Does WordPress automatically compress images? Image resizing tips.

Does WordPress automatically compress images? Image resizing tips.

Does WordPress automatically compress images?

Yes, WordPress does automatically compress images to up to 90% of its original quality. In the WordPress 4.5 update, this number was further reduced to 82% in order to improve WordPress sites for mobile users.

With the above being said, sometimes you either don’t want the image compressed whatsoever and to keep as much of the original quality as possible. 

You may also want to further compress the image in order to have faster page loading speeds. The good news is both are possible. 

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How flexible is WordPress? It can be anything.

How flexible is WordPress? It can be anything.

Just how flexible is WordPress?

Many words have been used to describe the WordPress ecosystem. One of the most common of course is freedom. 

However, many underestimate just how flexible WordPress truly is. A CMS can’t get to be such a huge, open source platform without having some sort of flexibility built into it. 

In fact, WordPress is so flexible that it powers about 40% of all websites on the internet today. 

It is this flexibility that allows both programmers, coders and non-coders alike to create such great websites. 

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Can WordPress blacklist words? Yes! Stop spam and save time.

Can WordPress blacklist words? Yes! Stop spam and save time.

Use WordPress to blacklist words and save time dealing with spam.

If blog commenting is a vital part of your blog on your WordPress website, then of course dealing with spam can become almost a day today chore. 

Furthermore, if you are only using the free version of Akismet, then you are just barely doing the minimum. 

The truth of the matter is, that the more comments that your blog gets, the more chances of nefarious links, use of bad language, etc. becomes more prevalent. 

As a result, your comments section can turn into quite the sewer of your blog. A literal ghetto which can detract from your blog and website’s mission. 

Keeping on top of bad language, links and bad words requires that you implement on your WordPress blog, a blacklist of words. 

In this post, I will show you how implementing a blacklist of words and phrases can save yourself enormous amounts of time and effort while keeping your WordPress blog commenting section clean and constructive. But how? 

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Make money selling WordPress websites to clients. Here’s how.

Make money selling WordPress websites to clients. Here's how.

Selling WordPress websites to clients. Is it worth it?

Selling WordPress websites to clients is definitely worth it! However, selling WordPress websites to clients is just the tip of the iceberg on how you can make money with WordPress.

In this post, I’m not only going to go through how selling WordPress websites to clients can be a profitable income stream, but I will also answer some relevant and frequently asked questions around the subject of selling WordPress websites to clients as well.

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WordPress Free vs Personal vs Premium. Which plan is best for you?

WordPress Free vs Personal vs Premium. Which plan is best for you?

WordPress Free vs Personal vs Premium, choosing the right plan.

WordPress.com actually offers a few plans: Free, Personal, Premium, Business and eCommerce. 

However, which plan is best for you? In this post, we are going to look at these various WordPress.com plans. 

Then you should be able to decide which WordPress.com plan is best for you Free, Personal, Premium, Business and eCommerce. 

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