On June 12, 2023, the California Assembly’s Judiciary Committee amended Assembly Bill (AB) 1757, introducing language that would effectively require all California websites to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. The law could profoundly change the legal landscape. By requiring conformance with WCAG 2.1, the bill would establish firm technical requirements…
WordPress 6.2.2 What’s NewCreditsFreedomsPrivacy Maintenance and Security Releases Version 6.2.2 addressed a security issue and fixed 1 bug. For more information, see the release notes. Version 6.2.1 addressed some security issues and fixed 30 bugs. For more information, see the release notes. Welcome to WordPress 6.2.2 WordPress 6.2 includes more than 292 enhancements and 394 bug fixes. This page…
Welcome to WordPress 6.2…. Wondering what’s new? A ton since November 2022 was the last major update of 6.1 WordPress 6.2 includes more than 292 enhancements and 394 bug fixes. This page highlights the latest features since the November 2022 release of WordPress 6.1. From quick highlights to developer resources, there’s a lot to explore.…
We’ve used SquareSpace on and off again for strategic brand activation projects and e-commerce websites. Certain companies benefit from ONE platform for all your needs – small businesses, 1-2 person shows, product driven and art driven showcases and start-ups. While we LOVE WordPress for its search engine optimization and easy Googlization programs, if money is…
In the world of ever changing, evolving technology, it’s harder to launch an activate your brand’s website and get found on search engines organically. Search engine optimization and Google advertising and online marketing can get expensive for start-ups. Survival of the fittest means those with either venture-capital backing, private family investors, angel investors or deep…
How To Add A New User Go to your WordPress admin page and log in to your website. https://www.youdomain.com/wp-admin If you’re not sure of your password, you can click “Lost Password” to reset it. Now that you’re in the WordPress dashboard, click on Users in the left sidebar. Towards the top of the screen, click Add New.…
What is accessiBe? accessiBe is the leading AI-powered web accessibility solution that makes websites accessible to people with disabilities, and compliant with the WCAG, ADA, and other accessibility legislation. By using AI and automation, accessiBe signficantly reduces costs and time, making web accessibility achievable for all businesses. MAKING THE WEB INCLUSIVE FOR ALL The #1 Automated …
How Popular is WordPress? Thanks WPbeginner for putting together this update for all to benefit. If you are a WordPress developer or just getting started with WordPress, you MUST begin your journey with WordPress Beginner! To learn more, see our article about the history of WordPress. WordPress is immensely popular and is used by millions of…
Thank you Nikolai Boroda for brilliantly weaving this perfect article. Many of our clients ask the same questions and thankfully we have some valuable explanations. I could not have put this better. Folks, if you don’t already follow SEM Rush’s blog or use SEMrush, well, you are missing something from your Search Engine Optimization plan!…
OneSignal Platform OneSignal is one of the fastest & most reliable services to send push notifications, in-app messages, SMS, and emails to your users on mobile and web. Know how some sites on Safari and Chrome ask you if you would like updates from their website? THIS IS IT! Want THE Guide on how to…
Broekman is here to help as well! For our clients, we provide web hosting, cPanel, FTP, email and Wordpress management/maintenance support. We get it. Things happen. We know that hiccups happen. Lucky for you, we deliver the best methodologies to reverse engineer a fix because we’ve already been through the trial and error. There really…
Big shout out to Gaintap.com for helping us with this issue. For anyone who needs… see below. OG Link The below instructions are to help folks using their Google/Android phone to call the number on your website or landing page! 1. Start with a standard link tag: <a href=””></a> 2. Enter your phone number with…
Googlization Action Plan In the coming week, we will unveil dedicated pages for each of these amazing programs. SEO Package – every Google program starts here. This assume that you’ve got a website and a business to promote. Be it a service, product or non-profit, you’re going to need to rank in Google to survive! …
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WORDPRESS 5.7 Jazz up your stories in an editor that’s cleaner, crisper, and does more to get out of your way. What’s NewCreditsFreedomsPrivacy Step into WordPress 5.7. With this new version, WordPress brings you fresh colors. The editor helps you work in a few places you couldn’t before—at least, not without getting into code or…
By far one of the most helpful resources to ask my clients is to document their changes for their website during development. We’ve been teaching clients, who are less likely to right out a nicely crafted email with what they’d like change (design wise, copy wise), and instead ask them to use their microphone and…
Site Kit is the official WordPress plugin from Google for insights about how people find and use your site. Installing this one plugin and connecting ALL your Google products is a key to WordPress successful tracking Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, PageSpeed Insights and Tag Manager ALL IN ONE PLACE – a one-stop shop solution to…
Welcome to WordPress 5.6.2. WordPress 5.6.2 brings you countless ways to set your ideas free and bring them to life. With a brand-new default theme as your canvas, it supports an ever-growing collection of blocks as your brushes. Paint with words. Pictures. Sound. Or rich embedded media. Maintenance and Security Releases Version 5.6.2 addressed 5 bugs.…
Whether you’re considering launching a new website with WordPress, a first-time blogger or a seasoned website developer, there’s always room to learn. We’re pulling resources from WordPress.org and aggregating how-tos from numerous existing websites that do the BEST job of teaching WordPress.
