WebUser 01 May 2019

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If you have more than oneWordPresswebsite, it can be annoyingto have to visit each oneto manage backups

and pending plugin and theme updates. WPRemote’swebsite-and-plugincombo solves the problemfor you

Try building aVoogwebsite
There are plenty of online
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adaptwell to visitors on mobile
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Find out more about your
visitors
Have you ever wondered who the
visitorsto your site are? You can
find out all about them using
Google Analytics (analytics
.google.com). Goto your site in

Analytics and clickAudience. The

Overview section breaks down

which languages they speak, but

it’s worthexploring the submenus

belowfor loads more interesting

information.The Demographics

option breaks down their age and

gender, while Intereststells you

what other things they’re into.

You can also find out which

browsers and devices they’re

usingto access your site.

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Gotowpremote.comand click the

‘Add your first site’ button.You have

to register for an account, then the WP

Remote dashboard opens. ClickAdd

Site.^1 Fill in theform^2 (leave the

company section blank ifyou aren’t

one),copy the APIkeyand click the

Install Plugin button.

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Fromyour WordPress dashboard,

click the Install Now button, then

clickActivate when it appears. On the

Plugins page, paste the APIkeyinto the

box^1 and click Save APIKey.^2 Click the

WPRemoteRefresh buttonto get the

WPRemote dashboard.Add new sites

by clicking thecog button.

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WPRemote shows whether any of

your sites needattention. Green

sites are fine,^1 whileyellow sites have

updates pending.^2 Control updates

from the Updates tab, or select the

Plugins andThemes tabs^3 to view

them independently.You can also use

it as a backuptool, ifyou haven’t

already got one.

Specialist tips, top tools and practical help

Build a Better Site

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Web-building Helpdesk

Q

I spenda lot of timeworrying

about myGoogle rank. AmI

wastingmytimeor is it

important?

CharlesBranson, via email

A

Most peoplearrive at websites from

search engines, so a goodranking

on Google is still really important.

You can see how many of your visi tors come

fromGoogle if you use atool like Analytics

(analytics.google.com). If it’s not a large

proportion, then you either need to worry

that you’re missing themor decide that you

don’t needthem.

Google is still the king

of search but it might not

last forever. Rival search

engines such as

DuckDuckGo (duckduckgo

.com) are continuing to gain popularity.

Getting in early on the next big thing could

proveadvantageous in the future.

Andy Shaw, Technical & ReviewsEditor,

Web User

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