Byte Technology

APRIL 11, 2017

And indeed developers and programmers quickly identified the desires of a burgeoning e-tail community and reacted with some excellent themes, plugins, payment programs and more, all based on the needs of intrepid sellers, buyers, marketers and the like. Will a bare-bones theme give enough choices for your clientele?

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 5, 2017

They know what aspects of their sites are the most popular and which ones are tripping up visitors. you can essentially create a custom design for your site that speaks directly to their needs and wants. Write down this code as you’ll need to enter it on your WordPress site. They know what products and services they want.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2016

From targeted hack attempts to denial of service attacks to unexpected—and all too common—server failures, not having the correct data backed up can cause headaches and even total ruin for a site owner. Here are some rules to mind regarding what you absolutely should be backing up and what you needn’t worry about too much.

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Byte Technology

JULY 11, 2017

In Part 1 of this column we learned that, thanks to the vast and incredibly helpful community of WordPress users, there are countless hacks, tricks and tips to make designing, building, editing and administering a WordPress site a lot easier and, often, a lot more fun. Then visit “Comments, Comments Like Dislike” and configure the settings.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In part one of this series we looked at some of the most common errors that occur with sites using the WordPress-based Content Management System (CMS). It’s not uncommon for the administrator of a WordPress-based site to forget or otherwise lose their password. If an upgrade doesn’t work, deactivate the plugin completely.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

It’s little wonder that some 76 million websites worldwide are designed and administered via the WordPress platform given the ease with which any one—from tech newbies to Internet and design pros—can get their blog or e-commerce site up and running. So how can you avoid and remedy some common rookie mistakes?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

About De’Yonté Wilkinson: De’Yonté is the Director of Site Builds at Cornershop Creative. Used by a wide range of businesses stretching all the way from The New Yorker’s official site to Disney’s official “Star Wars” blog, WordPress is able to support such a large number of organizations due to its high customizability.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 22, 2017

In last week’s post we looked at the importance of keeping your WordPress site in top-notch working order with a few simple maintenance tasks that you should be performing on a regular basis. And remember this as well: perform these various maintenance tasks at least every three months, or every six months for less busy sites.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For website owners, managers, administrators and users whose sites gather and, perhaps, store customer data, the Equifax crisis should absolutely serve as a wake-up call. Would you know what to do if your site was hacked and the personal information of your loyal customers stolen?

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Is your site well organized and easy to navigate? . Are there easily-identifiable links and buttons to your donate page or plugin? . If you haven’t navigated through your site for a while, you may be amazed at how unfriendly the experience is. Is it easy to get to your donation page or plugin from your home page? .

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

You may be considering revamping your website by migrating it to a new system or creating a brand new site from scratch. With that in mind, here are three tips to help you choose the right CMS for your nonprofit website: Define your website needs. Mobile responsiveness , allowing you to edit your site in the mobile view.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 3, 2017

When it comes to designing, launching and running a WordPress site, there are so many critical elements to consider for achieving success, from stellar content to an easy-to-navigate theme and templates to keeping track of updates to plugins. The choices can be a bit mind boggling, especially for beginners. VPS Hosting.

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Byte Technology

JULY 25, 2017

After all, nobody likes having to put one up, as it sends a signal to both loyal and new visitors that something may be wrong with your site, which can discourage returning users and give the impression of untrustworthiness that you’ve spent lots of time trying to avoid. But alas, there are times when it’s, well, just absolutely necessary.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Should you use free plugins or paid versions? Essentially it’s a very powerful, and very necessary, too that is used to secure websites from nefarious hackers while letting your visitors and users know that their connection to your site can be trusted. Do free themes have the same impact as paid ones? What about web hosting?

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Byte Technology

JUNE 13, 2017

And keep in mind that, unless you enjoy the ease and peace of mind of being on a managed hosting service, you’ll have to manually initiate the update (after creating a complete backup of your site first). Well now version 4.8

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Byte Technology

MAY 23, 2017

When it comes to WordPress sites, many of the themes also work around the idea of assimilation and integration with other online resources. And for many site owners and administrators, making it easy for visitors to their site to instantly and easily interact with social media portals is of paramount importance.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Most blogging platforms have tools and plugins to help optimize a blog post for SEO. There are also programs online that rank how your text works with SEO and programs that help you measure your site’s search traffic performance. Mind blank of ideas? Use SEO It’s essential to think about SEO. That’s totally natural.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Have your content needs significantly changed since the site was built? Is there any functionality or content that exists on the site which you definitely don’t need anymore? There are a number of ways you could go about upgrading your Drupal 7 site. What content do you wish you could publish but currently aren’t able to?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Experiment and keep in mind that those who use Twitter regularly tend to love Twitter. If your nonprofit doesn’t, then either decide not to use Twitter or tweet minimally with low expectations. That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

and Seth Giammanco, Principal, Minds On Design Lab. If you're considering revamping your website to include social elements like the Facebook Like button, streaming from YouTube, or adding information from a social site through its API, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. Create on-site engagement. Raise funds.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

