Tools When You’re Out of the Office Online marketing automation can really help in managing repetitive tasks. Most likely you’ve just returned from a long Labor Day weekend. Did your online marketing labor while you were out of the office? Here are a few tricks to automate your online marketing so you can take the …
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Mobile WordPress Website Trend
Is your WordPress website mobile friendly? According to a 2013 comScore report, nearly 40% of Internet traffic is now done via a mobile device. In this post I’ll dig into the mobile trend, where to the find mobile-related data about your website traffic, and suggestions about making your site mobile responsive. Mobile Trend Upswing ComScore …
Keeping WordPress Websites Safe
A Recent WP Community Event Keeping WordPress websites safe has been big news lately. In response Automattic hosted a WordPress MeetUp last Wednesday evening featuring discussions to keep this awesome open source platform safe from hackers. If you didn’t make the schlep into San Francisco, no prob. Here’s a recap of the dialogue and idea-sharing event: Why …
WordPress 3.5.2 Security Release Explained
Latest WP Update for Maintenance & Security WordPress 3.5.2 was released just a few days ago. In light of all the security attacks related to our favorite open source website platform, I’ll highlight the WordPress security fixes along with why it’s so important to upgrade to this version. 7 Security Issues Resolved Running the latest …
WordPress and Security: IP Blocker
Update on WordPress Security Plugin IP Blocker WordPress and security has been in the news a lot lately. If you’ve got a WP website most likely there’s been a dramatic increase in brute force attack attempts against it. Last month we reviewed and shared a WordPress security plugin called IP Blocker. Due to performance issues, we …
WordPress Security Plugin: IP Blocker
A WordPress Security Plugin Review WordPress security is under attack. Literally. Back in April the number of brute force attacks on WordPress websites hit record highs. Although the major wave has subsided, we still see some websites where unauthorized login attempts total 10,000+ in a weekend. As my clients know (and appreciate), I am hyper-vigilant when it comes …
WordPress Dashboard Refresh Preview
The WordPress Dashboard is getting a face lift. WP is celebrating their 10th anniversary, and over the years they’ve regularly made adjustments and added new features. But with users accessing their WordPress websites on all types of mobile devices, it was time for a major redesign. And true to their collaborative spirit, WP developers are asking …
Website Testing: Ideas Worth Trying
Little Tweaks Can Mean Big Results Website testing doesn’t have to be complicated. Google Experiments (also known as digital analytics experiments) provides an easy framework to test various website elements in the quest of improving performance and increasing online conversions. Here are 5 website testing ideas: Click for a free 30-minute consultation » 5 Website …
Protecting WordPress from Attack
Protecting WordPress against the recent (and massive) brute force attack has been a popular subject on online newswires lately. While security attacks on open source platforms (like WordPress) are nothing new, this latest barrage has become truly sensational. Let me clear up what’s really happening and, more importantly, what you can do to protect your WordPress website. …
Website Banner Blindness
Website Design Tips To Cure It Even if you don’t display ads on your site, visitors may still experience a phenomenon called Website Banner Blindness. It’s human nature to tune out some areas and zero in on others. The Web continues to evolve, including how visitors pay attention (and interact) with advertising. In general we’ve become so …