Last Updated March 9, 2020. The ultimate list now has more than 100 WordPress themes and plugins with a lifetime license. A lifetime license can be an incredible value if you use the theme or plugin for several years. A lifetime license helps you step off of the subscription treadmill. Some vendors are moving to …
WordPress Themes and Plugins with a Lifetime License – The Ultimate List Read More
I am writing this post on the history and current state of WordPress themes. Since I’ve been using WordPress there has been a big shift in themes and I think another one is underway. I’m looking at WordPress themes because today, as much as every before, it is important to pick a good theme. In …
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Introduction In this post I want to look at the theme building features of the Oxygen Builder. This post is part seven of a series looking at Custom Post Types and the theme building functionality of page builders. The other builders looked at previously were primarily page builders first and theme builders second. Unlike many …
Custom Post Types and Theme Builders – Part Seven Oxygen Read More
Introduction This post is part six of a series looking at Custom Post Types and the theme building functionality of page builders. Premium page builders now have the ability to create theme templates, but the process, difficulty, and limitations are different for each page builder. This series provides a walk-through of options so you can …
Custom Post Types and Theme Builders – Part Six Brizy Pro Read More
If you are a site builder, or test WordPress themes and plugins, then WP Reset Pro is going to become an essential part of your toolkit. It is a game changer. Don’t let the name fool you. Yes, WP Reset Pro allows you to reset your site in a number of different ways, but it …
Video Version Introduction There are three dimensions when considering hosting: price, quality, and convenience. For price, in the WordPress space, you can go from free to diamond-encrusted royal deluxe, with a lot of range in between. Quality also varies greatly, from server farms that stuff as many accounts on as possible to physical dedicated servers …
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Every website should have some form of visitor tracking. The analytics data lets you know if you are providing relevant content and engaging your visitors. Google Analytics is the most popular solution and while there is a very expensive enterprise plan, most sites are fine with the free version. Google Analytics has a lot of …
Last updated 1-28-2020 There is a new plugin, WP Swift Control Pro. It caught my attention when I heard about it for two reasons: I am always interested in tools that safe time and make our jobs easier, and it is from the same developer as the Page Builder Framework theme. The Page Builder Framework …
Introduction WordPress creates several copies of each image you add to the Media Library, each of a different size. It is very likely that the defaults settings that control the size and number of images created do not align with the image sizes your site uses, thereby wasting space and server resources. Further, if you …
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Introduction This post is part five in a series looking at Custom Post Types and the theming functionality of page builders. By “theming” I mean the ability to create content templates for Custom Post Types. Premium page builders now have that ability, but there are a lot of differences between them. This series provides a …
Custom Post Types and Theme Builders – Part Five Toolset Blocks Read More
Introduction This post is part four of a series looking at Custom Post Types and the theming functionality of page builders. Premium page builders now the ability to create theme templates, but the process, difficulty, and limitations are different for each page builder. This series provides a walk-through of options so you can see what …
Custom Post Types and Theme Builders – Part Four Elementor Pro Read More
Introduction BetterDocs is a new knowledge base (KB) plugin for WordPress. It gives you the ability to add a knowledge base or FAQ area to your website. BetterDocs comes with a large number of features and allows you to create a help section similar to what you have seen on vendor sites using help desk …
Introduction This post is part three of a series looking at Custom Post Types and theme builders. Most premium page builders now include a theme builder, the ability to create theme templates. However, the theming process, difficulty, and limitations are different for each page builder. The idea of this series is to get a walk-through …
Custom Post Types and Theme Builders – Part Three Beaver Builder and Beaver Themer Read More
Introduction This post is part of a series looking at Custom Post Types and theme builders. In part one I used Custom Post Types UI and Advanced Custom Fields to create a custom post type. The plan in subsequent parts of the series, is to use the theme builder functionality built into popular page builders. …
Custom Post Types and Theme Builders – Part Two Divi 4 Read More
Introduction There are several options for creating Custom Post Types (CPTs) and custom fields. The most popular way to do it is with Custom Post Type UI (CPT UI) and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). There are several reasons why the combination of CPT UI and ACF is the number one choice: CPT UI is free …
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Beaver Builder and Elementor are the two most popular and frequently recommended page builders in the WordPress ecosystem. For years they were locked in a page builder war for the hearts and minds of site builders. In April 2018 the stats were compelling enough that I called it, Elementor had won a decisive victory. The …
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Introduction WordPress powers more than a third of all websites and is a popular target for hackers. Hackers begin scanning and probing for vulnerabilities within minutes of a new website going online. It is essential that your websites be protected. WebARX is the first plugin I install after installing WordPress. With a good security plugin …