Do you manage multiple WordPress installs? And do you manage all of them one by one from each dashboard? Updating plugins, themes, WordPress core and so on? Even though I manage only five websites, I still found it hard to keep up with all updates, performance- and security checks and other managing stuff. Purely by accident I ran into the ManageWP Worker plugin on the WordPress plugin … [Read more...]
Speed up your website with ShortPixel image optimization [Review]
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Did you know images can slow down your website dramatically? Because the dimensions are wrong, or the files are too big. That is why you must always use the right image dimensions on the right places on your website. Image dimensions you can set yourself. With every image editing program you can adjust height and width, or cut the image to the right dimensions. Optimizing images is another … [Read more...]
How to engage visitors with the plugin Icegram
How do you engage the people that visit your website? How do you collect their email addresses for your newsletter? How do you get your offer noticed? You can put a few widgets in the sidebar, sit back and wait. There are more, and better, ways to grab the attention of your visitors. With pop-ups, slide-ins, messages, action bars, or that big screen that comes falling down 2 seconds after you … [Read more...]
A nicer commenting system for WordPress
The standard commenting system of WordPress looks a bit.. well, standard. You can make it look better, but it still is rather dull. Very little options, just comments and replies. That is why I wanted to replace it with something more appealing, with more options. What plugin to choose? So I got a little bored with the WordPress commenting system and started a search for a nice replacement. I … [Read more...]
Optimize your images with Imagify
Images (and other media) are the biggest parts of a web page. The bigger the image, the longer it takes to load. At worst, you can see the image build up line by line! And a fast loading page is important. Primarily for your visitors, but also for the search engines. The right size Make sure the image has the right size before you use an image on a page. You don't want a 4000x3000 pixel image … [Read more...]
Secure your website with Shield
Over 20 percent of all WordPress websites gets attacked. Automated spambots, hacks, brute force attacks, malware, you name it. Still many website owners choose to not update their website and not to secure it against all that can happen! Protection is necessary After reading all articles you can find about WordPress and (lack of) security, you should be convinced that security measures are truly … [Read more...]
