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Where to Get WordPress Customer Service: Maintenance and Customization

By Colin Newcomer3 Comments

Ever wish there was a WordPress customer service number you could call? Like whenever you hit a snag, just call up and say, “Hey Mr. WordPress, fix my site please”. That would be pretty awesome, right? There’s just one problem…

It doesn’t exist. At least not officially.

But the fact that there’s no official WordPress customer service for the self-hosted version doesn’t mean there aren’t places you can get help with WordPress. There are plenty of WordPress support services out there. And that’s what I’ll be digging into in this article.

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WordPress Alternatives: 8 Competitors Worth Checking Out (Updated May 2019)

By Colin Newcomer8 Comments

Ok, so if you’re at least a little bit aware of your surroundings, you’ve probably seen the word “WordPress” plastered in at least a few different places on this site. But as awesome as WordPress is (and as much as we might love it), it’s far from the only CMS out there.

Yes, despite the fact that over 27% of the web now uses WordPress, there is indeed a world outside WordPress.

In today’s post, I’m going to explore that world and dish out some of the best WordPress alternatives available in 2017. I can’t promise you that I’m not going to tell you to still use WordPress at the end of the post…but until then, I swear that I’ll be objective!

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Eradicate Dead Links With a Broken Link Checker for WordPress

By Colin Newcomer1 Comment

Picture this:

You’re searching for a blog post that helps you solve a problem which has been nagging you for hours. You think you’ve finally found it. Halfway through, the author references a case study that sounds like exactly what you need. Hallelujah!

You click, expecting to finally find the answer and…

ERROR. 404 Page. Broken link.

It makes you want to chuck the laptop out the window, doesn’t it? And guess what – it’s the same for the people who visit your WordPress blog and find broken links.

No matter how fastidious you are when crafting your content, the Internet is an impermanent place. So it’s easy for old content to wrack up broken links. But with a broken link checker for WordPress, you can instantly catch broken links to prevent them from destroying your site’s user experience.

In this post, I’ll give you a tutorial for finding and fixing all of the broken links on your WordPress site.

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15 Reliable Places to Find WordPress Jobs – Full Time, Remote + More!

By Colin Newcomer3 Comments

Looking to find WordPress jobs? Because of how massively popular WordPress has become, there’s plenty of work out there.

But to get that work, you have to actually be able to find it. And sometimes that can be the hard part, right? See, there’s no single “source” for WordPress jobs. Instead, you have to scour the Internet to find work….

Or, you could skip the scouring and just read this post. Because in just a few seconds, I’m going to lay out 15 different places where you can find WordPress jobs. So whether you’re a seasoned developer or have other WordPress skills to bring to the table, keep reading to learn about all of the places where you can find work.

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How to Set Up An Appointment Booking Calendar With WordPress

By Colin Newcomer3 Comments

Need to set up an appointment booking calendar for your WordPress site? Most of our themes are built for businesses, so we know how important a reliable scheduling system is.

In this post, I’ll take you through how to set up an appointment booking calendar using the free version of a plugin called BirchPress. Then, at the end, I’ll offer up a few other plugins that might be a better choice depending on your exact situation.

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