Essential Grid is a premium WordPress plugin from experienced developers ThemePunch. When I first heard about Essential Grid I assumed it was a gallery plugin that displayed images in a grid format. Whilst it can do that, the plugin can do so much more. ThemePunch market the plugin as an all purpose grid building solution. … Read more
WP Media Folder is a WordPress plugin that was designed to help you manage and organise your images and media files. Developed by JoomUnited, the plugin integrates beautifully with WordPress and has great support for other plugin solutions, such as NextGEN gallery and Woocommerce. JoomUnited kindly sent me over a copy for review, so let’s … Read more
PlanSo is a WordPress contact form solution that has a user-friendly drag and drop interface. The plugin was launched in February this year using the freemium model. That means that you can download a free version of the plugin from WordPress.org, but you need to upgrade to the pro version in order to unlock all … Read more
Final Tiles Grid Gallery is one of the most popular WordPress plugins on CodeCanyon. In less than two years it has racked up more than two thousand sales, which is impressive stats for a gallery plugin. Developed by GreenTreeLabs, Final Tiles Grid Gallery is a jQuery powered WordPress plugin that can create beautiful responsive galleries … Read more
Elegant Themes caused a stir in 2014. They strolled into the year off the back of the launch of Divi, which is now regarded as one of the best WordPress themes in the market. Later in the year they expanded their range of plugins by releasing the stylish social media sharing WordPress plugin Monarch. You … Read more
Visual Developer is a premium WordPress plugin that allows anyone to customise a WordPress powered website in seconds. This plugin should not be confused with Visual Composer. It is not a visual page builder that uses a drag and drop interface to create custom pages using content elements. Look at it as a solution to … Read more
How much time do you spend optimising your website? 2 hours per month? 30 minutes per month? Never? I will freely admit that I do not spend enough time tweaking certain elements of this blog. For example, most of my articles were named after one or two minutes of thought. I never took time to … Read more
Good content can easily get lost on a blog. That it is why it is important to highlight your best content. You can do this by taking advantage of related post solutions, such as the one included with Jetpack, and by showcasing your best content on your home page and blog sidebar. A quick check … Read more
Admin Columns Pro is a premium WordPress plugin that streamlines the process of administrating content on your website. It allows you to add and remove the columns on your administration screens. I have been a big fan of the plugin since using the free version many years ago. The core version of WordPress lets you … Read more
WordPress does not have build in functionality for exporting or importing widgets. This can be a pain if you want to transfer widgets from one location (e.g. a test website) to another location (e.g. a live website). When you deactivate a WordPress theme and activate another WordPress theme, widget settings can sometimes be lost too. … Read more