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If you have a blog that runs on WordPress you probably already know that plugins make it easy to add new features and capabilities to your blog.
But with thousands of WordPress plugins to choose from, how do you know which ones you really need?
Well, I’m going to try to shed some light on which plugins you need to install on your blog, and which ones you should avoid.
First, let me explain which plugins you need to avoid, because that’s the really easy part… [Read more…]
Is your blog powered by WordPress? If so, you should know that you have a virtual target on your back.
More blogs run on WordPress than any other blogging platform, and that makes WordPress blogs a preferred target for the hackers of the world.
Unless you’ve taken steps to harden your blog against hacking attacks, it’s fairly easy for a skilled and determined hacker to either guess your WordPress login password or intercept it from the data stream that’s created when you log in to your WordPress Dashboard.
If you write a blog, there are probably times when it would be nice to be able to give a blog post or page an expiration date.
For example, lets say you write a post featuring a special you’ll be running for a limited time.
Wouldn’t it be rather handy to have the post automatically expire (and disappear) at the same time the offer expires to ensure that it doesn’t keep extending an offer to readers that’s no longer valid? [Read more…]
Like many new bloggers I wanted my first blog to look amazing and have tons of bells and whistles.
For example, I installed a fancy slider that would display an image and snippet from a post, then fade out after a few seconds and “tease” the next post.
That was just the start of my fascination with plugins and other add-ons.
Before long my newly-created blog was as “busy” as a honeybee in a clover field – and I don’t mean “busy” as in having lots of visitors.
After a while I began to notice some things…
The best WordPress hosting services consider updates, security, and support. In the best case, you won’t have to worry about updates, hardware, servers, and other technical aspects.
Instead, you can focus on improving your content and design and reaching out to visitors. This is all possible with managed WordPress hosting.
Managed WordPress hosting offers several advantages over general web hosting plans: [Read more…]