Last Updated August 25 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 WordPress powers more than a third of all websites and is a popular target for hackers. Hackers start scanning and probing for vulnerabilities within minutes of a new website going online. It is essential that your websites be protected. The first thing I do when after installing WordPress is install a security plugin. With…
In this post I want to look at 10Web. 10Web is a WordPress provider that offers several services and features. They are currently running a deal on AppSumo, so I want to provide my take on the deal. There is a video that accompanies the post that goes into the 10Web platform and shows the screens in…
The WordPress Fire Drill Remember when you were in school and there would be the occasional fire drill? When the alarm went off, everyone would line up and file outside while the Fire Department watched. Those fire drills served a purpose: to make sure that we knew what to do in the case of an…
Introduction In this post I want to look at some gotchas when using Gutenberg, the new WordPress block editor. The demonstration is very visual and I’m not going to try to capture it all in screenshots. I recommend watching the video for that. Here I’ll review and summarize the issues. To illustrate the issues, I’m…
In this post I want to look at a cool plugin for Elementor. It is part of the Crocoblock Suite. It’s the JetSearch plugin that gives you a nice Ajax search widget. Default WordPress Search Option I have here a test site that is using the Astra Pro theme. The home page was created with…
In this post I want to look at a new backup and migration plugin called WPVivid. In the past, to move a website from development to live, or back from live to development, I’ve used BackupBuddy, UpDraft Plus, and All in One WP Migration. UpDraft Plus and All in One WP Migration both work well,…
In this post I want to compare widgets from three popular addon packages for Elementor: Essential Addons for Elementor, Power Pack for Elementor, and Ultimate Addons for Elementor. If you add the Pro version to free Elementor, you have more than 50 widgets. Why do we need more? Widgets add functionality and design in a…
