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Tweaking the design on a client’s Studiopress theme, we noted how ‘off’ the default gravatar looked.  The default gravatar is usually that little ‘mystery man’ graphic or some other bland image that appears when your author or comment author hasn’t set up a gravatar to go with their email address yet.

There is a plugin that lets you choose your own default gravatar.  It’s the ‘Add New Default Avatar‘ plugin which you can find my searching for it within your WP dashboard – or get more info here.

If you cringe when you hear the term SEO (Search Engine Optimization), the folks over at Blog OH! Blog have a simple guide that’s just for you.  Basic Tips To Help You In Your WordPress SEO Efforts outlines 10 things you can do to upgrade your Blog’s SEO.

In most cases, these tips are as easy as installing and configuring a recommended plugin, but a few do involve code.  Don’t worry though!  If the suggestions with code make your head spin, skip them.  You’ll still be doing your Blog (and your Online Business) a world of good by making the other improvements.

Want all of those improvements without having to tackle the techie details?  Contact us: We can do it for you!

Make your commenter feel appreciated and they’re more likely to come back.  This we know, but do we always have the time to do it?

Enter Thank Me Later, a free WordPress plugin designed to say THANKS to those who take the time to leave remarks.  It actually sends a thank you E-mail to anyone who leaves a comment on your Blog.

You can install the plugin, customize the message, decide which posts to cover, and choose the time frame for an auto-send of that thank you.

A simple act of kindness, automated

WordPress issued an update! WordPress issued an update!

We always think it’s a little humorous when people announce this out there on social media.  Like we don’t all see the same yellow warning band in our WordPress dashboard?  But hey – the truth is not all WordPress users log into their dashboards regularly.  Actually, we know people who haven’t logged into their WordPress sites in over a year.  So yes, we do need to pass the word around when an update is issued.

If you haven’t taken care to update your WordPress sites up to now, you’re at risk of being hacked.  If the worst does not happen to you, you still run a risk of having your site break down when you are least prepared to deal with it.

Need help updating an untended site?  Give us a shout, we’d be glad to help out.

This is a responsive design, so peek at it on you smart phone or tablet too!

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