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[Tech Tip] 10 Steps To Improve The Speed, Security, and Functionality Of Your WordPress Blog

SocMed Sean

SocMedSean - Social.Media.Sean [Tech Tip] 10 Steps To Improve The Speed, Security, and Functionality Of Your WordPress Blog Before getting started, I know this is a really looooong post, and I apologize in advance. I hope this is an especially valuable post for anyone running a WordPress blog.

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Three Words That Will Speed Up Your WordPress Blog

SocMed Sean

And recent trends in social media are showing that sharing photos and images is a great way to make sure that your blog posts are getting traffic. Additionally, Google penalizes slow-loading websites and blogs by not ranking them as high as those that load quickly. Through WordPress plugins, of course!

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5 Ways To Spice Up Your WordPress Blog

Waxing UnLyrical

If you’re just getting started blogging (or maybe even if you’ve been doing it a while), here are some WordPress plugins I really really like. I really like its functionality, plus it’s a great way for folks to search on your blog as well as on the Interwebz without actually leaving your blog.

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5 WordPress Plugins to Rock Your Blog

Waxing UnLyrical

This is part of the Blogging for Grasshoppers series. Here are some more cool plugins for you to try out on your WordPress blog. I haven’t yet included this in a round-up of plugins, but this is an ab-fab plugin that literally makes your blog mobile-friendly in just a few steps. was to make my blog iPad-friendly.

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12 Ways To Make Your WordPress Blog Cleaner And Cuter

Waxing UnLyrical

What this does is let you select a certain number of blogs from your blogroll, and only that number of blogs will be displayed. Being a non-geek, I had no idea that WordPress’ WSYWIG editor has a lot more options than show up in your “kitchen sink&# when you’re writing posts. Which means it’s very long.

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7+ WordPress Plugins For Every Website

Firebelly

WordPress is one of the best website content management systems out there – and not just for blogs. Just browsing through the WordPress Extend database, you’ll find lots and lots of plugins out there that each change the functionality of your website in their own way. Definitely work checking out. The Social.

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Pros And Cons Of Translating Your Blog Posts Into Other Languages

SocMed Sean

The Quick Overview: Translating your blog posts into other languages can have positive impacts on your search engine traffic. Translating your blog posts can have some search results benefits, but before you go down the path, think through whether there's a multi-lingual audience.

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