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Recommended WordPress themes

These themes (not page builders) are some that I’ve used in recent projects and are fast, have a lot of white space and contrast. Perfect for a good base for User Experience and reading online.

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Best WordPress back up plugins – don’t lose your s@*t!

Backup your site files and database just in case you are hacked. You never know you need a backup until you absolutely need a backup so its best to set up backups BEFORE you need one. DO this today if you don't have backups already.

How many WordPress plugins is too many?

This depends on the functionality of your site. For eg, a simple brochure type site will need less than an ecommerce site. I would say that between 10-20 would be considered streamlined but secure from hackers and loads fast for both a brochure site and a simple ecommerce store. Ultimately as long as your site loads fast and you don’t have unnecessary plugins then the amount of them is irrelevant. The above is just a guideline.

What plugins reduce lag in WordPress?

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Essential WordPress Plugins for speed, security and SEO

WordPress is powered by plugins largely as a great way to install easy functionality on your site.

Out of the box, with a bad hosting plan and with complicated functionality (ie a lot of plugins) then no I would say WordPress cannot handle millions of users however, if you understand how to make a site fast, don’t have highly intensive functionality to run (not a lot of plugins) and have sufficient host servers then I’d say its entirely possible for WordPress to handle millions of users per year. Wordpress Hosting, Loading Time, Backend, Marketing Sites, Handle, How To Plan, You Google, Users

Can WordPress handle Millions of Users?

Out of the box, with a bad hosting plan and with complicated functionality (ie a lot of plugins) then no I would say WordPress cannot handle millions of users however, if you understand how to make a site fast, don’t have highly intensive functionality to run (not a lot of plugins) and have sufficient host servers then I’d say its entirely possible for WordPress to handle millions of users per year.

What is the fastest page builder for WordPress?

The way a page builder is built will affect its site speed. Site speed is a very important aspect of User Experience and Search Engine Optimization. In this article, I want to compare the various popular page builders by some basic site speed metrics in order for you to understand which ones hamstring you (and are more marketing than performance) and those which are built for performance.

In addition to choosing a theme you should also consider using a Page Builder Plugin or the Gutenberg Editor (default page builder in WordPress) which augments any theme you have. I’ll explain the difference between these here in this article and walk you through how to choose a Page Builder and a Theme of your choice. Web Development, Wordpress Developer, Factors, Development, Simple Blog, Page Layout

What factors to consider when choosing a theme in WordPress?

In addition to choosing a theme you should also consider using a Page Builder Plugin or the Gutenberg Editor (default page builder in WordPress) which augments any theme you have. I’ll explain the difference between these here in this article and walk you through how to choose a Page Builder and a Theme of your choice.

There are various methods to optimize your site for mobile devices including, Using a CDN, reducing image sizes, removing unused plugins and themes, reducing ‘calls to the server’ more generally using a cache plugin, changing themes or removing specific design aspects, upgrading your server, reducing redirects, enabling gzip compression, minifying resources (HTML, CSS and JS), and removing render blocking Javascript and separating unused CSS and JS to further reduce page size. Website Software, Wifi Access, Speed Test, Mobile, Speed, Increase, Page Sizes

Increase mobile page speed in WordPress Site

There are various methods to optimize your site for mobile devices including, Using a CDN, reducing image sizes, removing unused plugins and themes, reducing ‘calls to the server’ more generally using a cache plugin, changing themes or removing specific design aspects, upgrading your server, reducing redirects, enabling gzip compression, minifying resources (HTML, CSS and JS), and removing render blocking Javascript and separating unused CSS and JS to further reduce page size.

wordpress.com vs wordpress.org (which is better for you)

WordPress.com is a hosting company that utilizes the free software which is produced and maintained by wordpress.org. wordpress.org is the organization which produces and maintains the WordPress free blogging software. A third-party host is a company which provides hosting services to websites as part of getting them on the internet. WordPress.com could also be considered a third-party host even though it shares a similar name to that of the wordpress.org produced software.

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Add WooCommerce Products to cart via a URL Link

'Add Product To Cart Via URL' is a plugin which allows you to add products to any users account by sending them a custom made URL. They then click the URL (it might be in a link in an email for example) and when the page is loaded the pre-selected products are added to the cart and the checkout page loaded ready for them to pay and enter delivery information.

Essential and recommended WordPress Plugins

I like to use these on all of my projects for increased security, SEO and page speed, Essential Plugins Useful Plugins WooCommerce Plugins

WordPress has changed the default File Structure of its themes to some degree and these newly structured themes are called Block Themes whereas the older style are referred to as Classical Themes. If you are editing or creating a a theme or child theme then you will need to know a few things about the changes. Wordpress Beginner, Wordpress Course, Wordpress Website, Guide, Topics

Classic Themes vs Block Themes in WordPress

WordPress has changed the default File Structure of its themes to some degree and these newly structured themes are called Block Themes whereas the older style are referred to as Classical Themes. If you are editing or creating a a theme or child theme then you will need to know a few things about the changes.

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How to make your WordPress Site faster

In order to speed up your WordPress site you will need to analyze and fix, the size of your images, the amount of requests your theme and plugins makes, add a cache plugin, add a CDN plugin, potentially redesign some aesthetic aspects of the site, and potentially upgrade your hosting account.

Learn to customize and troubleshoot WordPress

This article will take you from a basic introduction to WordPress all the way to understanding how to customize it. It won’t and can’t cover every aspect but is meant as a high level approach so you will understand ‘where to go’ whether you are a WordPress beginner or you are wanting to do advanced customizations and trouble shooting in your WordPress site. A big topic but a useful one!