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Did you know most consumers expect a web page to load in 2 seconds or less? [source: KissMetrics blog] Yet, most of the WordPress websites out there take much longer to load. More like 4-8 seconds. And Google found that even half a second can … [Continue reading] about 5 Tools to Make Your WordPress Site Load Faster
Today I got the pleasure of giving the beginner's security talk at WordCamp St. Louis. If you were not able to make it, you missed a great first day WordCamp. St Louis never disappoints. Tomorrow they are having a Contributor's Day with a Kids … [Continue reading] about Intro To Security: Beginners Edition WordCamp St. Louis
Almost every weekend of the year, one can find at least one WordCamp happening in the world. Sometimes there are two-three happening on a same weekend. WordCamps are 1-3 day trainings on the ever popular CMS, WordPress. They typically range from … [Continue reading] about WordCamps: Best WordPress training for the money
I had the joy of speaking on the popular plugin Jetpack this past year at WordCamp Chicago. Jetpack is one of my favorite plugins behind iThemes Security. I use it on all of my sites. I know it gets flack about being a large plugin and it slows down … [Continue reading] about An Introduction to Jetpack: WordCamp Chicago 2014
One of the most confusing things to beginners is what exactly is the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. One has to dig into the history of WordPress to completely understand the difference. Way back when Matt Mullenweg and Mike … [Continue reading] about WordPress.com Vs. WordPress.org