WordPress Plugins
WordPress plugins I frequently implement for website development and optimization. These tools streamline tasks like improving site performance, enhancing search visibility, securing content, and boosting user interaction.
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Is Your Website Blocked? Use Google Safe Browsing to Check
Think your website might be blocked by Google? Here are 7 ways Google’s Safe Browsing Transparency Report can help you check your site’s status and fix any potential security problems.
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Chrome Extensions
A curated list of Chrome extensions that actually help web developers and pros alike work smarter, not harder.
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WordPress Code Snippets
Static code is often lighter and more secure than plugins, delivering the same functionality without the extra bloat. Below are some of my most commonly used code snippets for WordPress sites. I update this list often so don’t be surprised
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WordPress Maintenance for Only $25/mo?!
Let me handle the website maintenance for you. You’ll get regular updates, security patches, backups and more.
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How to fix: Resources formatted as page link
Issue: Using <a href> tags to link to resources (like images) instead of pages can confuse search engines, leading them to interpret resource links as webpage links. This may signal poor site structure. Fix: Replace <a href> links with the
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How to fix: Links with no anchor text
Issue: Links with no anchor text, raw URLs, or symbols provide no context about the target page. This affects user experience and search engine indexing, missing an opportunity to optimize the linked page’s performance in search results. Fix: Add clear,
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How to fix: URLs with a permanent redirect
Issue: Permanent redirects (301/308) are useful but can waste crawl budget if overused. Too many redirects can also confuse users and slow down their browsing experience. Fix: Review your permanent redirects and replace them with direct target URLs wherever possible.
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How to fix: Issues with broken external JavaScript and CSS files
Issue: Broken external JavaScript or CSS files hosted on another site can prevent your webpages from rendering properly. This impacts user experience and may harm your search rankings. Fix: Contact the owner of the external site to fix the broken
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How to fix: Issues with blocked external resources in robots.txt
Issue: External resources (e.g., CSS, JavaScript, or images) hosted on another website and blocked by their robots.txt file can prevent search engines from rendering your pages correctly, potentially harming your rankings. Fix: If the blocked resources are critical for your
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How to fix: Pages blocked by X-Robots-Tag: noindex HTTP header
Issue: Pages blocked by the X-Robots-Tag: noindex HTTP header can’t be crawled or indexed by search engines, preventing them from appearing in search results. Fix: Check your HTTP headers to ensure that valuable content isn’t accidentally blocked by the X-Robots-Tag:
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How to fix: Orphaned pages (in sitemap)
Issue: Orphaned pages in your sitemap.xml are not linked internally, making them harder for users to find and potentially wasting your crawl budget. Search engines may still crawl these pages, even if they’re outdated or unimportant. Fix: Review orphaned pages
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How to fix: Orphaned pages (from Google Analytics)
Issue: Orphaned pages are pages on your site that aren’t linked to any other internal pages. These pages miss out on SEO benefits, like link juice, and may confuse users if they no longer serve a purpose. Fix: Identify orphaned
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How to fix: Pages that were blocked from crawling
Issue: Pages blocked from crawling by search engines (due to robots.txt or noindex tags) won’t appear in search results, limiting your visibility. Fix: Review your robots.txt and noindex tags to ensure that no valuable content is accidentally blocked from crawling.
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How to fix: Pages with hreflang language mismatch issues
Issue: If the language specified in your hreflang tag doesn’t match the actual language of your page, search engines may misunderstand your content’s language, causing display issues in search results. Fix: Review and correct hreflang attributes on affected pages to
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How to fix: Robots.txt not found
Issue: Without a robots.txt file, search engines may crawl unnecessary or sensitive content, wasting crawl budget and potentially exposing private information. Fix: Create a robots.txt file to guide search engines on what to crawl and what to ignore. How to
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How to fix: Pages with more than one H1 tag
Issue: Having multiple <h1> tags on a page might confuse users and search engines about the page’s main topic, even though it’s technically allowed in HTML5. Fix: Use a single <h1> tag per page for the main heading and use
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How to fix: URLs longer than 200 characters
Issue: URLs longer than 200 characters are not SEO-friendly. They look intimidating to users, reducing clicks, shares, and overall usability, which hurts your SEO performance. Fix: Shorten your URLs to a reasonable length while keeping them clear and descriptive. How
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How to fix: Subdomains don’t support HSTS
Issue: Subdomains without HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) may serve unsecured content, potentially exposing your users to risks and harming trust and security. Fix: Configure your server to support HSTS for your subdomains to ensure all content is served securely
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How to fix: Outgoing external links containing no follow attributes
Issue: The nofollow attribute on outgoing external links tells search engines not to follow the link, which means no SEO value (link juice) is passed to the linked page. Unintentionally using nofollow may affect your SEO efforts and the crawling
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How to fix: Pages that need more than 3 clicks to be reached
Issue: Pages that require more than 3 clicks to reach from the homepage are less likely to be visited by users or crawled by search engines, reducing their visibility and impact on SEO. Fix: Adjust your internal linking structure so
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How to fix: Links with non-descriptive anchor text
Issue: Non-descriptive anchor text like “click here” or “right here” doesn’t tell users or search engines what the linked page is about, reducing its SEO value and ranking potential. Fix: Replace vague anchor text with clear, descriptive text that reflects