Give your customers helpful information to drive their decision-making, and they’ll give you their business — and their loyalty. View original post at Entrepreneur…
The Essential Gear Matt Mullenweg and Other WordPress Pros Use
As a freelance WordPress developer, you’re probably responsible for handling, well, everything for your business. Once you’re in a position where you can scale and outsource some responsibilities to others, it’s important to have the right tools, equipment, and setup in place to ensure that you’re working as efficiently and in as streamlined a manner […] View original post at …
WPThemeDoc: A Single-File HTML Template for Documenting WordPress Themes
photo credit: Lia Leslie ThemeBeans founder Rich Tabor has open sourced WPThemeDoc, the template he uses for documenting his commercial WordPress themes. Tabor is also the creator of Merlin WP, a theme onboarding wizard that makes setup effortless for users. After applying his aesthetic talents to the documentation aspect of his business, he decided to package up his efforts and …
Simple, Actionable Branding Advice for Small Businesses
Make your business stand out from the pack. View original post at Entrepreneur…
8 Critical Tests to Run Before Launching Your New Website
Drag and drop website builders like Wix and Weebly have many people thinking that publishing a website is as simple as pressing a button and basking in the gloriousness of your perfect live site. Of course, most serious web developers scoff at these beginner website builders and the instant gratification mindset behind those who choose […] View original post at …
WooConf 2017 Livestream Tickets Now on Sale
The third edition of WooConf is being held in Seattle, Washington, October 19-20. This year the event is narrowing its focus to developers and will feature eight workshops and more than 30 speakers. Topics include scaling, client relations, A/B testing, and enterprise e-commerce. WooCommerce is currently active on more than three million sites and the plugin has been downloaded 31 …
3 Moves Snapchat Must Make to Stop Losing the Battle With Instagram for Influencer Marketing Dollars
Snapchat calls itself a “camera company.” No wonder it’s getting crushed in the social media space. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How to Use the WordPress Loop to Style Your First Post Differently
Being able to edit the WordPress Loop gives you lots of control over the design and content of your WordPress site. I often create custom loops, sometimes by editing the standard loop and sometimes using WP_Query to create completely new loops. But in some cases I want to take things further. I want to display […] View original post at …
Jetpack 5.4 Introduces Beta Version of New Search Module Powered by Elasticsearch for Professional Plan Users
Jetpack 5.4 was released yesterday with many small enhancements to existing modules and an expansion of features for users on the paid plans. A new date picker field is available for the Contact Form, allowing administrators to request additional information such as project timelines, event reservations, or any other date-related data. This release also fixes a bug with Jetpack’s Comments …
Getting Smart With: Google Autocomplete and WordPress
If your business or website is brand new, it can be difficult trying to figure out what your audience wants or expects from you—mostly because they don’t exist yet. Until you have large droves of traffic coming to your site that you’re able to analyze or a huge database of email subscribers or social followers […] View original post at …