The Pros and Cons of Automating Your WordPress Website


The Pros and Cons of Automating Your WordPress Website

Running regular updates is one of the best things you can do for your WordPress website: they help improve security and speed, fix bugs, and add new features. Not to mention automated website backups, which keep your site safe. But for many website owners, updates are something that often gets pushed onto the backburner.

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Choosing the Perfect Video Player for Your WordPress Website


Choosing the Perfect Video Player for Your WordPress Website

Having embedded videos, pictures, and audio, on your website provides a more inclusive and immersive experience for your audience. Using the wrong video player can cause streaming issues, disable your site, or worse. We’ve all gone to those websites before and we know how frustrating it can be. Continue reading –>

Why Your WordPress Website Needs Special Care in December


Why Your WordPress Website Needs Special Care in December

For many businesses, the months between November and January are the busiest of the year – and just because Black Friday and Cyber Monday have passed doesn’t mean it’s over. There are still last-minute gifts to be purchased and sales to be had. In fact, over half of holiday consumers wait until the last minute to get their shopping done. Continue reading –>

The Power of Social Engagement: Instagram and WordPress

The Power of Social Engagement: Instagram and WordPress

If you’re trying to have a successful website for blogging or business purposes, then you know that merely having the website up is not the end of the project. A successful site requires marketing and personalization. That’s why social media connections are so important when promoting your website.

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How to Prepare Your WordPress Website for the Holidays

How to Prepare Your WordPress Website for the Holidays

The holidays are just around the corner and internet traffic is expected to hit its peak right about now.

How to Prepare Your WordPress Website for the Holidays

The bottom line is that the ease of shopping online is drawing more and more people to e-commerce websites. So how do you ensure that your website is ready for all that traffic? Here are some ways to prepare your WordPress site for the holidays: Continue reading –>

2018 WordCamp State of the Word Recap

2018 WordCamp State of the Word Recap

As we tip our hats to the magnificent Music City Center, we wanted to recap some of the exciting news announced at the 2018 WordCamp US in Nashville.

First, the release of WordPress 5.0 “Bebo” was a huge success! This version introduced the Gutenberg Editor as the default editor for Pages and Posts. Although Gutenberg plays the starring role in this release, there are a few features/improvements that are worth an honorable mention. For example, the copy and paste capabilities have been enhanced. Now, copy and paste includes compatibility with Google Docs, Word, and Quip. This means you can easily copy the contents of a Google Doc and paste it directly into the Gutenberg Editor. WordPress will render a live preview and publish the content exactly how it appeared in your Google Doc! Continue reading –>

Become a WordPress Developer

The idea of becoming a freelance WordPress developer can sound like an amazing job. Being your own boss, working your own hours, working the projects which interest you, and having the ability to work from anywhere are perks that everyone wants. So how do you go from just working on your own website to becoming a professional WordPress developer? Leaving your 9-5 job to become a freelancer can certainly be a leap of faith. Today, we’re going to answer some of theses questions and give you some tips on becoming a professional WordPress developer. Continue reading –>

Gutenberg: The NEW WordPress Editor

For years now, WordPress has been the go-to system for creating websites that are dynamic and professional. But rather than rest on their laurels, WordPress is now developing a new editor called Gutenberg, named after the inventor of the printing press. Just like Gutenberg revolutionized the printed page with his invention, WordPress is hoping to change the way people develop websites.

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Why WordPress Hosting Performance Matters

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WordPress hosting performance matters for your business. At what point do you click away when a site is slow to load? Studies have shown that one in four will leave a web page if it takes longer than four seconds. Half will leave if the financial transaction pages (cart, payment page, etc.) take two seconds or more to load. So why does hosting performance matter?

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