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We partnered with SiteGround on more than 10 WordPress websites and have had an incredible experience. As much as we love loyalty to platforms with wonderful customer services (and fast cars) from the past, we are finding there are highly reliable partners that serve all clients needs. What we digg? Caching and Cloudflare included SSL…
Building more with blocks, faster and easier. What’s NewCreditsFreedomsPrivacy Say hello to more and better. More ways to make your pages come alive. With easier ways to get it all done and looking better than ever—and boosts in speed you can feel. Maintenance and Security Releases Version 5.4.2 addressed some security issues and fixed 23 bugs.…
Welcome, WordPress 5.3! Looks like you’ve finally nailed a beautiful theme that developers like me can use. As a huge fan of WP Bakery/JS Composer for page layouts, this new version builds on the designs the way it is supposed to be for those starting up. Nice improvements! Introducing our most refined user experience with…
If you are an digital marketing agency and you find yourself with a new client that has an older WordPress website having performance issues (or if you yourself are starting a new job managing an existing WordPress website, but not sure what’s wrong), I HIGHLY recommend that you start with an AUDIT of the website…
Welcome to WordPress 5.2.2 Congratulations on updating to WordPress 5.2.2! This update makes it easier than ever to fix your site if something goes wrong. Version 5.2.2 What’s NewCreditsFreedomsPrivacy Maintenance and Security Releases Version 5.2.2 addressed 13 bugs. For more information, see the release notes. Version 5.2.1 addressed 33 bugs. For more information, see the release notes. Keeping Your Site…
The latest version of WordPress 5.0 update is here – Gutenberg – but nearly 5 million of us realize that we do not want the new block editor. Personally we are already heavily invested in using an existing page builder tool- WP Bakery’s Page Builder – as it’s natively developed with many of the WordPress…
If you’re interested in improving your site’s appearance on Google Search, and you’re willing to put in a little time learning about search engine optimization (SEO) and Search Console, here is your getting started guide. You don’t need to understand HTML or coding, but you do need to spend some time thinking about how your site…
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When you install an SSL onto an Addon Domain in cPanel hosting, it is not an automatic install like it is with the primary domain for the hosting account. You will have to manually setup, create, and install the SSL on the Addon Domain. Big shout out and THANK YOU to Chris Eggleston who developed the…
Welcome to WordPress 5.1 You’ve successfully upgraded to WordPress 5.1! Following WordPress 5.0—a major release which introduced the new block editor—5.1 focuses on polish, in particular by improving overall performance of the editor. In addition, this release paves the way for a better, faster, and more secure WordPress with some essential tools for site administrators and…
What are Favicons? Favicons are small 16×16 icon files that are displayed next to the URL of your site in a browser’s address bar. Additionally they’re often displayed next to the name of your site in a user’s list of open tabs and bookmark listings making it easier for the user to quickly identify amongst…
Analytics Academy Check out this training course courtesy of Google Analytics. Google Analytics for Beginners shows new users how to create an account, implement tracking code, and set up data filters. You’ll learn how to navigate the Google Analytics interface and reports, and set up dashboards and shortcuts. The course will also demonstrate how to…
Big thank you to Really Simple SSL for developing an amazing plugin that successfully forces every SSL Certificate we launch and enables https:// to kick in. This post is directly from their website! Follow these to a T! Oh wait, If you didn’t already install Really Simple SSL after Getting your SSL certificate, download here…
Google Search Console is a vital resource of getting your website verified with the search engine and part of your core Googlization of your website. If you want organic (natural) website traffic and to start earning page ranking and traffic, you need to set your website up for success with backend things like this. Search…
First, let me say thank you to WP Beginner for their EPIC tutorials and guides to fixing/managing/improving/innovating in WordPress. Without resources like theirs, developers like me would be fumbling in the dark with trial and error solutions. 🙂 We were recently hired to clean up an old hacked WordPress website and prepare it for new…
WordPress 5.0 “broke” our sites. But not really… As part of our WordPress maintenance programs, we handle updating WordPress & plugins constantly for our clients. Yes, after WordPress 5.0 Gutenberg was installed, we did find editing pages and posts rather challenging. The platform is amazing if you are launching a brand new website or blog.…
Big thank you and shout out for WordFence for monitoring, managing, education and publishing key invaluable articles that help webmasters, website developers and website managers around the world protect their clients and their websites! 🙂 Next steps: 1. As always, before I do anything, ensure back-ups of website & database are in place so that…
We’ve seen a surge in referrals asking for proposals. We therefore created this page to help with intake interviews and preliminary scope of work to determine what tactics are key to our collaboration. Below is a quick preliminary scope of work list to guide our collaboration. (1) Transform brands and professionalize corporate culture. (2) Encourage collaborative environments.
