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How I built this WordPress website?
Explanation of the custom codes, themes and plugins I’ve used to make my websites look and work nicely.
Porkbun Easy WordPress hosting review
My testing and experience with Porkbun’s WordPress hosting. User-friendliness, technical support, performance, stability etc.
Website and brand redesign
User interface and visual re-design of BikeGremlin websites and YouTube channels.
DirectAdmin reseller hosting backup automation
How to automate user account backups with DirectAdmin reseller hosting? Configuring and scheduling backups to a Hetzner Storage Box.
cPanel reseller hosting backup automation
How to create automated backups of all the websites under one cPanel reseller hosting account. What is the best way to do it – on a budget.
Hetzner Storage Box explained
What is a Hetzner Storage Box? Is it a good choice for cloud FTP storage? How to configure and use it?
Reseller hosting – explained
What is reseller hosting? How does it relate to shared hosting? Who is it good for?
Shared hosting explained
What is shared hosting? What can you expect from a good quality shared hosting? Is it good even for high-resource websites, or must they use a VPS?
Hosting server location impact on website speed
What impact does a hosting server’s geographical location have on website speed, i.e. page load times for users from different continents? Case study.
Web-hosting technical support improvement
“What is one core aspect of the support experience you would change?” An interesting question. How could good technical support be further improved?
Windscribe VPN review – my experience
My experience with Windscribe VPN service. Sort of a review – but longer, more boring, with many details.
Initial WordPress configuration
My usual initial WordPress website setup (configuration). Including the basic security, optimization, and plugin & theme choice
Google Analytics WordPress LiteSpeed problem
How to fix Google Analytics problem with WordPress – caused by LiteSpeed caching plugin
All-in-One WP Migration – website migration
WordPress website migration, or cloning, using All-In-One WP Migration plugin – the free version.
How to make a good website
How to make a good quality website. More precisely: how I made BikeGremlin. How I write articles (“content”), do optimizations, do SEO…
The SEO Framework (TSF) Pro review
My experience with the Pro version of The SEO Framework (TSF). How to install it (the Extension Manager), configure it, and what its like, how good is it?
Softaculous WordPress staging and management
How to easily create a staging WordPress website, or clone a website using Softaculous tool in cPanel, or DirectAdmin hosting control panel
Questions and answers
I/O Gremlin page for questions and answers – for things you don’t find on the website
New cPanel price rise – 2021
A new cPanel price rise has been officially announced for the start of the year 2021. How will it impact hosting providers, and their customers?
The Best WordPress Theme
Which WordPress theme is the best? Whether you’re making a hair saloon, mechanics workshop, or a library website – how to find a good WordPress theme?
The SEO Framework (TSF) review
My experience with The SEO Framework WordPress plugin: pros and cons compared to Yoast, how it’s used, configured, and other stuff worth knowing
How to add WooCommerce categories to main menu
Step by step instructions on how to add WooCommerce product categories to WordPress main menu
Iphone SE 2020 vs the old SE
New (2020) iPhone SE, vs “the old SE” (from 2016). My real life – real use experience after having owned the newer one for some months.
How to change WordPress media page slug (URL)
How to change/edit WordPress media page URL (slug). Step-by-step instructions with screen-shots.
Raiffeisen Bank e-banking
My experience with Serbian Raiffeisen Bank e-banking services – as well as the other Raiffeisen Bank services.
Komercijalna bank e-banking
My experience with e-banking, and with other services, of Komercijalna Bank of Serbia.
Banca Intesa e-banking experience
My thoughts and experience with Serbian Banca Intesa e-banking services – and with their services in general.
E-banking in Serbia
Electronic banking (“e-banking”) in Serbia – my thoughts and experience in general, after having used it with several different banks over the last 10+ years
Making a WordPress site [07] Visual and functional design
How-to for making a WordPress website – visual design of a website and, more importantly, designing the required website functionality.
Porkbun domain registrar review
My experience (review) with Porkbun domain registrar. User interface, technical support, prices, domain transfer and general notes.
Namecheap domain registrar review
My experience (and review of) with Namecheap domain registrar. Reliability, user interface, technical support, prices and general impression.
ionos (1and1) domain registrar review
My review (and experience with) of ionos (formerly known as 1and1) domain registrar. Prices, user interface and general notes.
Website SEO – How NOT to do it
How to NOT do website SEO. A practical example of what I would consider a harmful strategy, at least in the long-run.
E-mail security habits
How to stay safe when working with e-mails. How to recognize false (spoofed) e-mails. Checking e-mail headers, DKIM, SPF…
Website testing methods
How I do website testing, in order to confirm whether an optimization method is a good one. As well as to test and compare different WordPress plugins.
Making a WP site [06] Staging and development
Development of a WordPress website – how to create a staging/development environment and start the process of a website development.
PhpMyAdmin database creation and user privileges
How to create a database using PhpMyAdmin and how to assign database privileges to users.
The SEO Framework vs Yoast SEO
Comparison of two popular WordPress SEO plugins: The SEO Framework and Yoast SEO. How to migrate from one to the other and how do they compare.
.com price hike – where is the Internet going?
.com domain price hike. Which direction is (or has been) the Internet going – in my opinion?
Free vs paid SSL/TLS certificates
The difference between the free and paid for SSL/TLS certificates. DV, OV and EV certificates explained. Is Let’s Encrypt safe etc.
Domain and website securing
How to secure your domain and your website (contents) from being taken. Whether building your own website, or hiring a freelancer / developer.
Hosted email service pros and cons
Pros and cons of using a hosted (and paid) email service, compared to using email with your (shared / reseller) hosting provider.
WordFence setup
How to configure WordFence security plugin, so that your WordPress website is safe, but also to make WordFence resource usage as low as possible.
Making a WordPress site [05] Hosting setup and SSL
How to connect a registered domain with a hosting account, set up nameservers and DNS and install SSL/TLS certificates.
SEO backlinks and links explained
Explanation on backlings and internal links in terms of SEO (Search Engine Optimization). How to build links properly and how it relates to SEO in general.
Cloudflare DNS setup explained
How to set up DNS for a website using Cloudflare. Explained in detail.
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