Do these sound familiar? White screen of death. Locked out of the admin. 404 not found. 500 internal server error. I could go on and on, but these are some of the most common errors and issues you will encounter when dealing with a WordPress website. So, if…
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Product Transparency: Displaying Ingredients on Your Consumer Goods Website
Product transparency simply means being open and honest about the ingredients in your consumer packaged goods (CPG). Growing up, I was never concerned with the ingredients in products. I consumed a lot of food and used a lot of skin and hair products that weren’t good for my…
5 Steps to Migrating Your WordPress Site
Is your website running slower than a puppy pulling a freight train? For first steps to remedy the situation, check out our blog post on Diagnosing a Slow WordPress Site. If your site is still running slow, it might be time to consider migrating your website to…
Going to WordCamp Phoenix? Let’s Play
So hot that it’ s sold out, WordCamp Phoenix 2020 takes place tomorrow and Saturday (February 7-9). If you are among the lucky attendees who nabbed a ticket prior to the event selling out, keep on the lookout for Senior Backend Engineer, Aubrey Portwood, who will be in…
Look Who Joined Our Team!
After working with some of the top WordPress companies in the community, such as Pagely, Pantheon, Valet, cPanel, and SkyVerge, Alex Juchniewicz has joined WebDevStudios (WDS) as the Technical Project Manager at our WordPress maintenance and support division, Maintainn. “ I feel that I’ve had an extremely amazing career…
Diagnosing a Slow WordPress Site
Sluggish Website So, your WordPress website is running slow? Back in 2014, the average user would wait up to five seconds for a website to load before abandoning your website. Just a few short years later, that number is now under three seconds. Failure to provide a fast…
3 Design Tips for Call-to-Action Buttons
Let’s start by briefly defining what a call to action is. A call to action, commonly referred to as CTA, can describe any piece of content on your website that you want users to take action on. This could be a simple “Read More” link on a blog…
Project Leadership: What’s In a Name?
At WebDevStudios (WDS) we take pride in the team we put together to help our clients achieve success. Putting together a successful web development team is similar to putting together a winning sports team. There are the players, team coaches, head coach, and team owner. Although…
Successfully Leading a Remote Work Team
Here at WebDevStudios (WDS), we are passionate about WordPress, the success of our clients, and remote work. Being a completely distributed company, we have the opportunity to hire the best of the best regardless of location because we work from home. While distributed employees are the future, a…
Using Technology for Crisis Management
What Is a Crisis? A crisis is a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. By this definition, a crisis one faces can be as simple as being short-staffed one night to an extreme of requiring emergency response to a tragic event. When presented with a crisis, how…
Staying Organized Professionally
Have you ever woken up from a dead sleep thinking, “Did I send out that status report?” or “What was I supposed to do from last Friday’s team meeting?” There’ s nothing like the fear of being unorganized to disrupt your rest. In this article, I will give some…
Building Successful Client Relationships in a Digital Age
We need to reconnect with one another. -Jodie Riccelli Jodie Riccelli, Director of Business Development As the Director of Business Development for WebDevStudios (WDS), Jodie Riccelli is focused on building successful client relationships. She does this by doing nothing but communicating, all day, every day. She communicates with…
Tips for Organizing a WordPress Meetup
There are currently over 1600 WordPress Meetups, and that number continues to grow. Attending a Meetup event is a good way to become involved with your local WordPress community. An even better way is to start organizing a WordPress Meetup! When you are an organizer, people automatically engage…
WebDevStudios 2019 Year in Review
What an incredible 2019 it has been for WebDevStudios (WDS). It has been a year of great growth, expansion, and strategic change. We have attained some new exciting clients, launched a plethora of projects, expanded our remote team beyond international borders, hosted another successful company retreat, and by…
Going to Your First WordPress Meetup?Here’s What You Need to Know
One of the greatest things about WordPress is the community of developers, designers, and users who join forces to improve the platform and support one another to get the most out of it. That means that anyone, including you, can find a friend in the world of WordPress….
Website Project Problems You Might Encounter
Committing to a new website or a website rebuild brings on a roller coaster of emotions. There is usually excitement over a new functionality or an updated look and sometimes apprehension over the content on your current site. You will certainly feel many highs but also a few…
Holiday Fundraising for ASPCA and Semper Fi Fund
Regardless of the season, WebDevStudios (WDS) never stops giving back. Whether it’ s actively supporting the WordPress initiative Five for the Future (which we have done since 2014) or organizing, speaking at, and attending WordCamp conferences around the world, WDS is always finding an opportunity to pay it…
Ways to Improve Your Website for the New Year
The web is always changing, evolving, and growing. Here at WebDevStudios (WDS), we thrive on staying up-to-date on the latest trends to ensure the success of all of our clients’ websites. The end of the year is approaching, but there is still plenty of time between now…
Join Us for Five for the Future, Enter to Win a WDS Hat!
During his State of the Word presentation at this year’ s WordCamp US, Matt Mullenweg announced a directory of individuals and organizations pledging a dedication to Five for the Future (#5ftf). Since 2014, WebDevStudios (WDS) has been dedicating 5% of our company time to the project, designed to give…
Post Event Report: WordCamp US 2019
I attended my first WordCamp US event in 2015, and since then, I haven’t been able to resist making my way to it every year—experiencing each city and all the things that this national WordCamp has to offer. If you are new to the WordPress community and are…
