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I'm a NameHero team member, and an expert on WordPress and web hosting. I've been in this industry since 2008. I've also developed apps on Android and have written extensive tutorials on managing Linux servers. You can contact me on my website WP-Tweaks.com!
WordPress’s origins as a content management system, have often clashed with its recent metamorphosis into a site builder. One of these conflicts was the awkward way of inserting code into the editor. Because it started out as a way of adding pure content via the WYSIWYG editor, it was considered unnecessary for HTML or Javascript […]
The Jetpack plugin is one of the most staple plugins on any WordPress installation. Ever since its release in 2011, it’s been a runaway hit with millions upon millions of downloads. It’s developed and maintained by Automaticc themselves, and so doesn’t run into any trust issues. I’ve been a staunch advocate of Jetpack for years […]
Unlike other hosting providers, NameHero offers object caching on your website for free. This is due to our use of the LiteSpeed web server, and the LiteSpeed caching plugin. Other hosts typically utilize Apache, which doesn’t have such functionality out of the box. As a result, the object caching is an additional module that you […]
When designing websites for mobile devices, you’ll keep finding unusual use cases that you didn’t plan for. No matter how responsive your theme is, you’ll need to decide how to handle a variety of scenarios. Tables are one example. I’ve long struggled with the conundrum of how to display them on mobile devices. Should responsive […]
One of the challenges in creating a content heavy website, is about retaining your visitors. When you have a lot of posts, chances are that a reader will be interested in more than just the current article. Of course, a well-crafted piece of content will have internal links to all parts of your site, and […]
I’m a big fan of responsive WordPress themes – ones that have it built in right from the start. In fact, I’d previously written about how we need to stop using separate themes for mobiles, and instead maintain the same code base for all devices. Unfortunately, sometimes our themes don’t give us that luxury and […]
Dynamic website caching is one of the bedrocks of any modern website. Even if you have low traffic, caching can help you deliver your content faster to users, reducing the bounce rate, increasing your conversions, and even score points with search engines. With Google’s Lighthouse initiative, it now collects data on average load speeds of […]
Often, website developers forget to test their sites in different countries. We all fall victim to the “self-sampling hypothesis”, in assuming that we ourselves are a representative sample of our visitors. Naturally, this leads to problems if you’re sitting with a high-speed, and reliable Internet connection in a server located close to your development site. […]
With all the privacy and data kerfluffles recently, it’s critical to ensure that your affiliate website reassures customers about its authenticity. And if that wasn’t enough, you also need to keep up with the legal guidelines from the FTC. In this article, we’ll take a quick look at affiliate disclosures, how much is enough, and […]
When Gutenberg came out, it brought with it, a vastly expanded selection of default content types, we call “blocks”. Previously in the TinyMCE editor, we had buttons at the top, each of which represented a different type of content – headings, lists, and those inserted by plugins. In time though, the developers felt that this […]