We Tested 3 WordPress Database Maintenance Plugins: Our Results

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Your database is one of the most crucial components of your WordPress website. It’s where all your posts, revisions, and lots of other critical information are stored, so keeping it running in top shape is vital. However, as time passes, it’s normal for your database to become ‘bloated’ – and that’s where WordPress database maintenance plugins come in.

These tools enable you to optimize your databases and keep them lean, which is said to translate to faster loading times and less space taken up on your servers. However, not all plugins are equally effective, so you’ll want to pick and choose when it comes to database maintenance plugins.

In this case, we’ll take care of the testing for you. First, we’ll talk a bit more about what WordPress database maintenance plugins are and how they work. Then we’ll try out three popular options and see how they compare.

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The slowest WordPress Plugins and some alternatives to try

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WordPress is a great platform but with thousands of plugins available it can be a problem if you overload you blog with them.  Some of the most notorious plugs are highlighted in this article on the  WPMUDEV.

In a nutshell the killers are:

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Accelerated Mobile Pages: AMP for WordPress Mobile Optimization

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Accelerated Mobile Pages: AMP for WordPress Mobile Optimization

Surfing and browsing on the internet should be fast and easy. Webmasters are constantly trying to make this possible by optimizing website performance and improving site speeds, and a great way to achieve this is with AMP for WordPress.

Websites were primarily designed for the larger screen. But smaller screens are increasing in number and even overtaking the laptops and personal computers. Mobiles now represent 65% of  digital media time. The hand held devices need pages to load as fast as they do on bigger screens, if not faster.

To meet this demand for fast loading content, apps designed for specific mobile platforms are available on Apple (News), Facebook (Instant Articles) and Snapchat (Discover). Early this year. Google introduced Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP) to speed up mobile content delivery and provide a better user experience.  

 

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Javascript Injection Creates Rogue WordPress Admin User

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Javascript Injection Creates Rogue WordPress Admin User

Earlier this year, we faced a growing volume of infections related to a vulnerability in outdated versions of the Newspaper and Newsmag themes. The infection type was always the same: malicious JavaScript designed to display unauthorized pop-ups or completely redirect visitors to spammy websites, which the hackers then monetized through advertisement views.  

This month we noticed a very interesting variant of this infection. While still related to the same vulnerability on the same outdated versions of Newspaper and Newsmag themes, the malware has been designed to both inject malvertising and take over a WordPress website completely. At the moment, PublicWWW service reports over a thousand sites infected with this latest version of the malware.

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How to Appear in Google Answer Boxes with Your WordPress Site

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How to Appear in Google Answer Boxes with Your WordPress Site:

How to Appear in Google Answer Boxes with Your WordPress Site Last updated on November 30th, 2017 by Editorial Staff 210 SHARES 119 71 0 20 Do you want your articles to appear in Google answer boxes? Answer boxes are Google’s push to answer questions directly on the search results page. In this article, we will explain how to appear in Google Answer Boxes for WordPress users.

24 Must Have WordPress Plugins and Tools for Business Sites

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24 Must Have WordPress Plugins and Tools for Business Sites

24 Must Have WordPress Plugins for Business Websites in 2017 Last updated on March 4th, 2017 by Editorial Staff 8.8K SHARES 7.3k 1.2k 0 288 Many of our users are business owners who often ask us for plugin suggestions. Having the right set of tools can help you take your business to the next level. In this article, we will share the must WordPress plugins for business websites in 2017.

Ultimate WordPress SEO Guide for Beginners (Step by Step)

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Ultimate WordPress SEO Guide for Beginners (Step by Step):

Ultimate WordPress SEO Guide for Beginners (Step by Step) Last updated on January 25th, 2017 by Editorial Staff 1.8K SHARES 1.3k 436 0 81 Improving your WordPress SEO is crucial for getting more traffic to your website. Sadly most WordPress SEO guides are too technical for new users to get started. If you are serious about increasing your website traffic, then you need to pay attention to the WordPress SEO best practices. In this guide, we will share the top WordPress SEO tips to help you improve your WordPress SEO and get more organic traffic.