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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Are You Ready for The Gute?
Hopefully you’ve heard that WordPress 5.0 is on it’s way with the new Gutenberg editor. It’s very different from the current “classic” editor. The new editor will be much more like the page builders that have become popular. With the release of WP 5 expected at the end of November 2018, you should make sure…
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Updating WordPress Plugins
I can’t stress enough the importance of keeping your plugins updated. Not only is it a security issue, but it also makes sure your site continues to work correctly. I can’t tell you how many times a customer has contacted me because their site was not working correctly and it turned out to just be…
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Will Your Site Be Marked ‘Not Secure’ This July?
In July, Google Chrome is making it official: If a website doesn’t have a security certificate, visitors will see a warning. SSL is not only the right thing to do, it’s also great for boosting search rankings and getting more traffic. You’ve probably heard of SSL, but weren’t sure you needed it. SSL enables the HTTP…
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Finding the Category ID
Every once in a while you will need to find the category ID # in order to include it or exclude it from a widget or in your code. Here’s how you find it. If you go to the category, it will be displayed at the end of the url. Or, hover over the name of…
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WordPress Security 101- 2018
The basics you should know for your WordPress website.
Permalinks for Blog Posts
I’ve said this before, but there are still people not following this simple rule. For SEO purposes and ease of finding things, you should set your permalinks to : /%category%/%postname%/ One reason is that not using a category in front of your blog post URL’s means that every blog post is weighted equally with your…
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