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5 Winning Ways to Optimize Your Online Store

Business is booming in the world of ecommerce and just about anyone can set up an online store, even on the slimmest of shoestring budgets. Success depends on making sure potential customers can find your store and receive the best possible shopping experience. Paid publicity can help, but there are a number of things you…

WordPress News Roundup — 6.3 Full Release + 7 More Updates | August 2023

The long-awaited WordPress 6.3 is finally out, which is great news for WordPress fans. But that’s not all August brought to us. Gutenberg 16.5 also came out, as did the official roadmap to the next major WordPress release. The news isn’t all good, however. We recently learned that many community contributors struggle to stay on…

Building Online Communities: Tools and Resources to Help

Communities are a support network of people who share the same interests as you or are going through the same journey as you. They play an important role in bringing about essential feelings of togetherness and solidarity. Being a part of a community of friends, peers, and mentors helps to push people in a positive…

How to Fill in the Analytics Gaps on Your Site with Jetpack

Have you ever wanted to know which of your posts or pages is most popular, what time of day is best for posting content or where visitors are coming from? Analytics tools can help you track these things. But which analytics plugin is best? If you’ve used WordPress before, you’ve probably heard of Jetpack. This…

How to Add and Setup WooCommerce on WordPress

Starting an online business has never been easier. New entrepreneurs can open an online store in minutes with Shopify and BigCommerce. The downside of these platforms is that you’d be renting space on a third-party platform. As such, you have less control over how your shop looks and functions. But if you’re a WordPress user,…

How to Use the WordPress Gutenberg Editor

If you’ve recently created content on WordPress after taking a blogging hiatus, you may have noticed a big change. WordPress swapped out its classic page and post editor for a sleek new option known as the Gutenberg block editor. This new content composer is now the default on WordPress, and it may take some getting…

Protect your domain with Bluehost’s Domain Expiration Protection!

As a website owner, you understand the importance of keeping your domain name registered and active to maintain your online presence. However, it can be challenging to keep track of the renewal dates and prevent accidental lapses. Which can lead to losing your domain to someone else. With Domain Expiration Protection, you can relax and…

Should I Buy a .store Domain Name?

You’ve probably come across domain name extensions like .com, .net, .org, and .edu, right? They’re quite the big names on the internet! They’re everywhere and used by everyone across the globe. Because of this, it can sometimes be a bit of a puzzle to figure out where a website is based. But don’t worry, that’s…

What Is WordCamp and Why It Matters to the WordPress Community

WordPress is everywhere on the internet. It’s the most popular web builder due to its power, flexibility and the community of devoted volunteers that helped build it. WordPress users (or soon-to-be-users) wanting to make their mark on the web can be sure the WordPress community will always have your back. And when you need the…

How to Overcome “This Site Can’t Provide a Secure Connection” Error: A Complete Guide

The ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR is a regular SSL problem that could stop you from getting to your own or other websites. Often, it shows up with a message that says “This site can’t provide a secure connection.” It could be because SSL is set up wrong on your computer or because of problems on the server side,…