I've been blogging for a long time (since 2003/2004) and used to place tags on my posts like it was Christmas. For the longest time, it was thought that using tags would allow you to help Google understand your posts more. While that might have been true 10 years ago, it's not true now. You see, when you select a category for your posts, this is allowing you to narrow down the focus of the content so it's easier for readers to find (if you have good navigation structure anyway). Our main …
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Recommended WordPress Plugins for New Sites
We have been asked a number of times to provide a list of plugins that every beginner blogger and new site owner should have on WordPress. The main reason we haven't done this so far is because it's hard to pin down a perfect list of plugins that every site should have. The main reason for this is each person and site is different. What one person might want, another might not. Having said that, we wanted to put together a list of plugins that we do think every site should have, no matter …
How to Easily Convert Old Posts into Gutenberg Blocks + Video!
Well, WordPress 5.0 with Gutenberg was shipped out to the masses on December 6th, 2018 and we have been getting a lot of questions about it. And before you ask, yes, this post is created in Gutenberg! Rightfully so, it's a huge change in how you use and work inside of WordPress. We have been testing and using Gutenberg for some time, so it's not that hard for us to move between the Classic editor and the new Gutenberg editor. I know that's not the same for others. Need an overview of …
How to Easily Disable Gutenberg in WordPress 5.0
As we stated in our last post about Gutenberg, this big change has arrived. WordPress released 5.0 with the new Gutenberg editor on December 6th, 2018. I've been playing in WordPress since 2004 and I think this is the biggest change I've seen. All of the others have been relatively minor, but completely revamping the editor is huge. If you haven't seen it in action yet, make sure to check out our Gutenberg overview. Since we offer WordPress support for a lot of bloggers and companies, we've …
WordPress 5.0 With Gutenberg Is Here, Plus a Demo Video
I'm sure you've heard about it, but now it is actually here!. That's right, WordPress 5.0, with the new Gutenberg editor was released to the world on December 6, 2018. This update is one of the biggest I've seen since I started on WordPress back in 2004. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Big change often leads to panic. Don't let the fear paralyze you into not doing something about this. The sky is not falling! If you're here just for the video about Gutenberg, you can check it …