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WordPress Multisite – a game changer for bigger businesses
Managing multiple websites across several related businesses, locations or brands can be a real pain. Developing and updating each site individually takes considerable time and effort. It’s hard to avoid inconsistencies in brand style and content. Also to ensure security polici...
What you need to know about HPOS – WooCommerce’s new High Performance Order Storage
WooCommerce is introducing a new feature called High Performance Order Storage (HPOS) in August 2023 to improve the performance of online stores. We explore the benefits and implications of this update.
Google Analytics 4: What it is and why you need it
Google Analytics 4 is the next-generation measurement solution for web and app analytics. But what exactly is it, and why do you need it?
Improving e-commerce product galleries
Most E-commerce product galleries look much the same. We think there’s a better and more effective way to present them.
Website usability – some valuable lessons
We have some valuable lessons on website usability from when we built a new website for the NHS Suffolk and NE Essex Integrated Care Board.
Running a WordPress security audit in 2022
It’s incredibly important to keep the security of our systems (and, more importantly, the data within them) under constant review. With that in mind, this post looks at how we audit our WordPress website in 2022.
The case for WooCommerce database optimisation
We look at the options to improve the responsiveness of a site that has begun to slow down, focusing on data optimisation of WooCommerce, the most popular e-commerce platform for WordPress.
What are Core Vitals and how do they impact WordPress websites?
A brief look at what core vitals are and how they impact WordPress-based websites. Core vitals are another example of the ever-changing nature of the web and the importance of websites in embracing these changes for the benefit of their users.
Retrospective project: Sea Life website for Merlin Entertainments
Fifteen years on, I can clearly remember this huge project for Merlin Entertainments. It was the biggest website I’d worked on. The brief had some very challenging creative requirements – which was exciting!
WordPress 5.9 – what’s new?
WordPress 5.9 was released on 25 January 2022. It offers a taste of what the future holds for the world’s most popular content management system. The Wordpress team isn't afraid to make big changes. The 2018 release of Gutenberg, their “Block Editor”, revolutionised the ...
Interop 2022 – helping developers build even better websites
Earlier this month developers from Apple, Bocoup, Google, Igalia, Microsoft and Mozilla announced a new benchmark for cross browser collaboration. This sets new standards for interoperability, enabling underlying web technology to work in the same way on every browser. This is...
How much business can a WooCommerce website handle?
WooCommerce is one of the most popular E-commerce platforms out there. It has a global market share of more than 21% and an ever-increasing adoption rate. But just how scalable is a WooCommerce website? Can it accommodate a shop with 10,000 products? Can it handle h...
How to increase E-commerce sales
The golden rule with eCommerce is to make it as easy as possible for people to buy from your website. This list of useful tips will increase conversions and generate more revenue from your online shop.
Fellowship attend WordCamp London 2019 – The Annual WordPress Conference
As WordPress specialists, the Fellowship team recently attended WordCamp London 2019, for the third year running. Our Digital Account Manager Matt covers a range of topics from some of the sessions we attended.
Why to avoid using third party WordPress themes and a suggestion on a much better alternative
If you know anything about Wordpress, you'll probably know that sites based on it use plugins and themes. Plugins are used to extend the core functionality of Wordpress and themes are used for the presentation (layout and styling) of the website. We love Wordpress here at Fellow...