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Ever hear people recommending themes because they are “SEO Friendly”? Yes, we have recommended quite a few themes on this blog labeling it “SEO Friendly”. But what does “SEO Friendly” really mean and what some people think it means? In this article we will share… Read More »

This Saturday, Automattic officially relaunched Code Poet and expanded it beyond the listing site. For those of you who do not know, previously Code Poet was just a directory of WordPress professionals brought to you by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com. With this revamp, it… Read More »

One of our more technical readers recently asked us how to verify the existence of a PHP function before integrating new code into a WordPress site. This is important to ensure your site runs smoothly and avoids errors. One of WordPress’s strengths is its flexibility… Read More »

Imagine working hard to write a great story or article, only to find someone else claiming it as their own. That’s what happens when people steal your website content. Content stealing, or ‘scraping’, is a big problem for website owners. These people are thieves who… Read More »

One of our users asked how do other sites show number of queries and page load time in the footer. You will often see this in the footer of sites and it may say something like: “64 queries in 1.248 seconds”. In this article, we… Read More »

We just saw the notice in our dashboard to upgrade WordPress to the newest version 3.3.2. Nacin announced it on the WordPress blog. WordPress 3.3.2 is a security update for all previous versions. Three external libraries included WordPress received security updates including Plupload, SWFUpload, and… Read More »

Have you ever seen websites that have small, superscript numbers in the text that link to additional information at the bottom of the page? Those are called footnotes, and they’re a great way to provide extra context or cite sources without cluttering up your main… Read More »

Dealing with a 404 error on your Yoast SEO sitemap in WordPress can be frustrating. Yoast SEO is a popular tool, but sometimes, a plugin conflict or incorrect settings can cause this error. So, if you try to visit your XML sitemap and you see… Read More »

When adding links to your blog posts, you can improve user experience by linking to the exact paragraph or sentence you are citing. This is especially helpful in academic writing, detailed guides, and any content where the specific details matter. Links like this will take… Read More »

Up until recently, product placement in free WordPress plugins has always been a challenging task. We have seen numerous methods utilized by developers. Some included banner ads on the plugin options page, others released “lite” versions of the plugins, some used lightbox popups in the… Read More »