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  • The WordPress Icon for the WordPress app in the Apple App Store

    Why you should use WordPress for your small business website

    May 23, 2018

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    Small Business, WordPress, WordPress

    So you need a website for your small business. What do you use to build your site with? If you have the resources, you should be using WordPress to build that website.

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  • a laptop sitting on a wooden desk showing the homepage of a portfolio website on the screen

    Creating my website with full site editing (and ACF Blocks)

    May 6, 2022

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    WordPress

    Full site editing has been in WordPress core for a while now, so I decided to give it a shot on my website. Let’s see how that experience went for me.

    Continue Reading: Creating my website with full site editing (and ACF Blocks)
  • The Frost WP WordPress block theme homepage on an iMac screen sitting on a wooden desk

    Beginning a journey through full site editing and block themes

    January 7, 2022

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    WordPress

    With full site editing coming into WordPress core with WP 5.9, I think it’s time that I take a full dive into creating FSE and block themes. I hope what I find is an exciting future for WordPress.

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  • A room full of computer servers

    Best website hosting for WordPress in 2022

    January 9, 2019

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    Small Business, Web Hosting, WordPress

    A web host is one of the most important choices you’ll make when setting up a website, especially if you sell products online. So here are some recommendations for the best hosting.

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  • A selection of the page designs for the Portafoglio portfolio theme

    Introducing the Portafoglio Portfolio WordPress Theme

    December 2, 2021

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    Portafoglio, WordPress

    Since portfolio websites are extremely popular, I’m starting to work on a WordPress portfolio theme that can help you stand out from the crowd. Here’s what you can expect from the Portafoglio WordPress theme when it’s released.

    Continue Reading: Introducing the Portafoglio Portfolio WordPress Theme
  • lady on a laptop using a credit card to make a purchase on an ecommerce website

    Requirements for a solid ecommerce store

    August 23, 2019

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    Ecommerce, Small Business, Web Development

    So you want to build an ecommerce store for your small business, but you don’t quite know where to begin. That’s perfectly fine. Here are some requirements for online selling that will set you down the right path.

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  • A screenshot of the Gutenberg testing page

    Gutenberg and small business websites

    May 18, 2018

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    Gutenberg, Small Business, WordPress, WordPress

    Gutenberg will present a drastic change for users of WordPress, especially folks who use it to power a website for their small business. But once you get passed the learning curve, the possibilities really become endless.

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  • person looking at the wordpress website on an imac computer screen

    Understanding the difference between WordPress.org and .com

    May 13, 2019

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    WordPress

    So you want to create a website with WordPress. But you see both a .org and a .com domain. Which one are you supposed to use? So glad you asked.

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  • The WordPress Plugin directory screen on a laptop

    Plugins in the WordPress directory finally updated

    December 21, 2019

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    JM Breaking News, JM Live Blog, Read More About, Story Lines, WordPress

    After nearly a year break, I’ve updated each of the four main plugins I have in the WordPress plugin directory. Sorry about the wait.

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  • WordPress 5.2 Development Cycle webpage on a laptop screen

    What to expect with WordPress 5.2

    April 22, 2019

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    WordPress

    WordPress 5.2 is right around the corner. So what’s will be new for your website when the latest version is released?

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  • Screenshot of Let's Encrypt homepage offering free SSL certificates

    Using Let’s Encrypt for your site’s SSL

    February 18, 2019

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    Web Development

    Have you avoided getting an SSL certificate for your website to appease Google? Do you even know that your site probably needs one of those certificates in the first place Let me introduce you to Let’s Encrypt.

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