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How You Tell Your Story Matters (chrislema.com) How you tell your story matters a lot. It's the difference between being remembered, and not. It's the difference between someone paying you money, and not. And most importantly, it's the difference between a customer sharing your story with their friends, and not.
Certificate Builder Has Arrived! (www.learndash.com) The new LearnDash certificate builder makes it easy to build the certificate at the speed of thought as you use the tools that you already know to create it! That’s right, you create your course certificate using the Gutenberg editor, directly in WordPress.
Chrome 90 to Use HTTPS by Default in the Address Bar (wptavern.com) Chrome’s upcoming version 90 will use https:// by default in the address bar, bringing a significant improvement to security and loading speed. HTTPS adoption has shot up significantly over the past six years after Google announced in 2014 that HTTPS would be used as a ranking signal in search results.
Best Image Optimizer for WordPress (wpshout.com) We often hear the phrase Image Optimization in the context of site building and maintenance, but what exactly does it mean? This article will discuss why we would want to optimize images in our WordPress site, which plugins you should use to optimize your site’s images, and we’ll end with a core feature that also addresses the issue.
How to Add Google Translate to Any Website (Free WordPress Plugin) (translatepress.com) If you want to add Google Translate to your website, there’s a right and a wrong way to do it. In this post, we’re going to show you step-by-step how to add Google Translate the “right” way so that you can benefit from its automatic translation while still creating a great experience for your visitors and maximizing your site’s SEO.
How to Create an Elementor Register Form for Free (and Customize It) (www.cozmoslabs.com) Searching for the best way to create your own custom Elementor register form or page? With its drag-and-drop design and array of style options, Elementor makes it super easy to create your own custom registration page to replace the drab default WordPress design. But while Elementor nails the design part, you still need a solution to create the actual register form that adds users to WordPress and stores information about them.