When putting together content for your website, you may find that the task of crafting meta descriptions places a giant question mark above your head. What are they for, really? What purpose do they serve? And how on earth do you write a good one? Lucky for you, these questions and more are what we’ll be answering here today. With a few guidelines in mind and some tips and tricks up your sleeve, you’ll be a meta description writing pro in no time. Or, at the very least, you’ll be competent at the task. Let’s go! What is a Meta […]
WordPress 5.6: New Features, Changes, and What Else to Expect
WordPress 5.6 adds several new features to the platform. For anyone who works with WordPress for a living, it’s important to know what’s on deck and how the new version will affect you and your site. As usual, the latest WordPress release has something for everyone. Most end users will find the changes to the block editor and launch of a new default theme to be the most compelling additions. Developers will likely be digging into the nitty-gritty of the code changes. What will you find most significant? Let’s explore everything WordPress 5.6 has to offer. The WordPress 5.6 Development […]
26 Ways to Improve Your WordPress Site in 30 Minutes or Less
Trying to improve your WordPress site can feel overwhelming and time-consuming. When you see posts about this topic, it often seems like something that will require hours upon hours of work and effort. And while it’s true that doing a full site revamp and maintenance session could take quite a while, there are a lot of things you can do to fix up your site and make it all-around better that don’t take much time at all. If you are pressed for time, in this post, we’ll be discussing tons of different ways to improve your WordPress website in 30 […]
A Detailed Timeline of SEO History: How SEO Has Evolved
No matter what kind of website you have, one thing is certain: optimizing it for search engines is a must if you want to reap the benefits of organic traffic. But, in order to do that, you have to be familiar with SEO best practices. For that, it helps keep track of the history of SEO and how it has evolved with time. Since SEO is a complex topic, it requires research and practice to get familiar with it. Knowing why things are the way they are can help you improve your SEO strategy and better understand how to optimize […]
WordPress Automatic Updates: How to Get the Most Out of Them
When it comes to site management, security is of the utmost importance. As such, making sure everything is up to date is a large part of keeping your website secure. Automatic updates are WordPress’ way of trying to help with that. If you already have lot of tasks on your plate (like most of us), it’s all too easy to let an important WordPress update slide. Yet, the longer you postpone the update, the more your website becomes exposed to security vulnerabilities due to outdated themes and plugins. In fact, outdated software components are one of the most common reasons for […]
WebP Images & WordPress: Why and How to Use Them (+Plugins)
The WebP image format is a great way to speed up your WordPress site. Large photos are often the main cause of slow loading times, but even an image compressor can leave your users forced to load megabytes of image files and slowing their connection to a crawl. Plus, compressors can also make your images blurry. But there’s an often overlooked file format that can compress images down to nothing while barely affecting quality at all. If you hate how lossy JPEG compression makes your photos look, or the huge file sizes of PNGs, WebP might be just what you’re […]
PHP 8: What’s New? (JIT Compiler, Attributes, and Other Features)
PHP 8 is coming and WordPress runs on PHP. It’s the core to absolutely everything the platform does, from its underlying functions to add ons like themes and plugins. Out of all the languages WordPress uses, PHP is by far the most important. As a consequence, you can imagine that major PHP updates are a big deal. From speeding up your website to adding new attributes and functions for developers to work with, it’s important to keep up with it all. Even if you’re not a developer yourself, you should have a general idea what to look out for when […]
How to Be a Force for Good in Times of Crisis and Darkness
The world is on fire. At least, that’s what it seems like. Sometimes quite literally. Wherever you look, there are problems: A deadly global pandemic Wildfires on several continents Police brutality, escalating protests, and racial tensions Economic problems and huge unemployment numbers A growing social divide and political tensions Lack of effective political leadership and growing authoritarianism in several countries All of this is reason enough to despair and many of us do. Feelings of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation have increased considerably in recent months. However, what can we do about it? In this post, I hope to give […]
How to Eliminate Render-Blocking Resources in WordPress
“Render-blocking resources” — if you’ve seen this pop up while speed testing your website, or heard about it as a common cause of slow loading speed, you’re probably baffled. You’re looking for ways to speed up your website and get rid of any extraneous code slowing it down, but where do you even start in fixing this? Lucky for you, eliminating render-blocking resources isn’t so hard once you know what you’re dealing with. A simple plugin can do the trick, or you can even take care of it manually if you’d rather do that. Totally lost? We’ll explain in simple […]
Keyword Gaps: What They Are and How to Fix Them
Your competitors are consistently outranking you. Your traffic is dipping lower and lower. And people just aren’t clicking on your website — or maybe it’s not showing up in the search results to begin with. What gives? Is there something you’re doing wrong? The issue likely lies with your SEO. While you may be using keywords in your articles and doing research to find the good ones, properly formatting your website, and trying to target the right audience, there might be one thing you’re overlooking: keyword gaps. It’s time to fix your SEO and address the holes in your content. […]
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