WP Theme Speed Blog

WordPress and the plugins, web services, automations and processes that let WordPress do amazing things.

Search Engine Console request indexing new and old posts

Today, I performed some quick updates for a client to speed the indexing of a new article after a slight hiatus in their blogging efforts. Some times when we dust off a system, it can highlights the...

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‘move discarded messages into’ Impact of the choice of Mail setting across multiple devices

I implemented some new settings to better manage my email(gmail) on multiple apple devices. I’m sharing in case it helps you declutter your inboxes more or helps prevent them from getting bad in the...

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Whitelisting Cloudflare Email Forwarding & Whitelisting Divi Email Forms

'Whitelisting' incoming gmail emails from Cloudflare's Email forwarding service requires creating a 'Filter' in Gmail or Google Workspace (or whatever they've renamed it again this year). And the...

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How can people subscribe to WordPress Post comments?

WordPress Tips

Recently a good friend of mine, book author and speaker and blogger of many many years, asked me a question about the subscription options on their WordPress site. Background My friend's name is Craig and he runs SecondChancetoLive.org. I have helped Craig with a few...

Video Testimonials from Group Video Chat – Morning Ideas repurposing content

Client Tips

I was reading this article from TechSmith and thinking of some of my own business challenges. At the bottom of the article they mentioned video testimonials and I thought of my client Dave Courvoisier and his new(soon to drop) book. We were talking about gathering new...

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Quick items we are working & researching

Default Featured Image Plugin to transform site without

Found a handy, simple plugin for setting Default Featured Images on a Wordpress site. Client had 370+ posts (podcast episodes) without featured images. Going back and adding them one at a time for the old articles wasn't in the cards for now. However we needed some...

10 Min Video clears up Content Marketing Misconceptions adds balance for 2017 fm @RandFish via @Moz

Client Tips

Rand Fisken from MOZ lays out in this 10 minute video a number of misconceptions about content marketing. This is a great in depth, yet short talk covering the cycle of individual pieces of content, how they are marketed socially and how to holistically balance expectations, strategy, planning and execution to get realistic results.

Lovin' Bobbin's New Female Voice Over Site!

Announcements

Loved wrapping up this voice over artist website for a great client, Bobbin Beam.

Easily Target the Best Business Blog Audience – Buyer Personas Mental Growth Hack

Client Tips

Awesome Wisdom Nuggets from Adelle Revella – #CMWorld 2016 – “How Many Buyer Personas Do You Need?”

Pagebuilder Plugins have Come a Long Way Baby! by @mmizejewski

WordPress Tips

This quick presentation by Michele Mizejewski at WordCamp US 2016 in Philadelphia on Pagebuilders.

How to Overcome Your Fears and Start Sharing Your Knowledge by @nicoleckohler

Client Tips

Nicole Kohler’s tips and things I learned with others who feel like they have something important to share, but are scared or might be held back by similar conditions/illnesses.