How to Add HTTPS (SSL) On Your Entire WordPress Website
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Installing SSL on WordPress” Series about how to install HTTPS via an SSL certificate, on your WordPress website. This is Why You Need SSL by July 2018 – Google Changes How to Add HTTPS (SSL) On Your Entire WordPress Website I recently wrote about the new…
Read MoreWhat in the World Wide Web Does that Mean? – A Guide to Website Terms and Acronyms
Website terminology can be confusing, but knowing a little bit can save you a lot of time and maybe even a headache. We have listed common terminology you will hear when working with a hosting company, a domain manager, or a web designer. Domain: A domain, also known as URL, is your web address. Ex.…
Read MoreThis is Why You Need SSL by July 2018 – Google Changes
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Installing SSL on WordPress” Series about how to install HTTPS via an SSL certificate, on your WordPress website. This is Why You Need SSL by July 2018 – Google Changes How to Add HTTPS (SSL) On Your Entire WordPress Website In February 2018, Google made an…
Read MoreWP Upkeep (WordPress Maintenance Service) is Now Part of wpXPRESS
I recently stumbled across WP Upkeep, a WordPress maintenance service similar to what wpXPRESS offers. There were some signs that the business wasn’t a top priority for it’s owner so I reached out and began negotiations about acquiring the business. Valentin, the owner of WP Upkeep confirmed that he hadn’t had time to followup on…
Read MoreUse Font Awesome Icons for Your Website Checkboxes & Radio Buttons
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Styling Checkboxes & Radio Buttons” Great CSS-only guides to styling your CSS checkboxes and radio buttons on WordPress. How to Style WordPress’ Checkboxes & Radio Buttons to Use Divi Font Icons Use Font Awesome Icons for Your Website Checkboxes & Radio Buttons I previously posted a…
Read MoreHow Do I Increase My Website’s Speed?
By now, you can guess that the speed of your website is pretty important, but just a quick recap or lesson for those who don’t know. Viewers of your website get pretty impatient, pretty fast. They want your website to load quickly and if they have to wait more than a few seconds will actually…
Read MoreCreating a Simpler Checkout Page in WooCommerce
When building Starfish Reviews plugin, we initially started with a WooCommerce-based solution for selling and licensing the plugin. I really didn’t like WooCommerce’s over-complicated checkout page. I wanted something simpler and more straightforward. So here’s how I got from complicated, to simple with some nice icons to help visually. While I did it with the…
Read MoreHow to Fix the ThemeForest WordPress Theme “Grizzly” to Work with PHP 7
Back when it was released, the Grizzly theme on ThemeForest was an awesome theme with custom post types and lots of cool shortcodes to showcase a mobile app company’s apps and such. It even included schema markup to show the apps’ ratings in Google search results. It was also fully responsive and looked great on all…
Read MoreShould my Business Have a Blog?
While blogging started out as a way for people to share recipes, tricks, tips, and more, it has turned into for a way for companies to market their products. Companies can now share their expertise and establish their business as a leader, increase their ranking on Google, gain followers, and connect people to a brand.…
Read MoreWhat the Change to wpXPRESS Means for Our Members
I just want to make one thing SUPER clear from the start: we place a huge value on you, our existing members, and really love and appreciate your business and support over the years! So I’m writing this post to you to help you understand why we’re changing, what will be changing, and how it…
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