Unlocking the Full Potential of ChatGPT to Help with Our Sites

What an Incredible tool Chatgpt is when you delve into it! I already thought it was interesting but now I'm beginning to think it's waaay more useful that I'd realised. FYI I choose NOT to use chat to actually write my posts, but I do use it as an incredible resource for other things. And I will use it to help me generate information for my posts. Here are 7 uses for chatgpt which I can think of right now, though I’m sure there are lots and lots more. If you have other uses please share t

New Strategy for a New Year!

Happy new year to you!! I wish everybody here at WA a productive and successful year in 2023, filled with laughter and joy!I've been here for a looong time now (since 2016) and I've been through different stages of my evolution. I was missing a huge part of the puzzle until recently when Partha's blogs infused me with new energy, determination and a hunger to learn and to do better. Now the time has come to set myself some new work ethics and goals, which I thought I'd share with you all. Espec

Does your page score 100% in Site Audit?

Hello fellow WA members!!I've recently written here about my problems with site speed and how I had no idea how to move forward with the issue - until you wonderful people gave me your help and Prince Partha also recommended someone over on Fiverr who specialises in site speed. I contacted him and paid for help correcting the problem - and it seemed to go away! Yippeee! That's a great feeling!!I'm happy to say that for the large part it seemed as though the speed issue was a thing of the past.

Site Speed Celebrations - Update!

Hello my WA friends,If you've read my past two blogs you'll know that I've been struggling with my mobile site speed. The first thing I want to say is a BIG THANK YOU! to all of you who helped me so kindly and tried to fix my big PROBLEM!!!Two weeks ago I hurt my back and haven't been able to go hiking OR do yoga (or walk lol) and you would think that that would give me extra time to work on my site. But it doesn't work like that because the pain made it harder to concentrate. And this ****** a

Day & Half the Night trying to Fix Site Speed, But Not Everything is As it Seems

My Site Speed Project feels a bit like chasing my non-existent tail round in circles. Trying to tackle the technical issue of improving site speed isn't as easy as it sounds. There's frustration lurking around every corner. But the flip side of frustration is satisfaction! Which actually comes with every step forward! So next time you feel frustrated, remind yourself that sooner or later you will be rewarded with satisfaction. It's worth it, even if it's a bit tedious, nail-biting, hair-tearing

New Theme Update Report - Good Surprises! Edit - Mistaken!

Happy Saturday!Edit: after writing this and working on the staging site for a while, it decided to lose its formatting on the home page. Makes no sense to me but there you go. Changing theme without losing anything was just a dream!Nothing that I do on the staging site behaves in the same way as on the live site. original post:Thank you to everyone who put me in touch with the concept of having a staging site so that I could check out the effect of switching themes! After the initial disappoint

New Theme and Slow Speed Progress Report

My first problems with my site speed originated months ago, as highlighted to me by @ParthaP who kindly helped me out with advice on how to cure it. With the successful activation of WP Rocket and Imagify plugins, my site speed shot back to GREEN! Yaay! I was so happy!!Then, just recently, it plummeted back down into the land of RED. Right down. Like down to a measly 29. It hurts to see that on the speed test report, you know?(For any newer members, you can check your site speed over at Google'

Gratitude for the Journey!

Hello friends and fellow WA members!Thought I'd share the header picture of an awesome cloud I came across while hiking, which to me looks like a multi-coloured flying bird. It's a reminder that you can't control EVERYTHING in life, and that there's beauty in allowing things to just roll. So the time has come for me to share some of my journey with this awesome community and hopefully help others along the way. I joined WA 6 years ago as an excited newbie who felt SURE that everything would jus

Watch Out! Who's Posted Via Your Site?

Hello fellow WA people! I just wanted to share this in case it helps somebody. I don't very often (aka never) check the admins for my blog because logically I don't expect them to change; I mean I don't go having admin parties so there's wouldn't be much to get excited about by reading the admin list, would there? And as I'm the only admin to my site, why would I check it?So you can imagine my surprise when I logged in to my admin and found another stranger there, registered as an admin to the

Disappointed

Hi everyone,I'm going to share my disappointment with you. At this stage, I don't know if I will be renewing my membership with WA next year or just switching to a simple hosting option elsewhere.Am I the only person who feels let down, since the upgrade happened in WA? When I joined I was offered a membership price which 'would never change' and was therefore 'for life'. It seems like a bit of a cheat to then say that if you want access to the site you have to upgrade. to a (much) higher premi