Sometimes the simplest things seem very complicated. I absolutely could not find a way to add a custom CSS class name to a header navigation menu in WordPress. It seemed like it should be such an essential function that it would be baked into the core. But when I searched around on Google, all the […]
Archives for November 2013
Fixed: Google Plus +1 button (was not working)
This is just a quick note. I was having a heck of a time with the +1 button on my website. I clicked it, and nothing happened. I should have been presented with an option to recommend the page on Google Plus. But I wasn’t presented with anything at all. Nothing happened. So I opened […]
Wordfence: WordPress security plugin review
Wordfence is a security plugin for WordPress. You can download Wordfence for free from the WordPress repository. If you prefer, you can use the plugin auto-installer from your installation’s wp-admin. This is a follow-up to my earlier post, a review of Better WP Security. Installing the Wordfence security plugin For this review, I tested Wordfence […]
Better WP Security: WordPress plugin review
[Update: Only a few months later, the plugin “Better WP Security” has recently been turned over to a new developer and completely rebuilt. It has also been renamed “iThemes Security” after the new developer. The new version of the plugin has not been tested by Mardesco, and may be dramatically different from the version tested […]
HealthCare.gov and the Importance of Usability Testing
When issues related to web design make the headlines, it’s a teaching moment that can help move the whole web design industry forward. In this case, the well-publicized problems with the Federal health exchange website strongly point out the importance of usability testing. Not an optimization issue This is a follow-up to my earlier post, […]
Small Business SEO is Different
What is the objective of small business SEO? If you are a small business in a local service industry, your SEO objectives are distinctly different from the objectives of a large company. You are not a product manufacturer or retailer like, for example, Amazon, JC Penny, or 3M. You are not a content producer who […]