Hot on the heels of WordPress 3.6 and 3.7, another quick-fire WordPress release has happened from the folks at Automattic. In keeping with their promise to put out future releases quickly, WordPress 3.8 brings a load of even more new features to the WordPress core.
You need to know about the big change in WordPress 3.7
WordPress has recently been updated to 3.7. *Record screech* Uh… what? But it only just got updated to 3.6! What’s going on?? It’s true, this upgrade has come hot on the heels of WordPress 3.6, which is unusual timing for updates to the core WordPress package. You might have just spent of load of time […]
The whys and hows of premium WordPress themes
I have just completed a total overhaul of my personal website, changing it from a freelancer-for-hire focus to a minimalist portfolio. Even though I’m a website designer, I chose a premium theme I’d never worked with before, and used it pretty much straight out-of-the-box, doing very few customisations to it. Why?
How to Speed Up Your WordPress Website
Loading speed is critical to the success of your website. Your website should be loading in a matter of seconds. If it’s too slow to load, you will lose visitors who won’t wait around when they could be visiting faster pages! So, let’s look at how to find out your page loading speed, identify common […]
How to upgrade your website to WordPress 3.6
On August 1st, the latest major release of WordPress was launched. WordPress 3.6 has several cool new features: Built-in audio and video support, which means you don’t need to upload to YouTube or Vimeo first to embed video or audio in your website; Revised autosave and revisions; New menu interface, to make managing menus less confusing; […]
How to see what your website looks like for different visitors
What’s the best way to test your website on different devices? Should you buy a laptop at every size and operating system, and every smartphone and tablet on the market? Well, of course not! There are easier ways to make sure your website looks great for every visitor. Browser testing tools are a must for […]