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Every so often there is a bug in which WordPress does NOT update automatically. This is one of those updates. So for you website management and one-wo(man) developers, do the update manually this time and all should be good thereafter. File this under #NothingIsPerfect. However, we still trust WordPress above other CMS (content management) solutions…
Welcome to WordPress 4.9 Yet again, WordPress has smoothed over the design workflow and created opportunities for more “safety” from coding errors. Security is a constant evolution for any web platform or hosting company. Version 4.9 takes things to the next level. READ ON straight from the UPDATE PAGE after you update! What’s NewCreditsFreedomsPrivacy Major Customizer…
Why do you need a Hashtag? Hashtags enable businesses to help consumers find them through social media. Often times, people will search a hashtag on Google or on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram. Using them enables folks to remember you by your brand or promote a call to action. The goal is to help users find you through tracking…
Stumbled on this Linkedin Article written back on October 2, 2014. Still just as relevant as ever. Definitely some morsels of value here. MUCH good energy for successful collaborations! When I was at Universal Studios Television, I worked closely with our internal “creative” department producers, website developers and marketing agencies to develop breakout websites, flash sites,…
Welcome to WordPress 4.7 Presenting Twenty Seventeen A brand new default theme brings your site to life with immersive featured images and video headers. Twenty Seventeen focuses on business sites and features a customizable front page with multiple sections. Personalize it with widgets, navigation, social menus, a logo, custom colors, and more. Our default theme for…
Discovered amazing article written by Tom Ewer of wpmudev! Solid resources & tips here. READ BELOW! https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wordpress-media-library-hidden-features/ Published on September 12, 2015 HIGHLIGHTS Can use as FREE image compression tool Create central repository of all images for project Quick editing tools for work on the road (vs using Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, etc.) Using FREE downML – Download Media…
UPDATE YOUR DNS VIA CNAME OR A RECORD Thanks to WP Engine, we found this awesome page describing a very logical process to understand what you will need to do to point your staging website (i.e. WP Engine, etc.) and the difference between a CNAME and an A Record. OVERVIEW: The final step of the migration…
Special thanks to Nicole Nash, Web Designer at TechRepublic for a putting together a SOLID good summary and checklist!!! Reposting this amazing content as a resource for clients who are interested and are prioritizing. UPDATE: Please consider using accessibe for all your ADA & WCAG Compliance needs. Read more here. We are a partner. https://www.broekmancomm.com/accessibe/…
2016 is off to a fantastic start. We are in the process of building a new platform to showcase our agency. Take a sneak peak here: http://www.broekman.agency We’ve been busy rebranding & repackaging a few. Take a look here: Repackaged Organic Communication, our partner company http://organiccomm.com Check out the amazing book on Successful Happy Lawyering co-written by Lee Broekman,…
We use both ThinkStockPhotos.com AND iSTOCKPHOTO.COM for your Stock Photo needs ThinkStockPhotos.com is $299 for a one-month subscription. StockPhoto is $399 for a one-month subscription. You definitely have access to a “greater variety” on iStockPhoto, but BOTH usually meet average needs. Some of our clients have to move to a per image license basis as…
TRANSFER AWAY FROM REGISTER.COM For those that need help with transferring their website domain from Register.com to GoDaddy, here’s the link to a how-to page on GoDaddy.com…. conveniently copied here for your convenience. https://www.godaddy.com/help/transfer-away-from-registercom-8033 Before you can transfer your domain name registered with Register.com to us, you need to prepare your domain name so it…
Let’s start from the beginning. DPRP stands for DirectPayment Recurring Payments. It’s a module that enables you to have multiple payments, subscriptions and recurring payments with your shopping cart forms when using PayPal API integrated. For instance, we use PayPal with our favorite 3rd party form company, JotForm (www.jotform.com). Been using them for YEARS, if not…
Welcome to WordPress 4.2.1 Thank you for updating! WordPress 4.2.1 helps you communicate and share, globally. Version 4.2.1 What’s New CreditsFreedoms Security Release Version 4.2.1 addressed a security issue. For more information, see the release notes. An easier way to share content Clip it, edit it, publish it. Get familiar with the new and improved Press This.…
We know working with multiple people can be difficult. With conversations scattered across email threads and chat windows, feedback can get lost and it can take forever to get everyone on the same page. That process just got much simpler. Now you can post comments to files on the Dropbox website — so conversations stay…
