If you are a conscientious system administrator, you have probably already wondered how you can make your files secure. Nowadays, as system attacks get more and more frequent, it isn’t probably a bad idea to think about encrypting your files.…
As a system administrator, you are probably dealing with a lot of services every day. On Linux, services are used for many different purposes. They may be used in order to start a SSH server on your machine or they…
On Linux, the root account is probably one of the most powerful accounts that there is. Considered the most privileged account on a Unix system, root can perform any tasks needed for system administration. Navigating a specific folder, killing any…
In Git, branches are commonly used in order to have a development separated from your main workflow. In software engineering teams, it is quite common to have a specific workflow implemented. You may choose for example to have one branch…
If you use the Divi theme or Divi Builder, you’ll regularly work with modules. They are the building blocks within the theme that enable you to add page elements, style them, control them and utilize them to create beautiful websites.…
Recently, Google CEO Sundar Pichai was called to testify in front of Congress about potential bias in Google’s algorithms. This isn’t the first time Google has been accused of bias and likely will not be the last time. Google alleges…
Bounce rate is the percentage of visitors that take no further action after landing on a webpage, like clicking through to another page, leaving a comment, or adding an item to their cart. It’s a great metric to measure user…
More people than ever are searching by voice. So it’s no surprise that the question on everyone’s lips is: ‘Hey Google, how do I optimize for voice search?’ It’s a fair question, but is it even possible? In this post,…
Since its original launch in 2003, WordPress has evolved from a simple blogging tool into a powerful and popular website builder and a comprehensive CMS (content management system) used by about 38% of the websites on the web! Given its…
Most people approach affiliate keyword research all wrong. They look for low competition keywords, write a blog post, then shoehorn in as many affiliate links as possible. This approach tends to be lots of traffic, but no clicks, conversions, or…
This tutorial focuses on how to create swap space on Ubuntu 20.04 using a swap partition or a swap file. For system administrators, it is quite common for servers to run out of RAM. In some cases, you may have…
Everyone knows that page speed is important. It’s a confirmed Google ranking factor on desktop and mobile, impacts user experience, and can have a direct effect on your bottom line. But slow WordPress websites are a common issue. Here’s the mobile score…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to link building, a picture can quite literally be worth a thousand links. For example, take this simple comic from xkcd: According to Ahrefs’ Site Explorer, it has…
Divi is an incredibly popular WordPress theme with many thousands of active users. It has a range of prebuilt websites and its own drag and drop page builder, Divi Builder, designed to let you build amazing websites with the minimum…
This article focuses on installing the latest version of Grafana on an Ubuntu 20.04 server. Recently, Grafana Labs released a brand new version of Grafana : v7.0 This new version featured a whole set of different features : namely a…
Structured data is a standardized way to provide information about a web page. It helps search engines like Google to better understand what your content is about. But what’s in it for you, and how do you implement it? Let’s…
CollectiveRay has been featured in several prestigious web design publications, including SitePoint, CSS-Tricks, WPMUDEV, WebDesignerDepot, WebDesignLedger to name only a few, but the list keeps on growing. Our most recent award has been the selection of our site and services…
Technical SEO is the process of optimizing your website to help search engines like Google find, understand, and index your pages. Although modern search engines like Google are relatively good at discovering and understanding content, they’re far from perfect. Technical issues…
Enterprise SEO can be defined by the size of the company or website, the complexity of the technology or teams, or by global operations. The goal is to increase visibility for these companies in organic search results. How do you know…
If you’re a WordPress user, WooCommerce needs no introduction. It is one of the most customizable eCommerce platforms on the market and runs a significant portion of commerce across the world online. But what if you want to use a…