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Making the most of “WordPress SEO by Yoast”

From time to time we share lists of our favorite WordPress plugins, and “WordPress SEO by Yoast” always makes the list.  It’s updated often and…

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Google Analytics in real life

A few months back, Google created a series of videos titled “Google Analytics in Real Life”.  They show how some of the silly things that…

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WordPress turns 10

10 years ago Matt Mullenweg released the first version of WordPress.  It has since grown to power nearly 70 million websites, and an amazing 18%…

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A simple look at web hosting

Web hosting can be a complicated matter, but we’re fortunate to work with great companies like HostGator and ClickHost that take care of the dirty…

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Moving a massive site to WordPress

This past weekend I was finally able to get Google Earth Blog moved from Movable Type (the old blogging software it was on) to WordPress….

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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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