start here Archives

Browse through our archived content below.

A Complete Guide to WordPress SEO by Yoast [Part I]

October 11, 2012

This is part I of a two-part guide. You can find the second post here. Out of the box, WordPress is fairly well optimized for search engines. However, if you want… Read more

Business, Tips & Tricks

joost de valk, onsite seo, seo, start here, wordpress seo by yoast, yoast
Is Responsive Design Still Not Worth It?

October 8, 2012

UPDATE (March 2018): Some of the comments are not taking into consideration that the market has greatly changed since 2012, and responsive today is practically mandatory. Please keep that in… Read more

Opinions

cost benefit, featured, load times, responsive design, start here, usability, user expectation
The ManageWP Guide to Speeding Up Your WordPress Site with Plugins

October 3, 2012

Never underestimate the importance of speed. To a great extent, speed affects the perception of the functionality and quality of a website. The reasons for this are rooted in basic… Read more

Plugins

caching, lazy loading, lossless image optimization, plugins, site speed, start here
Ask the Experts: Should Themes Include Plugin-Style Functionality?

September 28, 2012

Theoretically speaking, themes dictate a WordPress website’s design and presentation, and plugins dictate its functionality. This is certainly the intent as outlined over at WordPress.org: …the WordPress Theme system is… Read more

Tutorials

functionality, plugins, start here, themes, wordpress
The Best Social Media Profile Promotion Plugins for WordPress

September 20, 2012

Any WordPress user who has been blogging for more than a few days understands how important social media is as a tool for growth. You should use your social media… Read more

Plugins

free plugins, premium plugins, social media, social media profile promotion, start here
The ManageWP Guide to Essential WordPress Plugins

September 18, 2012

This post is part of a series on building better WordPress blogs. You can find links to all posts in the series at the bottom of this page. I have… Read more

Plugins

analytics plugins, antispam plugins, caching plugins, contact form plugins, essential plugins, search plugins, security plugins, seo plugins, social sharing plugins, start here, wordpress plugins
The Right Way to Use Categories and Tags in WordPress to Boost SEO

September 12, 2012

Categories and tags offer up opportunities for increased engagement and traffic that most bloggers waste. There are many benefits to creating and maintaining a well thought out category and tagging… Read more

Tips & Tricks

archive pages, categories, duplicate content penalty, seo, start here, tags, taxonomies
How WordPress is So Much More Than Just a Blogging Platform

September 10, 2012

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you will know that we love WordPress. But even if you didn’t know, it is unlikely to come as… Read more

Tutorials

digital telepathy, hello bar, managewp, saas, start here, wordpress
Better Internal Link Search for Your WordPress Blog

September 6, 2012

Today I am featuring a plugin that took the number one spot in July’s Plugins of the Month post. There are two reasons why I feel that this plugin deserves… Read more

Plugins

better internal link search, internal link search, plugins, start here, wordpress search
How to Create a Child Theme in WordPress

September 3, 2012

If you’ve been a theme developer (or even a tweaker) for any length of time, you will know how important it is to use a child theme when building upon… Read more

Tips & Tricks

child theme, css, functions.php, php, start here, style.css, theme development