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Why Maintenance Matters: How WordPress 6.4 and cURL Broke Sites
The WordPress 6.4 update in November 2023 revealed significant website issues associated with an outdated cURL operating system library. This affected plugins and critical site functionalities, demonstrating the need for good hosting companies and regular site maintenance. Many hosting companies hadn’t updated their server versions due to economic and customer-related concerns, leading to these issues. The best solution would be to conduct a risk analysis, upgrade hosting services if necessary, and maintain site upkeep – either personally or through a professional service.
Digital Marketing Basics
Digital advertising: Billions of potential customers, but the skill to reach them is hard to come by. You need to remember only four main things.
How to Respond to Positive Reviews in 4 Easy Steps
Just as there’s a good way to respond to negative reviews, there’s a good way to respond to positive reviews.
The Wrong Way to Approach a Web Designer: An Allegory
Are you looking for a web designer or developer? Make sure you don’t approach them like in this fictional letter to an architect.
Divi Layouts in Gutenberg Are Great! Until…
Go ahead and use the Divi Layout block in WordPress’s Gutenberg Block Editor. Just be sure that you know what you’re getting yourself into.
How to Respond to Negative Reviews
Let's discuss how to respond to negative reviews, continuing on the theme of review management best practices. I once worked for an employer managing their social media presence. The educational products they sold were mainly sold to universities, schools, and individual students. Part of my job description was to monitor all social media posts for negative mentions of our products, flag and...
Review Management Best Practices
It’s tempting to remove negative reviews from public view. Here are several reasons why it’s not a best practice, and what to do instead.
How to Fix Divi 4.0.6 Visual Builder Problems on Pantheon.io Hosting
Elegant Themes Divi 4.0.6 introduced a bug that causes the theme builder’s Visual Builder tool to not completely load on some hosts. Here’s how to fix it.
Website Accessibility Case Upheld By Supreme Court
A website accessibility case, Domino’s Pizza vs. Robles, has been upheld by the Supreme Court that will likely require retailers to redesign their websites.
Improve Your Keywords Search With These 3 Effective Tips
Keywords are one of the most important aspects of getting found in search engines. Here are three key tips that will get you ranked on Google and Bing.
Starting a Blog: Quality vs. Quantity
When starting a blog, the question often arises as to quality vs. quantity. It is clear that quality is the key to writing blog content people will engage with.