For many years, I’ve been a vocal supporter of Siteground hosting, and while I still think they are solid, there’s a new hosting company that just got my attention. Nestify.io. One of my customers actually brought them to my attention. We were dealing with slow site speeds for his site and I was saying that…
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New Resource: Openverse.org – Free to Use Media!
What is openverse? Openverse is a searchable catalog of free to use media! Currently, Openverse searches images and audio and plans to add additional media types such as open texts and 3D models, with the ultimate goal of providing access to all 1.4 billion CC-licensed and public domain works on the web. And the best…
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WordPress Updates
Once I hand over a newly developed site to a client, I can’t stress enough how important it is to keep the site updated, not only for compatibility reasons using modern browsers and adding new plugins, but mainly for security reasons. Your first form of security should be a strong password. Your second form of…
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Woocommerce Add Text Before Product Title for Certain Category Only
I recently had a customer that wanted a custom message across the top of the single product page but for only one product category. I put this text at the top of the category page, but she also wanted it displayed after they clicked on the individual products. To accomplish this, I added the code…
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Why Your Post Title is More Important Than You Thought
I’ve been saying this for years: People Don’t Read People don’t want long articles. They want titles and bullet points. They want to skim. Not only do they want to – that’s all they are going to do! I just finished watching this Ted Talk with Jim VandeHei of Axios and he gives some good…
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Loving Popup Box Plugin!
Don’t get me wrong – I hate popups. But if you need a popup on your site, Popup Box is a great plugin to use. It’s super simple to set up and I like all the options that come in the free version. My critiques I don’t like that the demo popup is set to…
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WordPress 6.0 set to release on May 24, 2022
WordPress 6.0 is scheduled to release on May 24, 2022 and will offer a live-streamed feature walkthrough on April 5, 2022. Mark your calendars and be sure to check it out so you can see what great improvements will come with this update! While you’ve got your calendar out, mark these dates too! Online Raleigh-Durham RTP…
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State of the Word 2021!
It’s almost time for State of the Word 2021! Join Matt as he provides a retrospective of 2021, discusses the latest trends he’s seeing, celebrates the community’s amazing wins, and explores the future. Expect to hear about a range of topics, from WordPress 5.9 and Openverse to Web3 and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). WordCamp Birmingham
Don’t miss WordCamp US on October 1!
WordCamp US is coming back as a single-day online event on October 1, 2021. Organizers of the event have several exciting plans in the pipeline, including networking opportunities, speaker sessions, workshops, and more. Follow the Camp website to stay updated on the latest event news.
WooCommerce: Change ‘Out of Stock’ Text
I had a customer with a WooCommerce store who had products that were “coming soon”, but the only option for out of stock was an ugly “Out of Stock” marker above the product image. I was surprised there were no plugins that seemed to work for this change. The one I found had a…
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