Does HTTPS Help SEO? Google’s HTTPS Ranking Signal Explained (2026)
In August 2014, Google announced that HTTPS would be a lightweight HTTPS ranking signal, affecting fewer than 1% of searches…
Blogging
Practical blogging guides for 2026: starting a blog, WordPress, writing content readers love, growing traffic and earning from your site.
How to Fix 403 Forbidden Error in WordPress and .htaccess (2026)
In April 2007, while travelling between cities, I checked my site and found a 403 forbidden error on every page….
Fix “Allowed Memory Size Exhausted” Error in WordPress (2026)
When WordPress 3.0 launched in June 2010, many bloggers on shared hosting saw upgrades fail with “Fatal error: Allowed memory…
How to Stop a WordPress Brute Force Attack: 8 Proven Steps (2026)
In April 2013, a botnet using over 90,000 IP addresses hammered WordPress sites worldwide, guessing passwords for the “admin” account….
How to Add a Meta Description in WordPress (With or Without a Plugin, 2026)
In 2006 WordPress didn’t create a meta description for each post, so we edited header.php and used conditional tags to…
Hide WordPress Version: How to Remove It (and Why Updating Matters More)
Back in 2007, I was chatting with several WordPress bloggers who were putting off a security upgrade because, they said,…
How to Add Nofollow Links in WordPress (Block Editor, 2026)
I often need to add nofollow to post links, and for years that meant switching to the text editor and…
What is Gravatar? How to Get a Gravatar for Blog Comments (2026)
Ever noticed small profile pictures next to comments on blogs, while yours shows a grey default image? That’s Gravatar, short…
TinEye Reverse Image Search: How to Use It and Find Copied Photos (2026)
When TinEye launched in private beta in May 2008, it was one of the first search engines that let you…
