What is Gzip? Gzip stands for “GNU zip.” (“GNU” stands for “GNU’s Not Unix”; it is a recursive acronym and no one knows the actual abbreviation). Gzip is a file compression program launched in 1983 by Richard Stallman to create a completely free and open-source operating system (“public domain software”). Gzip is widely used by … Read more
You can uses these free tools to measure and improve your WordPress website: Website Speed Test Site Description Link Gift of Speed (Page Speed) Free page speed audit of your website Direct link to GiftOfSpeed.com Page Speed Google PageSpeed Insights Analyzes the website and provides suggestions to improve its speed and user experience Direct link … Read more
By default, WordPress (Gutenberg edition) inserts images without allowing to click to a larger size. Because you need to ensure that page load speed is as quick as possible, we all tend to shrink the image size down to 50 or 75% so this can be a frustrating experience for your readers to not be … Read more
I purchased DZS Video Gallery plugin for WordPress because of its flexible ability to rotate videos and could not find suitable alternatives in WordPress.org/extended/plugins area. It cost just $15 (one site only) so the price was okay, but it was fairly difficult to configure it as a newbie non-coder. Because I was experiencing the very … Read more
DIYtheme has a nifty feature where it resizes your uploaded header image or logo based on page width (s1+s2+content columns). Unfortunately, that means if your logo is created with 150 dpi or lower, your logo might look fuzzy or blurry. Rather than battling back and forth with resizing your logo (very frustrating), simply recreate your … Read more