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Why you should use WordPress for your new website
Watch Video: Why you should use WordPress for your new websiteYou have a lot of great options for creating your new website these days. There’s Wix, Squarespace, Shopify and so many more options to pick. But might I suggest using WordPress? WordPress powers over 40 percent of the internet these days, and for good reasons. It’s an open source content management system, which means you…
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WordPress Full Site Editing for Small Businesses
Watch Video: WordPress Full Site Editing for Small BusinessesFull Site Editing is starting to make its way into WordPress core, and you might have some questions about what it means for your website. So today let’s take a look at what full site editing actually is, what it means for your website, take a little bit of a live demo of it and…
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What to Expect with WordPress 5.8
Watch Video: What to Expect with WordPress 5.8The second major release of WordPress is right around the corner. That’s right. WordPress 5.8 is slated to be released on July 20. This update features the start of moving full site editing into core, although it’s not quite complete or finished. You’ll be able to create new templates and new template parts. Plus there…
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What to Expect with WordPress 5.7
Watch Video: What to Expect with WordPress 5.7WordPress 5.7 is just around the corner. This first major release of the year will see significant updates to the block editor, Gutenberg, as well as new features such as lazy loading for iFrames, like YouTube videos, easier transitioning to HTTPS for sites and a new Robots API. Plus, there are improvements to the jQuery…
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The Best Themes From the WordPress Theme Directory
Watch Video: The Best Themes From the WordPress Theme DirectoryOne of the best parts about using WordPress is that you have a wide array of free themes you can use from the theme directory. In fact, there are currently over 8,000 themes you can download and install right now. So let’s take a look at some of my favorite themes that I think can…
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What to Expect with WordPress 5.6
Watch Video: What to Expect with WordPress 5.6We’re nearing the end of 2020 and that means it’s time for the last major WordPress release of the year. WordPress 5.6 brings us a new default theme, Twenty Twenty One, updates to the block editor, some PHP 8 support, auto updates for major releases and other changes and fixes. So let’s go through what…
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How to Speed Up Your WordPress Website
Watch Video: How to Speed Up Your WordPress WebsiteHow fast does your WordPress website load? Most likely it’s not loading as quickly as you would like it to. But the good news is that there are relatively easy ways for you speed up your WordPress website to give your visitors a much better experience. So today let’s take a look at some of…
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A Look at the Google Site Kit Plugin
Watch Video: A Look at the Google Site Kit PluginIf you’ve got a website, you’re probably going to want to hook it up to some of the Google tools that are offered like Analytics, Search Console, Tag Manager, etc. But each of those service require different things you need to do in order to connect them to your website, including adding lines of code.…
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Taking a Walk Through Easy Digital Downloads
Watch Video: Taking a Walk Through Easy Digital DownloadsIf you’re looking to start selling digital products through your online store, you’re going to want to take a look at Easy Digital Downloads. It’s similar to WooCommerce, but built to handle digital products specifically. If you sell software, you’ll want to look into this.
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Six WordPress Plugins I use on Every Website
Watch Video: Six WordPress Plugins I use on Every WebsiteSo you have a new WordPress website. Awesome! You have a blank canvas on which to create anything you want. And you’re going to need plugins for that. Here are six plugins I use on every website I build.
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Properly Updating Your WordPress Website
Watch Video: Properly Updating Your WordPress WebsiteYou know what the little cycle icon in the top menu bar of your WordPress website means. It means that you need to update a plugin, theme or WordPress core. Most updates are fine, but occasionally one might break your website. Here’s how you can update your website while mitigating that risk.
