s …
Manually adding members to your site who need different user roles is a real time waster. With Membership 2 Pro, you can easily automate your site’s signups and enable visitors to sign up with a user role or custom capability. Membership 2 Pro comes with add-ons out-of-the-box that let you choose a user role or capability for your members automatically …
Here’s a big thank you to our current and past members (and readers), the best offer we’ve ever made… your chance to lock in WPMU DEV at an astonishing price before things get much more expensive! Over the past two years, we’ve invested hugely in your WPMU DEV membership, from Defender to Hummingbird to Smush to Upfront to The Hub, along with constantly improving and updating …
If you spend any amount of time on social media you’ve probably noticed almost everyone uses short links in their status updates. Most of the time, folks use Bit.ly but some have gone a step further and opted for a personalized short domain. And you can, too. Aside from the ability to easily share long links and the fact that you …
It’s important to know just how well your WordPress website can handle large amounts of traffic in the event you get a sudden traffic spike. With Tsung, you can stress test your site for free, see your server’s limits first-hand, and use the data to create a plan to scale your site. Tsung (formerly IDX-Tsunami) is an open source distributed …
Social media is important. I know that, you know that. So why do I keep blathering on about it? Well, because understanding how you can best integrate social media into your websites can aid in the success of your site tremendously. I mean, just think about it: social media makes your website look relevant and up-to-date. It gives your visitors …
Community-powered websites encompass everything from Facebook to Twitter to Reddit. And if you’re thinking about setting up your own online community, WordPress is the perfect platform for creating and engaging with your own custom audience. The advantages of building your own community-powered website are numerous: increased traffic to your site, the “passive” creation of SEO content, and direct access to your …
