When I get a new client with an existing website, I often find their site hasn’t been set up to use HTTPS.
I explain why HTTPS matters and how it protects the privacy and security of website visitors.
One of my next steps is to contact my client’s web host to find out what’s included in my client’s hosting plan, so I can install and test the SSL certificate, remove mixed content, and make other configuration changes on the site.
Continue reading How to Confirm Redirects After HTTP to HTTPS Move
Chris, a former client whose WordPress website I worked on several years ago, contacted me recently about an unexpected error message on their WordPress dashboard.
The issue was due to their infrastructure, but Chris didn’t know how to resolve the issue.
It was a PHP version issue. Could I take a look at it and resolve the issue?
And could I take a look at the site’s performance?
Chris was speaking at a conference in a few months and wanted to make sure the site was in tip-top condition for performance.
Sure, I replied to Chris.
I resolved the PHP version issue quickly.
But when I looked into site performance, and what steps I could take to improve it, I met a barrier right from the start.
It had to do with the permalink structure my client had on their website. Continue reading Quick Tip: Default WordPress Permalinks Redirect Automatically to Custom Link Structure
Imagine you’ve had a website for a few years. And you have a page or post that you no longer want on your site.
Instead, you want your readers to visit a different post or page. So you delete the old page or post.
Problem solved, right?
Not exactly. Continue reading How to Fix Internal Links to a Deleted WordPress Page or Post