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A Closer Look at the Block Pattern Directory of WordPress

With WordPress 5.8 that went live on July 20, 2021, WordPress finally introduced WordPress block patterns to regular users. WordPress block patterns provide the design templates that users can employ and build webpages on the fly without prior experience with designing or coding. Let’s see how you can use the block pattern directory to build…

Google Expands “About This Result”: What It Means for Your Website

Most Google users have a hard time understanding how Google sorts out the search engine result pages. At most, searchers can only guess. Here’s the good news: With the recent expansion of About this result, Google explains the sorting itself. Users can use this feature to understand why a particular result appears in their search…

Refreshing and Updating Your Business Website: The How-To Guide

Knowing how to create a website for your business and building it will open up your brand to increased awareness and credibility. But there’s one thing to keep in mind: As your business grows, so do your website’s needs. This is why you should refresh and update your website from time to time. With constant…

How To Start a Blog- Part 2

What is a domain name? To keep it simple, a domain name is the address of your blog or website. Anyone from across the globe can visit your website as long as they know what your domain name is. What is web hosting? If a domain name is your blogs or website’s address, then web…

Expert Advice: The 4 Biggest Mistakes To Avoid on WordPress

Mistakes are a normal part of life. While that’s true, an error on your WordPress (WP) website can cause a loss of traffic or sales that can hurt your small business. Don’t let easily avoided mistakes hamper the success of your website. We asked WordPress experts what the biggest mistakes that small business websites can…

Query Loop Block: The Underrated Feature of WordPress 5.8

The online world is buckled up for WordPress 5.8, which is one of the most jam-packed WordPress releases in a while. WordPress 5.8 introduces features — template editor, block-based widgets and the pattern directory — that support Full Site Editing. While the Query Loop block hasn’t come under the spotlight, it is one of the…

WordPress 5.8: Introduction to Full Site Editing

WordPress 5.8 is finally here. The second major core release for 2021 introduces early features supporting WordPress’s goal of moving toward Full Site Editing (FSE). Following the 5.7.2 security update, the latest version delivers new features, upgrades, and fixes after the 5.7 release in March 2021. Read on to learn more about: The Latest Version:…

How Your Web Host Impacts Website Performance

A web host is a service that lets you get your website onto the internet. Many organizations and individuals make the mistake of carelessly choosing a web host without considering how the hosting impacts their website’s performance. Your website’s page load speed, for example, is one major factor that is affected by the web host.…

PayPal Updated Fees: What This Means for Your Business

In June 2021, PayPal announced it would be making changes to its published rates to merchants in the United States to align pricing with the value of its products and services. PayPal’s new rates will affect U.S. merchants starting August 2, 2021. Before PayPal’s new rates come into effect, read on to learn about: Why…

Different Web Hosting Plans and their Pricing

Every website needs a hosting plan, and the market is filled with hosting providers offering a range of hosting plans and services. These web hosting plans can be categorized according to types and therefore, offer varying features. The sheer number of plans, and their different features, make choosing a plan difficult. The difference in pricing…