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5 free tools to test your website speed
How can we test the page speed of a WordPress website and how to know what should be optimized? In this series, we’ll review five online services for testing the speed of a website, and we’ll and highlight the unique features of each of them.
Dave Lavoie September 24, 2018 • WordPress Tips & Tricks -
Looking for missing Dashicons icons? Here’s the complete list!
Did you know that there are more Dashicons icons available for use than those displayed on the WordPress website? Here’s the full and complete list of icons that are bundled in the Dashicons font!
Dave Lavoie August 19, 2018 • WordPress Tips & Tricks -
How to hide the “Try Gutenberg” nag screen from the WordPress Admin Dashboard
Whether you like it or not, Gutenberg, the new visual editor for WordPress, will be merged into WordPress Core as soon as WordPress 5.0 is released. Meanwhile, the WordPress team plans to display a “Try Gutenberg” callout on the WP Admin Dashboard once WP 4.9.8 is released.
Dave Lavoie August 2, 2018 • WordPress Plugins -
Challenge Request 429: the most common Let’s Encrypt error is also the easiest to avoid
Let’s Encrypt has an hourly limit of 5 validation failures per hostname.
If you’re not careful, you can get a “LetsEncrypt challenge request 429” error. Once you trigger the hourly limit, there’s nothing to do but wait!
Samuel Hautcoeur July 27, 2018 • Security -
Do you need a WordPress security plugin?
For website owners, the security of their WordPress websites is an important factor to consider. High authority websites can receive thousands of visits a day, so it is crucial the website stays up and running without any security breaches. In this article, we will share some tips on whether you should consider adding a WordPress security plugin to your website and what can go wrong if you do.
WP Captain March 27, 2018 • Security -
Starter theme for Bootstrap fans: UnderStrap
You know and love Boostrap, the state-of-the-art front-end framework. It is known for its ease of use and packed with customizable features. However, many Bootstrap fans might not know about UnderStrap, which is a new WordPress starter theme framework that is based on Bootstrap and Underscores.
WP Captain March 12, 2018 • WordPress Themes
