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Four Reasons Web Development Agencies Need Jetpack Activity
If you manage multiple client websites, it can be challenging to keep track of what’s happening on each one. After all, there are often lots of people involved in site management — your client, their employees or contractors, and your own team members. What if something goes wrong? How can you find a fix as…
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How to Research a Blog Post: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learning to research a blog post — and then actually writing it — can be intimidating. Here's how to do it, step by step.
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The Bauhaus in a block
This is it. The verge of this 2019, the brink of a decade, and the conclusion of a century from the founding of one of the most significant schools of Design. The Bauhaus has proven to be inspiringly contagious in length and in varied fields. Design came into being in 1919… Bruno Munari Many were…
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Meet Tracy from Jetpack: From NASA and the Navy to Happiness Engineer
Meet Tracy, a Jetpack support specialist who's also worked for the Navy and NASA. Find out about the people who are ready to help you improve your website!
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Eight Lessons from the Distributed Podcast So Far
Looking back over the 2019 run of the Distributed podcast, one is struck by the wealth of insights our guests have shared in each and every episode. We’ve spoken to CEOs, activists, lawyers, authors, and a life coach, among others — a diverse cross-section of people with a deep interest in the future of work.
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Comparing Backup Solutions for WordPress Websites
As a website owner, you’ve spent months, maybe even years, developing content and getting your layout exactly the way you want. The last thing you want is to lose all of your hard work. That’s where backups come into play. Regular, high-quality website backups are the best way to protect your valuable assets and restore…
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Is Your WordPress Site Slow to Load? Try These 7 Steps to Fix It
Slow websites lead to lost traffic and revenue. According to Pingdom, load times are directly correlated with bounce rate — the percentage of people who leave your website without visiting more than one page. More and more people browse the internet on mobile devices, which often have less-reliable internet connections. And not everyone lives in…
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Power Users Rejoice: You've Got SFTP and Database Access
Three new hosting management tools give you direct access to your site’s files and data.
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Meet Jeremy from Jetpack: Blogger Turned "Jetpack Mechanic"
Find out how Jeremy went from being a typical WordPress blogger to Happiness Engineer, to a Jetpack Mechanic. Get his advice on using Jetpack to its full extent!
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Atlassian Makes a Big Distributed Move
Atlassian, the development company behind Jira, Trello, and other software tools for work, has announced that 8% of the company’s workforce — some 300 employees — are now working remotely. The Australian company dipped its toes into distributed work after its acquisition of Trello, which was already mostly remote. They researched the model, assessed their…
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How to Back Up Your WordPress Website with Jetpack
Most of us purchase car insurance, home insurance, life insurance, or one of the other plans that insure everything from motorcycles to vacations. Why? Because we want to protect our most important assets. As a business owner, your website is one of your most important assets. You’ve invested time and money into it, you might…
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How the Jetpack Activity Log Helps You Manage a WordPress Site
A successful website requires consistent management and upkeep, especially if you have multiple users and contributors. But if you’re as busy as most entrepreneurs, you may not have the time to keep track of every action on your site.
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Using WordPress.com for School Projects and University Courses
For school projects that require websites, the WordPress.com site builder is the ideal tool: user-friendly, free, and approachable. Learn more here.
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To Remake Tech, Remake the Tech Company
Anil Dash has been blogging for 20 years, getting his start during the medium’s earliest days. In the summer of ‘99, he was looking for a way to pass the time during his three-hour train commute. Having recently discovered a small community of techie bloggers, Anil thought he’d try his hand at this emerging craft….
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Six Common Ways WordPress Users Break Their Websites
WordPress may seem simple on the outside, but on the inside, it’s a complex system that simultaneously serves your content, handles customer transactions, and manages huge amounts of data. And while WordPress is an incredibly stable platform, it’s not unbreakable.
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Jetpack 8.0: introducing Pinterest and Star Rating Blocks
In this month's release, we focussed on bringing you some new tools to add and embed content in your posts and pages.
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