What will change for WordPress SEO 2018? Search engine optimization is a field that is constantly in flux. As search engines update their algorithms, so must website owners and online marketers update their ranking strategies. Just a few years ago mobile responsive design was just an afterthought to the web design process. By now, with Google and other search engines using mobile friendliness as an important ranking factor, it has become a main focus. In the upcoming year, we will see more changes in the area of SEO. For that reason, in this post, we want to talk about what […]

Adding lazy load to your WordPress website is an effective tool to speed up your WordPress website. We have written extensively (we even made a case study) about how slow page loading speed negatively effects conversions, SEO, and other markers for online success. The faster your site loads, the better. Two of the most important factors that slow down sites are HTTP requests and page weight. Naturally, the more requests a browser has to send to the server, the longer it will take to process the site. At the same time, the larger your page is (for example, because it […]

How will websites change in the coming year? Those are important questions for website owners, designers, and developers. In an environment as shifting as the Internet, it’s important to stay ahead of the curve. Being aware of upcoming developments and trends means you can get your own and your clients’ websites ready for them. To help you out in this area, in this article we want to talk about the design and technological trends that will drive web design in the upcoming year. Having an idea about it will allow you to keep any website you are responsible for up […]

The holiday season is upon us. Time to wrap presents, bake cookies and watch reruns of your favorite TV shows snuggled up on the sofa. For most of us, the holidays are also a way to get away from work, relax and not think about your business for a while. However, while you might use the time for some well deserved rest, your website will keep on working. It’s out there 24/7, doing its job, serving your visitors. So, how can you make sure it does so properly while you are lying in an eggnog stupor? By preparing. In this […]

Very few other technologies are ready to disrupt our future lives more than artificial intelligence. Machines are getting better and better at learning and processing information similar to human beings. As a consequence, they take over even more jobs traditionally performed by human beings. In real life, we can look forward to automated transportation (self-driving cars are already on our streets), robotic limbs and machine-powered care for the elderly. Technology will become part of everyday life even more and we will interact with it on an increasingly regular basis. Naturally, that includes the digital space and, by proxy, WordPress. We […]

Extendability and flexibility are two of the main reasons for the success of WordPress. Because you can find WordPress themes and plugins en masse in the official directory, the CMS lets you build pretty much any type of website you want. No doubt about it, the WordPress directory is a central part of the WordPress ecosystem. However, it is far from the only place where you can find WordPress components. By now there are many other places that offer themes and plugins. To give you a better understanding of who they are, in this blog post we have compiled a […]