From the first day they were anoounced, I was excited about the introduction of post formats to WordPress. It seemed like the next evolution of blogging to me, allowing users to go beyond regular posts and share videos, quotes, statuses, images and more. It never seemed to catch on with …
Advanced Page Manager is a useful little WordPress plugin I came across a few months ago. Developed by Uncategorized Creations, the plugin completely changes the way you create and edit pages through WordPress. The default version of WordPress gives you four options in the pages main screen: Edit, Quick Edit, …
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MaxBlogPress were kind enough to send me a test copy of their latest product MaxBlogPress Stripe Ads Pro. Released today, the WordPress plugin allows you to add a notification bar to the top of your pages. I am sure you are familiar with notification bars. They have become very popular …
Yesterday we showed some of the best Pinterest Themes available for WordPress. Today I would like to focus on the Pinterest related plugins that are available for the WordPress platform. These plugins offer a wide range of Pinterest related functionality to your website. Some allow your content to be shared …
The success of Pinterest has encouraged many websites to place more emphasis on images within their designs. Even super blogs such as Mashable have adopted Pinterest style designs for their home page. WordPress is the perfect platform for imitating Pinterest due to features such as custom post types and featured …
I have been very vocal over the last few years about my love of VaultPress, the WordPress backup service by Automattic. There are many other great WordPress backup options out there such as CodeGuard and BackupBuddy. For me, VaultPress is an essential plugin. It backs up WordPress powered websites every …
There are dozens of frameworks available for the WordPress platform. Since my last blog focused on WordPress, I believe I have tested just about every single one, premium and free. I purchased the Genesis Framework from StudioPress two years ago (June 2011 to be precise). Initially, I was not overly …
The author area is an important part of multi-author blogs. It allows authors to get exposure in return for writing good posts and makes your blog look more professional. At the moment, a author box is not essential for this blog, however it is something I would add if I …
The official WordPress theme directory continues to be one the most popular places for WordPress users to find good designs for their website. There are currently around 1,750 designs in the directory, yet the total number of theme downloads is close to seven million. At the current download rate, this …