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The two most common resource types that will cause assets for being render-blocking would be CSS and JavaScript which are being loaded on the front-end of your site. Front-end CSS and JS files would be from active plugins which are loading assets on the front-end as well as the active theme would be loading both CSS files and JavaScript files. Two of the easiest plugins to use that work together to be able to eliminate render-blocking resources on your site Continue reading the post...

The truth is that most of us have either used or installed Google Analytics on client websites. It’s relatively easy to use, provides great insights on website performance, and gives excellent clues on how to improve engagement. In fact, Google Analytics has become so popular that it’s used on over 28 million websites and many agencies usually have it listed in their standard operating procedures for building new websites. Even though Google Analytics is a great tool that many of Continue reading the post...

In this month’s WordPress roundup, we take a look at an existential threat, women in tech and in WordPress, and confusion with Oxygen Page Builder. Women in Tech and WordPress Some Women in WordPress we have featured I graduated high school in 1989.  I felt the smartest people in my glass were the girls. And they proved it by graduating at the top of my class. So, I never had a problem with the idea that women were smart enough Continue reading the post...

The WP Offload SES plugin is used to send site emails using the cheapest AWS SES service. WP Offload SES Lite Plugin for WordPress Below are the custom database tables that the WP Offload SES plugin uses; wp_oses_attachments wp_oses_clicks wp_oses_email_attachments wp_oses_emails wp_oses_failures wp_oses_jobs The database table to check; wp_oses_emails From the WP Offload SES plugin settings, check that you are not storing 30+ days or email logging in your site’s database. The ideal setting for log storage would be between Continue reading the post...

What is your favorite superhero? What is your favorite character? We all have our favorites. For me, it may depend on the time and place. I have always liked Batman and Spider-Man, largely because they are a part of my childhood. I remember watching the silly Spider-Man Shows on Public Broadcasting Service TV as a kid. I watched a lot of Spider-Man, Superman and Batman shows as a kid, so they resonate. Captain Marvel to the rescue I have made Continue reading the post...

One of the easiest ways to improve front-end performance is to preload the images which contribute to the largest contentful paint (LCP) of the site. To find the images that should be set to preload, test your site using popular performance testing tools, or use the MainWP Lighthouse extension, and navigate to the waterfall results to find the image URL. Head & Footer WordPress Plugin There are a number of ways to preload images by either using a header and Continue reading the post...

MainWP 🤝 Atarim: Visually Collaborate with your clients with Atarim while managing their sites with MainWP! Website building has progressed a fair bit in the past 10 years. We now have a plethora of themes and page builders to choose from, which make it super easy to make our designs come to life. Compare this to the time when we needed to be sufficient in HTML/CSS to design an entire website and the difference in the time it takes is Continue reading the post...

WordPress sandboxes can be very helpful for developers and WordPress professionals. There are several needs for having a sandbox, including testing plugins or themes, testing updates, training a client to use WordPress, a place to showcase a client site under development, and a place to showcase a WordPress product. Usually, developers create sandboxes either online or locally on their own machine. Either option is efficient, but if you want to have an online sandbox, you may want to explore ways Continue reading the post...

If you are using the UpdraftPlus plugin for site backups then you can control a number of parts of the plugin using constants. Useful Constants for UpdraftPlus The constants for the UpdraftPlus plugin can be added to the site wp-config.php file. Adding constants to your site wp-config.php is possible using the code snippets extension of MainWP. You can also manually edit the site’s wp-config.php file to add the required constant to it. If you have larger database tables then you Continue reading the post...

Like many of us in WordPress, David McCan didn’t start his career thinking he would build websites. He studied Anthropology in college. While working on a dissertation, he worked at a large public library system. It was there that he first interacted with the internet. McCan was the lead in installing public access computers into the library. Eventually, he authored the library’s first website, and from there, he was hooked. I have used David’s information before. He creates a lot Continue reading the post...