In this post we will explain what WordPress Maintenance Plans are, what is included in our plan here at Simply Styled Sites and why it is important for your business to subscribe to one. Building a website is no small feat. It takes a lot of time going back and forth with a developer to get it exactly how you want it. Once it’s complete you may think, “Yay, it’s done,” and proceed to let your website sit online exactly as it is for months on end. And that’s fine. For most businesses, it’s not necessary to regularly update the…
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The time is now. What are you waiting for? Whether you've been waiting for finances to begin or complete your site, the right time because you're busy working on other things or still trying to figure out what you wan. that's ok. Rather than wasting the opportunity we've been presented while the world slows down, it's time to capitalize on it. It's time to bring your vision to life—on a website, that is. We can make a big promise for a short commitment, but it's up to you. If you choose to work with us, we will put together a…
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WordPress 5.3 is on its way. It’s set to release on November 12, 2019, adding a lot of new features and updates to the platform. It’s the last major release on WordPress for 2019, and it’s set to be a big one. From Gutenberg block editor improvements to user interface updates, the update will make it easier for both users and developers to manage WordPress websites.In this article, we will discuss some of the major features being added in WordPress 5.3. We will also go over what you can do to prepare for the changes before the release date. What…
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The Salient theme is one of the most popular WordPress templates available on ThemeForest. It is a highly customizable theme that you can use in a variety of different ways. Salient has a ton of robust built-in features such as page animations, sliders and custom post types. These features allow developers to build websites for a variety of different clients without jumping back and forth between different themes. Throughout the rest of this post, we will discuss 4 reasons why you should be using Salient for your WordPress website if you aren’t already. If you’re building a WordPress site, you’ve…
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Performing Updates Sure, you see the little notification from your WordPress Dashboard or get emails that updates are available. Should you automatically do them? They work fine on my phone and computer...most of the time. But what about your website where you run your business? You've probably performed updates to plugins many times without fail. Great! But, have you ever had weird words in code display at the top! Or, a 500 Internal Server Error? Or better yet, the dreaded "white screen of death"? Maintenance and updates might seem easy to do on your own, but can actually be…
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Learn more about WordPress's latest security update with 4.7.2 HERE. To ensure your site always staying up, performing optimally and securely, you might want to consider an ongoing Maintenance Plan with Simply Styled Sites. We also highly recommend the best hosting platform out there for WordPress sites with WPEngine. 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