SMTP Settings for Popular Email Providers
One table with the SMTP server, port, security type and login for popular email providers, plus how to pick the right one, what the ports mean and how to test them.
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Free Business Email With Your Own Domain
Which email providers let you use your own domain for free, what each free route leaves out, when paying makes sense, and how to set up DNS and WordPress.
What Is an SPF Record?
A plain guide to SPF: the DNS line that says which servers may send email for your domain, how to add it, plus fixes for exposed emails, unsafe links and ads.txt.
Viewport Meta Tag: Make Your Site Mobile Friendly
What the viewport meta tag does, the exact line to paste into your page head, why blocking zoom hurts visitors, and quick fixes for media queries, lang, charset and old tags.
Soft 404 Errors, Noindex and Blocked Pages
What a soft 404 error is, how a stray noindex tag or robots.txt rule hides pages from Google, and the exact fixes for Apache, WordPress and simple PHP sites.
How to Enable Gzip Compression and Browser Caching
Two short .htaccess blocks turn on gzip compression and browser caching. Copy the code, back up first, and check the headers in DevTools to confirm it works.
Open Graph Tags for Beginners
Open Graph tags decide the picture, title and text people see when your link is shared. Copy the tags, use a 1200×630 image and test the card in minutes.
www vs non-www: Pick One and Redirect
Google ranks www and non-www the same. What hurts is when both open your site. Pick one, redirect the other in one jump with .htaccess, and check HTTP/2.
What Is a Canonical Tag?
A canonical tag tells Google which address is the main one when the same page loads at several URLs. Here is how to add it, what breaks it and how to check it.
How to Create an XML Sitemap
Learn how to create an XML sitemap step by step: what goes in the file, which pages to leave out, size limits, and how to add it to robots.txt and Search Console.
Schema Markup for Beginners
What schema markup is in plain words, which JSON-LD types a small site needs, how to add them to WordPress or a PHP site, and how to test them for errors.
Core Web Vitals for Beginners
What LCP, INP and CLS mean in plain words, the scores Google calls good, and step-by-step fixes for slow images, heavy scripts and pages that jump while they load.
