designICU Blog – designICU https://designicu.com Design for Thoughtful Brands Wed, 21 May 2025 17:42:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://designicu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/cropped-designICU.favicon-480x480.png designICU Blog – designICU https://designicu.com 32 32 2351151 Best WordPress Plugins for Most Websites: SEO, forms, analytics and performance (2025 Edition) https://designicu.com/best-wordpress-plugins/ Wed, 07 May 2025 05:03:15 +0000 https://designicu.com/?p=230336 There are thousands of WordPress plugins. Many “best WordPress plugins” lists throw the kitchen sink at you. But after designing and building WordPress sites for over 15 years, I’ve found that most websites only need a handful of carefully chosen …

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]]> There are thousands of WordPress plugins. Many “best WordPress plugins” lists throw the kitchen sink at you. But after designing and building WordPress sites for over 15 years, I’ve found that most websites only need a handful of carefully chosen …

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]]> 230336 How to Align Images with Text Wrapping in WordPress (Without Breaking Your Layout) https://designicu.com/align-image-with-text-wrapping-in-wordpress/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:13:50 +0000 https://designicu.com/?p=230313 f you’ve ever struggled to align an image with text wrapping in WordPress and make it look exactly right on both desktop and mobile, you’re not alone. One of the most common frustrations when working with images in the WordPress …

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]]> f you’ve ever struggled to align an image with text wrapping in WordPress and make it look exactly right on both desktop and mobile, you’re not alone. One of the most common frustrations when working with images in the WordPress …

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]]> 230313 Why Are My Emails Going to Spam? (Plain-English Guide to Fixing Your SPF, DKIM & DMARC) https://designicu.com/emails-going-to-spam-spf-dkim-dmarc/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:42:57 +0000 https://designicu.com/?p=229972 If you’re sending emails from your website and they’re ending up in people’s spam folders, you’re not alone. Emails going to spam is a common problem for small businesses, nonprofits, and anyone sending emails through custom domains like hello@yourdomain.com.…

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]]> If you’re sending emails from your website and they’re ending up in people’s spam folders, you’re not alone. Emails going to spam is a common problem for small businesses, nonprofits, and anyone sending emails through custom domains like hello@yourdomain.com.…

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]]> 229972 Hate GA4? Me too. This is the best Google Analytics alternative for WordPress https://designicu.com/google-analytics-alternative-for-wordpress/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:45 +0000 https://designicu.com/?p=1627 To say that interacting with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) has been a challenging and maddening experience these last few years is putting things mildly.

Tricky setup, convoluted reporting, declining accuracy. It’s become less and less useful for regular site owners …

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]]> To say that interacting with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) has been a challenging and maddening experience these last few years is putting things mildly.

Tricky setup, convoluted reporting, declining accuracy. It’s become less and less useful for regular site owners …

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]]> 1627 Big win for WordPress community: court grants WP Engine injunction against Automattic https://designicu.com/wordpress-injunction-against-automattic/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:27:05 +0000 https://designicu.com/?p=1632 It’s very encouraging to see the courts upholding common sense in favor of the broader WordPress community.

Recently, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern California District Court granted WP Engine’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. …

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]]> It’s very encouraging to see the courts upholding common sense in favor of the broader WordPress community.

Recently, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern California District Court granted WP Engine’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. …

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