Behind the Scenes: WPBeginner New Theme Design & Lessons Learned

Hey {NAME}, Few weeks ago, I promised you a behind the scenes look of WPBeginner site design process. A lot of readers wanted me to do this, and I want to apologize that it took me a few extra days to get it over to you. But I wanted to make sure that I add as much details as possible, so you can replicate a lot of my learnings. With that said, here's a detailed [behind the scenes case study]( of WPBeginner's new site design. What you'll learn: - How I improved my website speed to get a 95 out of 100 performance score, and 99 out of 100 SEO score in Google Core Web Vitals. - Why content discoverability on site is going to be the future of SEO, what changes I have made to adapt, and how you can copy those for your site. - How I added the Mega Menu on WPBeginner, and why I recommend others to do the same. - Why I switched away from two very popular WordPress plugins, and what I replaced them with to get a competitive advantage. - My "probably" controversial decision on disabling Gravatar, and why I think more bloggers will likely follow through on this in the future. - ... and more. See the full case study: [WPBeginner v6 - Behind the Scenes of Our New Site Design]( If you have any specific questions, please leave a comment on the blog posts or reply back to this email and let me know. Also it would mean the world to me if you can share how you like the new site design in the comments and please help me spread the word. Have a great rest of your week :) Cheers, Syed Balkhi Founder of WPBeginner You're receiving this email because you subscribed to the WPBeginner newsletter at [wpbeginner.com]( Want to get this information in real time? [Click here to]( to our daily newsletter](. If for any reason you do not want to receive our valuable tips, resources, and insider information about blogging and WordPress, then you can unsubscribe by clicking the link at the end of this email. No hard feelings! Transparency Notice: WPBeginner content is reader supported, which means if you click on some of the links in this email, we may earn a small referral fee. Please know that we only recommend products that we use ourselves and / or believe will add value to our readers. Cheers! Here's to you and an amazing 2021! Our mailing address is: WPBeginner LLC 2701 W Okeechobee Blvd Suite 200West Palm Beach, FL 33409 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](