We created Garden Shop of Homewood’s website several years ago, when WordPress was still thought of as a blogging platform. All they needed was a 5 page brochure-ware site to send folks for contact information, store times, and a little background on the shop. Pam Clark, the owner of Garden Shop of Homewood, recently decided to make a few updates to her site and asked what she could do to improve her search rankings. The first...
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We are proud to announce the launch of finishingtouchesbyjan.com, the new website for Jan Roberts’ finishing business. The site is WordPress-based (of course) with a custom theme developed in-house by DIS. The focus of the site is Jan’s finishing work, which includes faux finishes, surface designs, murals, trompe l’oeil, and restoration work. Congratulations to Jan on the new site! We’re proud to work with her...
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As you may or may not have heard, this past week saw a significant number of hacking attempts on WordPress-based websites. That’s the bad news. The good news is: 1) A quick check of our client sites showed that no one has been hacked; and 2) A simple, five-minute fix can decrease the chances of a hacker gaining access to your site. In this instance, hackers are attempting to enter sites by going to the login section of the site,...
Read More“Plugins can extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine,” states wordpress.org, and it’s true. The right plugin will have your WordPress site jumping through hoops of fire and make your site administrator’s life considerably easier. Of course, the wrong plugin — or a poorly-coded one, in any case — can bring your site to a screeching halt and cause premature hair loss and hypertension...
Read MoreIt was time. It was past time. You’ve heard the old adage about the plumber’s wife and her leaky faucet — well, the web designer’s band had a tired website. To be fair, it wasn’t awful. It had a cool jQuery navigation that was fun to fiddle with. Did it help the band in any way? Well, not that I could tell. We also had a few video embeds that were fine, and you could hear some samples of our music with a...
Read MoreDeluxe Interactive Services, a small business itself, serves other small businesses with their web and online presence needs. We power our own sites with WordPress and recommend it to our clients. It’s not that it’s the only viable CMS (Content Management System) available, but for a number of reasons it is our number one choice. First of all, WordPress is both flexible and easy to use. It can go from being a programming...
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