MainWP Blog - 2024

The April 2024 MainWP roundup dives into a variety of developments in the WordPress community. From acquisitions and mergers to the launch of AI-powered tools and calls for participation in important surveys, this month offered a glimpse into the ever-evolving WordPress landscape. In this edition of the MainWP Roundup, we take a look at a few WordPress moves, an important Gender Equality survey, and how to conduct a Gap Analysis using AI WordPress on the Move AccessAlly is Joining the Continue reading the post...

“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...

On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament voted in favor of the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act), a landmark regulation that imposes requirements for AI technologies. The Act sets forth a comprehensive framework for the development, use and marketing of AI and aims to support innovation while mitigating the harmful effect of AI systems in the European Union. The Act reaches these goals by classifying AI according to its risk, placing obligations on developers and deployers of Continue reading the post...

Using Subject Experts will instantly help your content build trust and credibility, and ultimately help you tap into authority. Tapping into that authority also leads to building authority for you and your company. Way back in November 2022, I got a surprise DM in my LinkedIn from a content marketing hero of mine, Andy Crestodina. To say I was surprised and elated was an understatement. He told me he was thinking about writing an article on About Pages and wanted Continue reading the post...

In today’s Toolbox, we are going to talk about a couple of tools I have been experimenting with the past month or so. One is great for creating greater engagement with emails and the other is helping me write stories. I used an AI personal assistant to help me begin outlining a story idea. Ready? Let’s go! Bonjoro for emails I have talked about using videos in emails before. Bonjoro is one I came across recently and I quickly signed Continue reading the post...

In this edition of the MainWP Roundup, we are going to celebrate 10 years of MainWP. We are going to look at articles and podcast appearances from our co-founder Dennis Dornon and Marketing Manager Marc Benzakein. So grab a slice of the MainWP Ten Year celebration cake, a glass of your favorite drink, sit back and ride through this month’s roundup. (choose one below, with a little help from AI) Here is a look at some articles and podcasts that Continue reading the post...