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Comparing WordPress Plugins That Speed Up WordPress Website Loading Speed. The speed at which your WordPress website loads can affect your website's ability to rank well in search engines and to convert your visitors into leads and sales. Website load speed affects...
Congratulations on deciding to build your business website using WordPress! You have probably heard that WordPress is; One of the leading content management systems Is FREE Is easy to use Is well supported (there are heaps of how to guides and experts who can help...
What is the difference between wordpress.org and wordpress.com? Nearly 27% of all websites on the internet is powered by Wordpress, according to Wordpress.com. Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org are entirely different platforms and knowing which is which is one of...
I hear lots of objection about using WordPress. In this post I will address them to give you a balanced view of this amazing website platform 1.WordPress is complicated to use Yes it has a learning curve, but so do all the other website platforms. There is a lot of...
I hear lots of objection about using WordPress. In this post I will address them to give you a balanced view of this amazing website platform 1.WordPress is complicated to use Yes it has a learning curve, but so do all the other website platforms. There is a lot of...
Not all WordPress websites are created equal. Some web designers may be good at design but technically, they can be very poor. This leaves you will a vulnerable website that is buggy and hard to maintain. Unfortunately, it is these designers that can give WordPress...
Problem: An slow & overly complicated WordPress website build was causing overwhelm and confusion A client came to me recently wanting to speed up and simplify her website. She was feeling very overwhelmed when she logged into her website, she saw lots of...
Spam originating from your WordPress website can come from two places. Comment spam and form submissions. Unfortunately there is no one magic bullet to stop all spam. My advice, is to take basic precautions but also to not worry about it too much until you have to....
What is an SSL certificate? SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. An SSL certificate is a small data files that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. The certificate uses two keys to encrypt data – a public one and a private one, making the...
What is a WordPress plugin? WordPress is a very flexible platform for building a website. The 'out of the box' set up has very limited functionality but it is easy to get the functionality you need by adding 'plugins' (add-on software programs). My list of...
What is a high quality WordPress website? Quality can be subjective and hard to define, but it doesn't have to be if you have a set of guidelines. I guess all website designers like to pride themselves on the quality of their web design skills, but unfortunately,...
What is a Search Engine Optimised WordPress website? Web designers sell 'Search Engine Optimised' WordPress websites but some don't actually don't do anything SEO related to your site except install an SEO plugin and leave the real search engine optimisation up to...
I was having a conversation today with a lady who wants a website. She only wants a simple one page website to get her name out there. So, should she have a WordPress website or not? I am such a big fan of WordPress that normally my answer is yes. But on this...
If you are managing and maintaining your own WordPress website, you need to know what PHP is and when and how to update it. This will keep your website running with the best and latest code possible. What is PHP? Simply put, PHP is the software language that...
If you have spent a while making your website look good on a desktop, you may be disappointed to see that when you view it on a mobile it looks a bit or the text is blending in too much with parts of an image. Whatever the reason, you know you need to make some...
Adding content to your page with Divi blurb modules is very easy, but, it takes a bit more effort and skill to get everything aligned correctly. Here is an example of how a row of blurb modules looks with no styling taken from my clients site (this is a work in...
I recommend SiteGround to all my clients for many reasons. But recently they changed the website control panel. Unfortunately, some of their tutorials have not been updated. This post explains how to set up and view your emails if you have a SiteGround account. Go...
In Divi, the feature image is displayed at the top of the blog post as standard. If you have created a project for your portfolio, the feature image is also displayed at the top of the project (projects and blog posts are treated the same way). You may not want...
In this guide I am going to explain every thing you need to know when it comes to choosing and using images on your website. Choosing images for your website Home page hero image (image at the top of your homepage) If you are your brand and your client will be...
So, you have decided you need a new website. You are not sure whether to pay someone or build it yourself. I'm hoping this article will help you understand the areas where you may need help and help you decide if you can DIY or if you need help. There are four...
In this blog post I want to explain how to quickly build a one page website in WordPress. If you are just starting out in business you may have beed told to 'just build a landing page' rather than a fully blown website. After a bit of research you may have found...
