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13 September 2014 · blog
You can add Google Fonts to your WordPress site in under one minute. One minute to create a unique branding for your WordPress website. Why would you not do it? Using Google Fonts can give your site a customized look. In addition, fonts loaded from there will be faster than using self-hosted font files. Sometimes […]
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12 September 2014 · blog
Rem font sizes are the best way to do font sizing for responsive web design.Rem stands for “root em” There are many units that can be used for font sizing: pixels(which is the traditional and most popular way of doing things), ems and rems. Both ems and rem have come to the forefront as they […]
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11 September 2014 · blog
WordPress Scheduled Posts for numerous reasons. They allow you to target the best times for publishing your posts or having a consistency in adding new posts. To schedule posts in WordPress: Select the post you want to schedule. In the “Publish” panel, click “Edit” beside “Publish” option. Choose the date and time for when you […]
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10 September 2014 · blog
Enabling gzip allows compression of HTML,CSS and other specified files. This saves a lot of file size, saving bandwidth as a result. When your site requires less bandwidth, it will load faster. To enable gzip you must add the following lines of code to your .htaccess file. AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css text/x-component application/x-javascript application/javascript text/javascript text/x-js […]
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9 September 2014 · blog
WordPress 4 is named “Benny” in honor of jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman. It is not a major update in terms of features and functionality. However, it streamlines and improves WordPress. New features & updates include: Embedding URLs now has previews. Accessible in both the visual editor and the Insert from URL tab. To […]
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8 September 2014 · blog
Loading jQuery using Google’s Content Delivery Network(CDN) will lead to decreased latency, meaning faster load time for your site. Using this method eliminates a request from your server. In some cases the user may already have the exact version of jQuery cached from Google’s CDN, meaning they do not need to download it again. However, […]
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7 September 2014 · blog
Keep alive is communication between the server and the browser that allows getting more than one file. Without keep alive enabled, it takes more time to download the page. Enabling keep alive allows for faster downloads of webpages. To enable keep alive you must add the following code to your .htaccess file. Header set Connection […]
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1 September 2014 · blog
Install Velvet Blues Update URLs. Activate it. Go to the plugin and select Update URLs. Enter the URL you would like to change in old URL. Enter the URL you would like it changed to in new URL. Choose the places in which the URLs should be updated. Click Update.
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