Is your WordPress site mobile ready? If not, on April 21st you may find it harder to rank in Google’s mobile search results! Google changes its search algorithm hundreds of times over the course of a year. While most of these changes are minor, every few months Google rolls out a “major” algorithmic update […]
Why I Choose the Genesis Framework by Studiopress to Build My Websites
I have worked on numerous WordPress websites for clients, using free, premium, and completely custom themes. After many trials and tribulations, I now almost exclusively use the Genesis Framework by StudioPress for website and blog development and here’s why: A ton of great child themes with customizable templates and layouts (but you can leave all […]
How to Identify and Control WordPress Comment SPAM
If you have a WordPress website, then chances are you have dealt with SPAM comments. It is very frustrating having to spend time, every day, moderating your comments to determine which ones are spam and which ones are legit. And, unfortunately, as your site gets more popular – the more spam comments you will get. […]
How to Troubleshoot WordPress Issues
OK, so you have a WordPress site and decide to add a couple new plugins, or move some content around or even update to the latest version of WordPress… and all of a sudden you find that your site is not working and showing errors. HELP! Well the first thing you should do, rather than […]
What to Include in Your WordPress Website Sidebar
The sidebar is the narrow vertical column on a website. It is usually placed on the right or left-hand side of a web page, though in some cases, a site will feature two sidebars, one on each side of the main content. Many of my clients ask me what they should include in their website […]
WordPress Plugins 101 (with Infographic)
This is yet another cool infographic that I found through Pinterest. It gives a really great visual representation of the plugins needed for a WordPress website or blog. They include ideas under the following categories: Cache SEO Social Bookmarking Login Protection Comment System Backup Maintenance URL Management Anti-spam Security Contact There are many different plugins […]
Benefits of using Google Analytics for your Small Business Website
Tracking the stats for your website will give you the information you need to know what is useful for your visitors and what’s not useful. Once you find out what’s useful you’ll know what changes need to be made to your site so you’ll be able to help your visitors with every aspect of your […]
What is a Gravatar and Why Do I Need It?
It’s very important to brand your business so others know that it is YOU when you comment on another website or blog or you reply when someone comments on YOUR website or blog. There are several ways to brand your business and to protect yourself online – one of those ways is to use Gravatar. […]
Gravity Forms Plugin – #1 Choice for WordPress Contact Forms & Questionnaires
I started out using the Contact Form 7 plugin on my sites and my client sites. It is great for simple forms, but you really need to know html code in order to set up a more in depth form or questionnaire. It wound up becoming annoying. A client of mine told me about Gravity […]
My WordPress Site Has Been Hacked – Now What?
So, you have created a wordpress site, paid a good amount of money for a designer to make the site look “pretty”. You have added lots of page content and spent hours writing blog posts and articles. All in all, you have put a lot of time and effort into the site and a hacker […]
