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I recently followed a rabbit hole that led me to a few two-factor authentication plugins for WordPress. For those that are unsure, as I most certainly was, two-factor authentication is a login process which asks users for two forms of identification before a login is successful, adding security to the admin section of your site. This typically means pairing your mobile device to your desktop in order for a login to work. In some examples, this may mean an elimination of passwords altogehter. In others, it simply means that your site will be far better protected from attack. So, without […]

The benefits of a premium WordPress theme are plenty. You get terrific support, access to quality documentation, and several other features when you opt for premium themes from a reputed provider. However, not everyone needs (or can afford) to spend regularly on premium WP themes. In such cases, free themes can be a good alternative. In fact, with the exception of premium support, many free themes have features that can even give their premium counterparts a run for their money. Take, for instance, Vantage by SiteOrigin (featured at #8 in this roundup)—it has a wide plethora of features that are […]

A Little Bit Of History My WordPress blog is the latest incarnation of my personal online identity. I’ve had a website operating continuously for roughly 20 years, but I didn’t start to post regular updates online until “blogs” became a thing. I remember encountering the memepool weblog for the first time in the late 90s, the earliest instance of a site I can think of that had collaboratively posted links in a pure timeline format. I don’t think anyone would claim that Slashdot was a blog, even though it’s always been a collaboratively curated links site. Slashdot always felt like it […]

Show Notes Host The guest host of Episode #25 was Aaron Jorbin. What were they sippin’ on?< Aaron made himself an appletini with Macallan 10 year fine oak substituted for both the vodka and the apple schnapps. Brad was sippin’ on a Crown Royal Dre a water. How did the host get into WordPress? Aaron was a late bloomer—got into web development and WordPress because a friend asked him to build a site. He then built a plugin, then another. One thing led to another, and then Aaron worked on his first patch, and had it submitted to the core […]

In order to keep your internet presence updated with the latest changes in web technology, sometimes it becomes essential to invoke the “redesign” clause. In fact, if your website remains stagnant for a long period of time without changes of any sort, it will send a really bad message to potential clients and visitors—some may even assume that you are ignorant of the present day trends and consider your business to be a dormant venture. Definitely not a good image to have, is it? In this article, we shall be taking a look at certain key points that you should […]