As our websites mature, we often move from doing things one way to a different, more efficient way. But sometimes, the footprint of how our site used to work remains behind. Recently, I had a client come to me with a most intriguing problem. They had a large e-commerce site, that had gone through many […]
Prevent Google From Crawling Old Sitemaps
Change Return To Shop Link In WooCommerce
WordPress currently powers over 43% of all websites. The most popular e-commerce plugin on WordPress is WooCommerce, by a wide margin. So it’s natural that you might to modify some of the user interface copy that comes with WooCommerce out of the box. Recently, a reader asked how would you change the Return To Shop […]
Add Name Attribute To Contact Form 7
Contact Form 7 is one of the most widely used free plugins on the WordPress platform. It’s a very extensible way to create a basic contact form that doesn’t require any conditional logic. The trouble is, straight out of the box, this contact form will cause your HTML pages to no longer be valid. The […]
Using Kraken.io For WordPress Image Optimization
Before reading any further, let’s answer the question: Why do you need to optimize the images on your website in the first place? If you’re using your website to generate revenue for your business, then increasing conversions on your site, and increasing the number of warm leads that come to your website are things you […]
WordPress Website Migration Checklist
For those who don’t know, a website migration is when you move a website from one hosting environment to another. This could be moving a website from a staging server to production server (from development to the live site). It could also mean moving the site from a sub-domain to another domain on the same […]
Installing WordPress Without A Domain Name
When moving an existing WordPress site from one hosting company to another, there are steps you have to consider. Most migration tools allow you to import a database from the existing install into your new WordPress install on the new server. The best way is to go with a host like WP Engine, that allows […]
How Much Does Website Maintenance Cost?
Websites have software updates, and it is important to update your version of WordPress and plugins regularly. The reality is that someone has to do this, whether it is someone internal, or an outside web professional. But according to today’s stats (August 2020) — on what version of WordPress people are running on their websites, […]
Change Currency Display in WooCommerce
WooCommerce is the leading e-commerce solution on the WordPress platform. More people use it than any other plugin or e-commerce suite in the WordPress ecosystem. Out of the box, it can do quite a bit, and there are tons of paid extensions that help you add more robust functionality. But out of the box, it […]
Google Changing URL Display in Mobile Search Results
On April 16th, Google announced on their Webmaster blog that they will be changing how URLs display in mobile search results. The old style featured the complete user friendly URL in green, while the new style features a breadcrumb display of the result in green. Google says they want users to better understand your website […]
How To Find A Quality WordPress Developer
WordPress powers about 39% of all websites on Earth. Naturally, many people want to hire experienced WordPress developers. Some of the folks looking for WordPress developers are agencies, who need a developer on staff. Others are enterprise level businesses, who rely on their in-house web development team to keep their website up-to-date. Some are small […]