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The latest WordPress news from our blog

WordPress is the world’s most popular website platform for a reason. In this section, you’ll find tips, tutorials, and insights on getting the most out of your WordPress site—whether you’re just starting out or looking to enhance your existing setup. From choosing the right plugins and themes to improving performance, security, and SEO, we cover everything you need to build and manage a powerful, user-friendly website with WordPress.
WordPress powers over 25% of the web. Here’s why WordPress is right for you.
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Chris O'Brien

Here is why WordPress is the right choice for your next website

Originally launched in 2003, WordPress has become perhaps the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world. Today, WordPress is used by more than 25% of websites and, according to WordPress, more than 409 million people view more than 23.6 billion pages each month and users produce 69.5 million new posts and 46.8 million new comments every month. 

Wordpress can help your business simplify management of it’s online presence. Continue reading to find out why is WordPress the right choice for your next website.

Chris O'Brien 18th August 2017 7:04 pm
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Jenny Howell

WordPress 4.8 – An Update with You in Mind

WordPress 4.8, released on the 8th June, has some great new features you’ll welcome like an old friend: link improvements, three new media widgets covering images, audio, and video, an updated text widget that supports visual editing, and an upgraded news section in your dashboard which brings in nearby and upcoming WordPress events.

If you need a hand we can upgrade your WordPress website for you with our cost effective WordPress upgrade service. Contact us for more details.

Jenny Howell 21st June 2017 10:05 pm
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Chris O'Brien

Time for an update – WordPress 4.7.4 released

This release contains 47 maintenance fixes and enhancements, chief among them a fix has been provided to address an incompatibility between the upcoming Chrome version and the visual editor, inconsistencies in media handling, and further improvements to the REST API. For a full list of changes, consult the release notes and the list of changes over on the WordPress website.

If you need a hand we can upgrade your WordPress website for you with our cost effective WordPress upgrade service. Contact us for more details.

Chris O'Brien 20th April 2017 7:50 pm
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Chris O'Brien

Keep your plugins and themes up to date

A question we get frequently from clients (and prospective clients) is “Do I need to install updates for WordPress, plugins, and my theme?” The answer is an unwavering  “Yes!“, and it’s because updates do the following:

  1. Increase the security of your website
  2. Fix bugs that could cause unintended behaviour of your website
  3. Add features and functionality to your site

Web applications such as WordPress are software, just like your operating system (Windows or Mac OS) or smartphone apps, and and in the same way you need to upgrade those periodically WordPress also needs some attention to keep it up to date and running at it's best. Let’s take a quick look at why keeping your WordPress website up to date is important.

Chris O'Brien 29th August 2016 6:42 am
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Chris O'Brien

Upgrade today: WordPress 4.6 “Pepper” now available

The latest version of WordPress, version 4.6 (named “Pepper” in honor of jazz saxophonist Park Frederick “Pepper” Adams III), is now available to download via the WordPress website at wordpress.org. There are some exciting new features in WordPress 4.6 to help you to focus on the important parts of running your website along with enhancements to simplify some of the the day-to-day administrative tasks you perform on your website.

WordPress upgrade service

We can upgrade your WordPress website for you with our cost effective WordPress upgrade service. Contact us for more details or if you're an O'Brien Media website hosting customer you can view your Drupal version information and request an upgrade via Client Connect, just log in and access the "My products" section for more information. 

Chris O'Brien 18th August 2016 1:01 pm
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Chris O'Brien

Upgrade your Drupal and WordPress sites now!

Just as every now and then you need to update and upgrade the software on your computer, your website also needs upgrades to the software that powers it to keep your website operating at its best.

Chris O'Brien 12th August 2014 12:12 pm