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Protect your WordPress site now

As we speak, WordPress sites across the internet are under heavy attack from a botnet of roughly 90,000 computers.  Fortunately, you’re rather unlikely to have…

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A first look at WordPress 3.6

WordPress version 3.6 is expected to be released within the next month or so, and we’ve been playing with the latest beta versions of it…

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7 Important Elements To Brainstorm Before You Build A Business Website

Beginning a web project can be a daunting task. There are many unknowns and even more possibilities. So how can you narrow down the many options? What do you focus on and what do you ignore?

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WordCamp ATL 2013: WordPress.com and .org

At WordCamp Atlanta this year I was given the opportunity to present a beginner-level session on understanding the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.com.  Thanks to…

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Are you coming to WordCamp?

One of our favorite events every year is the two-day WordCamp conference.  It’s held in various cities around the world, and it’s coming to Atlanta…

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Our favorite WordPress plugins

At GreenMellen, we love WordPress.  It makes website development much easier and allows us to build awesome (mobile responsive!) sites for our clients.  One of the…

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Nice updates to the Google Analytics interface

We’re big fans of Google Analytics.  It’s a very powerful (free!) tool that allows you to see in-depth insights about your website visitors.  You can…

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Creating tiled galleries with Jetpack 2.1

Being a WordPress development company, we’re big fans of the Jetpack plug-in for WordPress.  It offers some excellent features for your blog, including social connections,…

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WordPress 3.5 is here

After months of development and beta testing, WordPress version 3.5 has been released. Here’s a quick look at what’s new: New default theme – “TwentyTwelve”…

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The two sides of social media on your site

When building new websites for people, they typically want social media icons included — and we agree completely!  With the vast hours that people spend…

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New WordPress feature to make your site load faster

Google has long said that the speed with which your site loads will affect how well it ranks in the search results.  It’s not a…

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GreenMellen featured on StudioPress

We always love to be recognized for the work we do. This time StudioPress has featured our very own GreenMellen website on their showcase gallery….

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2012 Web Trends

As we begin to drift into the final, chilly months of 2012, what better time to reflect on the trends that have made web design…

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Making the most of Google Webmaster Tools

One of the tools we use quite often here at GreenMellen is Google Webmaster Tools.  It’s a suite of free tools that can be very…

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15 questions to ask before you start a web project

“Hey, Ali. We need a website for our new start-up. How much do they cost?” Oh how I wish this was an easy question to…

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