Major experts across a range of verticals are espousing the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) for their industries. AI, defined by John McCarthy in the 50’s as ‘the science and engineering of making intelligent machines’, has numerous applications From natural language processing to market analysis and data mining, AI is being used across financial, educational, medical, and multiple other sectors. In these areas, it is often leveraged to aid the processing and understanding of vast amounts of data and the decisions that come from this new comprehension. It’s not just big business that can benefit from the many applications of […]

Not only does WordPress power 29% of the entire internet, it takes up 50-60% of the CMS market share, making it the most widely used CMS in the world. Whether you are setting up a blog, reviving your website, or launching your online enterprise presence, many will recommend that you use this CMS due to its “jack-of-all-trades’ nature. However, along with this success comes doubters who think the platform isn’t scalable or secure. We are here to silence those doubters by debunking some common myths about WordPress. WordPress is Just for Blogging It is true that WordPress is excellent for blogging as […]

Since the WordPress REST API was first proposed, we’ve talked a lot about how it will be involved in the future of wp-admin. Gutenberg, the new WordPress UI system that will be used for the new post editor in WordPress 5.0 is the first example we have of the REST API being used to communicate data between the server and a JavaScript-driven interface. A JavaScript-driven interface communicating with WordPress via the REST API or GraphQL inside of wp-admin is something that’s been talked about and written about a lot. Many plugins do this already. But Gutenberg is the most expansive […]

There are tons of reasons why WordPress plugins are a necessity. They offer a ton of features and functionality that your site doesn’t have otherwise. With plugins, you can customize the site you’ve already built to better suit your needs and serve your visitors. But you’ve probably heard that having too many WordPress plugins on your website is bad. There are over 50,000 plugins to choose from, so it can easy to add a few too many to your pages. But how many plugins is too many? The short answer is that it depends on what your site needs. And […]

Doing business is almost impossible without being on the Internet. So why do Freelancers and Agencies hear from potential clients that they don’t need a website at all?   People strive to simplify their life, so they opt for using services like Facebook Pages, Wix or Weebly. What clients don’t know is that WordPress is just as cost effective as these services, but much more scalable. There are things that prove WordPress is better than the rest. This list is all you need to convince clients to stick with the world’s biggest CMS: Security Backups Updates Tests Security Hardening of […]

There are few things more demoralizing than returning from a nice New Year’s break to a mountain of work. Although we’d all like to take another holiday come February, the sad fact is that this is not a tenable solution. So how do you deal with burnout effectively? The solution may appear cliched on the surface, but it’s actually very sound. Simply take a deep breath, step back, and assess your entire workload methodically. Having a plan in place for how to deal with a high workload can work wonders when it comes to alleviating stress. In this article, we’ll […]

After a while, every website needs a redesign. Trends change, UI/UX features evolve and it’s only fitting that you keep up with them. However, you have strong rankings, traffic is growing as well as the profits, so it’s understandable that you are worried. It’s not uncommon to make mistakes during redesign that can cost you all that you’ve achieved so far. These are some of the things you can do to prevent an SEO disaster while doing a website makeover. Crawl the website Before applying any changes or even prior to planning the redesign, crawl your website. This step will […]

We’re currently living in a time where brands rely on the powers of SEO and UX to make their brand and content stand apart from the rest of the competition. Not only do people want to stand apart from the rest on their field, but they also want to entice the biggest audience as well. Over the last few years, website design has changed, many trends have come and gone. The same goes for SEO keyword trends. It’s impossible to predict the future, but we can still make some design worthy guesses about it. In this article, we’ll be focusing on […]

HTML classes and ids are not just important for hardcore coders. After all, these days you no longer have to be a web developer to have your own web presence. Instead, you can achieve almost anything by drag-and-drop or clicking a mouse button. That ability is a big part of the success of WordPress. The platform lets even laypeople build highly professional websites. However, if you want to dive deeper into theme customization, you don’t get around learning markup and code. A working knowledge of HTML, CSS, PHP and, increasingly, JavaScript lets you do whatever you want with your site. […]

As the saying goes, “you reap what you sow”– the more you dedicate yourself to mastering a craft, the more you get out of it. Such is the case for building, maintaining, and diversifying your site’s traffic.  In many ways, generating web traffic is like growing and tending a garden. If you’re new to it, you’ll need to invest a significant amount of time and resources into learning the craft. Even though there are many ways to grow your site,  you only have a limited amount of resources. So you have to prioritize the right opportunities and strategies to add […]