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Review: WordPress for Dummies 5th Edition by Lisa Sabin-Wilson
WordPress for Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is best suited for WordPress users, but there are a few chapters for developers. Designers and developers are better served...
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Best WordPress podcasts, summer 2013
These are the best WordPress podcasts I’ve found. They have content for WordPress users (individuals or small businesses), designers, and developers. I listed them from most to least favorite. I prefer...
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Why update WordPress, plugins, and themes?
Clients often ask me, “Do I need to install updates for WordPress, plugins, and my theme?” The answer is an emphatic “Yes!“, and it’s because updates do the following: Increase security Fix bugs Add...
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Thoughts on WordCamp Grand Rapids 2012
This post has been a draft since August 2012. I intended to publish it once the video of my talk was uploaded to WordPress.tv, but it looks like that won’t ever happen. :( With WordCamp Grand Rapids...
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Amazon S3 & BackupBuddy: guide to WordPress backups
Here’s a guide to using the BackupBuddy plugin (affiliate link) to back up a WordPress site to Amazon S3. The video only shows how to do the Amazon S3 initial configuration and user configuration, and...
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Review: Smashing WordPress 2nd Edition
Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog by Thord Daniel Hedengren My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is mostly a how-to guide for creating WordPress themes and plugins, and generally bending WordPress to...
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I led a WordPress for Small Business Websites Q&A panel at WordCamp Grand Rapids 2013. We discussed goals, strategy, content, analytics, speed and performance, social media, SEO, and generally...
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WordPress Admin Area: Guided Tour at WordCamp Grand Rapids 2012
Here’s a video of my talk , “The WordPress Admin Area: A Guided Tour” at WordCamp Grand Rapids 2012. Yes, 2012. In my post about WordCamp Grand Rapids 2012 I lamented that this video would never be...
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Review: WordPress Web Design for Dummies 2nd Edition
WordPress Web Design for Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson My rating: 4 of 5 stars An updated version of the worthwhile 1st edition on designing and building WordPress-based sites. It covers installation,...
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Best WordPress podcasts, fall 2013
These are the best WordPress podcasts I’ve found. They have content for WordPress users (individuals or small businesses), designers, and developers. I prefer those that offer tips, recommendations,...
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Imsanity plugin automatically resizes, compresses images
Imsanity is my favorite plugin for resizing and compressing images that are uploaded to WordPress. It’s better to resize and compress on your computer prior to uploading, but many people don’t know...
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Exclude plugins from the Advanced Automatic Updates WordPress plugin
The Advanced Automatic Updates plugin is one of my favorite WordPress plugins, but it lacks a way to easily specify exclusions. I’ll show you how to to exclude plugins from being automatically updated...
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SiteGround: fast, secure WordPress hosting
SiteGround is an excellent WordPress-optimized shared host. They’re fast, secure, and reliable, yet inexpensive. They’re the host I most frequently recommend to small business and nonprofit clients....
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Post Snippets plugin inserts raw HTML in WordPress pages & posts
You’ve probably pasted code into WordPress’ Text editor, then switched to the Visual Editor, and found that parts of your code were stripped out. The Post Snippets plugin prevents that from happening....
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Review: WordPress All-In-One for Dummies 2nd Edition
WordPress All-In-One for Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson My rating: 3 of 5 stars A broadly informative WordPress book, covering installation, administration, publishing, SEO and social media, design,...
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How to speed up your WordPress site (WordPress performance optimization)
We talked about WordPress Performance Optimization at the April 2014 meetup of WordPress Grand Rapids, a group I help organize. Since the meetup, I’ve spoken with a few clients and prospects whose...
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Best WordPress podcasts, summer 2014
These are the best WordPress podcasts I’ve found. They have content for WordPress site owners, designers, and developers. My favorites are those that are focused on education rather than news. I listed...
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I’ll be speaking at WordCamp Grand Rapids 2014
I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at WordCamp Grand Rapids 2014! My session is titled, Website Mistakes Small Businesses Make, and How to Fix Them. I’ll be giving away free advice, so...
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Find outdated WordPress plugins with No Longer in Directory plugin
The No Longer in Directory plugin is an excellent tool for maintaining the plugins in your WordPress site. It performs two checks: Has the plugin been removed from the WordPress.org plugin directory?...
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Best WordPress podcasts, winter 2014
Here’s the latest round of my favorite WordPress podcasts, listed in order of preference. I prefer those that contain actionable advice over those that are mostly news. These days, I personally focus...
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