I just recently updated my list of Recommended Plugins, but this list is much more extensive. Check it out if I didn’t cover everything you need. http://www.wpsitecare.com/best-wordpress-plugins/
Recommended Plugins
People always ask about which plugins are the best to use. The answer is different for everyone, but here is my list of the plugins I have used and find useful. I believe that you should keep plugin usage to a minimum, as it can bog down your website and old plugins can comprise your…
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Going Responsive: To Customize Your Current Template or Use a New Theme?
Recently Google has given me a brand new job. And by that, I don’t mean I actually got a job at Google. (I wish, right?) I mean Google’s new algorithm is keeping me busy converting old WordPress themes to a responsive design. On April 21, 2015, Google started giving preference in mobile results to those…
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Website Testing: Check Your Customer’s Web Browsing Environment with YourBrowser.is
Just found this little gem of a site and I wanted to share it with you: YourBrowser.is. Have you ever been testing a site and a client says they are having a certain problem you can’t replicate? You ask them what browser they are using and they say something like “AOL”? There are other sites…
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Make Your Own Graphics with Canva.com
I just discovered this little gem called Canva. Although I LOVE design, I’ve always had a better brain for coding than designing. But Canva makes me look like a pro! Canva has prepared beautiful images with artful text and design and allows you to customize the designs to your needs. Many options are free and…
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Tips for Customizing your YouTube Video Embed
Videos are becoming more and more popular on the web, and YouTube is the number one place for hosting videos. Since it’s free and saves lots of space and bandwidth on your own site, YouTube is a great answer for storing videos. But sometimes you are looking for something a little more customized than YouTube’s…
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Adobe Typekit and Choosing a Great Font
I had heard about Adobe Edge a while ago, but many of the fonts I found there were the same as Google Fonts, my “go to” place to find fonts. However, I’m not always happy with how Google Fonts renders. The letters aren’t always as smooth as I would like them to be on the…
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