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How Google’s New Ranking Factor Will Affect Your WordPress Site

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Rachael Hope

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SEO

Published

March 12, 2021

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As is so often the case with Google, their algorithm is to quote Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne: “Gooooing through chaaaaangeees.” Yeah, that just happened. To rank a WordPress website highly in the SERPs (search engine results pages), you need to understand and prepare for the upcoming changes to Google’s algorithm due in May of this year (2021). So what is their plan, and how exactly will Google’s new ranking factor affect your WordPress site? Read on to discover: ● Google’s new ranking factor ‘page experience’ explained. ● The three core Web Vitals Google will use to measure ‘page experience’ and […]

Why You Should Consider Using a VPN (And How to Choose One)

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Will Morris

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Security

Published

March 11, 2021

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Data breaches and other forms of cybercrime have been on the rise in recent years. It seems like hackers are continually coming up with new ways to access and sell personal information. With people spending so much time online, you may be thinking about online security more than ever. If you’re concerned about your privacy, you might want to consider using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). In addition to security, VPNs have other handy applications you may be interested in taking advantage of. In this article, we’ll explain what a VPN is and how it works. Then we’ll go over […]

Press This Podcast: How WordPress is Helping People Get Back to Work with Jason Cooksey & Miles Sebesta

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Emily Schiola

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Community

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March 10, 2021

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogelpohl, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter @wpdavidv, […]

Why WordPress Users Should Consider Headless

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Nick Schäferhoff

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Development

Published

March 10, 2021

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You’ve more than likely heard about Headless WordPress as this innovative new solution to a variety of common problems. It loads faster, is more secure, and it works with any web language or framework you can think of. But is Headless WordPress really all pros and no cons? The setup is definitely unique in that it detaches the front and back end of your site. This allows you to pair it with all sorts of new and interesting technologies, or push CMS content to multiple different sources. And it does have a lot of other benefits, but that doesn’t mean […]

How to Create a WordPress Image Map (And Why You Should)

Author

Will Morris

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Development

Published

March 9, 2021

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When it comes to websites, it may be true that a picture is worth a thousand words. These days, many online consumers prefer visual content to large amounts of text. Eye-catching, interactive image maps can be a useful and engaging addition to your website. The good news is that you don’t have to be an expert web designer to create helpful, interactive visual elements. With a plugin such as WP Draw Attention and a few simple steps, you can be well on your way to crafting an impressive image map. In this post, we’ll give you an introduction to image […]

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