Howdy. I'm popping in today with a quick tutorial on how to add a custom icon to the Simple Social Icons plugin. For this example I'll be adding an icon for Houzz, a website dedicated to home renovation and design. Warning: There are affiliate links in the post. If you accidentally click on one … [Read more...] about Add Houzz Icon to Simple Social Icons Plugin
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Liquid Web’s Managed WooCommerce Hosting: What You Need to Know
Liquid Web, one of my favorite web hosts, recently announced the addition of Managed WooCommerce Hosting to their product lineup. It's impressive (I'll share why shortly), but first, let me loosely define a few terms so that we're all on the same page. Web Hosting - This term broadly applies … [Read more...] about Liquid Web’s Managed WooCommerce Hosting: What You Need to Know
Working with WP Engine Staging Sites: What You Need to Know
Staging sites are to WordPress hosting as responsive design is to the web: At this point, there's an expectation that those things just are. Not all WordPress hosts have gotten on the staging site bandwagon yet, but the best of them have. If you're not familiar with what a WordPress staging site … [Read more...] about Working with WP Engine Staging Sites: What You Need to Know
30 Days to Better SEO – Week 4
What started out as a 30 day goal to improve the SEO of this site has morphed into a half-year journey, but hey, life happens, right? If you're just now joining me in this journey, you may want to catch up on previous weeks: 30 Days to Better SEO - Week 1 30 Days to Better SEO - Week 2 30 … [Read more...] about 30 Days to Better SEO – Week 4
Sneak Preview: OfficeHours.FM Season 3
The OfficeHours.fm podcast has come a long way since it's original launch in 2014. With well over 100 episodes and two seasons in the books, I'm excited about what's in store for Season 3. If there's one thing I've learned about podcasting (I've learned a lot more than one, but bear with me) it's … [Read more...] about Sneak Preview: OfficeHours.FM Season 3
Some Thoughts on the ManageWP / GoDaddy Deal
I don't typically write editorials -- especially not ranty ones -- but I'm going to today because I have opinions and a platform to share them (thank you, WordPress!). ManageWP, a WordPress management tool I have publicly loved for years, was recently acquired by GoDaddy, a hosting company I have … [Read more...] about Some Thoughts on the ManageWP / GoDaddy Deal