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WORDPRESS MAINTENANCE & UPGRADES For over 15 years, we’ve been developing, managing, updating and moderating WordPress-based websites. One thing we’ve learned along the way, similar to ANY website and ANY content management system, keeping the foundation integrity solid requires minimal, but constant digital TLC = aka love, care and maintenance (like any relationship!). In today’s…
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WORDPRESS MAINTENANCE & UPGRADES For over 10 years, we’ve been developing, managing, updating and moderating WordPress-based websites. One thing we’ve learned along the way, similar to ANY website and ANY content management system, keeping the foundation integrity solid requires minimal, but constant love and care = AKA maintenance.As part of our one-off or monthly retainers,…
When creating or editing a WordPress page or post, you can easily embed many different types of media at any time using the WordPress “Add Media” tool.
First, big shout out to WPbeginner.com for always having fantastic answers to core WordPress issues. This one is coming up more and more for my clients. Thought it helpful to continue aggregating common issues/resolutions here in the411. Nothing worse than looking for answers and reinventing the wheel! 🙂 Why is my WordPress site not Updating?…
BIG SHOUT OUT TO CSSFONTSTACK.com for putting this together! What are Web Safe Fonts? Web safe fonts are fonts that are pre-installed by many operating systems. While not all systems have the same fonts installed, you can use a web safe font stack to choose several fonts that look similar, and are installed on the…
SEMRUSH produced THE best Page Speed tutorial ever and deserve incredible street cred for assembling a real solution. If you are embarking on self fixes, use the below! ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE: https://www.semrush.com/blog/page-speed What Is Page Speed? Page speed (also called “load speed”) measures how fast the content of a page loads. From an SEO standpoint,…
Welcome to WordPress 4.0 Thank you for updating! WordPress 4.0 brings you a smoother writing and management experience. Version 4.0 What’s NewCreditsFreedoms Manage your media with style Explore your uploads in a beautiful, endless grid. A new details preview makes viewing and editing any amount of media in sequence a snap. Working with embeds has never…
Tracking visitors with Google Analytics or Statcounter is one thing, but really understanding what catches their eye and what they click on? COME ON, you totally want to know. WELL thanks to APPSUMO, we’ve got a free wordpress plugin to install. Heat maps with 1-click will show you instantly where people are clicking so you…
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How your site works Your website is made up of a group of files and directories, much like the Documents folder on your home computer. In this case, though, everyone in the world can see some of your files. To give you an idea of how the directories and files work, we’ll look at a…
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Company Pages – Frequently Asked Questions Straight from Linkedin’s amazing help section we’ve found that many clients ask us how to set up their company pages. While yes we do moderate pages for a select few clients, we find that it’s sooo empowering for folks like us to unveil the mystery and give you the…
After nearly 7 years with the same website, and same hosting plan, I came to the realization that it was time to change. Truthfully, as someone who had mastered organic SEO with this rendition of our website, we were concerned about making major changes that would affect page ranking. Nearly every expert agrees that it’s all a risk…
Version 3.8 of WordPress, named “Parker” in honor of Charlie Parker, bebop innovator, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. We hope you’ll think this is the most beautiful update yet. ▶ Introducing a modern new design WordPress has gotten a facelift. 3.8 brings a fresh new look to the entire admin dashboard. Gone are…
Specializing in Marketing for Attorneys, Law Firms & Legal Industry Professionals BRANDING & IDENTITY CAMPAIGNS Establishing strong a brand image is an important factor in winning business and is just as important as origination. Having a firm logo, website and online brand that stands the test of time is critical. Couple that with an impeccable…
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SEO is real strength of ours. We have a proven track record with SEO basics as part of our Wordpress Website Development projects. We follow many benchmark best practices. We deploy plugins to strengthen site content, communicate better with bots, yield better search engine results and get 1st page ranking quickly. We offer a number of ways to do “after market” SEO programs. Core focus is to yield some natural great ‘organic search’ strength!
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