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10 WordPress Errors That Can Tank Your Website (+ How to Fix Them)

WordPress powers more than 455 million websites globally (some 37% of the total) and dominates a staggering 62% share of CMS (content management systems) platforms. It also offers more than 54,000 plugins to customize your site. However, as with any new process or tech, such as your new business text messaging tool, things may not always go right. What are the most common errors that can occur with WordPress and adversely affect your website?

Website Testing: 6 Tips to Help You Get it Right

A website's optimization for search engines and SERP ranking is one thing, but its quality assurance is another thing entirely. What's the use of ranking first on search engines but having a website that doesn't function? Website testing monitors if the website performs its functions as intended, assessing if the final output is good enough to present to end-users.

How to Effectively Optimize Your Website For Voice Search

Talking to a device, a watch, or a virtual assistant is becoming an everyday activity as chatting on the phone. While many of us are used to taking part in a live webchat with a real person, speaking to a computer rather than typing on a screen has been an adjustment. But it's not nearly as unfamiliar an experience as it once was, and it has many advantages. Voice search is a convenient, hands-free way to access information, news, entertainment, and of course, websites.

Monitoring vs. Observability: What's The Role of Each For DevOps?

DevOps: Development and Operations joined together in perfect harmony, one feeding the other and vice-versa. That's the dream. But it's easy for the link between the two to be broken. 'Dev' stops talking to 'Ops,' or Ops falls out with Dev, often because of a lack of understanding of each other's goals. That's where Monitoring and Observability come in. They're like the mediators whose job is to make sure the two main players in DevOps keep that metaphorical dialogue open.

4 Common Email Problems Businesses Face (And How To Fix Them)

Staying on top of deadlines, busy schedules, team organization, and customer needs are challenging. If you add some of the common email problems we discuss in this article, your list of challenges can rapidly grow. While it's helpful to have an IT department to deal with technical issues, it's a good idea to know how to fix some of them yourself, so let's get to business.

Red Team vs. Blue Team: The Role of Each in Finding Your Cybersecurity Weakness

As the modern world moves almost entirely online, so do the issues we used only to face in the physical world. In years gone by, security may have taken the form of a CCTV camera or a person hired to ensure customers don't steal from your premises. Well, as you can probably tell, neither of these solutions works when it comes to cybersecurity and keeping a business safe online.

Top 5 Tools to Test Your Website in 2022

The reliability of a website affects its earning potential, as every second in the digital world counts. According to a study by BCG and Ryte, every second of loading speed costs from $3,000 to $9,000, depending on the eCommerce industry. That shows that your website has to perform optimally all year round. It's the only way to avoid losing money. Aside from outstanding performance, you need to work on your website's design. Certain tools help you improve it to get more conversions.

How frequently should you monitor your website?

Hopefully, you are consistently getting fresh leads and customers through your website. However, like an automobile that needs to be checked regularly for problems, you need to maintain your website for optimal performance. That's important for your search rankings, general user experience, and conversions. This guide will discuss how often you should monitor your website. We'll also look at some of the essential tasks you should take to ensure things progress nicely.

A Comprehensive Guide to Firewall Monitoring

Securing your company's network against online threats can seem like a daunting task. There are so many different e-commerce security threats, and it can be hard to know where to start or if you're adequately protected against all of them. One important weapon in the fight for network security is your firewall. Although your firewall will remain hidden from view for most of your employees most of the time, you shouldn't forget about it.