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3 things to do whenever you log into WordPress
Whether you’re the type of blogger who works in your site daily or once a month, there are a few things that are worth doing every time you log into WordPress. These 3 things will take about 5 minutes to do, in total. And could save you cashola… and make you some cash too! Check your users list A common form of WordPress hacking includes creating a new admin user on the site being targeted. That means hackers have access without knowing or changing your login details. Many site owners
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Add Google Analytics 4 to WordPress
If you’re a Google Analytics user, you’ve probably been hearing about GA4 or seen some emails from Google warning you that it’s time to switch. In fact, they are going to scrap the old version of GA in July of 2023. Which might leave you wondering how do you add Google Analytics 4 to WordPress? What’s the difference At tiny blue orange, we like to let the experts rock their expertise. Which is why we have partners for SEO strategy + help. But it is important for us to at
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Save time with Gutenberg Reusable Blocks
Once your WordPress site is utilizing Gutenberg, you might get a mild case of déjà vu as you build pages + posts. There may be some pieces of content that you repeat in multiple places. The great news is that you can save time by using Gutenberg reusable blocks. With a few clicks, you’ll have blocks that you can add anywhere on your site without having to copy the text, upload images, or add links. So let’s save you some time, shall we? The 2 types of reusable blocks First,
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Signs of a good WordPress theme: documentation
There are so many theme options in the world, from custom to customizable to plug + play. But what makes any of them a good WordPress theme? It depends… on your needs + goals. However, everyone using WordPress for their website would benefit from having help along the way. And that help can come in the form of documentation. Even if you have a developer on speed dial for your site, documentation can help your team with the areas of the site that they frequently access. There could be custom
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WordPress hosting company
Let’s be honest, sometimes putting in the work is asking too much of a business owner. We have too many tasks to complete, a few fires to put out + not enough hours in the day. This is where picking the right WordPress hosting company can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars. How we can help as your WordPress hosting company As a managed WordPress hosting provider, we offer the following services for each + every client that hosts with us. And we only charge $70 a month for
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Add Two-Factor Authentication to your WordPress site
Whether you’ve heard horror stories of websites getting hacked, or you’re simply looking to step up your online security, this option is one of the easiest. When you add two-factor authentication to WordPress, it makes the simple login screen much harder to break into. And that means one less spot for folks to gain access to your business or blog. What is Two-Factor Authentication? You’ll see two-factor authentication written a few ways — it could also be 2-factor authentication or 2FA because we loooooove acronyms in tech. No matter how
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How to add a new user to WordPress
Adding a new user to WordPress is so easy, this site didn’t cover the steps to do it until right now. (Whoops.) Truly, it’s a really simple process + worth doing to make sure you’re not sharing passwords. Speaking of, there are a few tips + tricks for creating this new account securely to keep your business + your site safe from crappy circumstances. Steps to add a new user to WordPress When you’re ready to create a new user account for someone on your team or an independent contractor
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Switch from Classic Editor to Gutenberg
Are you ready to make the switch from Classic Editor to Gutenberg within WordPress? The good news is that you can do it in phases — because WordPress was smart enough to include a Gutenberg Block specifically for that old style of content. Step 1: remove the Classic Editor plugin When WordPress first announced Gutenberg, many bloggers + site owners were not ready for the change. So WordPress released the Classic Editor plugin that kept the post editor looking the way they were used to. Being an early adopter isn’t
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Signs of a good WordPress theme: one H1
How do you know that you have a good WordPress theme? It depends. We all have different business goals + different website goals. That said, it’s a pretty safe bet that most of us want our sites to be discoverable on Google. And one way that a bad theme can hurt your business or blog is by not following this one simple SEO rule: use one single H1 or Heading 1 per page. Speaking of… H1 + Heading 1 are the same thing. H1 is the HTML tag that labels
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How to remove WordPress users
There are a handful of reasons you’d want to (or need to) remove WordPress users from your site. Unfortunately, at tiny blue orange, we’ve been asked to fix issues after a user was improperly removed …or not removed in time. Why not skip that annoyance for your business? Scan your user list, for security So what exactly are the reasons that you’d want to remove WordPress users? The first one that most business owners or bloggers list is because you no longer want that user to have access. No matter
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Create a unique image for Facebook
When you — or someone that reads your content — share a link to your site on social media, your Featured Image is the default image pulled as the preview. For some, that’s perfect. However, there are times that you’d want a different layout or graphic for social media compared to the image displays directly on your site. And in that case, you can use a free plugin to create a unique image for Facebook. Save your custom Facebook image The hardest part about this entire process is going to
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Easy to remember custom Zoom links — that are branded too
How often have you gone searching for the correct link for a meeting moments before it was scheduled to start? Same… same. And you know if you + I are doing that, our leads + clients are doing that too. It doesn’t have to be that way. You can set up custom Zoom links within WordPress that will be easy for everyone to remember. Plus, they’ll be on-brand. Redirects = your custom Zoom links I’ve gone over setting up redirects within WordPress before. And that process is the same for
