The key ingredients for WordPress performance that we discussed in WP-Tonic 105 are hosting (because the most important optimization happens on the server side), using a CDN, caching plugins, image compression, and eliminating unnecessary overhead (unused or poorly-coded plugins, for instance). Continue Reading WP-Tonic 105: Speeding Up WordPress From Slow Dog To Young Speed Machine
Not to be confused with the World Wide Web A pedantic pet peeve about misuse of the term "Internet"
I am an incurable pedant, and I cringe whenever I hear someone refer to the 1990s as “before the Internet.” Especially when they’re old enough to know better. Continue Reading Not to be confused with the World Wide Web A pedantic pet peeve about misuse of the term “Internet”
Horizontal Events Widget for Events Calendar Pro — Now with Flexbox!
Use flexbox to create an Events Calendar Pro widget that shows four items across on large screens, two items across on medium screens, and a single column of items on small screens. Continue Reading Horizontal Events Widget for Events Calendar Pro — Now with Flexbox!
WP-Tonic 103: WordPress & Online Marketing In 2016: What Works!
Jonathan Denwood, John Locke, Kim Shivler, Jackie D’Elia and I chimed in on the state of online marketing in 2016 for WP-Tonic 103. We all agreed that in spite of Snapchat and Facebook Live, email continues to be the most important channel, both for us as WordPress consultants and for our clients. Continue Reading WP-Tonic 103: WordPress & Online Marketing In 2016: What Works!
Moving the Gcal and iCal Links in The Events Calendar
Don’t like the default placement of the Gcal and iCal links in The Events Calendar? Don’t worry, you can move them by adding two lines of code to functions.php. Continue Reading Moving the Gcal and iCal Links in The Events Calendar
