Category: Useful Resources

Almost every WordPress site has sections depicting some numbers, and counters are a sleek and effective way to showcase statistics, achievements, or any numeric data on your WordPress website. In this article, you will find a list of free and premium plugins that can add such a widget to your website. Table of ContentsWhat Is a WordPress Counter Plugin or Widget?Basically, it’s an animated number component where the numeric value can be visualized with a chart or just like an animated counter. As a rule, they come as part of designer add-on plugins because their functionality is really simple, so there’s almost no point in creating a dedicated plugin. However, there are also a few such plugins, and they can come in handy in some cases. Counter Number Showcase (Freemium)🏆 Best for sites…

Have you taken the time to invest in the mobile optimization of your WordPress website? If not, you might be in big trouble.Most of your potential readers and customers surf the web using their mobile phones and tablets. If your website doesn’t offer them a pleasant experience, they might leave and never come back.To avoid this scenario, in this post, we’ll go over actionable steps you can take to make sure your website’s mobile experience is all it is supposed to be and how a plugin like WP Rocket can help you.Table of ContentsWhy You Should Care About Mobile OptimizationFirst of all, let’s talk about why this topic even matters. You might think, “So what if my mobile experience isn’t the best? What’s the big deal?“Here’s why it is, indeed,…

The popularity of online stores has surged in recent years; purchasing any product on the Internet is now easier than ever, with delivery companies providing a seamless experience akin to buying from a local store. In this fiercely competitive eCommerce landscape, where multiple websites offer identical products at the same price, the victor is the one that best aligns with modern buyer needs and delivers exceptional services. This article delves into best practices for creating a customer-friendly website and explores how to get people to buy your product by optimizing your website with specific sales features.Table of ContentsPrinciples for Making eCommerce Websites More Likely to Convert LeadsSite performanceWe all recognize that site performance, especially site speed, clear navigation, legibility, and usability, is a necessity not only for eCommerce websites but for…

Nowadays, when user attention spans are fleeting, a website’s performance can make or break its success. A seamless and swift online experience not only captivates visitors but also plays a pivotal role in search engine rankings and overall user satisfaction. That’s why this article is here to help you explore the domain of website performance monitoring tools, ensuring your digital presence is at its prime, working relentlessly in the background.At this point, some may ask: “If I have Googe PageSpeed Insights and other instruments for monitoring Core Web Vitals, why would I need other tools?” Well, Core Web Vitals are really important, but they are unlikely to help when it comes to your server being down or extremely slow in certain locations, not to mention the cases when your website has…

Slow-performing websites make people abandon them – a principle proven by our own behavior. Every second matters in a modern world overwhelmed with virtual content that appears closer to us than it actually is. Content takes various forms and is broken into bite-sized pieces for quick consumption, making time an ever more pricey asset.The second doctrine that we hear a lot is that search engines (with Google being the main player holding over 90% of the market share) prioritize fast-loading sites over slow ones on the SERPs. If you’ve wondered how exactly Google knows about your site’s performance, here’s the shocking truth: Google tracks all users’ click and hover history on its search pages for the past 13 months, accumulating billions of data records daily to learn how users react…

Slow-performing websites make people abandon them – a principle proven by our own behavior. Every second matters in a modern world overwhelmed with virtual content that appears closer to us than it actually is. Content takes various forms and is broken into bite-sized pieces for quick consumption, making time an ever more pricey asset.The second doctrine that we hear a lot is that search engines (with Google being the main player holding over 90% of the market share) prioritize fast-loading sites over slow ones on the SERPs. If you’ve wondered how exactly Google knows about your site’s performance, here’s the shocking truth: Google tracks all users’ click and hover history on its search pages for the past 13 months, accumulating billions of data records daily to learn how users react…

What is the most common problem faced by literally every WordPress user?It’s the WordPress plugins conflict.And it can be an absolute disaster if you don’t know how to deal with it and what to pay attention to. Imagine you installed a new plugin or updated something, and everything simply stopped working. The entire site crashed. In this article, we are going to cover the possible reasons and scenarios for plugin conflicts and give you practical advice on fixing them. If you have stumbled upon such a trouble before, stay tuned. Table of ContentsWhy Do WordPress Plugin Compatibility Issues Arise?Plugins are add-ons to WordPress that different developers write. And WordPress is a dynamic CMS that is constantly being updated.If developers do not follow the WordPress updates and do not update their plugins,…

Minimizing main thread work is the key to improving Core Web Vitals and, consequently, making the website optimized for users and search engines. In this article, we will discuss main thread work optimization for WordPress in particular and practical solutions to achieve the desired metrics. Table of ContentsWhat Is the Main Thread?In most cases, there’s only one thread per browser tab that is responsible for delivering content and executing events initiated by the user (such as clicks, form submissions, etc.). And it is called a main thread. It can be compared with a road, where cars are queuing and rushing to deliver different parts of the beautiful webpage that you are about to see. The more this page is embellished and elaborated, the bigger the traffic. Years ago, websites were just static pages with…

Website speed has become a critical factor in shaping user satisfaction, engagement, and even search engine rankings. As websites strive to deliver content at the speed of thought, understanding and optimizing key performance metrics have become paramount. In this article, I will unravel the world of website speed performance metrics, exploring the nuances of each and how they contribute to a seamless user experience and the way search engines rank it.Table of ContentsWhy Are Website Performance Metrics Important?But let’s start from the beginning and clearly understand why we even need all these metrics and what they can bring to the table. In short, they give insights about the things to be improved to make the project more attractive to users and, therefore, more successful. And the way most of the measurement…

Are you looking for ways to host your online auction and sell many interesting items? Fortunately, WordPress allows you to implement such functionality using plugins or coding skills.The first option is easier and faster, which is exactly what we will cover in this article. Get ready to discover the possibilities of auction plugins for WordPress and choose the optimal one for your needs. 😊Table of ContentsBefore We Start: How to Get the Website Ready for AuctionAuctions are a popular way to sell goods and services that can be useful to people of different lines of work. Building an auction requires a little preparation from your WordPress site.First, you need to make sure that the site can handle the traffic. There can be a lot of interested people, and if they all…