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Web DevelopmentWhat are potential security issues that could happen with my WordPress website?

February 3, 2023by Brandon Bass0

How do I make my website secure? Generally, these are some safety measures you can implement for your WordPress site to improve security. This is not a comprehensive list, but this alone still takes time and the know-how to accomplish. Luckily we are the experts that offer convenient security services. What are potential security issues that could...

Search Engine OptimizationHow we increased web traffic for Core Safety with SEO

July 13, 2022by Brandon Bass0

Core Safety is a nationwide Safety Consulting and Safety Staffing Company Core Safety is a National Provider of Workplace Safety Training, Consulting, and Staffing Solutions. They offer customized solutions for training needs, with on-site training nationwide, and online training options. Core Safety also provides environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals, both temporary and long-term, nationwide....

WordPressHow to log into your WordPress website

March 31, 2022by Brandon Bass0

How to log into a WordPress website Accessing the backend of your WordPress website The Login Page : This page is where you access the backend of your WordPress website. The login page gives you access to the WordPress dashboard, which is used to edit your website, update plugins, performance maintenance, and many other...

WordPressHow to add a new product on WordPress in WooCommerce

March 18, 2022by Brandon Bass0

Adding products to your new e-commerce WordPress site is easy to do once you get the hang of it. Here is how you add a new product using WooCommerce. Login to your website. Hover over “products” on the left and click on “Add Product” Fill in the top bar labeled “Product Name” with the...

Search Engine OptimizationHow do you tell if your SEO company is working?

February 25, 2022by Brandon Bass0

Why you may have an SEO company SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the process of improving the quality and quantity of website traffic to a website or a web page from search engines. SEO targets unpaid traffic rather than direct traffic or paid traffic. SEO is a fundamental part of digital marketing because...

Search Engine Optimization10 proven ways to grow your site traffic 2021

April 20, 2021by Brandon Bass0

Growing your website’s traffic is essential for various reasons, informing the reader with content, to contact a business, or purchase a product. Search engine optimization (SEO) is needed to bring more users. Search engine optimization The process of maximizing the number of visitors to a particular website by ensuring that the site appears high on the...

Web DevelopmentBest free stock music sites for commercial use 2021

March 30, 2021by natalie0

Stock music can be useful in delivering a better message and bring entertainment to your podcast, web video, or advertisement. Consequently, royalty-free music can be costly if you use various types of tracks for your commercial projects. Luckily the world wide web provides us with both paid and free stock music websites. Following our blog...

Search Engine OptimizationTips on getting more organic traffic to your site

March 1, 2021by Brandon Bass0

Increasing organic traffic can be tricky, there's no quick and easy way to get more views to your website. It takes patience, trial, and error to optimize your website, but once you see results you'll be glad you put in the work. Here we have a screenshot taken from Google Analytics for one of...

Search Engine OptimizationHow to increase website traffic: a case study

February 2, 2021by Brandon Bass0

What we did This success story comes from one of our clients. Their site has better reach due to having an increased amount of users (+45.2%) and sessions ( +41%) in the past month. Best shown in the screenshot below, provided by Google Analytics Background The positive impact on this website was due to various search engine...

Press Releasewebpopular.net gives back

December 14, 2020by Brandon Bass0

Despite being in a pandemic, webpopular.net has been able to grow as a company with its most successful year yet and this holiday season, we would like to give back to the community. We will be donating to the Tarrant Area Food Bank, a nonprofit based in Fort Worth, TX with the goal to eliminate...

Search Engine OptimizationHow to create and submit a sitemap to Google

November 4, 2019by Brandon Bass0

A sitemap is a file that lists a website’s pages, Google can find and crawl these important pages. Additionally, this can help search engines understand your website structure. With that said here is how to create an XML sitemap for your website. How To Create XML Sitemap: Advanced users: Download Screaming Frog SEO. Enter URL Click...

WordPressHow to create a child theme in WordPress

August 7, 2019by natalie0

Create a new directory in your existing wp-content-->themes folder and name it <parent-theme>-child Access newly created folder and create a new file called style.css Populate that file with the following code: /*Theme Name: Twenty Seventeen Child Theme URL: webpopular.net Description: Twenty Seventeen Child Theme ...

Website PerformanceHow to leverage browser caching

March 20, 2019by natalie0

Add the following code to the beginning of your .htaccess file. Remember to back it up first! <IfModule mod_deflate.c> # Compress HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Text, XML and fonts AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-opentype AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-otf AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-truetype AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/otf AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/ttf AddOutputFilterByType...

Website PerformanceHow to enable gzip compression

March 20, 2019by Brandon Bass0

Add the following code at the end of your .htaccess file # Compress HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Text, XML and fonts AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-opentype AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-otf AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-truetype AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/otf AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/ttf AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/x-icon AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE...

WordPressHow to create a WordPress website

February 5, 2019by Brandon Bass0

Create a database Log into webpopular.net hosting. Don't have hosting, get website hosting now. Click on your name in the top right menu, then select "Visit My Account". Scroll to the section "Web Hosting" and click "Web Hosting". Then click "Manage" for your host. Click "CPanel Login". Click "MySQL Databases" in the "Databases" Section ...

Search Engine OptimizationBest return on investment for online marketing

January 15, 2019by Brandon Bass0

Every business or non-profit needs to let the world know of its services. With information at your fingertips, it is necessary to market your business online. Having a website is only the beginning but when you are able to get your message in front of the people who are looking for your services, you...

WordPressHow to edit a page in WordPress

February 13, 2014by Brandon Bass0

Editing your WordPress site is essential in providing updates or fixing content errors. Here is how to edit your WordPress page.Log into your website by going to http://.com/wp-admin Use your username and password – if you don’t have or forgot your password, click “forgot password” and type in your email address (this will send you...

WordPressHow to edit a menu in WordPress

February 5, 2014by Brandon Bass0

Editing a menu can help customize your website by including important or ideal pages that you want to showcase to your visitors. These menu items may include links to outside sources, pages that need more attention, and more. Here is how you can edit a menu in WordPress.Log into your WordPress site On the left...

Website PerformanceWebsite testing sites

August 23, 2013by Brandon Bass0

Accessibility Functional Accessibility Evaluator Use this tool to evaluate the functional accessibility of your web site. WebAIM Wave Wave is my favorite Accessibility service – it shows you the mistakes and it is quite productive. Cross Browser Testing Browsershots A great service for testing your site on all browsers on most operating systems. IeTester This is a tool that incorporates all version of...

Web DevelopmentFree stock images

August 23, 2013by Brandon Bass0

Free Stock Photos: My Rank #1 of free stock images. Pixabay: A close second! Stock Images For Free: Another Great Resource! FreeFoto: FreeFoto.com claims to be "the largest collection of free photographs on the Internet." They offer free images as long as you place a link on your page to their site. KAVEWALL: Look for...