Tips Tuesday

Website and WordPress tips, news and more.

  • Tips Tuesday – Site Speed, Holiday Deals, WP 5.3, Genesis, Gutenberg

    Tips this week include:
    • BlogAid Holiday Deals are live!!!!
    • 10 new Gutenberg Ninja tutorials that you will flip over
    • The exciting thing coming next to the Gutenberg Ninja course
    • Whether it’s safe or not to update to WordPress 5.3 yet
    • My take on the changes Genesis is now discussing
    • Where the data comes from in the new Google Search Console Speed Index
    • What’s up with the new speed badges Chrome is adding and how it could radically impact your traffic
    • How to test your site speed accurately

  • Tips Tuesday – Updates for WordPress, Genesis, PHP, Plugins, and More

    Tips this week include:
    • What’s coming soon to the Gutenberg Ninja course
    • Why you need to dig deep into settings if WordPress auto updated for you
    • Whether it’s okay to update to WordPress 5.3 or not yet and why
    • Whether it’s okay to update most plugins or not
    • What’s in the Genesis 3.2 release and whether it’s okay to update or not
    • You only have 14 days left to update your PHP version – see how

  • Tips Tuesday – WordPress 5.3, Social Pug and Mediavine, Recipe and Travel Site SEO

    Tips this week include:
    • Why I’m thrilled to meet my goal of monetizing my woodworking site
    • The new Gutenberg Ninja tutorials that just came out and what’s coming next
    • Why I’ve got migrations galore happening, and the hosts folks are leaving
    • cPanel makes changes to how SSL certificates renew and removes DCV rewrite conditions
    • Big changes to the Cloudflare interface
    • Why you need to get an audit checkup
    • The huge issues one client is having with Thrive and why you need to stop using it too
    • WordPress 5.3 rolls out today and why we won’t be updating to it
    • Why it’s so important to take the annual WordPress survey and get your voice heard about its development
    • Big news for Broken Link Checker and who picked up development and why I still say to drop it
    • The surprising news of Social Pug being sold to Mediavine and what this means for the plugin
    • What’s up with recipe and travel sites getting hit in the latest Google update

  • Tips Tuesday – Affiliate Links, HTTPS, SiteGround, YouTube, Gutenberg

    Tips this week include:
    • Why it’s critically important that you take care of your additional sites
    • A YouTube comment that made my day
    • What’s going on with the podcast player that may affect you too
    • Even more new Gutenberg Ninja tutorials
    • Getting ready for WordCamp US the first week of November, and what’s missing this year
    • The second release candidate is out for WordPress 5.3
    • Why I’m tickled about gradient backgrounds coming to Gutenberg, and why we don’t have to wait for them
    • A fine tutorial on getting started with the Astra Pro plugin to enhance your theme and site
    • Why you must update your PHP version to 7.2 or higher right now
    • How to check if your HTTPS security headers are ready for the impending Chrome update
    • 3 new Chrome warnings on 3rd party links like Amazon, Facebook, and Pinterest
    • What happened when I installed the Yoast Video SEO plugin
    • Why I’m upset with SiteGround’s new account login interface and how it hurts our security
    • A new plugin that lets you place a Zoom meeting directly in WP and how I plan to use it

  • Tips Tuesday – Gutenberg, WordPress 5.3, Genesis Themes, Google Breadcrumb Schema Errors

    Tips this week include:
    • 38 new Gutenberg Ninja Tutorials
    • Why you need to consider moving to a better host even if you don’t think you’re having trouble with the current one
    • WordPress 5.3 RC1 has been released and when we can expect the full release
    • An update on the change of plans for Phase 2 of Gutenberg
    • A complete guide to starting a WordPress maintenance business
    • Where to get the training you need to do site maintenance work
    • How to prepare a theme for the release of WordPress 5.3
    • New custom setups on 3 popular Genesis themes
    • Super updates in the latest Genesis community news report
    • Why Google is sending warning emails on the new breadcrumb report

  • Tips Tuesday – New Gutenberg Tutorials, Video SEO, HTTPS, Themes

    Tips this week include:
    WordPress 5.2.4 security release
    • Why I’m so excited about the new Gutenberg Ninja tutorials
    • How to get the most from BlogAid and Tips Tuesday
    • Why you need to update your PHP version right now
    • Why you need to get a real HTTPS conversion instead of using the free way and the Chrome warning that’s on the way come December if you didn’t get all of your HTTPS related stuff done
    • A reminder that SSL and HTTPS are two different things
    • Why cheap is the most expensive thing you can do for your site
    • A deep performance test on Gutenberg vs Page Builders and which one has faster page load
    • How to customize an archive page in Astra Pro
    • A potential issue with SSL certificates not renewing at some hosts
    • Tips for updating your holiday and other seasonal posts and why you need to do them now
    • More about the new Google Search Console Video Report
    • Why I’ll be purchasing the Yoast Video SEO plugin, but not putting it on BlogAid

  • Tips Tuesday – Chrome and HTTPS, Nofollow, SEO, Gutenberg Tutorials, Astra Themes

    Tips this week include:
    • Why I am so relieved to have my latest 2 Heartwood Art posts done.
    • What I learned about 2 snazzy new Gutenberg blocks and why we can’t use them yet.
    • What you can check right now to avoid duplicate content issues.
    • Check to see if you’re getting all of your site audit client perks.
    • The next DIY SEO course live session is this Thursday for individual SEO help.
    • 2 important updates in my Ultimate Guide for Creating Links tutorial.
    • The Ultimate NoFollow plugin is live again and what you should do now.
    • How to create an Astra child theme.
    • What’s in the new Genesis community roundup post series.
    • Will Gutenberg becoming a full theme builder be the death of the Customizer?
    • The latest update in the Dominos ADA compliance lawsuit and what it means for us bloggers.
    • Big news that Chrome will start blocking sites with mixed HTTPS/HTTP content in December.
    • How to check your HTTPS Security Headers.
    • Why you need to get a real HTTPS conversion instead of cheating.

  • Tips Tuesday – GDPR and Legal Site, Image SEO, WordPress 5.3, Amazon Affiliate

    Tips this week include:
    • Getting up to speed with the Amazon Affiliate Program
    • Is your site legal?
    • When controversy is good for your site
    • Do you really have time to blog?
    • Why you don’t need to use LinkTree for Instagram if you use Gutenberg
    • Big news about what’s in WordPress 5.3 and an upcoming livestream on Wednesday to discuss
    • My assessment of the Revisionize plugin for changing your post’s publish date
    • What’s up with SiteGround charging for migration backups
    • New security info about why you must stop making links open in a new tab
    • A review of GDPR a year later and lessons learned
    • Clarity on Google’s new no snippet code
    • See how easy it is to add Google Analytics code to Astra Themes
    • How Google uses machine vision to see objects and text in your images
    • Brian Gardner’s goodbye letter from Genesis, and why it’s not really goodbye
    • Whether Gutenberg spells the death of themes