Squarespace leaves out all the hubbub and gives visitors to your site a clear call to action. If you’re okay with giving up some control to maintain an elegant site, then Squarespace is the place to be. Weebly sites are created using a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) system, meaning you can arrange pieces on a page visually.

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Care2

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Here’s a final checklist to run through before you launch your site to make sure everything is ready for the big-time. User friendly - Have a few staff members or volunteers who weren’t involved in the design process go through the site as a "normal" user. At a minimum, test the site on iphone, ipad, and Android phone.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Squarespace put together a few tips and tricks to ensure that your nonprofit’s site is as stunning and impactful as its goals. If you’ve canceled an event or are trying to find ways to stay on top of your donors’ minds during this time, check out these steps for how to connect with them without meeting in person.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Customer service can be unreliable and slow to respond and if your site has been taken offline or data compromised in a cyberattack, and in either case, you are going to need fast-responding, knowledgeable customer service. Since then, our site has experienced zero downtime, no more bot email subscribers, and customer service is exceptional.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Anyone who has ever designed, used, owned or administered a WordPress-based website should be well aware that keeping your site safe and secure is of paramount importance. Unfortunately, far too many WordPress sites are still lacking in strong security measures that go beyond what is provided with the base version.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

When it comes to WordPress sites, designers and admins—when asked what is one of the most confusing aspects of the platform—will most likely put “plugins” somewhere on their list. Indeed, plugins are fantastic and, in many cases, a must-have when working on a WordPress site. A: Absolutely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2024

Since then, our site has experienced zero downtime, no more bot email subscribers, and customer service is exceptional. A faulty WordPress plugin, for example, that “breaks” part of your website may require you to restore your website to a version before the plugin was installed.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

Upworthy, a site that focuses on curating social cause related videos and content has been receiving a lot of media attention for changing how bloggers write headlines. PS: Be sure and check out this fun Chrome plugin called Downworthy. In December traffic dipped about 21% to 68M unique visits. What have the results been?

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. In my opinion|Personally|In my view}, if all {webmasters|site owners|website owners|web owners} and bloggers made good content as you did, the {internet|net|web} will be {much more|a lot more} useful than ever before.|

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 26, 2023

Google implements a website policy that all applicants must follow, which includes owning your domain and securing your site with HTTPS certification. This is the most basic requirement your site will need to meet. when visitors enter your site. Optimize your site for UX. Make sure you own your domain.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

522 clicks to my site at a cost of $0.29 Even better, setting up a remarketing campaign on Facebook is extremely simple: First, you’ll need to set up a tracking code on your site. Note : Be sure to have a remarketing privacy policy visible on your site to inform visitors of how you may be using their information.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Picture this: you just Googled “how to patch the hole in my jeans,” and find the most irresistible article with the top three ways to mend your favorite pair (number 2 will blow your mind!). Each CMS will come with its own restrictions, but WordPress seems to have more plugins than the App Store has apps to make anything possible.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 10, 2008

I don’t mind changing colors, but not in the middle of the row. Before, there were some high-activity listservs and sites with patterns to download. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Eric says I’m a better person to live with when I’m knitting. Less time at a keyboard is a good thing, too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

.” It’s worth noting that beginning July 31 Google made it mandatory that all Google Profiles be public which means that your first name, last name, and profile picture will be visible when you participate in public Google Products such as Google Places, Maps, Images, Sites, etc.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2009

2010 is the year to make sure your WordPress blog has a plugin installed to make the site mobile-friendly. A July 2009 Pew Internet study found there is no digital divide for online when you factor in mobile access.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Like any powerful CMS, though, there is quite the learning curve in order to get a site up and running. I’ll be migrating my main consulting site over to it quite soon. It will take some time and effort to get a site up, but that’s standard for any website. Joomla is growing fast. They just released version 1.5,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2008

re a way to get more minds into the story. a comment and discussion plugin for websites, blogs, or applications. Pronounced "Discuss", the plugin makes commenting more interactive by creating a community of discussion across the web. Which tool is right for you? Why Commenting and Comment Tracking Is Important.

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