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SEO Internal Link Shortcode for WordPress

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This plugin allows you to create internal <a> links within your content that will not break when things get renamed or moved. While there are similar plugins available, they do not offer important SEO options.

You can add any HTML attribute to your link as long as it’s prefixed with “attr_”. And because it supports attributes that may not currently exist, it is future proof. Read more

wRECkeR: Responsive Equal-Height Columns and Rows

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Wrecker is a dynamic layout plugin for jQuery that achieves equal-height rows in a grid layout. Similar to a float layout in that excess “cells” are moved to the following “row”. However, unlike, in that columns line up vertically and the cells of each row are equal in height based on their contents, just like a <table>. No static heights required. Read more

Decluttered Elevating Desk

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Apparently, I have a computer job.

Sitting at the desk all day takes its toll on your shoulders and eventually your health, so I decided to purchase an elevating, or “height-adjustable” desk. Exercise aside, I am now healthier, always comfortable and get more work done in less time as I require fewer body breaks.

There was a downside to this, however: the cables! Read more

HTML Minify (WP-HTML-Compression)

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Combining HTML “minification” with cache and HTTP compression will cut down your bandwidth and ensure near-immediate content delivery while increasing your Google rankings.

This plugin will compress your HTML by shortening URLs and removing standard comments and white space; including new lines, carriage returns, tabs and excess spaces. Most importantly, by ignoring <pre>, <textarea>, <script> and Explorer® conditional comment tags, presentation will not be affected. Read more