The main reason a website “hangs” or loads slowly usually results from trying to load a large resource. Resources like CSS, JavaScript, and images should be reduced in size whenever possible. Not loading a resource can also help improve your mobile page...
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Upcoming Events for July
Because we love connecting with people in person, we make it a point to let everyone know which conferences and events we’re attending. This month, team members from WebDevStudios (WDS) are pretty much everywhere, even virtually. Below, you’ll find a roundup of...
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In very simple terms, a Learning Management System (LMS) is a website that hosts eLearning programs and provides students and/or employees a way to participate in online training. Implementing an LMS with WordPress is something we have done for several clients here...
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With so many hosting options out there, where does one begin? You have your $5-per-month generic hosting, your managed WordPress solutions, options to buy and host your own servers, and you can even go straight to the infrastructure for a less-managed solution....
Read More Things to Consider When Searching for a Website HostThe Many Ways to Updating Your WordPress Sites
As a Support Technician for our WordPress maintenance and support company, Maintainn, Russell Aaron (we call him Russ) is dedicated to keeping over 200 client websites updated and problem-free. He’s among the first to know about new releases and versions of WordPress, themes,...
Read More The Many Ways to Updating Your WordPress SitesMaking the Web a Better Place
At WebDevStudios (WDS), we are dedicated to making the web a better place. Oh sure, we love being creative and having fun, too. And our entire team has a passion for technology. However, whether we’re working on client projects, speaking at a...
Read More Making the Web a Better PlaceHow a Remote Work Company Can Still Be Successful When Slack Goes Down
As a 100% distributed company with remote work employees across the US (and one in Canada!), WebDevStudios (WDS) relies on Slack as our main internal communication tool. So when Slack goes down, as it did yesterday, our team is directly affected, but...
Read More How a Remote Work Company Can Still Be Successful When Slack Goes DownHow WDS Growth Calls Inspire a Productive and Passionate Remote Work Environment
At the start of 2018, Lead Backend Developer, Ben Lobaugh, announced that he was starting a new daily call that anybody on the WebDevStudios (WDS) team was welcomed to join. It would be a quick 15-minute call to chat about personal growth,...
Read More How WDS Growth Calls Inspire a Productive and Passionate Remote Work EnvironmentOngoing Website Maintenance: Why the Transition from WDS to Maintainn Makes Sense
Growing up, I can vividly remember my father threatening to take away my car if I didn’t get the oil changed every three months. The younger me liked to “ride the line” and stretch that three months out as long as possible,...
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