Awesome Support is a support and help desk WordPress plugin that helps you use your WordPress website as a customer support desk. The core version of the plugin is free to download from WordPress.org, but in order to unlock all of the plugin’s potential functionality you need to purchase one …
CaptainForm is a feature rich form WordPress plugin that boasts a lot of great features. I met up with the CaptainForm team at the Belfast WordCamp in September and was keen to look at their product further. The plugin is free to download from WordPress.org, but the premium versions of …
Catchers is a helpdesk WordPress plugin that can be used to provide customers and visitors with support. Since catchers is a WordPress plugin, the solution integrates beautifully with every WordPress theme. The process is simple. Every email that is sent to you is converted into a support ticket. You can …
The other day I shared with you 10 Ways to Lazy Load Images and Videos in WordPress. Using lazy load can drastically improve page loading times and reduce bandwidth. Another key aspect of reducing the weight of images and improving website performance is to optimise your images. I have always …
Whilst wasting time on Twitter the other day I came across a link bait article by Make a Websitehub that looked at the best WordPress plugins for SEO, social media, and conversion rate optimisation. Infographics have been overwhelming the internet the last few years, but what stood out about the …
In programming, the term bridge is sometimes used when a connection is made between two different systems, two different platforms, or two different programming languages. I have seen the term used many times in the communities of forum software to refer to plugins that connect the forum software to another …
The Official WordPress Directory lists thousands of fantastic plugins which optimise WordPress and enhance it’s functionality. Some developers update their plugins regularly, either to add more features or to make sure their plugin is compatible with the latest version of WordPress. Understandably, many developers just don’t have the time to …
In 2014, Sucuri noticed a major security hole in the WordPress plugin Slider Revolution. The problem did not lie with the developers of the plugin as they quickly addressed the issue. Problems arose because Slider Revolution was packaged with so many WordPress themes. When a WordPress plugin is packaged with …
Whenever I publish round up posts about WordPress plugins, I inevitably have to leave out a lot of good solutions. Many plugins are dropped because they do not offer the same level of functionality that alternatives offer. I thought I would address this by doing a quick round up of …
With over 30,000 plugins to choose from in the Wordpress Plugin Directory alone, and thousands premium plugins available in marketplaces such as CodeCanyon, finding the right plugin can be a bit overwhelming. Even if you are new to working online, there is one thing I am sure you have realised by …