Entries by Laura Hardesty

WordPress 3.8 Update – Parker

Yet another update of WordPress was released today. This time you WILL notice a the changes. Just take a look at our before and after screenshots. Then take a look at your own Dashboard after the upgrade. Responsive and Modern Color themes have been added. You will have the option to change color schemes for […]

WordPress 3.7 “Basie”

Count Basie is here folks! The WordPress 3.7 upgrade that is, named for the incomparable American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer, Count Basie. This release features some of the most important architectural updates we’ve made to date. Here are the big ones:

WordPress plugin vulnerabilities September 30, 2013

A security warning was released today about three WordPress plugins that have vulnerabilities and should be updated or replaced. Check below for the recommended action to take if you’re using Complete Gallery Manager 3.3.3 from Code Canyon, Lazy SEO v1.1.9 or NoSpamPTI plugins.

How to Create a Photo Gallery in WordPress

Adding an image gallery to your post is easy in WordPress, just as easy as adding individual photos, and more functional too! It doesn’t take special plugins to achieve a grid layout of photo thumbnails and it’s not as cumbersome as using the once-popular NextGen gallery plugin. Everything is right on the one page of […]

Why You Should Change File Name of Images

It is so easy to just upload the image you just took with your iPhone to complement the blog post you’re writing. In your mind, the photo says exactly what you want it to say about your topic. Everyone else will get it too! Your post is about the accumulation of litter on your local […]

Optimize Your Images for Better SEO

One of the areas often overlooked in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies are the images used in posts. The textual content of an article is combed over, written for the viewer, then touched up for the search engines for the post relevancy. But many people overlook the importance of giving relevant names to the images used in the posts, with the image ALT and TITLE attributes.

Why You Should Use Unique Strong Passwords

How strong is your WordPress admin password? Does it include your pet’s name or your birthday? Or is it something more complex like what King Roland used in Spaceballs? Under duress from Lord Dark Helmet, the King reveals his secret password combination is 1 2 3 4 5.

Delete Unused WordPress Tags

How Many Tags do You Have?

WordPress allows you to assign keywords, or tags, to your posts. Tags enable you to apply more keywords to your post rather than bloating your list of Categories. But you should have use a heavy hand with tags, as this can become too cumbersome for your users to search through your tags. And especially if you are allowing Google and other search engines to index your tags.