How to add lazy loading to your WordPress website
Lazy loading has been included in WordPress core since the 5.4 release in March 2019. However, browser support for the method it uses is still not comprehensive. This tutorial walks…
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How to securely share admin access to your WordPress website
Should I give my web developer my username and password? On the surface of it, this seems like quite the quandary. After all, how will your developer be able to…
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The Mobile-Friendly Test — is your website responsive?
Learn more about Google’s latest algorithm update, known as ‘Mobilegeddon’. Is your website mobile friendly in Google’s eyes? And does it need to be?
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Why can’t I have a links page on my website?
The links page is dead. And reciprocal links are dead too. However good the offer might seem, however well-intentioned the advice given to you by your friend might’ve been, however…
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Web design usability best practice: support your users
Convincing people to pass their personal information on to you can be difficult. This isn’t just because it’s laborious, but also because of issues surrounding trust and privacy. This is…
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Uploading images to WordPress: a beginners tutorial
If you’re a newcomer to WordPress, you might’ve gotten as far as creating your own post, but then realised that pages and posts without images can be rather dull. Images…
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Find your WordPress website login and manage your user account: a beginners’ tutorial
This WordPress beginner tutorial focuses on the very first steps you’ll need to take in order to get started with managing your website. More experienced users might find the discussion…
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Publish your first WordPress blog post: a beginners tutorial
One of the things that makes WordPress such a great platform for business websites is how easy it makes it to add new blog posts and pages. And as a…
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How to add a photo gallery in WordPress: a beginners guide
Many WordPress website owners don’t realise just how easy it is to add impressive photo galleries to their pages and posts, and some don’t even realise the feature exists at…
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How to secure a WordPress website: a beginners tutorial
Read these 10 easy steps to learn how to secure a WordPress website. You’ll only need basic WordPress admin skills to put these simple security measures in place. Do it…