With a name like Jetpack, it’s easy to think this plugin will make your WordPress site extra zippy. Or, at least, that it won’t slow things down. But HOW you use it is as big a deal as IF you use it. I’ll break it down for you, nice, easy, and a little bit snarky.
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How to improve WordPress security in 5 minutes, for $0
If you can click ‘Delete,’ you can boost your WordPress website’s security in a jiffy by clearing out inactive themes. Easy, step-by-step instructions with photos.
Why images make your website slow & what you can do about it
Images add flavor, but also loading time. Since speed is critical for SEO & general visitor happiness, optimizing images pays. Inside: The seven simplest ways to get images loading fast.
Hands-on WordPress Gutenberg demo
Here’s a video look at WordPress’s new Gutenberg editor. Highlights of some useful features; lowlights showing what happens to pre-Gutenberg content.
Don’t get hacked: How to protect your WordPress site from malware, viruses & internet scumbags
This post to Twitter was eerily familiar: Suffering from a weird virus at our #wordpress site. No problems with direct links, but all change when posted on social media…. Just a few weeks ago, a client e-mailed me about an issue with a site that had been launched only hours before he noticed a problem. […]