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Sharing Blog Posts

Auto-sharing blog posts to social media

If you are publishing on a blog frequently, and you're also on social media, it's a really, really good idea to share your blog posts on social media. It creates...
WordPress User

A word about WordPress user levels

If you have a WordPress site, then you have at least one user: you. And there's a good chance that you're an administrator. WordPress actually has five different user levels,...
run your software updates

Should I run the updates for WordPress, my plugins and theme?

I was talking to the son of a client one day, a younger guy who is really into technology, does some web design as a side job, and he said...
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What you need to know about alt text

Alt text isn't a left or right textual conspiracy, it stands for Alternative Text but is sometimes called alt attribute, alt description, or alt tags. (It's not a tag, so...
Gutenberg Tutorial Video

A fast Gutenberg Tutorial

Gutenberg is the new editor experience in WordPress 5.0. You may or may not want to use it, but eventually we'll all have no choice, as the classic editor plugin...
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Obligatory Gutenberg Post

If you haven't heard, Gutenberg dropped last week. What is Gutenberg? Gutenberg is the new editor experience that debuted in WordPress 5.0, which officially launched into core on December 6th....
web design services

Need a website creation company? We’re here for you.

Web design? Web development? Web services? Web creation company? Whatever you want to call it, when it comes to building websites, we have your back. I was recently asked why...
WordPress Web Design

Do you need a WordPress Expert?

WordPress is a great content management system, and by that I mean it is great for managing your content. But it's not easy to design and develop. If all you...
Search Box

Need a more advanced search box?

If you want users to be able to search your site, you can easily drop the search widget into your sidebar and a easy, peasy, your users can search. However,...
Tips for better photos

Tips for Adding Images to your Pages and Posts

Every good website page or post needs to have an image. But not all images are treated equally and I'd like to share some tips on how to be sure...
Watch our Video

Adding Video to your Website

Often when creating a new website, I'm asked about the ability to include video in a website. I'm happy to say that this is actually really easy, much easier than...
301 Redirection

Avoid 404 Errors with Redirection

Have you ever clicked on a link and get to a page that says something like 'Sorry, that page doesn't exist.' That is a big bummer when you're looking for...
WordPress Security

Is WordPress Secure?

WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world, now powering around 30% of all websites. To put that into perspective, the next biggest competitor, Joomla,  has just...
WordPress Multisite

What is WordPress Multisite?

Have you ever wanted to create more than one WordPress site right on your domain? For example, we have our main site as sumydesigns.com, but we also have a support...
website breadcrumbs

Say Yes to Breadcrumbs

When you hear the term breadcrumbs, you may think of a canister of crumbs you can use to make meatloaf, but I want to talk to you today about website...
WordPress Gutenberg

Have You Heard of Gutenberg?

This is a guest post written by our team member, Elise Nester, on her experience testing out the new Gutenberg editor in WordPress.  Have you heard of Gutenberg? It’s a...
WordPress Confusion

Two Kinds of WordPress and a lot of Confusion

So you're ready for a new site and have heard a lot about WordPress. You Google it and find two different websites - wordpress.com and wordpress.org. What the heck? It...
Sumy Sisters

Hiring a small team for your WordPress website

When it comes to website design and development, there are a lot of choices. There are huge companies with lots of employees, big offices and big fees. Then on the...
Top Benefits of WordPress

Top Benefits of having a WordPress Website

We love WordPress. That's not earth shattering news. I was taking my daughter to get her French horn repaired yesterday and was chatting with the owner of the shop who...
WordPress Web Design

Why should I use WordPress over Wix or SquareSpace?

I get asked this question a fair amount, so I thought I would address it here. Why should anyone choose WordPress over any of the other options? Why WordPress over...
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A WordPress Support Plan can save your site

We offer a few different WordPress Support Plans, and many of our clients sign up for these to keep their site up and running smoothly. Having a plan ensures your...