WordPress 2021

WordPress 2021 theme just came out, and it’s time to switch out the backup theme.

What am I talking about?

Every WordPress website runs a theme, this is called the main theme. In addition to the main theme, I recommend having a back up theme in case anything happens to the main theme.

It’s necessary to be able to switch over to the backup theme for trouble shooting the main theme if anything goes wrong. If there’s no theme to switch over too, it can be real trouble when the issues happen.

So every year when a new theme comes out from WordPress, I delete the old theme (2020) and install the new one. Actually the new one doesn’t need to be installed usually, it will come with the latest WordPress (5.6 just rolled out).

The reason why I recommend only keeping two themes, the main one and a back up, is because anything beyond that just wastes resources. I recommend running just the plugins and themes that you need and nothing more than that.

The leaner a website the faster it will load and the less resources used on the hosting. So now that WordPress 2021 is out, it’s time to clear out all the old themes so that just the main theme and WordPress 2021 is there.

This is just a small task and many people overlook it. Most web developers would never encourage you to do this. Why would they care?

But I’m always about all the little details. I find that success is always found in the little details. Have a question about how to optimize your word press theme? Shoot me a query on my Contact page!

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Fulton says:
January 27, 2021 at 11:49 am

WordPress has changed a lot over the years. Same as the internet
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- Jophiel Silvestrone says:
  January 29, 2021 at 12:54 pm
  
  Yes, WordPress has evolved quite a bit since the original days when I first started working on it back in 2008. That was version 1.0 lol!
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Jophiel Silvestrone has written 326 posts in the Tech Blog.

Jophiel grew up on a ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana near Chico Hot Springs. Working on the ranch instilled work ethic and self motivation. Filled with this drive, Jophiel started mowing the local school's yards twice a month throughout the summers, at the age of 12. He moved to Billings in 2004, where he has been deeply involved in the local business community ever since. A serial entrepreneur, Jophiel has ran multiple businesses in our local community. The first business, a janitorial and carpet cleaning company, founded in 2005, has employed over 50 locals. Moving on to the media industry, Jophiel and several partners founded Green Directory Montana in the spring of 2007. Green Directory's sustainability ranking software awarded points based on sustainable or "green" actions. These points counted towards a business's total "Green Score," which in turn ranked them against other businesses in their category and throughout the entire site. It also featured a limited edition print version distributed annually. A business acquisition allowed Jophiel to focus on new projects, and a few close business colleagues and Jophiel started Rocky Mountain Mr. & Ms. Magazine, a lifestyle publication for men and women in the Magic City. After a year and a half at the helm of RM3 Magazine, the business was purchased. He now runs a web development company SkyPoint Studios and fathers his son Jaoquin, who plays football, basketball, soccer, and is learning snowboarding from his dad. Recently, has expanded to locations in Havasu, Arizona & Vegas. SkyPoint Studios is a market leader in both Billings & Havasu and Jophiel is working on building that same level of market dominance in Vegas. Specialties: Extensive experience in online and offline business. Especially savvy at WordPress, and operate several sites, one example is the blog: skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com/tech-blog. Check out skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com for the latest projects from SkyPoint Studios.