Friday Link Wrapup – Sliders, Yoast SEO, Security

This week’s WordPress and web marketing links.

Love them or hate them, sliders just aren’t going away. If you’re looking for a slider plugin for WordPress, here’s a fairly new plugin worth checking out: Smart Slider 3. There’s a free version as well as a commercial version with Premium features. For more info, here’s an in-depth review about Smart Slider. From the stellar reviews it sounds like an awesome tool and I’ll be giving it a try myself.

Here is a big, thorough guide for setting up and using Yoast SEO, one of the premier SEO plugins for WordPress.

If you’re concerned about site security and are a DIY type, here are 10 simple tips for securing your WordPress site. Note: you will need to get into the core files and theme to implement all of these.

And finally – yes, I realize it’s June 2016, but this post still has a lot of valuable info. Learn how to do an overhaul of your WordPress site – or maybe put this on the calendar for December!