In this editorial I’m suggesting that an independent plugin security audit should be considered a best practice for large plugins that have a premium version. Code Review vs Independent Audit It is already considered a best practice in organizations and projects to conduct code reviews prior to merging code into the main version that will…
In this review I’m comparing Greenshift and Cwicly. A lot of people have asked about them and from a high level there are a lot of similarities. They each have: Even though they look similar, as we go through the review, at every point of comparison you will see how different they are. By the…
There are a number of AI writing assistants that integrate into WordPress. The one on Gutenberg Hub caught my attention for a few reasons and I wanted to take a look. Video Version Notes on Using the AI Writer Plugin The Pros and Cons of Your Own Account vs a Subscription With Ai Writer you…
You may have found that your favorite block collection is missing something you need. You know, the one with 40 or 50 blocks. Or conversely, you may find you are only using a handful out of the whole bunch and wonder if there is another option. We’ll there is. Munir Kamal who runs the Gutenberg…
I’ve taken a look at the most popular classic themes for three years in a row. This last time people mentioned that it would be interesting to do something similar for block themes. I hadn’t compared block themes before and didn’t really know much about them, except that they work in the new Site Editor….
In this post I’m taking a look at the pro version of the Login Lockdown security plugin. I’ll do a walk-through of the options in the WordPress admin, take a look at the online central dashboard available for managing the plugin, and view the plugins website and pricing. Video Version Free Version The free version…
For the past couple of years I’ve looked at the WordPress theme directory and identified the most popular themes. I reran the numbers and in this article I’ll take a look at the top 10 free themes and see how today’s list compares with those from the past two years. There are a couple of…
Propovoice is a WordPress plugin for managing business to business processes related to sales, projects, and invoicing. The product name is a combination of “Proposal” and “Invoice”. It is a relatively new solution that launched in October 2022. When it was first released I noticed a lot of positive comments from early adopters, but I…