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Updating my web browser really matters

Does My Web Browser REALLY Matter?

By Raney Day Design | August 26, 2020

When you’re creating or updating your website, you need to be aware that the site may look different across types of devices for a variety of reasons, including screen size and resolution. One key reason for the differences in appearance has to do with the web browser being used. Therefore,…

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Adding Blocks in the WordPress Editor

Adding Blocks in the WordPress Editor

By Raney Day Design | August 19, 2020

This edition of WordPress Wednesday takes a closer look at how to add blocks to a WordPress page or post. It turns out, WordPress is super flexible and makes it oh-so simple to add any type of block you need to make your content look amazing! What Are Blocks? Thanks…

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Block Editor Overview

By Raney Day Design | August 12, 2020

With a WordPress site, it’s so simple to add content to your site, and anyone can learn to do it! We want to walk you through the basics of adding pages and posts to your site and arraying your content in a pleasing way.  The editor in WordPress is easy…

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How to Restore a Page on WordPress

By Raney Day Design | August 5, 2020

Who hasn’t deleted something accidentally (or even on purpose, only to change your mind afterward) from their computer or website? Well friend, when it comes to your WordPress website, I have good news for you! WordPress automatically saves everything you’ve sent to the trash for 30 days, so you can…

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what is 90/90 rule for web design?

Web Design for User Experience: The 90/90 Rule

By Raney Day Design | July 16, 2020

How many digital devices – computers, smartphones, tablets – do you own, or do you have in your household? If you’ve ever visited a certain website on more than one of those devices, you know the way you see and navigate the site is different. You’ve probably come to expect that your website will work on whatever device visitors are using, but how do web developers make that happen?

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Bounce Rate

Understanding Bounce Rates

By Raney Day Design | July 13, 2020

What’s a bounce rate, and why is it important to know? An individual “bounce” is a single-page visit to your site. That is, a visitor arrives on a page on your website and immediately says, “Let’s bounce!” without doing anything else on your site, such as clicking to another page.…

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Why Is Site Speed Important?

Why Is Site Speed Important?

By Raney Day Design | June 20, 2020

If you are noticing that visitors don’t stay on your site for long and are not converting to sales, then one thing that you need to check is your site speed. What is a website site speed and why is it important? Site speed can impact your ranking and can…

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Would the Real WordPress Please Stand UP

WordPress.com versus WordPress.org: Would the Real WordPress Please Stand UP

By Raney Day Design | May 20, 2020

Maybe you didn’t even know that there are two different WordPress platforms, or perhaps you thought the .com and the .org versions were just two addresses for the same thing. Well, it turns out that they are two distinct platforms, and although they resemble one another, they’re more like step…

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Embedding Videos into a Blog Post

WordPress Wednesday Tip: Embedding Videos into a Blog Post

By Raney Day Design | May 12, 2020

You know that using video as part of your social media strategy has been the rage for a few years now. And guess what! Its popularity – and therefore its importance to marketing strategy – has only continued to grow. In fact, it’s beginning to dominate the social media space.…

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When to Update Your WordPress Plugins

When to Update Your WordPress Plugins (and When to NOT)

By Raney Day Design | May 6, 2020

WordPress is by far the world’s most popular content management system (CMS), powering 36% of the internet. Among the reasons WordPress is considered to be the platform for website creation is its flexibility. Its core software allows users to publish content in a robust way, and the variety of available…

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