In Episode 115 of the WP-Tonic Podcast, we address the contentious issue of visual builders for WordPress. In theory, great. In practice, often a complete mess. And despite the promise of easy awesome, many of them have a considerable learning curve. Continue Reading WP-Tonic 115: Visual Builders for WordPress The Good, Bad, and Ugly–but Mostly the Ugly
Using WordPress
WP-Tonic 111: What Makes a WooCommerce Site Successful?
Although WooCommerce has a lot of built-in features and extensions that let you create the kind of store you really need, some of the secrets to having a successful ecommerce store have nothing to do with technology: they’re equally true whether you build your store with WordPress, Magento, Shopify, or anything else. In Episode 111 of the WP-Tonic podcast, Scott Buscemi, Morten Rand-Hendriksen, John Locke and I talk about what those things are. Continue Reading WP-Tonic 111: What Makes a WooCommerce Site Successful?
Is Squarespace as Easy as People Think? Join us Tuesday on Blab to find out
Do all website building tools over-promise and under-deliver? Jon Leland and Sallie Goetsch discuss Squarespace, WordPress, and marketing hype Tuesday at 4 PM Pacific: http://bit.ly/website-truth Continue Reading Is Squarespace as Easy as People Think? Join us Tuesday on Blab to find out
WP-Tonic 105: Speeding Up WordPress From Slow Dog To Young Speed Machine
The key ingredients for WordPress performance that we discussed in WP-Tonic 105 are hosting (because the most important optimization happens on the server side), using a CDN, caching plugins, image compression, and eliminating unnecessary overhead (unused or poorly-coded plugins, for instance). Continue Reading WP-Tonic 105: Speeding Up WordPress From Slow Dog To Young Speed Machine
Horizontal Events Widget for Events Calendar Pro — Now with Flexbox!
Use flexbox to create an Events Calendar Pro widget that shows four items across on large screens, two items across on medium screens, and a single column of items on small screens. Continue Reading Horizontal Events Widget for Events Calendar Pro — Now with Flexbox!
