Website launch day should be about celebrating and congratulating, not stressing and scrambling. To help you avoid oversights and embarrassing mistakes, we’ve put together this WordPress website launch checklist to ensure your (or your client’s) website stands out from day one. The urge to rush a new website launch can be tempting. The development stage is over, you’ve done the …
Kioken Blocks Partners with Gutenslider Plugin
Kioken Blocks creator Onur Oztaskiran is teaming up with Niklas Jurij Plessing, a Berlin-based developer and author of the Gutenslider plugin, to improve both products under the same roof. Oztaskiran said the partnership is not an acquisition but rather a unification of efforts that may eventually result in combining under the same name. “Our short term plan is to work …
Building a Brand With One of the World's Best Rebounders
Check out this wide-ranging conversation with NBA star Dennis Rodman. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How To Create a Google Analytics WordPress Plugin To Start Using Today
Want to create a plugin for Google Analytics tracking in WordPress? Here’s how to get your plugin created today! Adding Google Analytics to your WordPress site will help you track who’s been visiting your site, what they’ve been looking at, and how they got there. The simplest and easiest way to do this is to install a Google Analytics WordPress …
Meetup.com Introduces RSVP Fees for Members, WordPress Meetup Groups Unaffected by Pricing Changes
Meetup, a subsidiary of WeWork, has announced a significant change to its pricing structure that will require members to pay a $2 fee in order to RSVP to events. The change will go into effect in October, ostensibly to distribute meetup costs more evenly between organizers and members. Some meetup organizers have received the following message: Meetup is always looking …
8 Must-Haves When Adding eCommerce to Your WordPress Site
Thinking of using WordPress for eCommerce? In this post, we show you what to look for, what you will need, and what to avoid. WordPress is an all-round solution, offering so much more than a robust content management system (CMS). No longer just the choice for bloggers, you can now add WordPress eCommerce features and build a beautiful, responsive, and functional …
How To Create a Multilingual Online Store with WordPress
Want to expand your marketplace… to the entire world? A multilingual eCommerce store gives you the capability to sell to markets in every part of the globe – anywhere customers can access the internet! Every website can be accessed by anyone anywhere in the world (unless, of course, it’s been blocked by another country), so reaching a worldwide audience isn’t …
Edit Flow Future in Flux: Here Are 5 Alternative Plugins
After years of unpredictable development and support, it seemed the Edit Flow plugin had finally given up the ghost last week when an Automattic support representative confirmed that it is no longer being actively developed and recommended users switch to an alternative. Nick Gernert, head of WordPress.com VIP, has since commented on our post to clarify the company’s intentions. He …
10 Of The Best Multisite Plugins For Creating a Better User Experience
With big Multisite networks (like our sister site Edublogs) around the web setting the bar so high, basic functionality just doesn’t cut it anymore. These days users expect an easy-to-use site/network that provides them with a better user experience. I mean, setting up and running a Multisite network is easy enough. Creating a network or site that delights your users …
WordPress 5.3 Improves Large Image Handling
WordPress 5.3 Beta 3 was released this week and RC 1 is right around the corner, expected October 15. Core contributors have been publishing developer notes on new features landing in this release. One exciting enhancement that hasn’t received much attention yet is WordPress’ updated handling of large images. Many WordPress users don’t consider the size of the images they …