Web Dev SEO
Learn about the search engine optimization techniques web developers need to know to create a good experience for users and search engines.
WordPress 4.1 is Now Available: Here’s What’s New
WordPress announced the release of version 4.1 of it’s software today, which is now available to either download or update directly from your WordPress dashboard....
Google Blocks Thousands Of WordPress Sites Following Malware Attack
Security firm Sucuri reports that Google has blacklisted over 11,000 malware-infected WordPress domains, and over 100,000 sites in total have been affected by a new...
Using Requirements to Improve Usability For Your Website
What makes a user experience fantastic? Simply put, in order to make a fantastic user experience, the user has to be able to accomplish their...
SEO 101: The Importance of Adding Structured Snippets
A rich snippet, also known as a structured snippet, is the extra text that can be found underneath search results used to provide additional information to...
WordPress Releases Critical Security Update, Immediate Update Recommended
WordPress announced today that it has released a critical security update for all previous version, and encourages everyone to update their sites immediately. If your...
The Psychological Benefits of Simple Design: Why Less Really is More
It’s a question that marketers and designers ask themselves every day: What is the key to a conversion-based design? And the answer: As little design as possible....
How to Track The Impact of Your Website Redesign
When a website redesign takes place, the first thing I’m always interested in is how that redesign translates into better marketing performance. If you’re an...
WordPress 4.0 Now Available To Download
WordPress Version 4.0, which is being called “Benny” in honor of jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, is available for download or update in your...
LinkPatrol Update: Top-Requested Feature Added, First Reviews are In
Last month, Search Engine Journal introduced LinkPatrol, a WordPress plugin we’ve developed that empowers site owners to find, review, and clean up outgoing links. Since then,...
Faster WordPress: Need For Speed
Nothing is more frustrating to an internet user than a slow website. You wait 3 seconds…4 seconds…10 seconds…and your site is still loading. Research has...
11 Cool Things You Can Do With WordPress (But You Probably Aren’t)
Over the past decade, WordPress has proven itself to be a powerful blogging platform and content managing system. In fact, that’s why the NFL, CNN,...
WordPress 3.9.2 Security Release Out, Immediate Update Recommended
WordPress 3.9.2 has just been rolled out as a security release for all previous versions. WordPress strongly recommends that you update your sites immediately. This...
Site Speed vs Responsive Design: Which is More Important?
Some of you may recall the early days of the Internet. It was an amazing experience to have all of this information at your fingertips...
10 Visually-Appealing Business WordPress Themes
For over a decade WordPress has proven to be one of the most popular and reliable platforms for blogging. But did you know WordPress can...
13 Beautiful and Responsive WordPress Themes
Appearance is just one factor in developing a blog that entices readers to return over and over again – after all, the display often up sells your...
WordPress 4.0 Beta Is Now Available: Here’s What’s New
WordPress recently announced that the first beta version of WordPress 4.0 is now available. WordPress prefaces its announcement with a word of caution that the...
Introducing LinkPatrol: A WordPress Plugin by Search Engine Journal
Search Engine Journal has been on WordPress for just over 10 years– we moved from Blogspot to our own hosted WordPress installation on April 22, 2004....
Critical Vulnerability Found In Popular WordPress Newsletter Plugin
Web security firm, Sucuri, found a critical vulnerability in a WordPress plug-in that has over 1.7 million downloads. The vulnerability allows potential attackers to take...
The Art of Peripheral Persuasion: Visuals in Web Design
They say that content is king, and that’s true. Quality, keyword-rich content will go a long way for your SEO and conversion rates. But people...
The Landing Page Optimization Guide You Wish You’ve Always Had
What follows is a list of resources that can be applied specifically to landing page optimization, originally repurposed from ConversionXL and other great websites around the web....
A Flaw In The All-In-One SEO Pack WordPress Plugin May Be Putting Your Website At Risk
If you have the All-In-One SEO Pack WordPress plugin installed, your website may be at risk of being compromised if it’s not updated. A update was released...
The Pros and Cons of HTML5: An #Infographic
One of the most important trends in web design has been the rise of HTML5, which is touted as one of the ideal languages of...
How Important Is Responsive Design: Interview With Michael David
As part of our SEJ interview series, Michael David of Tasty Placement discusses an issue that’s on every website owner’s mind these days. Just how important...
Smartphone Specific Crawl Errors Now Reported In Google Webmaster Tools
In an announcement made this morning on the official Google Webmaster Central Blog, starting today Google Webmaster Tools will now help you identify pages on your...
How To Optimize Your Website For Google Glass: Interview With Rob Garner
As part of our SEJ interview series, Rob Garner from Advice Interactive discusses how to optimize your website for Google Glass. This new technology clearly...
Choosing The Right WordPress Theme For Your Business: Interview With Ross Jones
In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las Vegas, Ross Jones of 2 the Top Design gives some tips for choosing the right WordPress...
Ensure You’re Following TCPA Compliance Regulations: Interview With Daryl Colwell
A big thanks to our Pubcon 2013 sponsor, Brand.com: “the #1 rated online reputation management company”. In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las...
A Cautionary Tale: 301 Redirects and UX
William Congreve penned the saying, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. Obviously he never knew about Google. A web designer friend of mine recently...
7 Ways to Quickly Increase WordPress Speed
Everybody seems to be in a hurry these days, and online loading times matter. Studies show that speedy WordPress websites perform better in terms of:...
10 Rules Of Thumb to Design a Successful Mobile-Friendly Website
Since mobile-friendly websites and responsive web design are now among the hottest topics in web world, it’s obvious that your company and clients move into...