Helpful Posts
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This is a hand-curated list of some of my most helpful posts and tips.
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Tips Tuesday
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Speed
- How to Test Your Site Speed Accurately with WebPage Test
- How Render Blocking Above the Fold Slows Page Load and Costs You Visitors
- Why Image Reduction and Optimization is the Quickest Way to a Fast Site
- How to Test Image Optimization for Faster Page Load Speed
- 5 Ways to Create Image Widgets That Won’t Slow Down Your Site
- How Pinterest Widgets Slow Page Load and Best Alternatives
- How Cloudflare Makes Your Site Faster and Safer
Plugins
- Recommended Plugins List
- Best Recipe Plugin for SEO and Speed
- Best Comment Reply Notification Plugins
- Export Your WordPress Data to a CSV or XML File with WP All Export
- How to Restore Plugins to a Previous Version with WP Rollback
Hosting
Header Scripts
- How to Verify Your Site on Pinterest with Genesis – NOTE: this works with all header verification scripts
Extra
WordPress
- How to Use Easy Updates Manager to Turn off WordPress Core Updates
- How to Embed Video Using iFrame for Faster Page Load
- Redirects – How and When to Use Them
SEO
- SEO 2018 for the Ground Up – Interview with Brian Weiss
- How to Delete Old XML Sitemap from Google Search Console
- Fix Recipes Markup Warnings from Google Search Console
Security
- Rotate Your Site’s SALT Keys for Better Brute Force Protection
- What is an .htaccess File and Why Do I Need One?
- Why You Need a robots.txt File
- What Celebrity Homes and Secure Sites Have in Common
Backups
HTTPS
- The Top 7 Myths About HTTPS Site Conversion
- HTTPS and WWW vs Non WWW: Which is Best to Use?
- Top 10 Reasons NOT to Use Free HTTPS Conversion
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