Imagine you have a blog or an e-commerce website and suddenly one day you lose all your data. You try to figure out ways to recover it but all in vain. It is then you realize you never took a backup. Backups are essential to ensuring the retrieval of your website data. Backing up your data manually is alright when you have just begun but, as your website grows and the data increases, you would…
WordPress powers over 31% of the world wide web, be in the form of websites, blogs, e-commerce portals etc. and understanding it is important for the success of your WordPress website. There are several WordPress training courses online, right from learning how to use WordPress to developing applications for WordPress. Depending on your needs you can choose a course to enhance your WordPress skills. In this post, we’ll cover the top 5 websites that provide…
Shifting websites from one domain to another is a common scenario especially if users face issues with their existing domains. For example, issues like older websites with static backgrounds or GIFs, websites simply wanting to change the domain name, remodelling websites to be responsive, etc are fairly common. Though changing the URL of the website is a feasible solution, there is considerable risk involved in it. As a business owner if you plan any of…
WordPress is one of the most used Content Management Systems (CMS) in today’s day and age. Websites find it easier to not only navigate the system but also run their websites seamlessly with Managed WordPress Hosting as their chosen hosting. However, like every other system WordPress too is vulnerable and not completely secure when it comes to attacks. In this post, we’ll talk about the common WordPress security issues in 2019 and how to deal…
We are surrounded by writing be it in the form of news bulletins, articles, emails, listicles etc. both in the physical and virtual world. It is in this regard, that messages need to be universally understood by everyone irrespective of who is reading them. In this article, we’ll discuss if writing impacts UI and also touch on how to curate your content so that it helps in the growth of the brand. Importance of Written…
If you have waited with bated breath for your school or college results, you must have also noticed that the institution generally provides more than one link to view the results and this, of course, makes you less nervous! The simple reason being if one link doesn’t work you can always use the other links. This facility of multiple providers is basically called Secondary DNS. But then what is DNS in the first place? Domain…
We have all played games as a kid. Be it indoors or outdoors – games have challenged us, rewarded us and helped us be a better version of ourselves. The more engaging and interactive a game is, the more it motivates us to keep playing. If we apply this technique to our design, it could help achieve simplicity which, in turn, would enhance the user experience. In this article, I’ll walk you through what gamification…
In my last couple of articles, I’ve covered a lot about WordPress. Right from it being an open-source Content Management System (CMS) powering several websites all over the globe to niche themes and plugins. Starting your new website is a milestone and setting up a WordPress website is easy. Also, choosing the right WordPress hosting, themes and plugins at the onset helps build a robust website. In this article, I’ll be covering some of the…
There was a time whenever I heard the word SEO, I was left with several questions and a cloud of confusion. However, I soon learnt the finer nuances of marketing, social media and website ranking. It was during this phase that I stumbled upon words like ranking and indexing and, how they help with website search. With the rise in the smartphone usage every individual we see today has a smartphone and is often browsing…
If you have a WordPress website, it is bound to have a database irrespective of the website being functional or redundant. A WordPress database stores all the data of your website. It includes posts, pages, comments (if any), website, theme and plugin settings, as well as, entries from forms and links if any. Anything that’s filled with unwanted data hampers its performance. Optimization is, therefore, the key to efficiency and increasing performance. Optimizing your WordPress…