Don’t wait on graphics or photos while your WordPress website is being built. Create your layout using placeholder images and edit these exact same files once you have the final artwork. How often do you begin building a site only to discover the images you need are not ready? Perhaps you’re eager to add photos, […]
GoDaddy Loves Spamming Branded Footer Links to WordPress Installatron Sites
GoDaddy’s love of advertising on customer’s websites is annoying. Fortunately, branded backlinks inserted into WordPress sites generated by quick-install apps can be removed.
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Okay, so we’re all sick of full screen pop up dominators on websites begging for email subscribers. Right? Let’s rant…
Badly Behaved Images? Leverage the Power of Vector Graphics to Eliminate Unruly Design
The Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format is the frequently overlooked solution to high quality design both in print and online. Once explained to non-designers, it is obvious the advantages afforded by “vector paths” is common sense, essential to workflow and cost effective…
Google AMP: Shocked Webmasters Learn of Changes to Mobile Site Search Results
Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) is the most important design and development change to hit webmasters in the last 5 to 10 years. Life just got complicated…
17 Anally Retentive Twitter Tips for Hosting a Successful Tweet Chat
Are you a social media manager or small biz owner developing a Twitter community? In this instruction guide, I reveal my best tips for hosting an amazing tweet chat…
Dodge WordPress Website Disasters: Use a Localhost for Development
Are you a smart webmaster? Avoid web development hell by testing, building and improving your WordPress site in a localhost offline server…
Can We Really Trust WordPress Plugins? Back Up Your Site Manually NOW
Do you back up your WordPress website manually? You might use a plugin but these can fail, especially free ones. Better a little caution than a great regret!
This WordPress Media Uploader Problem Makes Your Blog Look Amateur
WordPress automatically creates thumbnails when you upload images. Add a featured image to a post and a smaller thumbnail is used for your blog archive. How does yours look?
You’re About to Get Hacked: A Common WordPress Mistake
In this post you’ll learn a vital WordPress security tip for phpMyAdmin to stop your site potentially getting hacked and becoming compromised. It takes only a few minutes…