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Why Your WordPress Website Might Be Slow: Common Causes and Solutions
A slow loading website is detrimental to your business and will result in a high bounce rate for your web pages. As WordPress can do a lot – and there’s a temptation to add everything to it, there’s a high chance that your site will slow down over time, especially […]
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Why Quality Web Hosting is Crucial for Your WordPress Site (And Why Many Hosts Fall Short)
If you’re running a WordPress website, choosing the right web hosting provider is one of your most important decisions. Often your web developer will point you in the right direction, as they will know from their experience that poor hosting leads to poor website outcomes. They don’t want you using […]
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How to use categories and tags in a WooCommerce shop
In the world of e-commerce, organising your products effectively is crucial for both user experience and search engine optimisation (SEO). It will make it easier for your customers to find the product they wish to purchase by allowing them to filter products based on categories or tags. WooCommerce, one of […]
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Enhance Your WordPress Site with Smarter Web Forms
When we think of web forms, the first thing that often comes to mind is the simple contact form – we see it on just about every website. You add your name, email and write some comments and it gets sent to the website owner as an email. And that’s […]
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Introducing ‘Web Zhoosh’ – Giving your website a makeover
Your website is often a potential client’s first impression of your business, so you want to make it a good one. But what if it’s not the polished, professional platform you need it to be? Enter ‘Web Zhoosh’, a Web Matters website makeover service that takes your existing website and […]
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My First Foray into Squarespace: Crafting a website for Peter Langlands, NZ Foraging author and expert
As an experienced WordPress website designer, I recently embarked on an interesting new website journey: building my first ever Squarespace website for Peter Langlands, a professional New Zealand forager who wanted to showcase his expertise and let people know about his new Foraging New Zealand book (just released by Penguin). So, […]
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Join my free WordPress workshop from Digital Boost
In conjunction with Digital Boost, I’ll present a two-hour workshop on WordPress website matters. During the workshop, I’ll show you how to install WordPress via your web host, choose WordPress plugins and themes, take a look at the top page builders available, and then build an entire WordPress website using […]
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Join me for my live Digital Boost NZ Q & A Webinar on WordPress Matters
Are you an SME navigating the vast opportunities (and challenges) of WordPress? Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned user, understanding the essential elements of this powerful platform is important. Join me for a Q&A session, where I will break down the key WordPress components that shape your website. Date […]
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Fake WordPress security emails warning – what you need to know
There is a dangerous phishing email circulating that targets WordPress users. It asks you to download and install a plugin to your WordPress website to protect you against what is a fake vulnerability. If you receive an email with the subject line “Immediate Action Needed: Vulnerability Found – Your website […]
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Why WordPress website enquiries and notifications often end up in spam folders or don’t even make it as far as a spam folder
If you’ve got a WordPress website, you’ll know the importance of receiving timely email notifications, especially enquiries from contact forms, password reset requests or an order notifications from an online shop. You might have also experienced the frustration of intermittent issues: sometimes you get the emails, and sometimes you don’t. […]
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New Year, New Success: A Business Owner’s WordPress Checklist for 2024
Welcome to a new year filled with endless possibilities and opportunities for your business to thrive. As a business owner, it’s crucial to kickstart the year on the right note, and what better way to do that than by ensuring your WordPress website is in top-notch shape? In this blog […]
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New website for Ann Jay Relationship Coach
We recently put a new site live for Ann Jay, who is a Cayman Islands based relationship coach. This was the second site we built for Ann, having originally built her New Zealand relationship coaching website. View the website online at annjayrelationshipcoach.com
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