BlogAid WordPress Tips Tuesday episodes:

• September 26, 2017Tips Tuesday – New Gallery Widget, Keyword Research, Google Ranking

  Tips this week include:
  

  • Several updates to the BlogAid site
  

  • How to Hotlink Protect Your Images
  

  • Security patches in WordPress 4.8.2
  

  • New gallery plugin coming in WordPress 4.9
  

  • What JavaScript framework agnostic approach to building Gutenberg means for you
  

  • Yoast weighing in on the new JavaScript framework
  

  • A deep keyword research process to attract more customers
  

  • The trick I think that got one of my posts into Google’s Knowledge Graph
  

  • 10 things that don’t directly affect your Google ranking
  

  • More on Facebook dropping organic reach for slow sites
  

  • New data in WebPage Test for better performance

  ...more

  

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• September 19, 2017Tips Tuesday – Vanity Metrics, Google Analytics for Non-Geeks, TinyMCE Plugin Throwback

  Tips this week include:
  

  • Outsourcing when there’s no ROI
  

  • WordPress drop REACT and is rebuilding Gutenberg
  

  • What’s up with Gutenberg and structured data?
  

  • Throwback plugin will be released with Gutenberg, and will TinyMCE Advanced work with it
  

  • Super helpful WordPress keyboard shortcut keys list to help you work faster
  

  • Why you need to stop focusing on vanity metrics
  

  • Help for non-geeks with Google Analytics
  

  • A post I’m blowing out of the water for best CDN comparisons
  

  • Why I’m adding detection of HTTPS trickery to my site audit checklist

  ...more

  

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• September 12, 2017Tips Tuesday – Why Drop WWW, SVG Images and SEO, Equifax Website

  Tips this week include:
  

  • HTTPS and WWW or Non: Which is Best to Use?
  

  • Plugins affected by SWFUpload being removed from WP core
  

  • An easy way for you to get rid of old plugins on your site and why you need to
  

  • Plans for large scale testing for the Gutenberg Text Editor
  

  • Update to WP Fastest Cache settings
  

  • What’s new in Yoast SEO 5.4
  

  • What’s up with the new WP site Equifax is using for affected clients
  

  • Why there’s no need for forced HTTPS regex code on converted sites
  

  • What you need to know about the new SVG image type for better SEO
  

  • 6 awesome tools for running social media contests

  ...more

  

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• September 05, 2017Tips Tuesday – Free Images, Ad Plugins, Push Notifications

  Tips this week include:
  

  • Gutenberg at version 1.0 - See what it can do
  

  • New WordPress Documentation: Goodbye Codex, Hello HelpHub
  

  • Reminder to Update Your Text Widgets
  

  • WP Fastest Cache Not Clearing
  

  • New Minimum PHP version requirement for plugins
  

  • What to do if Your Site’s on an Old PHP Server
  

  • 15 top free photo websites for your online projects
  

  • Image Optimization Tutorial
  

  • Best Option for Website SEO: Wix vs. Squarespace vs. WordPress vs. Weebly
  

  • Why Your Analytics Data is Wrong
  

  • AdRotater Plugin Tutorial - Good for More Than Ads and the plugin I’m using
  

  • A Guide to SMS and Push Notifications for WordPress
  

  • Push Notification Plugins and Caveats

  ...more

  

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• August 29, 2017Tips Tuesday – HTTPS, PHP, WHM, Site Upgrades To Do Now

  Tips this week include:
  

  • Interview with Scratch to Published client Tara Dusko and her new site
  

  • New BlogAid Today Livestream Recap post
  

  • Splitting Multiple Sites into cPanels on WHM Hosting Webinar
  

  • New HTTPS Content Policy Security Header for sites with ads
  

  • Update on Bluehost and free SSL certificates
  

  • Updates on the top 10 reasons not to use free HTTPS conversion
  

  • Update on the 2nd wave of HTTPS conversion clients underway
  

  • 4 non-optional site upgrades you must do right now
  

  • The new PHP education pages from WP.org
  

  • Comment from Matt Mullenweg on how the Gutenberg text editor will impact the WP ecosystem
  

