MainWP Blog - April 2024

“She asked me to call her on the weekend. That’s not normal.” Sometimes as site care consultants, we may think that what we do doesn’t matter, or worse, we feel like others don’t think that we matter, but the truth is, we save our clients a lot of heartache! To illustrate this truth, I’m going to share a story with you of a time I saved my client some heartache and helped her breath a sigh of relief. Photo by Continue reading the post...

In this month’s MainWP Roundup, we visit the perils of a domain migration, WordPress critiques, upcoming WordPress events, and ongoing acquisitions. Buckle up, let’s ride! Let’s Ride! Woo’s Domain Migration Reversal Woo had a tough time in April. They had to reverse their domain migration from Woo.com back to WooCommerce.com. According to their blog post, “Moving to Woo.com created challenges for our users to find WooCommerce in Google searches, which were made worse following Google’s March update. To address those Continue reading the post...

In today’s fast-paced digital world, managing communication across multiple WordPress sites can be a major task. The constant influx of emails, coupled with the need for reliable delivery, often leaves site owners in a bind. This challenge is magnified by the sheer number of plugins each WordPress site juggles. With that said, we’re excited to share some fantastic news that promises address this issue. MainWP is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Post SMTP, culminating in the launch of Continue reading the post...

If you’ve used WordPress, you’re likely familiar with its built-in email function, wp_mail. However, if you’ve managed multiple WordPress sites, you’re probably familiar with the fact that the wp_mail function is not reliable for sending emails. Fortunately, you can easily counter this issue by installing a WordPress SMTP plugin such as Post SMTP that lets you connect with all major third-party email service providers (like Gmail, Microsoft 365, Amazon SES, Sendgrid, etc.) for reliable email delivery. The benefits of using Continue reading the post...

If you own a WordPress website, you know how important email communication is to your online success. Whether it’s order confirmations, password resets, or any other type of email, you want to make sure that your messages reach your recipients’ inboxes and not their spam folders. However, WordPress’s default mail functionality is unreliable, which often results in low deliverability rates, bounced emails, and spam complaints. In turn, this can hurt your reputation, your customer satisfaction, and your conversions. That’s why Continue reading the post...