Planning a large website? Start as you mean to go on.
When building and managing websites on WordPress, Elementor has emerged as a leading page builder amongst a range of similar…
Optimising Your WordPress Website for SEO: Best Practices
What is SEO Anyway? In short optimising your WordPress website for SEO means doing a bunch of very technical things…
How to Brief Your Developers: A Guide
Everyone just wants to get along. Knowing how to brief your developers on a website project is a pretty useful…
Using WordPress Widgets to Improve User Experience
Your website doesn’t need to be basic. Including WordPress widgets for user experience can make all the difference for your…
The Role of Images in WordPress Website Design
People like them. Ideally you need images in your WordPress website design to add a bit of spice to it….
Incorporating Social Media into Your WordPress Website
Networking can do wonders for your website. And social media in WordPress can do the most! A lot of people…
The Role of WordPress in Content Marketing Strategy
Keep everything nice and neat and all in one place. WordPress in content marketing is bigger than you think. The…
Mobile Optimisation for Your WordPress Site: Tips and Tricks
A whopping 1 in 5 internet users only use their phones. Mobile optimisation for WordPress is no easy task, but…
The main reason to give your WordPress agency a budget
Budgets, budgets, budgets. Having been in web development for over 25 years, it still surprises me when we are asked…
Designing a User-Friendly WordPress E-commerce Site
WordPress E-commerce is a great way to start an online store. However, if you’ve never dealt with WordPress before, you…
Enhancing Your WordPress Website with Custom CSS
Does your WordPress site look like all other WordPress sites? Sometimes you are completely restricted by the theme you choose….
10 Ways to Improve Your WordPress Website’s Mobile Experience
It’s so easy to do. Such a large portion of site traffic comes from mobile devices, so it would be…
Understanding the WordPress REST API
Why we love WordPress. Thanks to its REST API, developers now have an easy way to interact with sites with…
Optimising your WordPress website for local SEO
If your business is targeting customers on your doorstep, then the internet might not be your first port of call….
WordPress Website Accessibility Explained
Everybody deserves to hear what you’ve got to say. And you’re in luck, because WordPress stands out as the best…
WordPress Tips for New Users
Welcome to WordPress. Even if you’re not going into HTML or PHP to edit your site, there’s still a lot…
How to Monitor Your WordPress Site Analytics: A Basic Guide
So you’ve made the site. Maybe it’s not doing as well as you had hoped, or it’s no longer picking…
Designing a User-Friendly WordPress Blog Layout
Don’t make things unnecessarily complicated. It does no one any favours. The blog posts you create need to be easy…
How Website Structure Impacts WordPress SEO
Look into the Small but Obvious Details Site structure is very often overlooked. It’s actually a super important factor in…
Things to consider when choosing a web agency
Web design agencies are two-a-penny, so how do you make sure you pick the right one for your project? It’s…
Creating an effective content strategy for your website
A well-defined content strategy is a roadmap for creating and delivering relevant, valuable, and engaging content to your customers. It…
The Benefits of Choosing WordPress for Your Website Design
You’re nobody until somebody Googles you! In today’s digital age, a strong online presence is crucial for businesses and individuals….
How to Choose the Right Hosting for Your Website
Choosing the right hosting is crucial for the performance, security, and success of your website. Here are some factors to…
The Basics of Creating an SEO-friendly website
For those who don’t know much about how search engines work, we understand how difficult it can be to see…
How to Effectively Use the WordPress Block Editor
Here at Toast, we use our own theme to create a custom editing environment for your content around custom Gutenberg…
How to Improve the Speed of Your WordPress Website
Choose the right hosting Possibly the biggest factor governing your website’s speed is where you’ve decided to host it. Not…
A Beginners Guide to WordPress Site Maintenance
Site maintenance focuses on keeping updates in order, checking for glitches, and solving all issues with the site: so it’s…
Why a web design agency needs to know a client’s budget
To determine if they are a good fit for the project One of the first things a web design agency…
Things to Consider When Re-platforming to WordPress
There are several things that you need to consider before making the switch. In this article, we’re going to explore…
How custom Gutenberg blocks can make content editing easy.
WordPress is trying to make everything editable for users that want to endlessly tinker with their websites, but what if…
Is full site editing in WordPress the best thing for your business website?
Full site editing is an awesome new built-in feature in WordPress 5.9, it brings to WordPress what plugins like Elementor…
What do you get for your money when it comes to web design?
Ever wondered how web design agencies work out what to charge you for your website project?
Facebook’s Outage; how it can happen to even the best of us
When Facebook was down for over five hours, there were a lot of people that weren’t impressed – so what…
How much should a website cost?
How much should your new website cost? It depends on what your budget is…
5 Top WordPress Plugins to boost your website
WordPress powers 35% of all websites on the internet. This stat indicates how good WordPress is (it’s the best) and…
10 reasons to move your website WordPress
That’s up 2% from just twelve months ago. So why does WordPress make such a great platform for your website?…
How to get your first job in the design industry
Starting a design career can be daunting, and something a lot of people are struggling with. I recently read an…
How to get your online store Christmas-ready
Want to know how to survive the Christmas business period? Well, it’s that time of year again! I know we…
Should I update my WordPress version?
If you run your own site or are thinking about getting one created, you need to might’ve heard people saying…
10 Tips for working with a web design agency
Getting the best out of your web designer means you get a better website.
Securing your WordPress website
If you, like a lot of people, started to think about securing your WordPress website after their site has been hacked, but it is something you should consider from day one.
The difference between wordpress.com and wordpress.org
Thinking about a hosted WordPress.com site instead of a custom-built one? This blog sets out the differences.
Need a bespoke WordPress theme?
Having a bespoke WordPress theme developed means that your site will do everything you need and nothing you don’t.This makes a huge difference if you are managing an important site.
Key things to look out for when choosing a web agency
Check out our top tips to ensure that you find your perfect partner. A new website could be the biggest business investment you make this year.
Why WooCommerce is the best choice for your Ecommerce site
WooCommerce is one of the best e-commerce options for WordPress.
How much does a WooCommerce website cost?
WooCommerce is an affordable enterprise-level e-commerce plugin for WordPress.
Custom themes for WordPress
Custom theme development for WordPress means you get exactly what you need, and not loads of stuff you don’t.
Re-platforming to WordPress
If your website is sitting on an old CMS and is just a pain to update, consider moving to WordPress – it will make managing your site much easier.
Charity website design
WordPress makes the perfect CMS for charities, NPFs and NGOs – we can help you build the perfect site.
WooCommerce site improvements
Toast can help you to improve your Woocommerce WordPress website.
