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  • The Importance of Having Related Posts in WordPress
    Last updated on April 9th, 2026 by Tan Nguyen

    The Importance of Having Related Posts in WordPress

    Often you visit a website and at the end of the article there is a list of related posts or sometimes you can already see it right on top of the page & also the bottom too. Its purpose is to help you explore more contents on that website instead of leaving after reading just the first post. See! that could be a great strategy everyone should use right now if you haven’t done so. But that’s not it, we still have more for you. And if you are all set to boom the traffic at your website, without having…

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  • Which WordPress Plugins are Slowing Down your Website?
    Last updated on April 11th, 2026 by Tan Nguyen

    Which WordPress Plugins are Slowing Down your Website?

    Have you ever heard of the term “Less is More”? This is one of my favorite terms that I always applied to web designing and my own blog, especially when it’s running on the WordPress platform. The reason behind that is having only one or two main plugins will help my website run way faster without doing optimization. Before building a website, it must be a priority that it has to be fast loading and not cracking up on different devices. In order to do this, it must be noted that the major reason slowing down a WordPress website are…

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  • Is WP Rocket Still the Best WordPress Cache Plugin in 2026?  
    Last updated on June 18th, 2026 by captain

    Is WP Rocket Still the Best WordPress Cache Plugin in 2026?  

    A slow website costs you valuable leads and conversions every second. Installing a dedicated caching plugin fixes this by caching static pages, instantly reducing server load times. While hundreds of speed tools crowd the market, the WP Rocket cache plugin remains the premier choice for non-technical users who need reliable, low-maintenance optimization. In this blog, I will analyze core features, pricing tiers, and setup complexity. This will help uncover what works out of the box and what requires manual configuration.

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  • How to check a specific plugin is activated or not ?
    Last updated on April 8th, 2026 by captain

    How to check a specific plugin is activated or not ?

    While working on the EDD (Easy Digital Downloads) add-on of Analytify, I was looking for a way to check if the Easy Digital Downloads plugin is already activated or not. So, a message should appear to our users that “They should activate Easy Digital Downloads to make the Analytify for EDD work properly. “ Almost every plugin has a class name, we can use the PHP function ‘class_exists‘ to know if it exists or not. Following is the code which can be used to check a plugin is activate or not. add_action( ‘admin_notices’, array( &$this, ‘analytify_edd_plugin_notices’ )); public function analytify_edd_plugin_notices()…

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