What is the dark web and why should I care?
You may have heard about the “dark web” here and there, but what exactly is it? It’s any set of web content that can’t be…
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Malware is getting worse, so keep your website secure
A popular form of malware on computers is known as “ransomware”. This malware will lock up all of your files and encrypt them, and the only…
Don’t be too loyal to the brands you love
We all have brands that we love, whether it’s clothing, cars, electronics or any other area of life. There are reasons that we love those…
How to change your WordPress username
For years, when you installed WordPress it would suggest that you set your username to “admin”. As a result, millions of WordPress sites have a…
Presidential hopefuls love WordPress
As you may know, we love WordPress and use it for the core of every site we build. We have our reasons for using it,…
What is a custom post type?
When using WordPress, most people stick to the built-in “posts” and “pages”. However, WordPress also has a powerful feature available called “custom post types”. While they…
How Google decides to index your content
I like to tell people that “Google doesn’t search the internet” because technically it doesn’t. Instead, Google makes a copy of as much of the…
Why we choose WordPress
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of WordPress. We’ve been using it since 2004, we’ve been hosting a monthly WordPress Meetup for a few…
The Best Way to Handle Website Redirects
There are a handful of times when you might need to set up redirects on your website. We’ll take a quick look at those situations and show you how best to handle them.
Single page web sites are trendy, but are they really what you need?
A popular trend in websites lately is a single-page design. An example would be this theme from StudioPress; it has a few sub-pages, but is…
The state of WordPress in 2014
This past weekend at WordCamp San Francisco, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg delivered his annual “State of the Word” speech and had some interesting things to…
What is the “duplicate content penalty”?
If you’ve done much research into search engine optimization, you’ve likely heard that you should be wary of duplicate content to avoid a penalty from…
The obvious choice isn’t always so obvious
Imagine you’re at a baseball game, waiting for it to start. At the conclusion of the singing of the National Anthem, everyone cheers and applauds….
5 Years of GreenMellen
If you had asked Mickey or me five years ago where we would be today, our answer would be far fetched from reality. Five years ago…
Should outgoing links open in a new window?
It’s a question we are asked quite a lot, and the answer is… “maybe”. To understand what this question is asking, take a look at…
