We have an old Windows “all-in-one” computer in our guest room that really doesn’t do much. It’s old, tired and slow. So a few weekends ago, I gave it a new lease on life with CloudReady. Total cost: $0. CloudReady is free software that essentially turns any computer into a Chromebook. I told you about […]
Switching to the SEO Framework plugin?
I’ve been a big fan of the Yoast SEO plugin for many years. It does a great job of helping with the SEO (“Search Engine Optimization”) on WordPress-powered websites. I first shared it with you back in 2012 and I wrote this long post about how to use it in 2013. Even today we’re still […]
The SSL checklist
Having an SSL certificate on your website (making the address start with “https” and include that little green padlock) has always been important for eCommerce sites, but never very much for any other site. However, Google is now pushing that as an increasingly important ranking signal, so if you want your website to show up […]
WordPress Wednesday: What is WordPress Multisite?
I’ve been posting some short WordPress tutorial videos to my YouTube account lately, and I plan on sharing one of them on here each Wednesday. Today is a simple explanation for something that you may have heard about but don’t understand: WordPress Multisite. It’s relatively easy to install a new WordPress site every time you […]