This review takes a look at a new Gutenberg solution called Cwicly, pronounced “Quickly.” This is a kit that includes a block-based theme, a Gutenberg blocks addon, and Advanced Custom Fields Pro. You can use ACF Pro, along with the free CPT-UI to create your Custom Post Types and custom fields, and then use the…
My first IT job was doing customer support, later at another job I helped program an internal support application, and of course as a customer I’ve experienced different ways companies offer support. What I’ve learned is that customer support is essential for the success of a company, that offering support day in and day out…
Over the past few years I’ve written several tutorials on how to create Custom Post Types in the WordPress admin. I’ve also created a large number of walk-throughs and videos on how to show your Custom Post Types on the front-end of your site. In this article I’m looking at a missing piece, and that…
Gutenberg was merged into WordPress core almost three years ago. Now we are seeing the introduction of Full Site Editing. With Full Site Editing we will be able to create templates for post types and archives using the block editor. It is now time to bring dynamic data options to the Gutenberg editor and Stackable…
CSS Hero is a power tool that lets web masters modify the design of their site using a front-end editor. You can see the changes live as you make them and the changes you make are “non destructive,” which means that you can easily undo previous steps. This makes CSS Hero a good tool for…
I’ve used the Simple URLs plugin for years for managing outbound links, but I’ve lost confidence in it. First it was listed as being maintenance mode only and then it was sold to a company that is upselling Amazon affiliate features, which I have no interest in. So, I’ve been on the lookout for a…
You can always add code snippets to your theme’s functions PHP file or create a plugin, but recently plugins to manage code snippets have become popular. I used the free Code Snippets plugin for years, but in this review I’m looking at the WPCodeBox plugins. I was recently given a copy to try and wanted…
The block-based widget editor is a new feature coming to WordPress 5.8. I took a look at the release candidate and found a number of issues. What I realized is that this is a bigger change than many people realize. The video has a full walk-through and discussion. Points for Discussion and Conclusion from the…