Migrating to WordPress from Umbraco 8 before EOL

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As the end of life (EOL) for Umbraco 8 rapidly approaches on February 24, 2025, many businesses and website owners are faced with a significant decision: how to migrate their website to a new platform that ensures continued support, security, and functionality. Among the various options available, WordPress stands out as a popular and versatile …

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A 2024 Introduction to WordPress Security for Enterprise Decision Makers

In today’s digital age, WordPress has emerged as the leading Content Management System (CMS), powering an extensive array of websites across the globe. From small blogs to large-scale enterprise websites, WordPress’s flexibility, ease of use, and robust feature set make it the preferred choice for content management. Its dominance is not just a testament to …

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Top 5 SEO Strategies for Your WordPress Website: An Enterprise Perspective

Enterprises often have different SEO needs than smaller businesses due to the complexity and size of their operations. In the world of WordPress, there are numerous strategies and plugins available to help you improve your site’s SEO. However, it’s essential to focus on the most impactful practices that cater specifically to enterprise-level needs. In this …

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How to Optimize Your WordPress Site for International Markets

Entering the international arena is an exciting milestone for any business, but it comes with its own set of challenges, especially when it comes to your website. WordPress, thanks to its versatility, can be an excellent platform to host your multi-national business. Here’s how to optimize your WordPress site for international markets. Language Translation Manual …

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The Ultimate Guide to Replatforming Your Enterprise Website to WordPress

For mid-cap and enterprise businesses, the choice of content management system (CMS) is a crucial decision that impacts virtually every aspect of their online operations. WordPress has evolved from a simple blogging platform to a full-fledged CMS that powers over 40% of websites worldwide, including high-traffic and complex enterprise sites. If you’re considering replatforming to …

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How to Efficiently Migrate from Adobe Experience Manager to WordPress

For many mid-cap and enterprise-level companies, choosing a content management system (CMS) is a significant decision that has long-lasting implications. Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and WordPress are among the top choices, each with its own set of advantages. However, if you find that WordPress better meets your company’s needs for flexibility, ease-of-use, and cost-effectiveness, you …

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Case Study: Las Vegas WordPress Magazine “OffTheStrip”

The Client OffTheStrip.com serves Las Vegas locals and lovers with top quality news, reviews and pointers about the people, food and attractions that make the city such a great place to be. The Task Redesign and optimize a WordPress based magazine website to enhance user experience and – as a result – improve search engine …

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Silicon Dales contributes to WordPress 5.9 update

WordPress 5.9 was released on 25th January 2022. You can see the news statement from WordPress here. What’s Joséphine got to do with it? WordPress names all its release after jazz musicians – this time it’s Joséphine Baker, a jazz singer born in 1906. New theme The new update ships with a new theme: Twenty Twenty-Two. Take …

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How to run WordPress cron with WP CLI via crontab on Cloudways

Sometimes you need to run WordPress cron a non-standard way, in order to guarantee successful execution on a regular schedule. The issue with “standard” WordPress cron tasks (which are a pseudo cron in themselves) is these are processed upon certain triggers, which run under PHP as your admin is loaded. This can both slow life …

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How to start with Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) on WordPress

It’s nice when thing’s stay still – especially when you’re looking at a webpage. Simply put, CLS is a measure of how still a webpage stays while a user is looking at it. Google rates this as an important user experience factor. Cumulative Layout Shift scoring and how to improve your site’s score is a …

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