Healing Arts Web Design

Category - WordPress

For Clients, WordPress

WordPress Plugins 101: Formidable Forms Pro

There are a ton of WordPress contact form plugins out there, all with different levels of features, support and pricing. I'm going to eliminate free plugins from this post, simply because the quality of code and support you get for a premium plugin is just hands-down worth it.

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For Clients, WordPress

Here’s Why You Need a Managed WordPress Host

If you’re going spend money on a WordPress website, whether it’s a custom theme or an off-the-shelf template, you need a solid web host. The goal of using WordPress is to leverage its functionality and power – not to spend 5 hours a week taking care of behind-the-scenes issues that someone else could be doing

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For Clients, WordPress

When to Invest in a Custom WordPress Theme (and When Not To)

If you’re serious about your business, you need a professional-looking website that’s user- and SEO-friendly. To build one, many web designers recommend WordPress, a Content Management System (CMS) that can be used as an off-the-shelf template or to create a completely custom site. To determine if your designer should customize a template or build a

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For Clients, WordPress

WordPress Plugins 101: WordPress SEO by Yoast

This is a continuation of my series of articles that looks at WordPress plugins I use on every client site I build. WordPress is Already Pretty Good with SEO With some minor tweaks, WordPress allows site owners to create clean URLs without the clutter that other content management systems can add. It’s also relatively easy to

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For Clients, WordPress

WordPress Plugins 101: WordPress Security

While WordPress is becoming more and more secure every day, it's important to take some extra steps to help your WordPress site stand up to a security attack. This article will take a look at some plugins and other ways to strengthen your WordPress installation.

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Freebies, Tutorial, WordPress

WordPress Custom Share Using Icomoon Fonts

This is a short tutorial on how to implement a custom share bar using icon fonts from icmoon.io and lightweight code placed in functions.php. This is really for WordPress developers who want a framework they can customize themselves. If you're not a developer, it works well out of the box if you are brave enough to implement it yourself.

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