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Taming Your WordPress Emails Deliverability Issues
For many WordPress site owners, sending emails can feel like a constant battle. Whether it's contact form submissions vanishing into the ether or other critical notifications landing in spam, deliverability issues are a common headache. Often, the culprits are...
AI Web Crawlers in 2025
Growth of AI Crawler Bot Traffic According to a report by Akamai [1], there has been a 300% increase in AI crawler bot traffic in 2025. This is being driven by a demand for content to train models for generative AI, and includes bots run by Google, ByteDance (owner of...
The Advantages of Custom Built WordPress Themes
First, what do we mean by “custom” themes? We mean themes that are built by hand, or “from scratch”, without using an existing theme to start. This means no pre-built themes, no page builders, no starter themes, and no parent themes. When it comes to building a...
Why Web Accessibility is Important and Tools to Achieve Compliance
Ensuring that websites are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities, has never been more crucial. Web accessibility focuses on making websites usable for everyone, regardless of their physical abilities. Below are several reasons why accessibility is...
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) with WordPress
Intro: AI in the WordPress Ecosystem In recent years, AI has made significant inroads across various sectors, and the web development landscape is no exception. WordPress, as one of the most widely used content management systems (CMS) globally, has embraced AI...
WP Engine’s Advanced Network
If your website is hosted on WP Engine, your hosting setup might need to be updated from the "Legacy" Network to the "Advanced" Network. The traditional method of pointing a domain at WP Engine is what is now called its "Legacy Network." WP Engine encourages all...
Updating an Existing WordPress Theme with a New Design: What’s Involved and Common Pitfalls
Giving an existing WordPress site a “facelift” with a new design can be a challenging task. A redesign might be necessary to refresh the look of a site to meet modern design trends, improve the user experience, and/or implement branding changes. It's important to...
The Strengths and Limitations of WP Rocket
The WP Rocket plugin is a powerful tool for optimizing the load times of your WordPress site. Many of its features are one-click and done, but it does have limitations. Some optimizations still need to be done by hand to pass certain Core Web Vital metrics. ...
WordPress Translation: Comparing WPML and GTranslate
There are many options when it comes to making a WordPress site multilingual. Two popular choices are WPML and GTranslate. Both allow you to fully translate your site into many languages, but each has a different method of doing so, each with their own pros and cons....
Optimizing PSI Score with WP Rocket
Users expect websites to load quickly, and search engines like Google prioritize fast-loading sites in their rankings. One powerful tool for optimizing website performance is WP Rocket, a leading WordPress caching and optimization plugin. In this guide, we'll explore...