WordPress Updates and Security

by Cory Ballentine


April 6, 2023



Maintaining and securing your WordPress website is essential to ensure peace of mind and protect it from potential security threats. In this article, we’ll discuss some best practices for peace of mind maintenance and security updates for your WordPress website. With Boulder Web Solutions’s ‘Peace of Mind’ Update & Maintenance Plan, you can leave the worry to us.   Get your ‘Peace of Mind’ Update & Maintenance Plan   Keep your WordPress core and plugins updated One of the easiest … read more »

Update All Plan

by Cory Ballentine


August 14, 2018



To make sure your website and plugins won’t break after automated updates, changes to code, or abandoned plugins, it is strongly recommended that you manage the updates accordingly with full testing. We can help you prepare and get ahead with two options: Sign up for a subscription plan to keep all updates current, test and resolve plugin compatibility issues, and perform regular maintenance for your website. Only $65 per month – click for more info One-time 5.0 update plan audits … read more »

Big WordPress updates are coming – are you ready?

by Cory Ballentine




WordPress 5.0 is launching soon and this will be a huge update! By far, the biggest change will be the Gutenberg system for editing pages and posts. This new editor will be extremely powerful for the common user to manage, without needing HTML or CSS coding knowledge. While this new visual interface will make editing much easier, there are other issue to prepare for. I feel the most important consideration is plugin compatibility. Many websites employ multiple plugins, along with … read more »

Is your website mobile friendly?

by Cory Ballentine


October 17, 2016



Did you know that 65% of all digital media time is now spent on mobile devices and smart phones? If your website is not already optimized, it would greatly benefit from a mobile ‘touch up’ so you don’t lose visitors or turn away potential traffic or sales. We develop all new sites with responsive design in mind, right from the beginning, however, older sites that were built before mobile design was so important (or even existed!) should be updated. Boulder Web Solutions … read more »

Google Calendar invites using alternate email addresses

by Cory Ballentine


March 17, 2016



Today I had a wonderful client of mine ask if it was possible to receive Google Calendar invitations that were sent to her other email account, such as a forwarder or other email provider. UPDATE * 1.24.23 There are a few ways to share Google Calendar invites using alternate email addresses: Add the alternate email address as a guest: When creating a new event, click on the “Add guests” field and enter the alternate email address. The invite will be … read more »

Writing content for your small business website

by Cory Ballentine


December 24, 2013



We have built or worked on hundreds of small business websites over the years and often we find clients struggling to write and collect content for their website pages. Here are some helpful tips to getting started… Be Concise. People tend to scan rather than read every word so don’t waste space with rambling commentary. If eyes gloss over when reading to a friend you’ve overdone it. Be Relevant. Write specifics about your business, industry and market. You know your … read more »