Having the right WordPress Security plugins on your site just makes good business sense. Creating and maintaining a website is an investment of time and money. Why leave it open to the risk of getting compromised? Detractors of WordPress claim that the openness of the source code makes it a poor choice as a content management system. …
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How to Interview a Website Designer or Developer
Finding the right Website Designer and Developer for your business requires knowing what questions to ask and the success factors you’ll use to judge the finished product. To help CEOs and marketing managers effectively interview web designers and developers, we’ve created a list of 7 questions to the help you find the right consultant when updating or completely redesigning a company’s website.
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 …
5 Web Design Tips Using the F-Layout
Generating more online sales (or at least leads) via a website is typically on the top of our client’s to-do list. Believe it or not, web design plays a key role in lead generation performance. Without realizing it, many businesses place calls-to-action where visitors will never see them. Web Design Using F-Layout Website visitors read web …
DIY Website Design Disasters, Reprise of Mistakes
Last time we discussed a common DIY website design mistake: poor user experience. We get that DIY may seem to be the only wallet-friendly option for your business at the moment. Before embarking on this journey, beware of these last three pitfalls. Missing Meta Data To appreciate this DIY website design mistake, you need to …
Images – Selection & Optimization
Website images make the page pop. Text alone is just drab. So, how do you find the right image? And do these have any effect on SEO? Website Images Galore! You may still only be using self-generated images. That’s fine, if it is by choice. But did you know that people are constantly creating and …
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 …
WordPress How To Via .TV
WordPress.TV by Automattic If you’re looking for WordPress How To videos, you may just find it at WordPress.tv. Launched back in 2009, it was created as a visual resource for all things WordPress (WP). It’s a handy resource for tutorial footage from WordCamps. Yes, there are thousands of YouTube videos that can help you with anything WP. …
Jetpack 2.4 Update is Supercharged
& Replaces One of My Favorite Plugins The Jetpack 2.4 update includes several exciting upgrades. WordPress.com, the author of Jetpack, included 2 new modules, three new shortcodes and some fixes. I’ll highlight the changes and why it’s interesting news. Widget Visibility This is a very cool addition and replaces one of my favorite plugins, Widget …
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 …