Web Applications
20 Leading WordPress Plugins for Business Websites
Building a great WordPress website involves a combination of branding, skill, and a choice stack of plugins. WordPress is a website building platform, and like any building platform, the baseline product is only the beginning of what you will eventually build. When it comes to designing your website to be strong, functional, and appealing to…
Read More10 WordPress Techniques to Increase Account Security for Your Users
Staying safe on the internet is a joint effort between users and providers. Even tech professionals rely on software and providers to ensure their own account security. Your general populace of website users are not all tech and security pros, which means they need all the technical help you can give to ensure their account…
Read MoreThe Major Advantages and Disadvantages of Using WooCommerce
You might want to launch an online store but aren’t sure which platform is best for you. With so many hosts available, it’s okay to feel a little spoilt for choice. WordPress is one of the hosts that uses a free plugin dubbed WooCommerce to help business owners create their customized store. WooCommerce is renowned…
Read MoreConverting Browsers Into Buyers? These WooCommerce Optimizations Will Blow Your Mind
Will my site live up to client expectations? Is my site too slow? Where can I make improvements? These are just a few questions that keep many e-commerce owners up at night. Whichever way you cut it WooCommerce optimization is never that far from any store owner’s mind. It’s no surprise. Every single year that…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Impact of Google’s Mobile First Index on Your Website
It’s official: optimizing your website for mobile devices is no longer optional. Given the continuing trend of internet access through smartphones and tablets, developing an online presence with mobile users in mind has been the recommended best practice among industries for a while. But Google’s latest update moves this strategy from recommendation to absolute must.…
Read More6 Ways Your Store Could Benefit from Content Distribution Networks (CDN)
There are a number of strong benefits you can get from using a Content Distribution Networks approach for your store. Plus, you’re going to want to get in on this early, because according to MarketsandMarkets.com, the market share for the service is going to grow to over $15 billion by 2020. Here are some examples of some…
Read MoreDNN Vulnerability being exploited, are you patched?
As with all web applications, it is important to keep current with application updates and security patches. This is especially true for CMS and E-Commerce applications that are widely used on the Internet like DNN. These solutions have a large install base and because of this hackers will target vulnerabilities in these solutions to get…
Read MoreCustom vs Open Source Content Management Systems: Which Is Best?
The choice between a custom content management system (CMS) and an open source CMS such as WordPress or Drupal is an important one. An informed decision made now will prevent costly problems and changes in the future. So which is best? The short answer is that neither choice is best for everyone. What is best…
Read MoreWordPress vs Drupal: Two Content Management Systems Compared
Comparing WordPress to Drupal is a bit like comparing apples to oranges. There is a fair amount of overlap in what each content management system (CMS) can do. However, the users commonly drawn to each have different backgrounds, technical capabilities, and reasons for wanting to build a website. Both WordPress and Drupal are top of the…
Read MoreContent Management System: How To Choose A WordPress Theme For Your Business
Many small business owners have shied away from getting a website because they feel that it will either cost a lot of money or require advanced coding skills. However, these perceived barriers are a thing of the past. Today there are a number of open source content management systems that are free, easy to use, and very…
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