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Since founding CharlesWorks in June 1998, I’ve always believed in the importance of our clients. A sign in our office perfectly encapsulates this philosophy: “Our web clients are the most important people who contact us. They are not dependent on us. We are dependent on them…” This article explores how this philosophy shapes our approach and commitment to our clients.
CleanTalk is an indispensable security and anti-spam plugin for CharlesWorks. It offers ease of use, effective spam protection, and comprehensive security features. The exceptional support from CleanTalk’s team ensures our sites remain secure. As trusted partners, we proudly promote CleanTalk through our affiliate program, benefiting both our clients and our business. Discover why CleanTalk is a trusted tool in our web development arsenal.
In this detailed guide, we delve into the intricacies of utilizing the Yoast SEO plugin to elevate your website’s search engine rankings and boost online visibility. Drawing on years of experience and previous writings on the broader scope of SEO, this article offers a rare, hands-on walkthrough for optimizing WordPress sites. It starts with an essential overview of SEO’s significance in the digital era—highlighting its role as a critical tool for attracting visitors and converting them into loyal followers or customers. From setting the stage with the correct WordPress editor settings to mastering the Yoast SEO tabs for both SEO and readability improvements, this guide covers every step in detail. Practical tips on enhancing your content strategy, including the strategic use of drafts and backdated posts, are provided to fill in content gaps and maintain a steady content flow, crucial for search engine recognition and audience engagement.
In this guide, we tackle the integration issue and fixing conflicts between WP Super Cache and WPtouch plugins, crucial for WordPress site optimization. Starting with enabling Mobile Device Support in WP Super Cache, we move through updating Rejected User Agents, including additional user agents, clearing cached pages, ensuring plugin compatibility, and disabling WPtouch support in WP Super Cache for Pro users. This step-by-step process aims to fix compatibility issues, preventing the serving of cached desktop pages to mobile devices, thus ensuring a seamless browsing experience for all visitors while leveraging the performance benefits of caching plugins.
Explore the power of Divi Theme Builder as shared by a seasoned web developer at CharlesWorks. This article unveils how the Divi Theme Builder enhances website flexibility and client autonomy, making it an essential tool for anyone looking to create dynamic, user-friendly websites. From hiding the Divi Builder tag for cleaner aesthetics to leveraging pre-made layouts for faster design processes, learn how these features can revolutionize your web development experience. Whether you’re a novice or an enthusiast, discover how Divi can streamline your workflow and elevate the quality of your projects. Dive into the world of Divi and transform your web development journey.
This guide provides a straightforward process for adding categories in WooCommerce, essential for organizing products on your website. By simply navigating to the ‘Products’ and then ‘Categories’ in the WordPress Dashboard, you can create new categories and attach products to them. Properly categorized products not only enhance the user experience but also contribute to a well-structured e-commerce site. This article makes it easy to understand and implement, ensuring that your products are effectively showcased and accessible to your customers​​.
In the dynamic realm of WordPress, trackbacks serve as a manual communication tool between websites, allowing bloggers to notify others when their content is referenced. Unlike the automated pingback system, trackbacks require manual input, with bloggers sending a notification by entering the trackback URL of the post they’re referencing. While this method fosters in-depth discussions and community engagement, it also demands more effort and is susceptible to spam. Dive deeper to understand the intricacies of trackbacks and how they compare to pingbacks.
Managing URLs can be a tricky business, especially when rebranding or renaming pages. In this comprehensive guide, I delve into how to effectively use the WordPress “Redirection” plugin by John Godley. From adding new redirections to managing 404 errors, this article covers all you need to know to keep your URLs clean and functional.
Create your main menu and tag it "primary menu". In the theme builder, after you have created your header, and you are ready to add your menu, do NOT use the menu module. Sometimes (not always), that module will insist on calling in the default menu, instead of the...
This article dives into the potential misuse of WordPress’s xmlrpc.php file, a feature that allows for remote procedure calls. While it can be handy for various tasks, it can also be exploited for malicious purposes. The piece further discusses how to protect your site, including the option to disable the feature if not in use, and how to respond to possible “bug bounty” phishing requests related to this feature.
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