New Local Tools Page
Added three browser-based local tools in the resource navigation: Image to WebP, HTML/Markdown bidirectional conversion, and HTML visual editor. Also reorganized the display of resource links on the navigation page.
Site Record / Timeline
Website Development Timeline
This page records the changes of Naibabiji from life records, WordPress tinkering, Google SEO shift, to the launch of tools and services. Many records are colloquial, but they are real records of redesigns and pitfalls.
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Recent changes
From paid website building to website building coaching, then to AI tools, multilingual, and WP Panel, this period is more about organizing years of website building experience into tools and services.
Changed to a new theme
With the help of AI, thoroughly cleaned up the online site, recreated a manual-style new theme, and redesigned the topic page layout of the previous version. The new theme is lighter and provides a better reading experience for users.
Enable AI Website Building Assistant
Customized an AI website building assistant for the site to help beginners get started quickly.
Enabled Multilingual Plugin
Wrote an AI translation plugin myself and integrated DeepSeek for automatic translation.
Server replacement
The original server is about to expire, so I purchased a new one and enabled Tencent's free EdgeOne service.
Coaching service launched
Transitioned from the previous paid website building service to the Website Building Coaching service.
Change Theme
Replaced with a self-written theme, reducing the use of multiple plugins.
Website redesign
A year has passed without doing much, so I redesigned the homepage at the end of the year.
Cleanup and trade-offs
This section shows that the website has been doing subtraction: removing plugins, switching SEO plugins, adjusting AMP, migrating servers, and some features have been added and then removed.
Removed some plugins
Removed WooCommerce, paid reading, and password creation plugins.
Deleted AMP plugin
AMP is quite troublesome; switched to responsive design directly.
Replaced SEO plugin
Switched from The SEO Framework to Slim SEO.
Replaced SEO plugin
Switched from Rank Math SEO to The SEO Framework.
Added a store
Set up a store to sell genuine resources.
Removed translation plugin
Removed the translation plugin.
Server replacement
The server was attacked and is about to expire, so I repurchased a server and migrated.
Deleted articles + Traditional Chinese language
Deleted 19 early articles and added plugin translations for Traditional Chinese / English.
Homepage Redesign
Redesigned the website homepage and footer.
Restored AMP
Replaced with a new AMP plugin.
Changed Table of Contents Plugin
Replaced with a new TOC+ plugin.
Removed AMP
Felt that AMP user experience was not good, so deleted the AMP plugin.
Enabled Related Posts
The new version of Astra supports directly enabling related posts, so I turned it on. I've been lazy for the past six months and haven't paid much attention to the site, but traffic and rankings are still stable.
Google SEO Shift
Around 2020, the site began to shift more clearly towards Google SEO, foreign trade website building, and WordPress theme and plugin content.
Routine Log
I've been busy these past few months and haven't had time to update the blog. Several new foreign trade website building sites have emerged, ranking 16th, and overall site traffic has doubled compared to last year.
Modified Title and Description
Before the modification, the foreign trade website building ranking hovered between 8-11.
Install WooCommerce
Add WooCommerce to share WordPress themes.
Deleted Q&A
The website building Q&A feature wasn't used much and didn't generate traffic, so it was deleted.
Modified Website Subtitle
Changed „SOHO Foreign Trade Website Building Tutorial, 2020 Independent Site Setup Teaching“ to „SOHO Foreign Trade Website Building Tutorial, Professional WordPress Foreign Trade Website Building.“
Add overseas CDN
Some overseas users reported that the website couldn't be opened, so I added an overseas CDN.
Add Mega Menu
Redesigned the navigation mega menu.
Redesign Homepage
Redesigned the homepage content of the website, foreign trade website building ranking 14.
Delete VPS category
Deleted the VPS discount information category and its articles.
Delete Hosting Page
Reported for personal commercial activity, deleted the website hosting page (was planning to transfer to company business anyway, forced to do it earlier).
Delete Resources Category
Deleted the Slider Revolution category and its articles.
Google Shows Sitelinks
Google search results showed sub-links.
Add Website Building Q&A
Added a Q&A center.
Data Recovery
Starting from the 7th, I researched Google's mobile-friendly failure issue, encountered a database cache plugin conflict, recovered on the 8th, found that the restored data had bugs in the evening, restored again, and finally fixed it at 2:40 AM on the 9th. Damn.
Add Recommended Articles
Re-enabled the sidebar on the website, and following Jack's advice, added recommended articles at the end of articles.
Modify Category Directory
Changed the previously pinyin-based category directory to English, goodbye Baidu.
Replace Topic Plugin
The previous topic plugin had a bug under the Astra theme, so I switched to another one. Also changed the topic URL, did a 301 redirect, modified part of the website subtitle's second part, and reorganized the description content.
