Advertising remains one of the key ways of monetising a website. This is particularly true for content websites that increase profits by increasing page views. Apart from widgets, the core version of WordPress does not give you any functionality to integrate banners and track advertising on your website. Thankfully, there …
Social media WordPress plugins and drag and drop builders may get all the attention, but I am a big fan of administration plugins that help me run my websites more efficiently. In particular, I like admin WordPress plugins that add functionality missing from the core version of WordPress. One such …
Admin Columns is one of the most useful utility WordPress plugins available on WordPress.org. Developed by the dutch software company CodePress, Admin Columns allows you to organise the administrative columns in your admin area. The plugin can be used to add or remove columns to the admin area for posts, …
The WordPress admin area got a refresh a few years ago with a smoother interface, however it is starting to look a little dated. Australian developer George Kordas is looking to address this issue with his reimagination of the WordPress admin area. His concept looks amazing. You might not share …
The 2000s are remembered as the time when the vast majority of WordPress themes were free and the 2010s can be remembered as the “Decade of the Premium WordPress Theme”. If the Kata WordPress theme succeeds, perhaps the 2020s will become the “Decade of the Freemium WordPress Theme” :) Developed …
On 6 December 2018 Matt Mullenweg announced the release of WordPress 5.0. This was a significant milestone in the history of WordPress as it replaced the traditional WordPress editor with a new block editor called Gutenberg. Gutenberg is a minimal editor that allows you to create beautiful content using a …
GiveGetWin is a website that encourages companies to donate their products and services for the benefit of a charity. Chris Beymer contacted me last week about their latest deal entitled the WordPress Plugin Toolbelt. Over $250 worth of products are included in this toolbelt, yet the package is being sold …
WP File Download is a feature packed WordPress file manager solution from JoomUnited. It allows you to upload files to your website and categorise them. You can then display files and categories of files to website visitors in a user-friendly AJAX powered directory. It has a lot of great features …
Elementor is an open source drag and drop page builder for WordPress. It’s stylish, it’s easy to use, it offers many content elements, and it’s free to download. Those are all ingredients of a successful WordPress plugin. Launched in June 2016, the developers of Elementor have managed to rack up …