Speed optimization is not easy!! A lot of it is over some DIY people’s heads. How do we get coveted 100% in the page speed checkers? Well here are some simple solutions anyone can do to help. First, leverage browser caching is a tough one. Many people don’t even know what that means. What do… Continue reading The Ultimate Guide for Quick and Easy Page Speed Optimization
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Easy HTML Sitemaps for Your WordPress Themes
Sitemaps are important for SEO and for users. We already know this. Most people make sure they have an xml sitemap and call it a day. However, most people neglect the HTML sitemap. It is not quite as easy to make, and the plugins that are out there are complicated and are often not very… Continue reading Easy HTML Sitemaps for Your WordPress Themes
Boost SEO with a Quick Shortcode to Display Page Children
We all know that the more links to a page the higher it shows in the search engines. This is also true internally. This is why it is very important to create a well organized interlinking structure. This can be slightly complicated, but here is a quick and dirty little trick you can use. I… Continue reading Boost SEO with a Quick Shortcode to Display Page Children
Epic Breadcrumbs with Rich Snippets Microdata
So, as it turns out, the cool happening kids on the web are all about this new rich snippets craze. They should. This is what Google recommends, and it is one step closer to the semantic web. So, I thought I would put out my version of what a great set of crumbs should look… Continue reading Epic Breadcrumbs with Rich Snippets Microdata
Fastest Social Media Sharing Plugin Without The Bloat
One thing I have never understood is why these social media sharing plugins like Share This and Add This take so long to load. Don’t get me wrong, these are great plugins with a ton of features. However, you know what is more important than a ton of features? Increasing conversions. Two key elements to… Continue reading Fastest Social Media Sharing Plugin Without The Bloat
Making SSL Work Properly on WordPress for One Page
I recently added a checkout page that required ssl to a website. I used Yoast’s WordPress SSL Setup blog post as a guide to get it going, and it works great, but there was a small problem. The permalinks for the page in question are still https. This caused some problems for my website. Any other page I… Continue reading Making SSL Work Properly on WordPress for One Page