CMS
Joomla, WordPress which one should I use?
Both Joomla and WordPress are CMS platforms developed in PHP and are open source, although both platforms are recognized for their ease of use, extensive customization opportunities, and active communities. While WordPress and Joomla have their respective pros and cons, they can both be used to create modern, feature-packed sites, so…
Optimize WordPress
WordPress is not a slow CMS but we could slow it down by including non-optimized themes and plugins, and although it is a very easy to use CMS you must have notions of what you are doing when modifying the settings. We will analyze some necessary points to have a good loading speed. Web hosting It is important to choose a ...
7 reasons to have your site on WordPress and on your own server
True story: About four years ago I was in a hurry due to the rise of the so-called platform-publishers (platishers, if you are a fan of startups) since in theory they were a kind of threat to the conventional blog: the one that one could have in a blogspot free (in your own silo) or in your own domain, with your own hosting ...
enable SSL in WordPress
How to activate SSL in WordPress Once you have your security certificate installed in your hosting, it is time to configure it in WordPress so that, in the address bar, the green padlock is shown and the URL of your website works under the HTTPS protocol. To make these adjustments in ...
Enable GZIP compression in WordPress
The loading time of a Blog or Store developed with WordPress is important, especially if we have many posts or records as well as a large number of third-party plugins that can slow it down. This can translate into a loss of traffic, reduced sales (WooCommerce), and poor results in the indexes by search engines are just some of ...
Add a new widget zone in WordPress
We are going to see in this post how to add or create a new widget area in WordPress. For various reasons our WordPress theme may not have a widget area where we need it. Following the official documentation I explain the different options. The first step is to add the new widget area to the file ...