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Searching half a dozen stock image libraries for the perfect photo frustrates many web designers. The new Openverse project from WordPress aims to make finding royalty-free images simple and fast. Use this post as your…

We all love a good GIF, but image formats have come a long way since the introduction of the GIF in 1987. Savvy web designers have moved on to embrace JPEGs, PNGs, and now WebP….

Why remember a dozen passwords when you could remember just one? Keeping things simple is one reason developers like to manage multiple WordPress sites from one dashboard. Managing multiple WordPress sites can be challenging. Keep…

How do you decide which is the best-managed WordPress hosting service? The G2 Summer 2022 Report is out and has the answer. Spoiler alert: Pressable continues to rank at the top for businesses of all…

No one wants a website that seems like it’s loading via inflight Wi-Fi or dial-up internet. Avoid the curse of a slow site through WordPress optimization. To achieve peak performance, you must ensure your website…

Spend more time running your business and less worrying about your website with managed eCommerce website hosting. Selecting an eCommerce hosting provider is a critical decision. The quality of your host determines how well your…

If you’re thinking about selling products online, one of the most important decisions you have to make is which eCommerce platform is right for your business. There are many different options out there, and the…

When you hit the gas to merge onto a freeway, you need to be able to trust your car’s engine is up to the challenge. Similarly, when managing WordPress for large-scale sites, you need to…

WordPress maintenance and support are crucial for keeping your website up and running. You wouldn’t drive a car 100,000 miles without changing the oil or rotating the tires. Routine maintenance is necessary to keep cars…

Red lights. Checkout lines. The spinning wheel of death. No one likes to wait, which is why successful eCommerce businesses understand how to speed up WooCommerce. How quickly your site loads directly impacts your conversion…

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but fortunately for WordPress users, there are several good options for free WordPress themes. In this ultimate guide to free WordPress themes, we cover: Why…

Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it’s necessary. So, if you’re ready to move on from your current web host, here’s how to transfer a WordPress site to a new host. Not all…

With all the types of WordPress hosting, how do you know which one is right for your business? WordPress works on various web servers, giving users a lot of flexibility in selecting their hosting service….

From to-do to done — that’s one of the most attractive managed WordPress hosting benefits. Managed WordPress hosting automates some of the more mundane aspects of setting up and maintaining a WordPress website. Let’s look…

If you love the block editor, you’ll adore Full Site Editing with WordPress 6.0. With the release of 6.0 in May, Full Site Editing made a giant leap forward. There’s a lot to be excited…

Raise a glass as we toast 19 years of WordPress.  The world’s most used content management system celebrates 19 years of powering everything from blogs to eCommerce stores. To celebrate, we’re looking at the top…

A couple of years ago, WordPress introduced a new way to build web pages. This innovation is known as Gutenberg, alternatively known as the WordPress block editor or simply the WordPress editor. Gutenberg provides a simple way…

WordPress makes it super easy to launch your own online store: all you have to do is choose a WordPress host that can keep your store fast and secure, and pick an eCommerce plugin that…

Themes determine the layout and appearance of WordPress websites. Regardless of which theme you go with, you might need to customize it a bit to suit your specific needs. One way to customize your theme…

WordPress has many advanced features for customization, one of which is the ability to create custom fields. Whether you’re building a blog, a local business website, an e-commerce store, or any other WordPress-powered site, you…

Securing a new client is a great success for any design business. Amongst all the excitement of a new creative endeavor, it’s easy to forget just how many things there are to organize at this…