For Writers, WordPress is More Like WordComplex
For Writers, WordPress is More Like WordComplex I’m a copywriter and content developer. WordPress helped me expand my business when I first started using it in 2009. Back then, it was still considered blogware, but many writers and small businesses used it to create...
Is Your Username a Security Hole?
WordPress Security Alert: One of the new features of the recent WordPress 4.7 update is the REST API which is being hailed as the NEXT BIG THING for the WordPress platform. Of course that remains to be seen. So what exactly is this REST (JSON) API and what does it do?...
Convert Your WordPress Website to Use SSL and https://
What is HTTPS and do you even need it? Many people are looking to convert their site from plain HTTP to the secure version (HTTPS). Sometimes this is called adding an SSL certificate to your website. An SSL certificate is what makes the secure HTTPS transport...
PHP 7 Is For Performance
When looking at ways to improve the performance of your website, your web hosting plays a major role. One of the most exciting advances in hosting technology is the introduction of PHP 7. As a website owner, there are 3 major benefits to PHP 7 that concern you. Speed...
How To Fix A Broken WordPress Plugin Update
A website design company client of ours develops websites on their own servers before publishing the completed website to it's final hosting location. At that point, they engage our OnSiteWP website maintenance services to keep their live websites up to date. When a...
The Perils of Outdated Software
I have been working with a company who has been doing the right thing, they are updating their website. It's a much larger project than normal because they are switching from PrestaShop to WordPress and Woocommerce. In order to do this, we are using a commercial...
OnSiteWP Co-founder Selected to Speak at WordCamp Phoenix
One of the OnSiteWP Co-founders, Brian Murphy, has been selected to speak at the 2016 WordCamp Phoenix conference. Brian's topic will be focused on WordPress website maintenance. WordCamps are a great way to learn more about WordPress and related online marketing...
My First 5 Minutes on Your WordPress Admin
As a systems consultant, I get to see a lot of WordPress websites. The condition of the sites runs the gamut from mundane (my favorite) to a chaotic explosion of warnings, errors, and update notifications. I am going to describe the first key things that I examine...