Beaver Builder is rightfully recognised as one of the best drag and drop page builders available for WordPress. FastLine Media, who developed the plugin, have added a lot of great new features to the plugin over the years. Their latest development is called Beaver Themer. It is an addon for Beaver Builder that was designed … Read more
Themes and plugins and custom post types get all the attention because of how they extend WordPress, however one of the best features of WordPress is how it handles updates. It is simple to update WordPress manually using an FTP client, but updates can also be processed automatically or manually through the WordPress admin area. … Read more
WP RSS Aggregator is WordPress plugin that can be used to import RSS feeds and atom feeds. It allows you to import multiple feeds into a WordPress website and aggregate them into one single list. I published a short article about it four years ago and have been using it over the last few years. … Read more
Business Directory Plugin is a directory solution for WordPress that helps you add a professional directory to your website. It can be used for local directories, business directories, a Yellow pages style business directory, and more. The plugin can be downloaded free of charge from WordPress.org, however a number of premium modules are available that … Read more
SiteOrigin have been producing WordPress themes and plugins for several years. I have referenced their WordPress themes such as Vantage and Focus in my WordPress theme lists in the past. The company is also known for their popular free page builder WordPress plugin, but for some reason the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle WordPress plugin went under … Read more
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 of the many addons that … Read more
Social media WordPress plugins and drag and drop builders may get all the attention, but I am a big fan of administration plugins that help me run my websites more efficiently. In particular, I like admin WordPress plugins that add functionality missing from the core version of WordPress. One such plugin is Admin Columns by … Read more
Formed in 2001, MailChimp is a hugely popular email marketing platform with over 14 million customers. The service is particularly popular with bloggers. It is easy to understand why as MailChimp is free to use until you have gained a readership. They permit up to 2,000 subscribers and 12,000 emails per month before you need … Read more
Paid Member Subscriptions is a versatile membership WordPress plugin that allows you to create a membership website that accepts recurring payments. The plugin can be used to restrict content to members of certain groups. Created by Cozmoslabs, the plugin is 100% free to download. Certain features are not available in the free version so you … Read more
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 the plugin unlock many additional … Read more