This is the first of a 2-part series on the importance of a fast WordPress site and ways to speed up your site. In this first article we’re going to look at why a slow WordPress site is harmful to your business and why it is critically important to have a fast Web site. It… Continue Reading Why Your Slow WordPress Site is Hurting Your Business
In part 1 of this series we looked at what SSL is, why you would want it, and how to get it installed on your site. The next thing you need to do is to get WordPress using SSL secure connections instead of the default insecure connections. In this post, you’ll learn the 4 steps… Continue Reading Adding SSL to a WordPress Site: Part 2, 4 Steps to Configure HTTPS
In the last hour, I checked my bank account, paid off my credit card, and purchased a couple of books from Amazon. It is interesting to note that we give away our personal and private information on the Internet so easily nowadays that we don’t think twice about it. But we should. This blog post… Continue Reading Adding SSL to a WordPress Site: Part 1, What and Why
This blog post will look at simple ways you can optimize WordPress and improve your site’s performance. But before you know what to optimize, you’ll have to know where the bottlenecks are. Below is a list of 13 actionable tips to help you improve your website’s performance. 1. Check Your Site Speed For the past… Continue Reading Optimize WordPress: 13 Actionable Tips to Improve Performance
This post explains updating a WordPress site. It will also give some practical strategies to help you update your site efficiently and safely. Themes, plugins, and WordPress updates: they’re necessary to keep your site secure. But unless you use your WordPress theme straight out of the box with no customization, enhancements, or modifications, you are… Continue Reading Updating a WordPress Site: Practical Strategies You Need to Know
How to Use Gravity Forms Part One If you’ve worked with WordPress for awhile, you’ve probably used the free Contact Form 7 Plugin at least once for quick sign-up forms such as email subscriptions or free downloads. But have you ever needed to collect a serious amount of data on a website and found yourself… Continue Reading How to Use Gravity Forms in WordPress
This post will show you how to fix a WordPress drop down menu not working on iPad. It can be challenging to fix a problem like this when you don’t have the device you need to test on. No worries! We’ll take a look at an easy fix. Then we’ll look at how easy it… Continue Reading How to Fix WordPress Drop Down Menu not Working on iPad
This post discusses basic troubleshooting of Cloudflare and WordPress. For additional information troubleshooting Cloudflare and SSL, see our HTTP to HTTPS migration case study. For the past six years, Cloudflare has given our website an incredible performance boost as we shared in Part One of our Cloudflare series. But In the weeks following the set up… Continue Reading How to Troubleshoot Cloudflare and WordPress
Are you building a WordPress website and having trouble getting it done? If so, let’s look at how to avoid common pitfalls. And just so you know ~ you’re not alone. In fact, I’ve hit most of these pitfalls myself! Once you know what is holding you back, you’ll be able to take corrective action… Continue Reading Building a WordPress Website: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls