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A Guide to WordPress Speed & Importance of Cache

Author

Mustaasam Saleem

Filed Under

Community

Published

October 6, 2017

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It is the era of speed and WordPress! You will agree that no one likes a slow site. A visitor will never spend more than three seconds on a site, if it loads with the speed of a turtle gallop. The search engine giant, Google, ranks sites loaded under two seconds in its search engine results pages (SERPs) and WordPress powers of more than 28 percent of the entire web. There are a number of techniques to speed up a WordPress site and one of them is cache. Every time a visitor visits a site, browser sends a request to […]

The Best Free WordPress Themes of 2017

Author

Helen Bailey

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Themes

Published

October 5, 2017

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Building your own WordPress website can be quite easy if you use a free WordPress theme. Luckily, a dedicated community of designers and developers consistently delivers new WordPress themes so you can focus on your business objectives. We understand there is no one-size-fits-all theme. So we’ve made a list of the 17 most impressive free WordPress themes released this year. We hope it helps you choose the theme that will work best for your project. Masonry Masonry is one of the best free WordPress themes of 2017. This minimalist theme from Dessign.net will be perfect for portfolio websites, personal websites, […]

Web Designer vs Web Developer – What’s the Difference?

Author

Nick Schäferhoff

Filed Under

Agency, Beginners, Development

Published

October 3, 2017

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Giving people the ability to create their own website is a large part of the success of WordPress. With WordPress, you no longer need a web designer or web developer to create your own Internet presence. Basically anyone can set up a website in minutes. On the other hand, for many users the platform has been a gateway to learning web design and development. It makes sense. You start off with a simple site, then look for ways to customize it. After that, it’s only natural to pick up basic design or programming skills and keep going from there. Yet, […]

How to Tell If Your WordPress Site Has Been Hacked (6 Key Signs)

Author

John Hughes

Filed Under

Agency, Development, Featured

Published

October 2, 2017

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Getting hacked is the kind of thing that you might think only happens to other people. However, that heart-dropping moment when you realize you’ve been hacked changes everything. The signals that you’ve been hacked aren’t always overt. For example, what happens if you enter your password incorrectly on the first few tries? You might not notice right away that your admin account is no longer available to you. It’s important to learn the signs that your site has been hacked now, to avoid presenting malicious content to your visitors without even realizing it. In this article, we’ll explain what hacking […]

Doc Pop’s News Drop: National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Author

Doc Pop

Filed Under

Agency, Development, News Drop

Published

October 2, 2017

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Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. Since it’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), we figured it would be a great time to talk about 4 easy ways to keep your WordPress site secure. If you are interested in learning more about protecting your personal cybersecurity, I’d recommend https://staysafeonline.org/ncsam/. Love WordPress News but hate reading? My name is Doc and you’re watching Doc Pop’s News Drop. October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Which is mostly focused […]

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