In this review I’m looking at the block template library called Blogging Blocks. Blogging Blocks are not a stand alone block collection, but are instead pre-designed block patterns, or templates, created using the free Kadence Blocks and WordPress core. Start Blogging 101, the company behind Blogging Blocks, uses Kadence Cloud to manage the library and…
For many people the Astra Growth Bundle is an expensive purchase and it is smart to do some due diligence before making a big investment. In this post I’m looking at the Astra Growth Bundle, the history of the company behind it, and my experience with the products and team. Hopefully this will provide some…
Introduction In this review I’m taking a look at Greenshift for Gutenberg. Greenshift is a unique suite of blocks distributed in 5 plugins. There is a free core plugin in the WordPress plugin directory and then an Advanced Animation addon, a Marketing and SEO Addon, a Chart addon, and a Query Addon. In this video…
This is a first look at SureMemebers, a new WordPress plugin that lets you control access to your website content. SureMembers is a very straightforward and easy to use solution that works with Gutenberg, popular page builders, and learning management systems. Video Walk-Through Discussion SureMembers is the result of a collaboration between Adam Preiser and…
The first look at ACPT in August 2022 was titled ACPT Has Potential But Is Not Ready Yet. Since then there have been a number of improvements, so I have updated and retitled the review. ACPT stands for Advanced Custom Post Types. It is a newish plugin. There is a free version that was added…
This is a review of Ninja Tables Pro. Ninja Tables comes in a free and a pro version and has been around since 2017. I purchased it 3 years ago and use it on this and other sites. For this review, I’m going to do an overview tour and then do a walk-through using it…
The Crocoblock team provides the JetEngine plugin for creating Custom Post Types and custom fields. They have another plugin JetThemeCore for managing theme templates and the JetSmartFilters plugin for creating front-end filters. These are full featured plugins that are alternatives to options like Advanced Custom Fields, Meta Box, Pods, or Toolset. Crocoblock started out being…
The free and pro versions of GenerateBlocks just got big updates. There are not many Gutenberg addons that work well in the Full Site Editor, but after this release, GenerateBlocks is one of them. GenerateBlocks is the only Gutenberg addon that supports dynamic data in the free version. Video Version The video has a full…