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Not a week goes by without some company making the headlines because their system has been compromised. There’s always a big name in the news: Equifax, Target, Sony, Harbor Freight, etc. But, what you don’t see reported are the other 29,997 sites that are hacked every day (via Forbes). [Tweet “FACT: If you put something…
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When I sat down to share my list of plugins, I only intended to write one post. Well, one post turned into 3 (well, 4 if you count the one on plugin pricing models). Turns out there were more plugins on my list than I anticipated, so I ended up breaking it up into parts.…
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Previously I published my list of must-have plugins for every WordPress site that I work on. Continuing with my list of WordPress plugins, here’s the run down of my go-to plugins for specific functionality I need on a site. Sure, most sites will use many of them. However, I urge you to really evaluate what…
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In writing down all the various WordPress Plugins that I use and love, I realized that there are several different pricing models used by plugins. Some of them are pretty obvious, but some maybe aren’t. To make sure you know what to expect when it comes to paying for (or not paying for) plugins, here’s…
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WordPress 4.1 is slated to be released today, a Hanukkah gift, or early Christmas gift, from Automattic. One of the biggest features will help those that get easily distracted when creating their web content (oh, something shiny over there…) Here’s the rundown of new features available in WordPress 4.1 Improved “distraction-free” writing view In the…
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Websites today are simply amazing. They are capable of so many different things: social media integration multi-media interactivity split testing and so much more. However, just because your website CAN do something, doesn’t mean that it SHOULD. This is especially true when it comes to video. Yes, your website is completely capable of hosting video…
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If you have a website, there is no excuse why you shouldn’t be using Google Analytics to track your web traffic. Yes, there certainly are lots of other website traffic and analytics trackers out there. Google Analytics has risen to the top of the pack because it is free (and who doesn’t love free?) and…
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The next version of WordPress, WordPress 4.0, is set to release August 27. Besides the usual list of bug fixes and other improvements, there are a couple really exciting feature improvements. Even though this release rolls the version to the next major number, this is just a standard “major version” release. Those who have been using…
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Many new and seasoned website owners have a hard time trying to figure out not only where to get hosting, but what type of small business website hosting they need. In the WordPress Meetup group that I co-host, we get this question almost every month. I like to use analogies because personally, I grasp a concept faster…
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The latest version of WordPress is packed with great improvements for efficient post and page creation. Check out all the good stuff! Images Adding an image? Just drag it over & drop it. Yep, that’s all. Don’t worry about clicking on “Add Media” anymore, just grab and go. Once you get it there, is it…
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