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Recovering and Restoring a Website: Planning Makes a Difference

August 12, 2020 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

person handwriting checklist in a paper journal.

You know that awful thing you hope never happens when you’re making changes on your website?

It happened to me this morning.

I was working on my site, updating plugins, making changes in multiple places, checking the configuration for some obscure setting that took me down a rabbit hole.

When suddenly, when I review my site, it’s not displaying the way it should.

Some update I made caused a problem with search disappearing.

The blog page was empty, there were no posts.

Uh oh. Continue reading Recovering and Restoring a Website: Planning Makes a Difference

Filed Under: Web design Tagged With: backup, ManageWP, restore, website backup

UX Win: ManageWP Dashboard Log Out

November 21, 2018 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

ManageWP admin log out message asking to confirm options
ManageWP log out screen

Managing multiple client websites used to be a time-consuming and detailed process for me.

Logging in, checking WordPress core, themes and plugins for updates as well as confirming backups and security were working correctly for each site took time.

When I discovered the online ManageWP website service for client website management, I was thrilled! Now I could manage my clients’ websites easily from one dashboard.

It’s one of my favorite online services!

Their dashboard makes it straightforward for me to check my client websites without having to log in to each site.

I can quickly view the easy-to-understand dashboard for necessary updates, review comments, optimize the site, and get customer support from ManageWP when I need it.

What’s clear to me in the two years I’ve used ManageWP is the care they’ve taken to improve the user experience.

One example is the log out process. Continue reading UX Win: ManageWP Dashboard Log Out

Filed Under: User experience Tagged With: customer experience, delight, ManageWP, usability, ux win

WordPress Backup Services and Plugins: Read the Fine Print

April 26, 2017 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

open book on wooden table, with journal notes next to it

There’s no disagreement on the importance of backing up your WordPress site.

Whether you’re a blogger, auto repair shop owner, or selling merchandise on an ecommerce site, backing up your site is essential.

It’s one of the most important steps in keeping your site secure. Continue reading WordPress Backup Services and Plugins: Read the Fine Print

Filed Under: WordPress Tagged With: backup, BackupWordPress, ManageWP, online backup, plugin, VaultPress

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What I Write About

I write about many web topics, focusing on accessibility, using WordPress, and improving user experience.

You’ll also find web design resources and my photo of the week.

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Deborah is highly responsive, thorough, and expansive in providing up-to-date, highly informed web support services.

She is also generous with her expertise while focusing clearly on exactly what needs to be done. I recommend her highly!

Deb Nystrom, Reveln Consulting

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