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Why let Facebook own your community when you can build and control your own. We unpack tools to help you build, grown and monetise your own community on your WordPress websites. BuddyPress – https://buddypress.org/ BBPress – https://bbpress.org/ PeepSo – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/peepso-core/ Membership Pro 2 – https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/membership/ WooCommerce Membership – https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-memberships/ Subscriptions – https://woocommerce.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/woocommerce-subscriptions/ — OUR EVENT:…

Learn all about Project Management from Dan Connors of (http://danconnors.com/). He shares valuable content on how to get more involved in your projects, and also manage clients expectations.   Action today: Outsource your weaknesses to others. Focus on your gut feeling, if something feels wrong take a look and fix it, don’t wait to face the consequences. Project…

Building WordPress websites on cheap reseller hosting can be needlessly slow. Here is how to build multiple WordPress websites on your computer or on a computer in the office that you can all collaborate on. No more internet latency! Woo! XAMMP – https://www.apachefriends.org/add-ons.html AMPPS – http://www.ampps.com/demo Presmattic – Thanks to Stephen Greer in the Facebook…

WooCommerce is one of the leading e-commerce solutions for WordPress. It can seem overwhelming at times. Here are some amazing secrets that will make working with WooCommerce a dream come true.  WooCommerce https://woocommerce.com/ Extensions  https://woocommerce.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/ GPLDL  http://gpldl.com Remember it is OK for them to distribute open source code BUT, we ALWAYS recommend you buy a licence so…

Let’s bust the myth about WordPress security and show you how to protect your or your client websites today. In this tipisode we arm you with the answer to the “WordPress is insecure” moan, and we share the tools to help protect you. Force Strong Password – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/force-strong-passwords/ Bruteprotect – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/bruteprotect/ All-in-one WordPress Security – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/ iThemes…

Solving email deliverability in WordPress can be a pain. Why does it happen? Why do the emails always end up in spam? Not receiving notifications from Form submissions? Let’s solve this for you. WP Mail SMTP – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ Send Grid – https://sendgrid.com/ — OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business?…

Choosing a WordPress Theme is a minefield. What are the warning signs that it is going to be more trouble that it is worth? How do you decide on which theme or framework to commit to? Let’s unpack that for you. Genesis The Genesis Framework – http://my.studiopress.com/themes/genesis/ Beaver Builder They include an awesome starter theme…

From redirecting old pages to creating easy to remember urls, redirection need not be complicated. Plus it’s going to really help when you replace an old website! Check out the easiest ways with WordPress: Redirection Our recommended plugin with grouping tools, import and more – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/ Pretty Links – https://wordpress.org/plugins/pretty-link/ Page Links To – https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-links-to/ — OUR…

Discover Josh’s journey into WordPress development. From website “tinkerer” to plugin developer. Learn how to get more involved in the WordPress community, and also stellar advice for keeping on the cutting edge of WordPress technology. CalderaWP Caldera Forms and the suite of plugins from Caldera: https://calderawp.com/ WordPress Plugins Discussed Gravity Forms – http://www.gravityforms.com/ Advanced Custom Fields…

Automating and integrating data between WordPress and other systems your clients use is a massive time saver and value add. Here are some ideas you can implement and tools you can use to implement them. Online Tools Zapier – https://zapier.com/ IFTTT – https://ifttt.com/ CloudWork – https://cloudwork.com/ Self Installed and Managed Tools For those harder to access systems: Apatar…

Sublime Text is a brilliant Code Editor that you can use with WordPress. Here are some plugins that will significantly improve your workflow! Booya! The Application https://www.sublimetext.com/ ACF Snippets Package https://github.com/iamhexcoder/acf_snippets WordPress Developer Resources Package https://packagecontrol.io/packages/WordPress%20Developer%20Resources WordPress Completions Package  https://packagecontrol.io/packages/WordPress%20Completions SFTP Package https://wbond.net/sublime_packages/sftp — OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your…

If you have multiple WordPress installs, running updates and installing plugins can be a very time consuming process. Here is an amazing tool to help you manage everything from one central location. Check out InfiniteWP which is…. FRREEEEE! Yey! Other options include ManageWP What do you use? Come tell us on the Facebook group: http://leejacksondev.com/group…

Out of the box WordPress uses TinyMCE as it’s content editor. It is GREAT because it gives your clients a “Word Document” style experience that they are likely used to. Here is how to enhance it to add value to your clients experience. TinyMCE Advanced – https://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-advanced/ WP Edit – https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-edit/ Their simple API – http://learn.wpeditpro.com/custom-buttons-api/…

Just like a computer (Windows) you need to take care of your MYSQL database, otherwise you will start to see performance issues. Here is how you can take care of your database. WP Sweep Use with care https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-sweep/ WP Rocket   Caching with optimization baked in! Nice… https://wp-rocket.me/ How to use the optimize and repair…