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What Do You Expect from a WordPress Theme?

Back in the 80’s there was a car salesman in the Pittsburgh offering either a Yugo or further discount to every person who buys a Cadillac from him. The story sounds so ridiculous that until I checked this morning I though it was just a joke.

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Why Portfolio Functionality is Best Handled by a Plugin

When it comes to adding a portfolio section to your WordPress website, there’s more than one way to do it. Before taking a look at three most common ones allow me to explain why allowing a theme to handle content generation usually isn’t a great idea. For those of you already running a website, WordPress…

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How to Remove Unused Shortcodes

I don’t know why, but every time I see a WordPress post cluttered with unused shortcodes it makes me think of a really old dude with tattoos all over him. You know, the kind of tattoos that seemed like a great idea back in the day but look really crappy now and would take a…

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How to Avoid Google Penalties for Your WordPress Website

With the latest algorithm updates (penguin & panda), Google has taken serious steps against spam and toward creating more usable internet. Although WordPress is not among the SEO friendliest platforms right out of the box, it won’t get you anywhere near the red area of being penalized, unless a human factor gets involved.

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