Top 10 WordPress Tips Road Trip

byFleeky

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🚗💻 The Great WordPress Road Trip

10 Tips for Surviving the Journey

Running a WordPress site is a bit like planning a road trip. You’ve got your map, your snacks, your travel playlist... and then suddenly, you hit a pothole, miss an exit, or find yourself in a creepy roadside motel called “Error 404.”

Fear not, fellow traveler!

With these 10 pit stops, you’ll avoid the breakdowns, enjoy the scenery, and maybe even arrive in style. Let’s roll!

🛠️ Stop 1: The Website MOT (a.k.a. Audit)

Before you speed off, check if your wheels are still attached. A website audit is your annual vehicle inspection... it’ll spot those squeaks, leaks, and missing headlights. Nobody wants to be that car dropping parts on the highway.

🚀 Stop 2: The Speed Trap

You know that one guy going 30 in a 90 zone? Don’t be that website. Compress images, enable caching, and floor it. (WA’s Site Manager is basically your turbo button.) Google loves fast cars—err, sites.

📱 Stop 3: The Twist-and-Turn Mobile Road

Phones, tablets, giant phablets… your site needs to handle them all. A fluid grid layout is like good suspension: smooth ride, no matter how bumpy the road. Check your theme; don’t let visitors spill their coffee trying to scroll.

🔒 Stop 4: The Security Toll Booth

Shady bandits (a.k.a hackers) lurk on the roadside. Flash your HTTPS pass and cruise right past. Luckily, WA hands you that shiny green padlock like a free VIP toll pass.

💾 Stop 5: The Backup Gas Station

Imagine running out of gas on a lonely desert road. That’s your site without backups. WA fills your tank daily... so even if disaster strikes, you’ll never be stuck hitchhiking in the digital wilderness.

🔗 Stop 6: The Dead-End Maze (404 Errors)

Few things kill the mood like taking a wrong turn into a cornfield. Broken links and 404s are those dead ends. Keep an eye out, fix them fast, and keep your visitors on the highway instead of wandering around lost and grumpy.

🧭 Stop 7: The SEO Compass

Without SEO, you’re a road tripper without a map. Meta tags, sitemaps, and keywords = your trusty compass. WA’s SEO plugin does the pointing so you don’t end up in “Nowhereville.”

🌴 Stop 8: The Content Oasis

A website without fresh content is like crossing the Sahara without water. Visitors need something refreshing to keep them going. WA’s AI Content Creator is your portable water bottle... always full, always ready.

📣 Stop 9: The Neon Billboard (Social Media)

You could have the world’s cutest roadside diner, but if there’s no sign on the highway, who’s stopping? Share on socials: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, wherever your people hang out. Make noise. Honk if you must.

🕵️ Stop 10: The Google Customs Check

Before entering the glorious land of Visitors & Rankings, you must pass through Google Search Console. It’s the border officer checking your papers: “Are you indexed? Any errors?” Don’t dodge this checkpoint.

🍪 Bonus Snack Stop: Cookies & Accessibility

Depending on where you’re driving (EU, US, or Mars), you may need a cookie plugin and/or an ADA plugin. It’s not always mandatory, but it’s always polite. Think of it as sharing snacks with your passengers.

🏁 Final Destination: Smooth Website, Happy Traveler

There you have it... the Top 10 WordPress Tips Road Trip. Keep your site tuned, your visitors happy, and your traffic flowing. And remember: websites, like cars, run best when you take care of them.

So pack your cookies, hit play on your digital playlist, and let WordPress take you places. 🚙💨

✨ Fleeky

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