How you caption photos on your website is very important, for both people and ‘bots. Did you know that studies suggest people read captions more than they read page headlines? Captions can also work with image alt text, which tells browser search engines, which can’t see images, what they depict
If you’re a photographer who has been using digital cameras for any length of time, and you have a photography website built on WordPress, this article is a must-read. It concerns EXIF data; which you may know of, if only in broad strokes. We unpack exactly what EXIF data is,
In a previous article we looked at the accelerating trend of mobile-friendly shopping in ecommerce, which is set to outpace desktop shopping soon. With more than half the world’s population now accessing the Internet via mobile it’s imperative for you, as the owner of an online store, to optimise it
If you run an online store of any kind, you need to keep your finger on the pulse of current and emerging ecommerce trends – and the big trend we’re looking into here is mobile commerce. The growth in mobile commerce, which really took off from about 2015, continues to
WordPress is such a popular CMS for website owners that it powers over 30% of websites on the Internet. A WordPress site is a great way to give your brand online exposure but, if you want to launch a profitable online store in WordPress, you’ll need to invest in some
Images are not just on your website for visual appeal, or to encourage engagement with your content; they also play a role in ensuring robust SEO, when properly optimised for search engines. In this week’s must-read, we cover the essentials of image SEO in a WordPress website. But haven’t we
Using a product gallery can have a major impact on the success of your online store. Whether you’re selling clothes, beauty products, photos, artwork or anything really, a product gallery can really help you showcase and promote your products. But what do we mean by a product gallery? And how
Nowadays, promoting a product or service across multiple platforms is important for increasing eCommerce sales. As a rule, two-thirds of customers use multiple channels for purchases. It makes sense to build your own eCommerce site, from which you can sell your own products (without paying any commission). With WordPress and
There is no doubt that more people will be doing online shopping, this socially distanced festive season, than at any time in history (data from Adobe Analytics shows that the last holiday season saw two years’ worth of ecommerce growth in a single year). While Jeff and the retail giants
Yes, but with qualification. As a professional photographer, or anyone selling images online, watermarking is a good protective measure against the theft of your intellectual property – but it is not something that you should use all of the time, and there are best practices to follow when you watermark
It might be hard for you to know if your website is high-quality. As a website owner, you will want to appeal to your customers. You need to make sure that you are giving them a great experience. That will guarantee that they will stay on your website longer, and
Building a WordPress website is not just about the written content. It also involves images, which can take up around 60% or more of a site’s bandwidth. You might think that adding images to your site is as simple as selecting and uploading them – but it’s a bit more
Black Friday, and the end-of-year sale season, are nearly upon us. Kicking off with Halloween at the end of October, and followed closely by Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) at the end of November, the year’s big sales come to a close with Christmas and New Years. It’s a chance
Online shopping is convenient for its ease and speed, and is becoming more and more popular. And one of the most important factors of online shopping is ecommerce photography. This plays a big role in ecommerce, as a picture is the first thing that a potential buyer pays attention to.
You can buy almost anything nowadays, “from the comfort of your home”. From a website that sells prison apparel to this popular online store for edible insects, more and more small stores and businesses are moving online. This digital migration was underway well before the global COVID-19 pandemic, but the
Your business website is an online platform that lets you reach and sell your products to a wider range of audiences. In order to achieve these goals well, you need to consider a number of aspects before moving your business online. For instance, you have to decide if you want
If you’re serious about engaging your audience, then you’ll know that images are an essential element on your WordPress website. But using images can be detrimental to your page speed. One of the best ways to avoid this trap is to use an image optimization plugin. Large images can take
July’s news that thousands of websites were put at risk following a vulnerability in an essential WordPress plugin has left many users worried about their site security. The vulnerability was discovered by staff at Wordfence, and enabled hackers to upload files to targeted sites. No matter what your site’s purpose is, knowing how
FooGallery PRO’s Polaroid template is both versatile and fun. With this gallery layout, you can create a unique and interesting WordPress gallery that really makes your photos stand out. The Polaroid frame, together with the photo ‘labels’, give your gallery a unique style. This layout has a built-in effect that
With FooGallery, creating a unique photo gallery is simple. You can even do this just by using the hover effects! Of course, there are some other settings you can use as well to create a WOW factor for your WordPress website. We’ve put together a gallery that does just this.
WFH, or Working From Home, is now something we are all getting to grips with. This might sound appealing to some of us – fewer distractions, no commuting, and you can wear your pajamas all day if you really want. But it comes with some unique difficulties. Especially, if you’re
Whether you’re introducing your company, explaining a product or hoping to convert readers into buyers, video can be a helpful tool. In fact, there are plenty of benefits when it comes to using video, but you need to use the right tools. One way to get the job done is
Using a scheduling or booking plugin on your WordPress site can make for a more efficient photography business. Automating your bookings, allowing visitors to view your calendar or allowing customers to make online payments are all efficient ways to reduce your workload while improving user experience. To help you find
We’ve been on a mission. And anyone who’s visited FooPlugins more than once in the last few months will probably have noticed the changes. We’ve been revising, editing and trying out new things to make sure our site is user-friendly. But we made a mistake one month, in all of
A Beginner’s Guide to using a WordPress Lightbox Plugin What is a lightbox? If you thought it had something to do with taking photos, well, you wouldn’t be wrong. But in the world of WordPress, a lightbox is something quite different. So, we’re going to walk you through the basics