  • Major snag with WP using Facebook’s React Code and what that means for us

  ...more

  

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• August 22, 2017Tips Tuesday – cPanels in WHM Webinar, Chrome Non-HTTPS Warning

  Tips this week include:
  

  • My Eclipse 2017 experience
  

  • cPanels in WHM Webinar on Thursday
  

  • New NOT SECURE penalty in Chrome for non-HTTPS sites
  

  • Why an SSL certificate is not enough
  

  • Whether your host offers free SSL certificates or not
  

  • I’m asking for your help to bust the myths and rumors

  ...more

  

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• August 15, 2017Tips Tuesday – WHM Hosting Webinar, Image and Video Galleries, WP 4.9

  Tips this week include:
  

  • New WHM Hosting Webinar Series on making your multiple sites faster and safer
  

  • The site foundation upgrades you need to get done right away
  

  • Goals and release schedule for WordPress 4.9
  

  • The new Gutenberg Text Editor may be here in 6 months
  

  • How to Add Watermarks to your old and new images
  

  • How to create a responsive image gallery
  

  • How to create a video gallery with FooGallery and Envira Galler
  

  • How to get notifications for livestreams on Facebook

  ...more

  

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• August 08, 2017Tips Tuesday – Ad blocker Busters, SEO Report, Gutenberg, Woocommerce, Contact Form 7

  Tips this week include:
  

  • Severe DDoS Attack at A2 Hosting
  

  • WP Fastest Cache Tests at SiteGround
  

  • WHM Reseller Account Webinars coming next week
  

  • What’s New in Gutenberg Text Editor for this week
  

  • Publishers moving back to WordPress from Medium
  

  • Beginner’s Guide to Woocommerce REST API
  

  • Great ways to style Contact Form 7
  

  • How to get around ad-blockers
  

  • Why you must have a fast site if you want your links to show up on Facebook
  

  • How to secure your social media accounts
  

  • August Google Webmaster Report

  ...more

  

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• August 01, 2017Tips Tuesday – Photoshop Alternatives, Caching Tests, SiteLock and Patchman

  Tips this week include:
  

  • HTTPS Redirects update
  

  • SiteGround and WP Fastest Cache test update
  

  • Why you need to split multiple sites into their own cPanels and how to do it
  

  • What new tests and tutorials are rolling down the pike
  

  • A progress report on turning my carving site into passive income
  

  • What SiteLock acquiring Patchman means for you
  

  • The end of Adobe Flash coming
  

  • Whether or not Google uses Google Analytics to find new links to crawl
  

  • 9 free or cheap alternatives to Photoshop and tutorials on how to use them
  

  • Why video marketing is a big part of Facebook’s rising stock prices
  

  • Easy ways for you to get started with video marketing

  ...more

  

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• July 25, 2017Tips Tuesday – WP 4.8.1 Coming, HTTPS Gets Top Traffic, Content Funnels

  Tips this week include:
  

  • Live Open Q&A Chat for DIY SEO members
  

  • What’s happening in the Booming Bloggers Hub
  

  • How to migrate your site to a new host
  

  • How and why to switch your site to PHP 7
  

  • An update on HTTPS and CloudFlare settings
  

  • Site revamp project updates
  

  • Site audit project updates
  

  • My first look at the new Custom HTML Text Widget coming in WP 4.8.1
  

  • When we expect WP 4.8.1 to roll out
  

  • Plugins that are dropping your visitors because they can’t handle IPv6 addresses
  

  • What you should know about sites converted to HTTPS attracting top traffic
  

  • The difference in how videos rank in Google search and on YouTube
  

  • How to check if your content marketing efforts and strategy are working
  

  • How to create top-of-funnel content that works
  

  • Using GIFs as highlight images

  ...more

  

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