WordPress remains the most popular platform for building websites. There are great alternatives available online, but I truly believe that when it comes to creating content, nothing beats WordPress and its revolutionary post type system. The introduction of the block editor has also improved the experience of creating content with …
Maintaining a successful blog is a lot like driving a steam train. It takes a lot of energy to get it going, but even when you’re on the right track, you need to keep adding fuel to the fire or it will eventually grind to a halt. Failure to follow …
It should be no surprise that WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for online communities. With a built-in user system, simple publishing options and website design customiser, the core version of WordPress is a great starting point for a community. All you need to do is choose one …
Spotlight is a new social media plugin for WordPress that integrates Instagram into your website. Using Spotlight, you can automatically display your latest photographs and videos. This can increase engagement with your followers, attract new followers and expand your reach. The plugin allows you to connect multiple Instagram accounts and …
Pretty Links is a fantastic link tracking WordPress plugin that gives you full control over the links on your website. Developed by Caseproof LLC, the plugin can be used to make your URLs look cleaner, track clicks and categorise links. If you actively use Pretty Links to track important URLs, …
SmartFrame is a versatile image toolkit that allows you to protect your images and improve delivery speed to website visitors. Using SmartFrame you can prevent others from stealing important images and deliver high quality versions of your image to website visitors on many different devices. The service is free to …
HostUp is a new budget website hosting service that offers shared hosting and Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting. Their shared hosting plans are also available as WordPress hosting plans, but behind the scenes you will be getting the same allocation of resources. Hostup markets itself as being an affordable hosting …
GetSiteControl is an online service that allows you to add easily add widgets to your website. They offer subscription forms, contact forms, chat widgets, social media integration, and more. You can use the website free of charge, however two affordable premium plans are available that offer more features. I signed …
Growth Funnel is a marketing service that helps you personalise your conversion funnel. It addresses visitors by their names and encourages them to follow you on social media and share your content. This leads to a larger social media following and more social media shares and a more trusting relationship …
Far too often I see blog posts about WordPress, but what about its oh so sweet brother, Drupal? The two platforms are rather similar, in that Drupal comes as an opensource content management system, perfect for making anything from blogs to eCommerce websites. Similar to WordPress, Drupal works nicely for …