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Server Issues That Affect WordPress (And What to Do About Them)

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Security

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May 25, 2018

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It’s a situation that we’ve all been through. You’ve just set up your WordPress page, everything looks great and you’re ready to go live and unveil your awesome website or blog. Instead of loading, you get the following message: Error establishing a database connection WordPress is a slick and intuitive system, but sometimes, errors can happen. And it’s dealing with those errors that can be frustrating for website owners and bloggers who just want their WordPress website to work. Fixing those errors should be your priority as visitors won’t be understanding towards a site that is slow, unresponsive, compromised, or even non-existent. Lucky for […]

5 Psychological Design Tricks to Make Your WordPress Site Get Noticed

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May 24, 2018

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When creating a WordPress page, you think of its usability and visual components. You want more people to visit it and say “Wow!” But let’s face it, you want to convert, as well. Design and copywriting techniques do wonders, but sometimes you don’t see any logic behind users’ reactions to your website. You’ve put a lot of work into making your site easy to follow and interesting to visit, but visitors still aren’t turning into customers. What the heck? The problem is, you forget about human psychology and emotions while crafting your site. It’s important to try to understand how […]

Happy 15th Birthday, WordPress!

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May 23, 2018

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This weekend WordPress turns 15. Since it’s creation as a blogging platform, the CMS has grown to be able to power the largest enterprise digital experiences. Check out 15 WordPress milestones that made the CMS what it is today! To get the party going, we created a Spotify list using music from all of the incredible jazz artists who lent their names to WordPress Core updates. Celebrate the history of the most powerful CMS out there. From strong eCommerce solutions to personal blogs, the platform can help anyone realize their dream. WordPress powers 30 percent of the web and has over […]

A Comprehensive List of GDPR-Related Resources

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May 22, 2018

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There’s been a lot of talk about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) so far this year. In fact, there’s been so much talk that it’s easy to lose track of what’s most important to understand. Given the penalties imposed for non-compliance, this could be catastrophic. While there are a wide array of articles on the subject being produced regularly, you’ll want to keep track of additional sources of information. For example, WordPress’ own reaction to the GDPR should be closely monitored, along with the responses of various developers and businesses connected to the platform. In this post, we’ll round […]

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