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Stay Safe! Practical Security Tips For WordPress

June 27, 2018 By Claire Brotherton 3 Comments

Tim Nash presents Practical Security Tips

WordPress Edinburgh has been a regular event for me most months, and last week we moved to a new home at Codebase. This was where was last year’s WordCamp Edinburgh was staged. We kicked off the new phase with a talk by Tim Nash. Tim works for hosting company 34SP.com who sponsor our meetups (thanks… Continue Reading Stay Safe! Practical Security Tips For WordPress

Cookie Consent Messages And Privacy: What You Need To Know

June 7, 2018 By Claire Brotherton 12 Comments

Macworld cookie notice

You may have noticed a number of cookie consent messages like this when browsing the Web recently: You can’t miss them when browsing sites on your phone… What’s going on?? Have we been invaded by Cookie Monster? Well, no. It’s all in the interest of privacy and transparency. In this post I’ll attempt to answer… Continue Reading Cookie Consent Messages And Privacy: What You Need To Know

Making WordPress GDPR Compliant – Do You Need a Plugin?

May 7, 2018 By Claire Brotherton 14 Comments

WordPress GDPR

GDPR is coming… The enforcement date of May 25 2018 for the new European data protection law is only a few weeks away. WordPress Core and plugin developers have been looking at solutions for abiding by GDPR for WordPress sites. Been living under a rock and don’t know what the GDPR is? Read my post… Continue Reading Making WordPress GDPR Compliant – Do You Need a Plugin?

WordCamp London 2018: Technology, Terrific Talks and Tribe

April 20, 2018 By Claire Brotherton 1 Comment

Ana Silva, WordCamp London 2018 lead organiser

For the fourth year running, I’m pleased to say that I made it to WordCamp London. And what a conference it was! My main goals for the three days were: Attend the Contributor Day and learn enough about Git and the command line to be able to contribute to WordPress. Learn as much as I… Continue Reading WordCamp London 2018: Technology, Terrific Talks and Tribe

Comparing Free WordPress Mobile Menu Plugins – Which Is Best?

March 31, 2018 By Claire Brotherton Leave a Comment

WP Responsive Menu mobile menu

Most WordPress themes built now have a responsive mobile menu built-in. The hamburger icon (3 stacked horizontal lines) has become the symbol of a menu toggle. Though hamburger icons are not universally recognised. But there are a few older themes, like Twenty Eleven, which although they are responsive, don’t have a dedicated mobile menu. Twenty… Continue Reading Comparing Free WordPress Mobile Menu Plugins – Which Is Best?

Is WordPress Reykjavik Theme Clean, Light And Accessible?

February 25, 2018 By Claire Brotherton 3 Comments

Hello from Reykjavik

Reykjavik theme is a relatively new addition (October 2017) to WordPress’ family of accessibility-ready themes. It was created by Oliver Juhas of WebMan Design. Oliver has created a number of accessibility-ready themes, some free and some paid. The name Reykjavik evokes a product which is clean and modern. The theme description begins: Reykjavik is fresh, lightweight,… Continue Reading Is WordPress Reykjavik Theme Clean, Light And Accessible?

How To Improve Your Social Media Image Accessibility

January 31, 2018 By Claire Brotherton 10 Comments

Twitter Image description dialog

Updated 25 April 2018. Everyone loves images on social media. And visual content is popular in terms of shares and engagement. But what about the accessibility of those images? A blind person cannot see an engaging photo or infographic. One way to make images more accessible to users with visual impairments is to add alternative… Continue Reading How To Improve Your Social Media Image Accessibility

CMA Kick-Off 2018: Brilliant Tips For A Rewarding Year

January 13, 2018 By Claire Brotherton 5 Comments

Chris Marr introduces CMA Kick-Off 2018

On Friday 5th January I attended CMA Kick-Off 2018 in Dundee. It was an event for getting off to the best start in business for the new year with friendly Content Marketing Academy members. January 5th 2018 – business owners from across the UK have travelled to Dundee today to attend #cmako2018 hosted by @chrismarr101… Continue Reading CMA Kick-Off 2018: Brilliant Tips For A Rewarding Year

How To Export And Import Content On Your WordPress Site

December 15, 2017 By Claire Brotherton 10 Comments

Import and export stickers

There are times in the life of a WordPress site when doing a content export and import is necessary. In this post I’ll look at: When you would need to export and import content. What content you can export and import. What tools, plugins and services you can use. What issues you might run into,… Continue Reading How To Export And Import Content On Your WordPress Site

Missinglettr: Easily Drive Traffic To Your Blog Posts

December 1, 2017 By Claire Brotherton 8 Comments

Missinglettr - an example of an image post

I was asked to give a short talk on blogging on Tuesday evening at the WordPress Glasgow meetup. Amongst the things I talked about was tools and plugins that I find useful for blogging. One tool I’ve been using since May this year is Missinglettr for blog promotion. What does Missinglettr do? The name doesn’t… Continue Reading Missinglettr: Easily Drive Traffic To Your Blog Posts

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