How to Choose the Best WordPress Development Company for Casinos: 20 Questions to Ask

If you are searching for the best WordPress development company for casinos, you are not just looking for a developer. You are looking for a partner who understands performance, security, and the unique demands of the gaming industry. Casino websites are not typical WordPress projects. They require structured content systems, high-performance architecture, and careful handling … Continue reading “How to Choose the Best WordPress Development Company for Casinos: 20 Questions to Ask”

WordPress for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know Before You Build a Nonprofit Website

If your nonprofit is planning a new website, the decisions you make early on will shape how well the site actually works for your organization. Get it right and fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and day-to-day content management all get easier. Get it wrong and you end up with a site that creates friction, costs more than … Continue reading “WordPress for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know Before You Build a Nonprofit Website”

Why Most Sites Are a Good Fit for WordPress

We recently wrote about whether we build and maintain non-WordPress sites, and the answer is absolutely yes. We work with Shopify, Webflow, BigCommerce, and other platforms regularly. But after nearly 20 years of building and maintaining websites across just about every platform out there, I want to make the case for something we see play … Continue reading “Why Most Sites Are a Good Fit for WordPress”

AI Friendliness WordPress Plugin Announcement

Introducing Our New AI Friendliness WordPress Plugin Artificial intelligence is changing how people discover information online. Instead of only searching through traditional search engines, users are increasingly asking AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity to answer their questions. But most websites were never built with AI systems in mind. That is why we … Continue reading “AI Friendliness WordPress Plugin Announcement”

Content Freshness: A Key Factor in Getting Found by AI

If you want to understand how RAG systems actually work under the hood, this article by Pedro Dias at Visively is one of the better reads out there. It covers vector embeddings, hybrid retrieval, re-ranking thresholds, and why information gain matters more than keyword density. Better than 90% of the AI SEO content floating around … Continue reading “Content Freshness: A Key Factor in Getting Found by AI”

Why Vibe Marketing Is a Necessity for Digital Marketing in 2026

You have probably noticed it by now. That blog post a company published that sounds like it was written by a committee of robots. The LinkedIn post that uses all the right buzzwords, but says absolutely nothing. The email that opens with “In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape…” and immediately gets deleted. That is AI … Continue reading “Why Vibe Marketing Is a Necessity for Digital Marketing in 2026”

AI Can Write Your Marketing Content. But Should It?

We use AI in our business and sometimes help our clients develop practical AI strategies for their business. What about using AI for content marketing. Can you use it to write compelling blog posts, social media posts, and ad copy? The short answer is yes, but you have to be strategic in the way you … Continue reading “AI Can Write Your Marketing Content. But Should It?”

AI For Digital Marketing Agencies – Do you use AI in your Business?

Do we use AI at MantyWeb? Yes. We do. Most agencies use AI in some form, and I would be shocked if those that don’t will avoid using AI much longer. Here’s some of what we’re using AI for: ✅ Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Windsurf, Cursor and other tools for development and debugging work ✅ … Continue reading “AI For Digital Marketing Agencies – Do you use AI in your Business?”

How To Audit Your WordPress Website

The Ultimate WordPress Website Audit Checklist for 2026 Your WordPress website is working right now, but is it working well? A comprehensive website audit reveals hidden problems that silently cost you traffic, leads, and revenue every single day. We’re often asked to perform website audits focusing on different aspects (plugins, speed, SEO, conversions), so we … Continue reading “How To Audit Your WordPress Website”

When Does DIY WordPress Stop Making Sense For Your Small Business?

DIY WordPress sometimes makes sense for new businesses, but once your site generates meaningful leads or revenue, the hidden costs (time, opportunity, risk) typically exceed professional maintenance fees by 3-5x. You launched your business, picked a theme, watched some tutorials, and got a WordPress site online. At the beginning that was exactly the right move. … Continue reading “When Does DIY WordPress Stop Making Sense For Your Small Business?”

The Small Business Owner’s Checklist For A New WordPress Website Project

A smooth WordPress project starts long before anyone touches a theme or a plugin. This checklist walks you through what to decide and prepare so your new site launches on time, within budget, and ready to support real business goals, not just “look nicer than the old one.” If you’re planning a new WordPress site … Continue reading “The Small Business Owner’s Checklist For A New WordPress Website Project”

How To Find A Good WordPress Developer For Your Website

Quick Summary: This guide reveals the 7 most common reasons WordPress projects fail, the warning signs to watch for when hiring developers, and the green flags that indicate you’ve found a reliable partner. Whether you’re planning your first WordPress site or recovering from a failed project, you’ll learn exactly what to look for to ensure … Continue reading “How To Find A Good WordPress Developer For Your Website”

How Much Do WordPress Maintenance Plans Cost?

2025 Pricing Guide – If you are researching WordPress maintenance, you have probably realized one thing quickly: pricing is all over the map. You will find offers ranging from $25/month to $3,000+/month, which makes it nearly impossible to budget confidently. So what should you expect to pay? And more importantly, what should you actually get … Continue reading “How Much Do WordPress Maintenance Plans Cost?”

The Complete WordPress Maintenance Guide for 2025

Many WordPress sites get rebuilt every 3 to 5 years because owners skip routine maintenance. That cost is avoidable. Styles do change, and we recommend a visual refresh every 2 to 5 years so your site does not look dated. With steady maintenance, you can update the design without rebuilding the entire site. Think of … Continue reading “The Complete WordPress Maintenance Guide for 2025”

Do You Maintain Or Build Non-WordPress Sites?

We often get asked: “Do You Maintain Or Build Non-WordPress Sites?” The short answer? yes. While WordPress is undoubtedly the most popular content management system we work with, it’s far from the only platform we build and maintain sites in. In fact, depending on the type of site you’re running, you might actually get more … Continue reading “Do You Maintain Or Build Non-WordPress Sites?”

Three Easy Steps to Improve Your AI Visibility

While traditional search isn’t dead, AI-powered search is taking over fast. ChatGPT processes 2.5 billion queries daily, and Google’s AI Overviews now appear in over 13% of all searches. If your content isn’t optimized for AI, you’re invisible to millions of potential customers. Where to Start When You’re Overwhelmed Maybe you’ve read our complete guide … Continue reading “Three Easy Steps to Improve Your AI Visibility”

The Complete Guide to GEO and AEO Optimization

The Complete Guide to GEO and AEO Optimization Lately, everyone’s been asking us the same thing: “How do we make our site friendly for AI?” As people use AI tools more often in place of search engines, it’s becoming clear that website owners need to understand how AI bots view their website. Much of what … Continue reading “The Complete Guide to GEO and AEO Optimization”

Speed Up Your WordPress Site Without Changing Hosts

According to some studies, a 100-millisecond delay in website load time can hurt conversion rates by 7%. Everyone wants a fast loading site and with WordPress there are multiple methods to achieve a fast loading site. I am going to walk you through some of the best methods I have found to speed up a … Continue reading “Speed Up Your WordPress Site Without Changing Hosts”