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Hello Dolly...Goodbye Dolly

Hello Dolly…Goodbye Dolly

By Jennifer Sakowski | May 15, 2019

As we talked about in our main blog, this blacklisted plugin is on the list because it really serves no purpose. Yep, you guessed it. We are talking about the Hello Dolly plugin. Why is this here and what does it do? Where did Hello Dolly come from? Hello Dolly…

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Sweet Captcha

Sweet Captcha

By Jennifer Sakowski | May 8, 2019

We have all have heard of or used a captcha before. Sweet Captcha has a catchy name but it’s not so sweet to your website. Like we mentioned in our earlier blog, this is a major plugin on the blacklist. Not only is it not wanted by hosting companies, but…

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Broken Link Checker

Broken Link Checker

By Jennifer Sakowski | May 1, 2019

You’re only human and it’s only technology…but sometimes broken links on your website happen. We know you have a lot going on and keeping up with broken links just isn’t on your radar. But they are more important than you think. So the quick and easy fix is a plugin…

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Wordfence

Wordfence

By Jennifer Sakowski | April 24, 2019

We have been talking about plugins that some hosting companies don’t allow, WP Engine specifically. Last week we talked about WP SuperCache and what makes it where WP Engine doesn’t allow it on their server. Today we want to talk more about Wordfence and what WP Engine thinks about it.…

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WP Super Cache

WP Super Cache

By Jennifer Sakowski | April 17, 2019

As we mentioned in our blog about blacklisted plugins, we talked about the WP SuperCache plugin. Many servers recommend not using this plugin for caching your files. But why? What makes this plugin so bad it’s been blacklisted? Well, let’s see. It’s mostly unnecessary. Most server companies already have caching…

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Are They Buying?

Are They Buying?

By Raney Day Design | April 10, 2019

The end goal of any website is to get the consumer to do something, as we talked about in our blog. It could be making a purchase, signing up for a newsletter, or even something as simple as getting them to contact you. But here is the catch, you don’t…

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What’s With The Bounce

What’s With The Bounce

By Raney Day Design | April 3, 2019

Every business wants their site to do well. Sometimes things can be a little off, which can make people leave your site quickly. This can seriously affect your bounce rate. The higher the bounce rate, the more you know something isn’t working. So what is a bounce rate? That’s a…

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What Are They Doing While They're Here?

What Are They Doing While They’re Here?

By Raney Day Design | March 27, 2019

Knowing your traffic is great, but you need to know what your users are doing while they are on your site. Are they looking at the same products? Are they looking at the home page? We can help you find out what is keeping your viewers engaged on your site.…

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How Did They Find Me?

How Did They Find Me?

By Raney Day Design | March 20, 2019

So in this months blog, we talked about different Google Analytics information that you can get on your website. One that we talked about was how your customers are finding you. Finding your business online shouldn’t have to be like a game of “Where’s Waldo.” It should be easy, but…

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Don’t Like the New Editor?

Don’t Like the New Editor?

By Raney Day Design | March 13, 2019

Hello and welcome to this week’s WordPress Wednesday. It’s our last video in the series of working with the new Gutenberg editor – specifically, what to do if you simply don’t like it. Why Don’t People Like the Gutenberg Editor? Some people just don’t like change. Others don’t want to…

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