Practical WordPress Stewardship
Every website has a story.
Some begin with a new idea. Others begin with a problem that has quietly grown over the years. Whether building a new website or preserving an established one, the goal is the same: to help it serve its owners well, today and for years to come.
The articles below are drawn from real-world projects, client experiences, and lessons learned. Rather than focusing on theory alone, they explore practical approaches to building, improving, protecting, and supporting WordPress websites.
Browse by one of the four pillars below, or continue to the Legacy Articles for earlier writings that remain available for reference.
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Creating strong foundations through thoughtful planning, design, hosting, accessibility, and sound WordPress architecture.
Edward Rosenthal – August 2, 2026
One of my clients had an older FAQ plugin that had long since been abandoned. It had been acquired by another company, but development had effectively stopped. As time passed,...
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Legacy Articles
These articles represent earlier writing and projects spanning many years. Some describe older versions of WordPress, plugins, or web technologies, but they remain part of the journey and may still offer useful ideas or historical perspective.
As the web continues to evolve, so does this collection.
Edward Rosenthal – July 22, 2026
I have worked closely, in many fields, with Ed Rosenthal. First, as part of the team of North Bay Beagles Rescue, as Ed and his wife Pamela were Co-founders and operators of the rescue. Then,...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Five Stars for exceptional service! Ed is great to work with. He always responds immediately and gives an ETA for delivering on requests if he can't do it right away, usually within 24 hours. He...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
We just put together our new nonprofit organization and we are not very computer savvy and really not web savvy. We've had lots of experience with nonprofits and their websites so we knew what we...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Our website, Rescue for North Bay Beagles, is really clean and well organized and is fast and looks good on mobile. Ed is very understanding and expert, and understands what we want, and is very...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Higher source sites is a wonderful website management company run by SEO expert Ed Rosenthal. He has been managing my site for more than eight years and my psychotherapy practice has been full that whole...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Ed is hard-working and diligent; he is always on the lookout for his client's best interests. I have used his services on two different websites for several years and I have always been more than...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
I have been working with Ed for a number of years now. He has always been meticulous, available and the quality of his work is first rate. Ed has created websites for me and my...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Ed is very responsive and easy to work with. If you need help with trouble-shooting an issue, he will help you learn how to manage issues as they arise and explain complex processes in an...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Ed designed and installed my website a few years ago and I am completely satisfied with his service. He created the site I asked for, he gave me good advice about the various features; he...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Ed has been great to work with. I wanted upgrade my website to an eCommerce site and Ed had the technological skills to do the job. I needed to provide the design and text which...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
We needed to replace a complex Drupal site that was difficult to maintain and expensive to update. Ed not only gave us good advice up front, but worked extra hard to execute on the design...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Ed Rosenthal just finished building a terrific Writing & Art site for me - www.davidcomfort.org. He presented me with many formatting options, especially in WordPress, clearly explaining in lay terms the pros & cons of...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
As an artist, having a website is crucial for me and mine was due for a serious update. A year ago I decided to change the direction of my business, which included a complete revision...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Ed completed my new website in record time and it is beautiful! We ran into some glitches with the kind of headings I wanted, but Ed researched the solution and got me exactly what I...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Ed completed my new website quickly and it was reasonably priced. I couldn't be happier with the speed and especially Ed's calming customer service. I am not a computer guy, so it was important to...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
I'm a tech guy myself but not a web guy.). Ed is the man for all things web for me. He is calm, thoughtful and thorough. I cant recommend him enough in dealing with web...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
I give Ed a strong 5 star. He takes care of my website completely for a fair cost. I received a call today from a company that said my website is in danger. Well, I...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Ed gets five stars. He has built web sites for me and has helped me with technical aspects of word press, web security and e-commerce. He is a pleasure to work with and very responsive...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
We recently needed to sharpen our SEO knowledge and contracted with Ed Rosenthal of Higher Source Sites to help us. Ed is not only an SEO expert, he is also extremely patient in explaining why...
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Edward Rosenthal – July 15, 2026
Being a photographer having a website is very important for me and mine was being hack and needed some serious help and major updates. In the past few years I decided to change hosting without...
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