The importance of having a mobile friendly website is now commonly understood by most small business owners. You want existing and potential customers to find information about your products and services no matter what device they’re using. And we all know that the majority of people today are using smartphones to search the web. This […]
Continue readingA couple of months ago I wrote about optimizing photos for WordPress. Since then I have been testing various options and am quite pleased with the results. When I started testing, my goal was to make photos look as good as possible on retina/high definition screens such as iPhone and iPad devices. The procedure I outline […]
Continue readingIf you have an online store based on the most popular WordPress e-commerce solution, you probably have your own stories of updating WooCommerce. This post describes my own experience, how I’ve come to terms with major WooCommerce updates, and how to avoid (or at least minimize) significant problems after updating. If you’ve been running a WordPress website […]
Continue readingWhy is optimizing photos important for your website, and what does that mean anyway? As I’ve written elsewhere, it is important that your website displays content (text, images, video, etc.) for visitors as quickly as possible. If people have to wait more than a few seconds to find the information they’re looking for, they might […]
Continue readingBefore I go any further, let me clarify that title. I wish I had a magic “fresh content” solution for website owners but alas, I do not. Just because I work with WordPress websites every day does not make it any easier for me to keep my own website updated with fresh content. In fact, […]
Continue readingNew website clients often ask me how secure WordPress is. I realize that the question of WordPress security has been addressed by many writers and web consultants. You can find numerous technical articles dealing with the subject — like this one offering tried and true WordPress security tips or my post on basic WordPress security. The simple fact is […]
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