Last Updated July 21, 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…
Introduction Like it or not, people judge Gutenberg based on their experience using Elementor, Beaver Builder, Divi and other page builders. Its true. We have gotten used to a rich and flexible editing experience, with lots of layout and design choices, and with a module or widget for everything. Consequently, the default Gutenberg experience can…
Introduction Last updated July 20, 2020 – As noted inline below, the Toolset team responded positively to this article and many of the issues are being addressed. Toolset is a powerful suite of plugins that makes it easy to work with custom fields and Custom Post Types. Last December Toolset released its new Blocks plugin,…
Introduction I’m sure you’ve heard the old saying, “The shoemakers children don’t have any shoes.” In discussions with WordPress site builders I often hear comments about the need to update their own sites. They are so busy working on other people’s websites that their own is neglected. I’ve been building websites since 1994 and I’ve…
Introduction Thrive Themes has recently released its Theme Builder. It has been a long time in the making and I was curious to see how it stacked up against the other solutions that I’ve looked at in this series. Since it is brand new, I expected to find some rough edges, and I did, but…
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…
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…
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…
