I have been using Cloudflare for many years for their domain name server functionality, their SSL certificates and their content delivery network (CDN). Cloudflare’s CDN perhaps does not boast as many configuration options as other CDN services, however it is free to use and their network boasts over 200 locations. …
Four days ago, I received an email from YouTube advising me that my main YouTube channel had reached the 10,000 subscriber milestone. This is a significant point in a YouTube channel’s growth, so to mark this milestone, I published a short video thanking my subscribers. In the video, I talk …
The WordPress block editor officially became the default editor of WordPress when WordPress 5.0 was released on 6 December 2018. It is a user-friendly drag and drop editor that lets you easily create custom layouts and style your content. The block editor is also known as Gutenberg and before it …
I recently expanded my webmaster resources area to include more video production products and services. One of the products I recently added to the video media players page is 5KPlayer. The player was developed by the same people who created VideoProc; a video conversion application I use frequently to convert …
The WP Help is a WordPress hosting and support service that provides support to customers 24 hours per day. The company has taken a completely different approach to WordPress hosting than other managed WordPress services. Rather than offering customers a user-interface to administer their website, they handle all aspects of …
Every time I go to a WordCamp conference, I see more and more managed WordPress hosting services advertising their company. It’s big business. Many managed WordPress hosting companies spawned from design companies who recognised the need to cater hosting specifically for their WordPress clients, however, their success made larger hosting …
There are many reasons why a 404 page is generated on your website. This includes content being removed, a permalink structure being changed, or a link to the page being incorrect. Whatever the reason, 404 error pages can reduce your website traffic since visitors are presented with an error page …
Whilst I am semi-active on Twitter, email remains my primary method of speaking with potential advertisers, partners, and customers. I receive dozens of emails every week through this blog. Unfortunately, a large number of emails come from time-wasting choosy beggars who want something from me, but are not willing to …
Eight days I arrived in Berlin in order to attend WordCamp Europe 2019 in Berlin. This annual event is one of the biggest events in the WordPress calendar and is attended by many important people in the industry. It was my fourth WordCamp Europe event after Paris in 2017, Vienna …
The domain registration market is highly competitive. Website owners can purchase domains from top-level domain name companies such as eNom, domain reselling companies, hosting companies, website design companies, and more. All of these companies are fighting for your business. For new customers, the experience of buying a new domain name …