If you’re looking to improve your site speed then lazy loading is sure to help. This technique delays HTTP requests for content lower on the page so it only loads when the user scrolls down. In turn this lowers the page’s total size which gives you a faster page load time. Anyone familiar with WordPress should know about its massive…. Continue Reading
Archives for October 2017
How to Accept Bitcoin Payments on Your WordPress Website
Over the last few years, Bitcoin has seen a surge in popularity. Even though it’s sometimes associated with scammers and deemed a currency for less than honorable dealings, there are some who enjoy the notion of anonymity it brings while shopping online. Whether you personally agree with the idea behind Bitcoin or not, when you take into account that its…. Continue Reading
Best Free WordPress Plugins For Extra Dashboard Features
The default WordPress dashboard is pretty bland with only a few widgets that aren’t super helpful. Thankfully with all the free plugins out there you can liven up your dashboard in a jiffy. These are some of my personal favorites that I run on many of my WordPress websites. You probably won’t want all of them but if you do…. Continue Reading
Beginner’s Guide: How to Add 301 Redirects to WordPress
Struggling with how to add 301 redirects to WordPress? These nifty redirects are an SEO friendly approach that let you re-route traffic to your site in a number of helpful ways. But they’re also confusing for many casual WordPress users. So, to help you out, I’m going to use this post to dig into 301 redirects as they apply to…. Continue Reading
How to Fix Broken Links Using the Broken Link Checker WordPress Plugin
When you website has a broken link, meaning the link to the content is not working, it typically displays a 404 Error to your website visitors. This can happen because old links are no longer good, something went wrong when you connected the content to the link, or the page you are linking to simply doesn’t exist anymore. Broken links…. Continue Reading