Change Theme
To get familiar with the Astra theme, I switched my own website to it. During the process, I also tested WooCommerce, but it was too slow on the domestic server, so I eventually uninstalled it. This kind of advanced theme is not as convenient to customize as ordinary themes, but it's convenient for beginners.
Article TD modification
Re-modified the titles and descriptions of several articles on the homepage. Previously written according to Baidu SEO rules, now changed to Google's. Will check the ranking effect after some time.
Add Google SEO category
Added the Google SEO category, returning to Google optimization. Baidu is too crappy.
Early tinkering
In 2019, I basically kept changing themes, modifying title descriptions, switching servers, testing CDNs, and adjusting SEO plugins. It looks a bit messy now, but it's precisely these records that constitute the true history of this site.
Replace Homepage
Rebuilt a homepage based on the current theme. Will modify several more pages in the coming days, but won't record them. Theme modifications have slowed down article updates these days.
Modify Subtitle and Description
Changed to "Foreign Trade SOHO Self-built Website Tutorial_Steps to Build a Website Without Coding". Originally planned to change the theme, but after local debugging, I found many incompatibilities when uploading because of some plugins and code used before. The change failed.
Replace Breadcrumb Navigation
Replaced the breadcrumb code with a dedicated plugin to add structured data.
Category Adjustment
Added subcategories for WP plugins and themes, deleted the WP theme topic, wrote TDK for all categories. Didn't plan categories well initially, now there are legacy issues, hard to handle.
Remove Baidu CDN
Big Bird said his website access was very slow; tests showed Baidu Cloud Acceleration nodes were unstable, so they were removed.
Minor title edit
Modified the order of the homepage title, moving the website name to the front and the description to the back.
Switch SEO plugin to remove tags
Switched to the free Rank Math SEO plugin, blocked tag indexing, and installed a topic plugin.
Optimized blog speed
Wanted to write a simple optimization tip, but ended up optimizing the entire website again, removed Google ads from the site. IP has been fluctuating around 600 these days.
Close RSS
Completely disabled the RSS subscription feature.
Modified table of contents navigation and added breadcrumbs
The table of contents navigation in articles has been changed from a code version to a plugin, making it more user-friendly. Added breadcrumb navigation for articles.
Modified title and description
Modified the website title and description again. Also changed the description at the LOGO and the footer links.
Switched to Redis cache
Changed cache from Memcached to Redis because online sources say Redis is better.
Changed permalink and description
Changed the permalink structure and the description content on the website homepage.
Replaced SEO plugin
Replaced the SEO plugin with Yoast SEO.
Added VPS category
Added a VPS deals category and created a custom template for it.
Closed and deleted comments
Deleted all comments and disabled the article comment feature on the website.
Using Baidu CDN for acceleration
Baidu CDN now supports SSL on the free plan, so I enabled it.
Added CMS section on homepage
Added a CMS content navigation section on the homepage.
Modified website title
Changed from Naibabiji's Notes to Naibabiji Website Building Notes.
Modified title and description
Modified the website title and description.
Discovered a reverse proxy
Found a site bgwkf that is reverse proxying this site.
Changed theme again
After just a week, I got itchy and changed the theme again. This time I switched to a customized version based on Twenty Twelve. Although frequently changing the website theme template is bad for SEO, I just can't resist tinkering.
Change Theme
After going around in circles, I'm back to the default theme.
Changed the subtitle
Changed the website subtitle to „Record WordPress website building tutorials and WordPress theme plugin recommendations.“ Originally planned to write „share,“ but after several modifications, the SEO plugin didn„t change it. Could it be that it doesn“t allow it?
Change Theme
The theme was changed from the default theme to a paid theme, which allows page generation via plugins, but the code is quite messy.
Server replacement
Upgraded the server from Tencent Cloud 1G1H1M to 2G4H5M.
Added a timeline
Added this timeline page to see how long this blog can keep going.
Added Google Analytics and AMP
Added Google Analytics code. Haven't removed Baidu yet; I'll compare both to see which is better. I believe Google is. Installed an AMP plugin, and Baidu now supports AMP page crawling.
Submitted new mini-program code
Because the new mini program code cannot link to page URLs, I deleted the website building and VPS pages and republished them as articles, then submitted the updated mini program for review.
Modified category directory aliases
Modified the aliases for "Record Life" and "Record Work." Originally wanted to remove the category URL, but testing showed it fails with subcategories, so I gave up. Changed the two main category aliases to English for brevity.
Integrated Upyun
Originally had Tencent CDN with only 10GB traffic per month. Upyun offers 15GB per month, so I moved images to Upyun to save traffic and achieve static-dynamic separation.
Blog transformation
Most records of the kid went to WeChat Moments and phone albums; text records weren't vivid enough. Parenting experiences lose appeal for writing unless it's a dedicated parenting site, and the initial enthusiasm faded. Since my old blog from years ago is gone, I'll settle on this domain.
Register Domain
The child is half a year old; registered this domain, planning to set up a blog to record things for her.