Perhaps one of the most frequently asked WordPress question is whether or not inactive plugins affect site performance? Since the quest for the fastest and most reliable website is shared by almost every WordPress enterprise, many newcomers are questioning the performance impact of any WordPress element – active or not. It’s not uncommon to download…
During the late 20th Century, as the proliferation of websites for personal and business use slowly filled the dial-up connections around the country, HTML was the primary coding language. For years, in order to satisfy the limited network speeds and connectivity issues of live before high-speed internet access, there weren’t very many codes loosely flying…
Do you remember when most website fonts looked pretty much the same? During the infancy of the internet, we essentially had a handful of fonts to choose from. However, as advancements in web technology grew, so did the font offerings. My how times have changed. Thanks to the advent of Google Fonts and Adobe Typekit,…
Throughout the past several years, the digital sky of the internet has become cloudy. No, this isn’t a sign of thunderstorms, but rather, the advent of technological advancements. The cloud we speak of isn’t an actual cloud at all, but rather, the manifestation of virtualization. Cloud-based technology is swiftly overtaking the world, and for good…
In the battle of web performance, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the various weapons in your arsenal. From on-page optimization techniques, to server-side manipulation, winning the war of sluggish website performance can feel like a never-ending battle. Thankfully, some of the most successful optimization techniques are also some of the easiest to implement.…
If you’ve spent any time researching website best practices, then you’ve likely come across the topic of compression. Within the realm of web performance, few topics are as important and valuable as taking a standard file size and reducing it for streamlined performance. While there are many reasons why you should focus on file compression,…
Are you interested in staring a WordPress website, but don’t have much money for hosting costs? If you’re like one of the million of aspiring website owners on a budget, then you’re likely tempted to begin your adventure into the realm of websites with a cheap WordPress hosting provider. Because WordPress is a relatively lightweight framework,…
Are you a professional coder? Do you know how to handwrite dynamic and responsive websites? If so, then why are your reading this article? If you’re like the millions of other webmasters who aren’t fluent in programming code, then your website is likely built upon a front-end framework. Essentially, framework is just as it sounds.…
To say website availability, also known as website uptime, is important is an extreme understatement. Regardless of its purpose, every second your website is unavailable you’re not only hurting your reputation among internet users, but if this problem continues, organic traffic via search engines will dramatically fall. While important for any type of business, website…
Whether you’re running a blog, retail storefront or a corporate portal, website speed and performance is among the most important elements of success. In fact, Google announced its plan to increase the ranking weight of page speed in its July 2018 algorithm update. Because website speed and overall functionality is among the most important components…
Struggling with a slow website? Are you tired of having to wait for the visual design of your site to render? Throughout the internet, millions of websites struggle to keep up with the performance demands of users and search engine crawlers. While there are dozens, if not hundreds, of reasons why your website could be…
When it comes to determining the root cause of an underperforming website, there’s literally dozens of potential culprits. From a low-quality web host, to unoptimized images, determining the main issue of a slow website isn’t always an easy task. If you’ve performed a variety of optimization techniques, but your website still loads slower than a…
As you probably already know, website security is essential in our day and age. With the threat of cyberattacks and malicious hacking running rampant throughout the digital world, if you aren’t committed to safeguarding your WordPress site, you could soon become one of the millions of security breach victims. There are new ways to hack…
Did you know that nearly 70 percent of Internet users access their online content via a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet? Within the past several years, the prevalence of mobile web usage has quickly become the top choice among users. In fact, the performance of your mobile site is now one of…
If you’ve ever written CSS, then you understand how easy it is to suddenly end up with a messy, complex and confusing file. There are many reasons why non-efficient CSS code files are undesirable. When you’re looking at a confusing and disjointed file, it’s far more difficult to debug. Moreover, when your site requires an…