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How to Define New Image Sizes in WordPress

In this brief guide, I will explain about image sizes in WordPress and their usage in the admin interface and code level. We will also see how to create new image sizes and how to prevent generating unnecessary images based [...]

Prevent Spam from Contact Form 7 forms using Akismet

Spam is a challenge every website owner faces. The moment you add a form that collects information from users, you’re almost guaranteed to receive spam, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. Even simple forms with no real value to spammers [...]

Adding CSS Scroll Animations using AOS

You’ve probably encountered websites with various animations happening as you scroll down (On Scroll Animations). I’ll share with you a library called AOS (Animate On Scroll), which allows you to easily add these animations with full CSS control over them. [...]

The Importance of Trailing Slash in URL Addresses

Several times i've encountered the question "Why do some links have a trailing slash at the end of the URL, while others don't?" If the answer you're seeking is something like: "It doesn't matter, both work," you might consider reversing [...]

On Redirects and Regular Expressions (regex) in WordPress

The understanding of how to implement redirects using Regular Expressions can be frustrating, even for experienced developers. Regular Expressions are essentially their own language, and they vary slightly between contexts. For example, you can use them in PHP, but they [...]

10 Advantages of Using WordPress for Better SEO

It’s no secret that nowadays WordPress is the most popular CMS on the internet. Over 43% of all websites worldwide run on this platform, and with such statistics, there’s no room for argument. However, not everyone is aware that this [...]

Creating Proper SEO Titles (Snippets) for SEO

The <title> tag is one of the most important on-page SEO elements. It tells both search engines and users what a page is about, and it is the primary text displayed as the clickable headline in search engine results pages [...]

Optimize Category Pages for SEO & Better Ranking

Category pages in WordPress are often the most neglected pages in terms of SEO. Navigate to a category page on most blogs and you’ll see nothing more than a list of posts. Worse, the title search engines see is often [...]

Improving Loading Time of Embedded Videos with Lite YouTube

YouTube is a popular video streaming platform owned by Google. With over a billion users and billions of daily views, YouTube videos can be found practically everywhere on the internet. Using your YouTube account is a convenient way to add [...]

How to Defer JavaScript for Youtube Videos

Delaying Javascript, in other words, Defer parsing of Javascript, is one of the messages you might receive when checking your website’s speed using tools like GTmetrix and Pingdom. This message indicates that the browser needs to process content within a [...]

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