Designing a website can be a challenging process. Finding inspiration for a design that is both aesthetically pleasing and also functional isn’t always straightforward. Maintaining a consistent style across various web properties and pages can make things even more difficult. It is especially true after the launch of a site, when there may be multiple […] View original post at …
WooCommerce Explores the Possibilities and Challenges for E-Commerce in the Gutenberg Era
The next release of WordPress (5.0) will introduce the new Gutenberg editor and contributors plan to keep it rolling towards the eventual goal of providing a full site building experience. Nearly every WordPress theme and plugin developer will be impacted by the change and many are starting to look ahead to how their products may interact with Gutenberg in the …
6 Steps for Converting Loyal Customers Into Enthused Brand Ambassadors
The best way to get more customers is to be introduced by your current customers. View original post at Entrepreneur…
WPWeekly Episode 294 – HeroPress, Community, and WinningWP With Topher DeRosia
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Topher DeRosia, founder of HeroPress. DeRosia provides an update on HeroPress and explains his new role creating WordPress training videos for WinningWP. Jacoby and I discussed the news of the week including, Press This removed in WordPress 4.9, Meta box support in Gutenberg, and WP-SpamShield removed from the directory. …
Experts Share Tips to Boost Your Brand at This Year's Entrepreneur Live
It’s time to break through the noise. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How to Easily Auto Update WordPress, Themes, and Plugins
Wouldn’t you agree that one of the greatest annoyances about working in WordPress is that little nag at the top of the admin dashboard that screams, “Update me!”? I mean, it’s not like you aren’t aware that there are updates that need to be processed. It’s just that it would be nice if WordPress would […] View original post at …
12 LinkedIn Lead Generation Tactics for Your WordPress Business
Once upon a time, my LinkedIn profile was among the top 1% most viewed: Of course, this was back in 2012 when LinkedIn only had 200 million users. As of April of 2017, LinkedIn now claims upwards of 500 million users. Regardless, I share this fun fact for the purpose of letting you know that […] View original post at …
iA Writer 5 for iOS Released, Web Collaboration Version Coming Soon
iA Writer 5 for iOS was released last week, nearly a year after version 4. This update is free for those who purchased version 4 from the iOS App Store. iA Writer 5 for Mac is still in the works. The free Android version of the app is receiving incremental improvements that will bring it to parity with version 5 …
7 Best WordPress Backup Plugins of 2017 Compared (Pros and Cons)
Let’s say disaster strikes your website. You could get in touch with your hosting company if your plan includes regular backups. But it might not be enough. Think about it: Your site goes down because a bad or incompatible plugin or theme broke it when you made the latest update. Your site goes offline and […] View original post at …
WP-SpamShield Plugin Removed from WordPress.org, Author Plans to Pull All Plugins from the Directory
The WP-SpamShield plugin was removed from the WordPress.org directory this week due to what the Plugin Review Team has deemed a violation of the guidelines and a possible miscommunication. Two weeks ago, the author of WP-SPamShield and the author of the Plugin Organizer plugin exchanged contentious remarks in a support forum thread where each accused the other of targeting each …