Buttons Everywhere! But not just normal buttons.. These are some cool buttons. Buttons from a simpler time perhaps.
Category: WordPress
WordPress 5.3 has a new default theme called Twenty Twenty. Like all new things on the web, we get more space around everything. We also get MASSIVE fonts! Along with a narrow area to show all the text content, and embedded fonts which waste bandwidth. It’s not all bad though. And we can fix it!
Running your own WordPress site can have it’s challenges. What if you could have all the benefits of WordPress, and also all the benefits of a static site? WordPress as a static site is the answer.
WordPress has a built-in search feature which allows a site using self-hosted WordPress to search local pages and posts, and then display the results on the site. What if you want to use an external search engine like DuckDuckGo to do this instead?
Malicious code and abandoned websites are increasingly becoming more of a problem. It’s a serious issue in terms of privacy and security.
TL;DR: Website owners: Be careful when using third-party code that you don’t control.
Users: Hope for the best! Use a content blocker browser add-on like uBlock Origin. On your mobile device use Firefox with uBlock Origin.
You want your website to load fast. How? Speed Up WordPress with this Image Optimization Guide.
A fast website is good for your visitors, and it’s good for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) ranking in Google. One way to get your website to load fast is to reduce the size of what needs to load when a visitor goes to your website. Pictures can be a huge contributor to your website’s page size. How can you fix this? Let’s talk about how to Speed up WordPress with Image Optimization.
Most people have pictures on their website. If you don’t have any pictures, you probably should! When these pictures are original works you don’t want other people using them. Another reason to add a watermark is if you want your logo on your pictures so people can identify your brand.
Using images on your website is crucial these days. Images can help give your website some excitement. The right images on your website will even help you boost conversion rates.
Another reason to use images in your articles is for an added increase of search engine optimization (SEO).
Don’t let your website be a victim of content theft!
Stop other websites from using your website content with their message (overlay) over top.
Some websites offer a “service” to create their own call to action over top of any website. Why is this a problem? If some other person is using your content with their own call to action or ads on top it can appear that they created the content.
They are getting the benefit from your content. Some would consider that content theft. At best it’s pretty shady.
Too many websites have a poor look and feel to them. The user experience of your website needs to be awesome.
One easy way to improve the user experience is by having your pictures displayed beautifully. How? In this post I’ll talk about the best WordPress Lightbox plugin, and a few alternatives.