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Welcome to Campfire, here we talk about what’s happening in the world of WordPress websites and digital strategy in a clear, simple language that will make sense to busy business people such as yourselves.
The recent incident with GoDaddy should give businesses extra pause for thought when considering who they choose to look after their online assets. Please note: I’m not revelling in the issues GoDaddy faced here, and I […] Read more
There’s a wonderful scene from the classic Steven Spielberg Close Encounters movie where abducted people are brought back to Earth. They gingerly emerge from the blinding light of the futuristic alien ship, disoriented, and slightly bedraggled. […] Read more
How to play to the strengths of WordPress when designing your website. This article is part of our series on planning your WordPress site. In the first article, we looked at the basics of creating a […] Read more
The heart of your website is very much its ‘content‘: the words, pictures, audio, video, infographics etc that help convey your message. Hopefully converting anonymous website visitors into qualified contacts & leads for you to work […] Read more
In this article, we share some learnings from the countless WordPress sites we’ve migrated over the years…. Freeze Period At some point during the migration from old hosting to new, you’re going to want to take […] Read more
We are on the lookout for one or more WordPress developers to join the Glass Mountains team. Est in 2001, we have a core flexible team of 6 servicing WordPress clients in the UK and the […] Read more
On the April 2021 show, we had our Chief Joel Hughes and Lead Tech Developer Ben telling us all about Plugins! Here are the show notes: 3:30 The code of a plugin – what happens when […] Read more
On the March 2021 show, we had Rick Hurst telling us all things ‘WordPress’ Here are the show notes: 0:50 Background of Rick Hurst 7:05 The Beginning of WordPress (2003) 8:13 Introduction to WordPress/Automatic 15:48 WordPress […] Read more
On the Feb 2021 show, we had Andy Davies, telling us all about ‘Site Speed’: Here are the show notes: 1:40 Introduction to Andy’s job role 5:07 How speed affects visitors behaviour to your site. 8:00 […] Read more
In the previous, opening article of our ‘Planning your WordPress website‘ series, we looked at what are visual sitemaps, and how they can help. In this article, we’re going to look at what ‘wireframes‘ are how […] Read more
On the Jan 2021 show, we had Leona Storet Slythe on from Reddico telling us all about ‘SEO Keyword Research‘: Leona does a fantastic, well-rounded talk on many key aspects of SEO & keyword research. Here […] Read more
Taking time to plan your website structure is critical to the success of your online offering. Planning allows us to bake in a positive user experience for our online visitors. Allowing them to get to the […] Read more