We’re excited to announce a free version of our email opt-in plugin Hustle is now available to download from the official WordPress Plugin Repository. Since launching Hustle Pro back in September, we’ve put a ton of development time into making it the best marketing plugin for WordPress. We’ve added a stack of new features, including […] View original post at …
8 Best WordPress Contact Form Plugins: Pros and Cons
Contact forms are an essential part of the website conversion process. After all, how else are site visitors supposed to get in touch with us? Knowing this, it’s important to find a WordPress contact form plugin that will do exactly what you need it to. While it’s easy to think it doesn’t matter so long […] View original post at …
In Case You Missed It – Issue 18
photo credit: Night Moves – (license) There’s a lot of great WordPress content published in the community but not all of it is featured on the Tavern. This post is an assortment of items related to WordPress that caught my eye but didn’t make it into a full post. The REST API Democratizes Reading Mika Epstein explains how the WordPress REST …
How to Restore WordPress When It’s Down or Locked with Snapshot Pro
Losing your WordPress site to a hacker or a silly mistake on your part and then not having a backup to restore it is – say it with me – the worst. Luckily, Snapshot Pro can get you back up and running, even when your site’s down or locked up. Snapshot Pro is a backup plugin that also […] View original post at …
“Open Source in Brazil” eBook Now Available for Free
photo credit: Ccarelo – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Open Source in Brazil is a new free eBook from O’Reilly Media that offers an inside look into the growth of Brazil’s free software community despite the country’s unique barriers. Brazil has a vibrant IT and startup culture and hosts the largest open source conference in Latin America, Fórum Internacional …
How to Land Your First Freelance Clients When Your Business is New
When you’re new to freelancing, there may be some clients who discover your services through organic web search. But if you’ve been in business for yourself for a little while now, then you know how hard it can be to drum up new business as a freelancer that way. Unless you’ve got a well-known name […] View original post at …
20 SEO Steps to Check Off Before Launching a New Website
You’re about to wrap up work on a new website, and it feels great… for the most part. Sure, the design looks great, the calls-to-action are bold and beautiful, and the copy is incredibly engaging. So, what could be missing? When you get to the end (or near the end) of your web design project, […] View original post at …
Massive New Smush Feature: Smush *ANYTHING*
How do you make the best image compression plugin for WordPress even better? Hmmm, how about making it able to SMUSH ALL THE THINGS and in turn introduce total compatibility with not just every single gallery, slider or theme available for WordPress, but even non-WordPress related images? Yep, that sounds pretty good 🙂 Which is why […] View original post at …
Losing Business to Bad Developers? Here’s How to Stop That – and Sell Yourself
As cloud-based software, mobile apps, and online chat platforms make it easier to work outside the traditional office, we’re seeing the amount of freelance talent grow. According to a study done by Freelancers Union in 2014, 34% of the American workforce is freelancing. That spells both good and bad news for web developers, and in particular […] View original post at …
12 Resources for Building an Illustration-Inspired WordPress Site
Online users, designers, marketers, and business managers – we all expect a lot from websites these days. They need to look great. They should load within a couple seconds. They have to be responsive. They must convert. And UX always needs to be a priority. With all this energy spent on meeting expectations, it’s easy […] View original post at …

