


Your Site Isn’t Mobile Responsive? You REALLY Don’t Want to Pay This Google Penalty
You only have until the end of March, 2021, to make your WordPress site mobile responsive or suffer the consequences. . . I’m going to make this short and sweet.This announcement is not a new thing.Back in 2014, Google announced that, in their search results,...
What’s New in WordPress 5.5
WordPress has just updated to version 5.5. It includes lots of minor changes, and several important ones that are worth noting. In keeping with their history of naming updates after jazz musicians, WordPress version 5.5 is known as “Eckstine,” after...
How to Create a Mobile Responsive Header for Your WordPress Site in 2020
Seven years ago, mobile responsive websites were an up and coming thing. Today, if your site — including the header — isn’t mobile responsive, you’ve missed the boat. You’re late to the party. And you’re paying for it in reduced (or...
It’s 2021. Do You Really Need a Page Builder Theme?
“No coding!” “Drag and Drop!” “Design your WordPress pages exactly how you want them!” For several years, page builder themes have been touted as the best thing since sliced bread for those who want elegant page layouts on their...
How to Work From Home When You Didn’t Plan To. . .
7 Tips to Survive Covid 19 My sister’s two young grandchildren are staying with her, unexpectedly, for at least the next two weeks. Their mom is a hospital administrator, and their dad is a doctor, at two different hospitals. They’re both on call for the...
Astra: Can I Recommend this Free WordPress Theme?
For years I’ve been sticking with two theme designers, StudioPress and Elegant Themes. I just tried out the Astra WordPress theme — here’s what I found. What is Astra? Astra is a freemium WordPress theme created by Brainstorm Force. The basic theme...
WordPress Blocks: What Are They (And Why Should You Care)?
What are WordPress blocks anyway? The short answer is, they provide an easy way to add and edit content on your WordPress site, and to provide design options easily that used to be hard. A funny thing happened recently when I was talking to someone about my WordPress...
New Navigation Pro Theme for WordPress: The Good, The Bad, No Ugly
With Navigation Pro, StudioPress made a big change in the way the theme works — one that caught me by surprise. I think it puts to rest the criticism that you can’t make an attractively designed homepage using Gutenberg blocks. But let’s not get...