iThemes New WordPress Membership Plugin
iThemes has acquired the Restrict Content Pro WordPress membership plugin from Sandhills Development and if you’re currently an iThemes Plugin Suite member, you have instant access to the new membership plugin. What Is Restrict Content Pro? This is probably the most robust WordPress membership plugins available today. Like every premium ... Read more
Building Websites with the WordPress Block Editor
In this article I want to show you what is possible with the default WordPress Block Editor and a few free plugins. The site I will be showing throughout this article was built without custom code and without spending any money on plugins. Where It Starts For Me Because I ... Read more
Easiest Way To Get Started With Elementor
The easiest way to get started with a WordPress page builder, like Elementor, is to use existing templates. A template is a prebuilt page used for a specific page builder that can be imported and manipulated with, in this case, the Elementor page builder. Elementor has always provided several templates ... Read more
VPS Hosting – What You Need to Know
In this article I’ll start with a break down of the different types of hosting environments. Then I will focus on VPS hosting, explaining why it’s an ideal solution, who it is for, and which company your should look to for quality VPS hosting. Break it Down When it comes ... Read more
WordPress Page Builders: Elementor or The Block Editor?
In this article I want to provide you with a little bit of insight on each of these WordPress page builders so that you can know which is right for you and your projects. I’m going to avoid getting too technical in this article. It is important that you understand ... Read more
WooCommerce Hosted Solution from GoDaddy
In this article I will discuss this WooCommerce hosted solution built by GoDaddy. I’ll review the product, discuss how it compares to the alternatives, introduce you to other solutions, and address the biggest question, ‘should you even consider using GoDaddy’s product?’. Before we get into the specific product, or any ... Read more
Jetpack Payments & What You Need to Know
This article covers the “payment feature” for Jetpack and WordPress.com subscriptions. If you read my article, WooCommerce Payments, What You Need to Know, then this article might sound familiar. Like WooCommerce Payments, Jetpack or WordPress Payments has its pros and cons. The Biggest Benefit As I see it, this payment ... Read more
WP Engine and LifterLMS Team Up – But Before Your Signup Read This
You have several options when it comes to launching an online course, and after having built and supported sites using these different options I was excited to hear the news about WP Engine and LifterLMS. Initially, I had planned on writing a completely different article. My original working title was, ... Read more
Should You Delete The 20something Themes?
Every year since 2010, there has been a new theme released with a WordPress core update. Unfortunately, there is no mechanism that automatically removes these old themes. So while it is now 2020, it is very possible that you will have several old themes sitting around that you don’t need. ... Read more
Using Elementor with Genesis Child Themes
I’m writing this article because I’ve been getting a lot of questions about using Elementor with the Genesis Framework after writing an article titled, Why I Started Using the Elementor WordPress Page Builder Plugin. People want to know if Elementor will work with any of the Genesis Framework child themes. ... Read more
The Best WordPress Security Plugin
There are several ways to secure and protect a WordPress website, however, if you prefer to use a WordPress plugin, we recommend iThemes Security. Keep reading to find out why. You might be thinking, ‘why would anyone want to hack my site?’. Seeing Can Be believing I’d recommend that you ... Read more
Fix: Unable to Change User Roles in Multisite
After migrating a sub site from one WordPress multisite to another, I wasn’t able to change user roles after adding the existing users to the new install. Fortunately, the solution to fixing this is pretty simple. What You’ll Need Multisite Super Admin Privileges Access to the Database files (phpmyadmin) Before ... Read more
Fast WordPress Themes – Recommendation
In this article I want to unpack what makes a Fast WordPress Theme, why you want to use one, and provide you with a solid example. If you’re uninterested in the details and just want to know what WordPress theme I recommend here it is: 3 Fast WordPress Theme Must ... Read more
WooCommerce Payments, What You Need To Know
At first glance, this new WooCommerce Payments feature sounds like an all new payment processor exclusively for WooCommerce stores. Mainly because that is exactly how it has been positioned and marketed. Payments made simple, with no monthly fees – designed exclusively for WooCommerce stores. WooCommerce Some Details Woo has highlighted ... Read more
Learn WordPress With These Resources
While the WordPress platform is pretty easy to learn and use, it doesn’t hurt to have a list of resources that will help you get a jumpstart on learning to better use your new website platform. Being a visual learner, I’ve always found the WordPress video tutorials the best option, ... Read more
WP Engine Launches New WordPress Page Builder ‘Genesis Pro’
In this article I’ll share behind the scenes look at this new Page Builder, Genesis Pro, and some insights into what I think WP Engine and the Genesis team are doing to enhance the use of Gutenberg and the StudioPress themes. Ok Look. let’s talk about the elephant in the ... Read more
Can WooCommerce and Stripe Increase Conversions?
Last week I got an email from WooCommerce about the “complete payments platform, engineered for growth”. Their suggestion is that you can increase conversions by using Stripe and WooCommerce. Best part about this solution is WooCommerce and the Stripe add-on are free plugins. My problem with this email and the ... Read more
ConvertKit’s Free Plan…Turning a failure into success
In this article I’m going to share a few things we can learn from ConvertKit’s recent roll out of their free plan. It was a couple weeks ago now, but the lessons are worth documenting because they’ve helped us avoid a couple similar mistakes in our efforts to improve our ... Read more
WordPress Black Friday and Cyber Monday Codes [2019]
Alright, so this information usually gets out to my mailing list, but this year I decided to list all the best WordPress Black Friday and Cyber Monday SALES on my site. I’ve separated products up by category to make it easy to see what type of WordPress related deals are ... Read more
Mailchimp’s Website Builder…?
In this article, I want to address this new website builder form Mailchimp. Is this the right direction, are there really enough benefits to take their focus off email with a new “kinda related” software offering? Mailchimp’s Website Builder You read that right!! I received this email (pictured below) from ... Read more