
Morning Coffee Posts

WordPress.com lets business plan customers install third-party themes and plugins
For the longest time the key difference between sites hosted on Wordpress.com and WP sites hosted elsewhere (aka self-hosted sites) was that only...
Four things I learned at WordCamp DC
Just about every industry and tech group has their own conference, and Wordpress is no exception. The official Wordpress conferences are called...
Your WordPress site is going to be more secure this year – Or Else …
HTTPS, or "secure" HTTP, is a technical protocol that's getting a lot of buzz right now. You've probably heard techies recommending it because it is...
The ultimate mobile page speed infographic
Everyone keeps saying that mobile websites are important, but what does that really mean? For starters, half or more of a website's visitors get...
They never tell you everything …
I have a hard-earned lesson on working with hosting companies and the websites they support. Would you like to hear it? Webhosts come in all shapes...
A Dozen Excellent Image Management Plugins to Save Storage on Your Site
Space is always at a premium on webservers, and that is why you should always take care to make sure that your images are no larger than they have...
Sixteen Sites, Apps, and Services for making nifty infographics
For all the emphasis we place on videos and podcasts, it's an indisputable fact that images are a better way to convey information....
How to make sure a WordPress caching plugin is actually Helping Your Site
Just about every guide on improving the performance of a Wordpress site will tell you that you should install a caching plugin to help your site...
The HTTPocalypse is coming – Is Your Website Ready?
For the past several years Google has tried to encourage everyone to make their websites more secure. Any site that switched from http to https got...