Boost WordPress speed with caching
WordPress rebuilds every page from its database on each visit, which is why caching is usually the biggest speed win...
Angus
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31 March 2025
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7 min read
WordPress staging sites: what they are and how to use them
A staging site is a private copy of your live site where you can test a plugin update, a theme change or new code before...
Lee
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10 September 2021
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6 min read
Elementor vs Divi: which page builder suits you?
Neither page builder is objectively better, and the choice comes down to what you are building. They differ on how they...
Lee
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15 July 2021
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6 min read
Essential WordPress maintenance tasks for a healthy site
A WordPress site left alone accumulates outdated software, broken links, database bloat and security gaps. The monthly...
Lee
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19 October 2020
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5 min read
How to install a WordPress theme
There are three ways to install a WordPress theme: search the built-in directory and activate it, upload a .zip you...
Lee
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27 January 2020
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6 min read
How to Add Google Analytics 4 to WordPress: A Step-by-Step Guide
If your WordPress tracking still uses a UA- ID it stopped collecting data on 1 July 2023 and needs replacing with Google...
Lee
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25 June 2019
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10 min read
6 must-have SEO plugins for WordPress
WordPress starts with clean page structure, but the defaults only take you so far. Six additions cover the gaps: Yoast...
Lee
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20 May 2019
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5 min read
Moving WordPress host: a step-by-step guide
Moving a WordPress site to a new host is predictable if you keep the order: take a verified backup, set up the new...
Lee
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14 December 2018
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13 min read
How to optimise your images for the web
Oversized images are the most common cause of a slow page and the easiest to fix without losing quality. Resize to the...
Lee
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30 August 2017
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6 min read
Guide to WordPress
WordPress is an open source content management system that lets you create and publish a site without writing code....
Lee
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26 April 2017
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8 min read
The best free WooCommerce plugins for UK online stores
You can run a working UK online store on WooCommerce without paying for a single plugin. The free tier covers the shop...
Lee
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13 July 2016
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10 min read