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18 Sept 2019

SEO vs PPC for Traffic Generation – Which One Should You Choose?

The SEO vs PPC debate revolves around one question: how to get traffic to your site. Every online business needs it. No matter how great or innovative your product or service is, if nobody sees it, it might as well not exist. One of the main traffic avenues for websites is search engines. Here, you …

17 Sept 2019

What to Do When a Client Is Refusing to Pay You

Being a freelance developer comes with many challenges, and dealing with less-than-pleasant clients is one of them. However, there’s a serious difference between putting up with someone’s annoying quirks and letting them get away with not paying you. Fortunately, in situations where your income is being threatened, there are actions you can take to get …

Accessibility & StandardsGutenbergWordPress

13 Sept 2019

Doc Pop’s News Drop: WordPress 5.2.3 Security Release

Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s News Drop we talk with Mikey Veenstra, a threat analyst at Wordfence, about cross site scripting attacks and the release of WordPress …

11 Sept 2019

How to Use Heatmaps for Website Improvement (Examples, Tools, Etc.)

Do you feel like your website just isn’t optimized, but you aren’t sure where to begin in fixing the problem? Do you think it would make a huge difference if you knew where your visitors are going, what they are trying to get to, and common areas where they get stuck? Luckily, there is a …

Security & PrivacyDevelopmentTutorials & Guides

10 Sept 2019

How to Block Cookies on a WordPress Website

‘Cookies’ are small bits of data that enable user-specific features, but they have also become a source of privacy concerns and security risks. This is why the so-called ‘Cookie Law’ was put in place. In a nutshell, this requires user consent to be collected before using them. To meet this requirement, you’ll need a way …

6 Sept 2019

The 6 Most Common Causes of WordPress Website Crashes (And How to Prevent Them)

Owning a self-hosted website can be fun and rewarding. And for businesses, it’s essential to have a website that looks good, works well, and that you can count on. WordPress is an excellent platform for getting this done. But no technology is perfect, and nobody is immune to making honest mistakes now and then. A …

5 Sept 2019

5 of the Best WordPress Development Environment Options

A development environment is unlike any other tool you’ll use when creating WordPress products. This is because different solutions perform various primary jobs. So unlike with your favorite text editor, you’ll probably have to be familiar with several development environments during your career. For example, developing locally has different consequences for your workflow than using …

Tutorials & Guides

4 Sept 2019

How to Avoid Hidden WordPress SEO Mistakes That Can Sabotage Your Rankings

The first recorded usage of the term SEO was in 1997 on the site MMG WebStep Services, where it was listed as part of several service packages they offered. Interestingly enough, other services included in the packages were link development, writing and distributing press releases, and online advertising— and many digital marketing firms still offer …

3 Sept 2019

6 Ways to Create a More Eco-Friendly Website (Design, Hosting & More)

“What is an eco-friendly website? How can a website be bad for the environment!? It’s not even a real thing!” Does the above might mirror your first reaction? I don’t blame you. It’s hard to imagine something which is completely virtual to have an impact on the real world. And yet, the Internet contributes two …

30 Aug 2019

How to Simplify and Accelerate the Web Design Client Feedback Loop with WP Feedback

Receiving, managing, and acting on client feedback in an effective way is still problematic for web design agencies and freelancers all over the world. A new WordPress plugin — WP Feedback — is taking a swing at solving the massive problem. In this post, we’re going to take a look at how WP Feedback works …

27 Aug 2019

What is ARIA Markup? – A Beginner’s Guide

Accessibility is a major issue in today’s online world. These days, having a website that many people struggle to navigate is considered unacceptable. ARIA markup is a step in the right direction. It’s an answer to the question how you can make your website more usable for those with disabilities. What is ARIA? A set …