The WordPress Angel Blog
To Get Started with WordPress, You Need These
First of all, welcome! This is the first post in the getting started series. You can sign up here to know more about the other posts in this series, as they get added. Some of you may already be past this point - but we are starting at the very, very beginning of what...
The Darkside of Plugins
One of the wonderful things about WordPress are the plugins. Plugins are small packages of code that add to or change the functionality provided by the core of WordPress. Plugins can help you do all sorts of things, like adding contact forms, doing e-commerce,...
The Boring Side of WordPress
In our world everything wants to be instant. Lunch? McDonald’s. Coffee? Starbucks. There is one on practically every corner. Then there’s the online world, where some consider e-mail to be immediate, and Twitter even faster. Heck, it’s on, all the time, so you must be...
How to: HTTPS and SSL on Your WordPress Site
Now that Google said they would be using whether or not a site was secure and encrypted as a ranking factor, you may have been thinking about switching your site to use HTTPS. It's a "very lightweight signal" however, it seems that it's one they intend to keep around...
Thinking HTTPS? Things you should know before making a change
Google is always announcing new things and this week was no exception when they announced that HTTPS encrypted sites would be given a slight preference over non HTTPS sites in the rankings. Here’s the official word from Google Webmaster Central. Here’s what they said:...
CSS and Faster WordPress
While working on speeding up your WordPress site, CSS will be one of the areas you'll see reported as a problem. Most WordPress themes have at least some duplicate or repetitive or otherwise unused styles. This isn't necessarily bad, but can be a worry when you're...
A Quick Guide to Choosing Plugins
There are nearly as many plugins as there are websites. Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, however, there are a lot of plugins available for WordPress. You’ll find that plugins are similar to themes, there are free plugins and premium/paid plugins. Plugin...
A List of Favorite Plugins for WordPress
Here is a list of must have plugins. Every site will have different needs for functionality, this list will get you started. Yes, there may be free plugins that do some of the same things, these are the ones I use on my own sites and client’s sites - they are...
Setting Up WordPress: 5 Things to do Right Away
Installing WordPress is step one, and we’re not going to cover that here. Your hosting control panel usually offers a way of installing WordPress with one click. You can also go the manual route and there’s a tutorial here:...