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Website Tips 4 U currently has 25 active plugins. Whilst this can be a manageable number, it would still be nice to be able to get by with fewer plugins to reduce page loading times.
In fact I use a Performance Profiler plugin to check which plugins might take too long to load and have thus eliminated where possible the most taxing plugins time-wise.
The Pingdom Speed Test records the following for Website Tips 4 U but it would be nice to reduce the load time further. [Read more…]
If it is done correctly, a sticky widget can be very effective on your blog. There are a number of methods that you can use to make a WordPress widget sticky. These include adding some code or installing a plugin that can do the job for you.
The main advantages of using a sticky widget include the following: [Read more…]
There is so much debate about whether or not you should display the date in your WordPress posts. The post date of publication is in fact displayed by default.
However, many bloggers prefer to disable this option. Their decision can be for a number of reasons:
Tip of the Day: WordPress Website MaintenanceHow to put WordPress in maintenance mode for website updates can be rather daunting, to say the least, when you want to make a major change to your website or blog.
By major change, I’m referring to a theme change for example; something that could have some unknown consequences.
Or, you could be a little nervous about updating your site with the latest version of WordPress for example. [Read more…]
You can waste a lot of time browsing through various WordPress themes. Themes generally look very appealing and this is one of the reasons that you have probably found yourself hours later still clicking that next button, as you continue to browse through the gallery of themes on offer.
I initially searched all of the Top 10 Best WordPress Themes. I looked at cute WordPress themes (for other sites), I searched the various lists of top premium WordPress themes. I trialled various WordPress shopping theme options. And I looked at both flexible theme designs and fixed theme designs.
Eventually, I streamlined the selection process by scanning for theme attributes that would allow me to build a site that could function well, that could perform well in the “eyes” of search engines and that could please me visually. So, which eventually won my seal of approval? [Read more…]
