WP Custom Gallery links issue solution?
WordPress for some unfathomable reason still (v4.8.2) doesn't include the extremely useful (and forever requested!) gallery custom link function. The 3rd party solution to that arrived some time ago in the form of the WP [...]
Boost Small Business Success with Local SEO
Use local SEO to boost your sales As a small business owner you want: The best website on the net for the lowest possible price that will generate at least 100 leads a week [...]
What is a child theme?
Why use a child theme? WordPress themes are little gems, honed and amended over many iterations and able to produce a vast range of amazing websites . BUT , and we are all guilty [...]
Do not ignore WordPress maintenance
We will happily pay £800 plus for the latest, greatest phone gizmo or pay a trades person £50 to step over the threshold but ask £5 a month for WordPress Website Maintenance and you risk [...]
Knock knock knockin’ on Google’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Google’s door! You may have the most amazing website ever conceived BUT if nobody but your mum knows about it, it's a waste of time, effort and money. You need [...]
HTTPS – the next must-have?
The rumblings can be heard, get https or be penalised! If that's true then the majority of the net community is going to suffer at the hands of Google and co unless we do something about [...]
Tips for a smooth WordPress start
New to WordPress? If you start off right the chances are you will carry on right. Charge in with a bullish snort and you could end up with a lot of damage in your new [...]
How to set up a WordPress website
WordPress is by far the best Content Management System (CMS) for your website. There are many others, each with their own devotees but Drupal, Joomla etc. aren't in the same league as WordPress for ease [...]
What is SEO?
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the position of a website in a search engine's non-sponsored (organic) results. In search results Google displays a list of pages it considers most relevant and [...]
How important is website and hosting support?
Support should be a crucial deciding factor when choosing your web designer and your hosting. Most of the time your website will coast along without incident for weeks, months, hopefully years. BUT what happens when [...]
Backing up your site with BackupBuddy
Your WordPress site isn't really safe unless you have a solid backup plan. As part of your hosting here at artworks unlimited every client receives a FREE installation of the Premium plugin BackupBuddy Given [...]
How to choose a domain name
You are ready to create your first website so what domain name to choose? Don't rush into this because your domain name has to work now and in future. You have to live with it [...]
What is web hosting?
Your website is built, saved and connected to the internet from a server, a sophisticated disc drive typically housed in high security, large scale Databank. Smaller hosting services Free web hosting services are offered by [...]
What is responsive web design?
Not so many years ago website design, like all technologies, was a lot simpler. Designers had to create sites for screens that ranged very little in size and certainly couldn't be turned on their sides [...]
Why update WordPress and plugins
Question: What is the reason for updating your WordPress version and plugins? Answers: Security WordPress and plugins are all software and under constant development, improvement and enhanced security. Hackers wage a constant attack on websites [...]
How to work with your website designer
Do you know what is the most dreaded brief I ever receive? "you're the expert, I'll leave it to you". Reading that makes my heart sink because I know it means a long drawn out project [...]
Image preparation for websites
Perhaps because of the growing popularity of drag 'n' drop web technologies where adding content and images is so easy, there is a growing ignorance of what is actually happening behind the scenes and here [...]