Category: WordPress

Caching Plugins Are Key for WordPress eCommerce Websites: Q&A with Topher DeRosia
Some time ago, we told you about five web professionals who put WP Rocket at the core of their performance strategy. They showed us that using a powerful caching plugin is crucial to support conversion and make customers happy, whether...

10 Proven Ways To Improve First Contentful Paint (FCP) in WordPress
In early 2019, Google announced that they would evaluate a website’s speed ranking by focusing on two performance metrics: First Contentful Paint (FCP) and First Input Delay (FID). The websites are ranked as Fast, Moderate, or Slow based on the...

How to Create a Strong Landing Page With WordPress (In 5 Steps)
When it comes to online marketing, landing pages are a great way to drive your campaign goals. However, creating a successful landing page is different than other types of pages and posts on your site. A powerful landing page is...

How Fast is the WordPress Divi Theme?
Divi is one of the most popular multipurpose WordPress themes out there. While Elegant Themes, the developer, doesn’t publish public usage stats, Divi is definitely up there with other big names like Avada. Divi is both a flexible theme and...

WooCommerce Maintenance: How to Care For Your E-Commerce Site
WooCommerce is now one of the most popular e-commerce solutions with 41% of all online stores built on the platform. With WooCommerce, a business or individual can start with a few products and grow over time into an online store...

Beaver Builder vs Visual Composer: Which WordPress Page Builder is Better?
Wondering about the differences between Beaver Builder vs Visual Composer? Beaver Builder and the original Visual Composer have been innovators in the WordPress page builder market from the very beginning. Both products have undergone quite a few changes over the...

How to start a blog
Marieke van de Rakt Marieke van de Rakt is the founder of Yoast SEO Academy and CEO of Yoast. Her favorite SEO topics are SEO copywriting and site structure. If you’re thinking about starting a blog, the most important thing...

The WordPress Cleanup Checklist
The time is now to look at your current WordPress website and run through this WordPress cleanup checklist to tidy up your website. Whether you own a single blog or you’re a freelancer/developer who will use this WordPress cleanup checklist...

The Top 5 WordPress Security Vulnerabilities and How to Avoid Them
If you own a WordPress website, you should be aware of potential WordPress security vulnerabilities. Just like locking the doors of your house, investing in an alarm system and paying for insurance, your website should have security and safety measures in...

Web Design Typography: 5 Things You Need to Know
Since 95% of the information on the web is written language, a good web designer needs to have a grasp of typography: the ancient discipline of shaping text for human consumption. In this post, we’ll discuss the essential elements of...

Which Is The Fastest WordPress Image Slider Plugin? (2019)
Love ’em or hate ’em, image sliders are a popular feature on many a WordPress site. And if you want to create a slider on WordPress, you need a WordPress image slider plugin. But more than just wanting a slider...

WordPress Vulnerability Roundup: August 2019, Part 2
Several new WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities were disclosed during the last half of August, so we want to keep you aware. In this post, we cover recent WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities and what to do if you are...