Unless you have been living under a rock for the past year you will have heard all about this. WordPress 5.0 is here and the release is imminent. But is it a good or bad thing? Due for release on the 6th December, its certainly one of the most talked about updates in recent memory. This […]
Get a free SSL certificate for your WordPress website
As of July 1st 2018, the need for an SSL certificate on your website has greatly increased. Websites without an SSL cert will be displayed as insecure. If you are accepting online payments and want a secure connection then read on to find out more. So how do you get a (preferably) free SSL certificate […]
Adding a Favicon to a WordPress website
A favicon, pronounced fave-icon is a small, iconic image that represents your website. They are usually found in the address bar of your browser next to the page’s title. A favicon serves to distinguish your website from others in a list of bookmarks. To add a favicon is a simple yet often overlooked feature. […]
Optimizing Your Images
Is optimizing images worth the hassle? It’s a common mistake, you take a beautiful photo, upload it to your blog but it slows down your page loading time right? Images are very important for your website, research suggests that users are far more likely to stick around and read your content if the page is colourful […]
10 tips to optimize your WordPress website
Here are 10 tips to optimize your WordPress website. Please note that there are many other factors but if you go through the list and implement some of these changes, you should see an improvement. These days, everything seems to be about speed and your website is no different. A fast loading website keeps visitors interested […]
Fixing your incorrect facebook preview
Tried sharing your latest post on social media and the incorrect facebook preview keeps showing? The preview seems to be pulling the incorrect text or image? Often this is a simple caching problem caused by a number of things. Usually, it is when you attempt to share the content on Facebook before inputting the correct […]
What is a CDN?
CDN (Content Delivery Network) A CDN is a network of servers strategically located in different parts of the world. Each server has a copy of the content of your website (files, images, scripts, etc.) and serves visitors to the site from the nearest server. Imagine a CDN like fibre optic that travels the world […]
WordPress.org V WordPress.com
It’s one of the more common misconceptions out there. Beginners especially don’t realise that there is a big difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org Everything at wplessons.com is aimed at wordpress.org users. The possibilities are endless, with thousands of plugins and themes to choose from. You also have unlimited freedom in what you can make your site do for […]