Say Yes to the CMS: the pros and cons of WordPress
Running a website can be a complicated task. Content management systems (CMSs) can make that easier. Though there are a lot of CMSs out there now, one particular CMS stands out as the most popular: WordPress. WordPress is popular...Myth: I can’t customize WordPress
To go from a simple blog to a major business or news site, you’ll need to customize WordPress a bit (or a lot). New users sometimes experience WordPress’s initial limitations and panic. Don’t worry: with a little know-how, you...WordPress for Business: the Myths
WordPress is JUST for blogs In ancient times, people got a bit spooked by things they didn’t understand. Lightning. Fire. Puberty. Coleslaw. Just about everything had mythological (and not entirely factual) explanations. Today, we’ve replaced those gods with technology...Design to go: What can I do to make my site mobile-friendly?
Google’s newest major algorithm update, “Mobilegeddon” has come and gone; though it may not have made quite the splash that SEO experts claimed it would, we’re starting to see some changes in mobile SERPs as Google favours sites that...Myth: WordPress is slow for big sites
STATUS: FALSE-ish (unless you have poor hosting or a sloppily built site) We at Kyosei love WordPress. It’s a rock solid piece of tech, and, with a good dev team, WordPress can easily be customized to suit nearly any...Myth: To Use WordPress, I Have to Be Hosted at WordPress.com
STATUS: False-ish Most people get confused by the thousands of sites located at “yoururl.wordpress.com.” While these sites run on the WordPress CMS, they are not the type of WordPress sites that you would build for your business or host...Myth: WordPress is just for blogs
So, is WordPress simply a blogging platform? STATUS: FALSE In ancient times, people got a bit spooked by things they didn’t understand. Lightning. Fire. Puberty. Coleslaw. Just about everything had mythological (and not entirely factual) explanations. Today, we’ve replaced...Is Mobilegeddon a good thing?
The end (of non-responsive design) is nigh! Whenever we hear Mobilegeddon we hear a wrestling announcer’s echoic baritone voice for some reason. But is it really so ominous? Could Mobilegeddon maybe even be a good thing? We think so....Better Stock-up on Kim Chi and Canned Peaches: Mobilegeddon is Coming.
Did anyone notice Google’s addition of “mobile-friendly” labels to SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) back late in 2014? It turns out it wasn’t science fiction. It was foreshadowing. The 2014 update (which showed which sites are pleasant to navigate...
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