There are so many settings for the WordPress theme Divi. This blog post will just explain what the essential settings are so you can get ready to build your website ASAP. Divi theme options From the WordPress dashboard go to Divi -> Divi theme options. Here, I...
I'm not a graphic designer but I do believe you don't need to be a graphic designer to design a simple text logo in Canva. The key to DIY logo design is keeping it simple. If you are looking for specific graphics then yes, you should use a trusted graphic designer....
Here is the list of basic WordPress plugins I recommend you install before building your site. Disable Gutenberg (by Jeff Starr) This plugin switches off the Gutenberg editor. You can read about the editor here. I prefer to switch it off and use the classic editor...
Each time the WordPress core software gets updated, there is always the chance that something has been added or removed from the WordPress settings. I will try to keep this post updated with each new release of WordPress so you have the most up to date information...
How to add and update a menu and submenu in WordPress https://youtu.be/7jyeT2b9z7w
I'm not a cyber security expert but I receive a few emails each month telling me my email account has been hacked so I wanted to offer you the same advice that I give to my clients. The big question is have you really been hacked? Should you believe the emails or...
If you have had your WordPress website built by a web designer, you might find that it is not long until you want to add something too it, like a new services page. I this short post I will explain how to add a new service page to your WordPress website. It's...
If you update your WordPress files, or your plugin files on your live site you are risking taking your whole site down. Hang around any online forum or Facebook group for a little while and you are 100% sure to hear the horror stories about 'white screen of death'...
WordPress gives you lots of options to help you manage your blog comments, you will find them in your Admin area under Settings -> Discussion settings. Default article settings These settings apply to all your blog articles, however you can override these for...
Have you found that after inserting an image into a page on your WordPress website (using the Divi theme or any theme for that matter) that is looks too small? Then there are a few things you can check. 1. Your uploaded image is the right size for the space on your...
Update the published date and time for a WordPress post. WordPress If you have bulk created some blog posts you will find they will have published times very close to each other. If you want to spread out the times so it looks like you have been posting regularly...
When adding content to your website using the Divi builder, you may decide to change the spaces either between the lines in your content or between the letters. The space between your lines is called 'Text Line Height' and the space between each letter is called...
Before you understand how to optimise images for your website, you need to understand a little bit about digital images and how your website uses them. When you build a website, the images need to be high quality but what is a high quality image? Just because it...
When uploading files to your WordPress website you may have seen this error; 'The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini' This means that you have tried to upload a file larger than your php settings allow. I see this error when I am...
It is essential to have your WordPress website backed up. I recommend Updraft to my clients because it has an easy to use free plugin. This is perfect 99% of the time but occasionally there may be issues. This blog post will give you a few simple steps to follow if...
WordPress is powering over 27% of the internet according to Whoishostingthis.com. There is no denying it's a great platform to build your website on. I am a big fan and from my experience of working on other platforms and hearing about problems other users have,...
How to care for your WordPress Website Your website is a business asset and it needs to be cared for. Neglected websites are prone to errors and hacking. They affect your brand and can make you look disinterested and careless. The truth is, I know you love your...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ8XmIVY-iQ&feature=youtu.be There are a million and one reasons why YOU, the business owner, should be fully in control of your website and have full access rights to your website. Before I go into them and what you...
As someone who regularly fixes problems on WordPress websites, I get to see the admin area of lots of WordPress websites. I've seen so many websites that are not kept up to date - I'm talking the WordPress core, plugins & theme. Some problems ARE directly...
What is the difference between wordpress.org and wordpress.com? Nearly 27% of all websites on the internet is powered by Wordpress, according to Wordpress.com. Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org are entirely different platforms and knowing which is which is one of...
Congratulations on deciding to build your business website using WordPress! You have probably heard that WordPress is; One of the leading content management systems Is FREE Is easy to use Is well supported (there are heaps of how to guides and experts who can help...
Comparing WordPress Plugins That Speed Up WordPress Website Loading Speed. The speed at which your WordPress website loads can affect your website's ability to rank well in search engines and to convert your visitors into leads and sales. Website load speed affects...