It is two days since I returned from Paris where I attended WordCamp Europe 2017. Since I am struggling for time today, and since my WordCamp recaps always end up being thousands of words long (see my recaps for 2015 and 2016), I will not be able to publish the review of my Paris journey … Read more
WP File Download is a feature packed WordPress file manager solution from JoomUnited. It allows you to upload files to your website and categorise them. You can then display files and categories of files to website visitors in a user-friendly AJAX powered directory. It has a lot of great features such as search engine friendly … Read more
WooCommerce Product Table is a premium WooCommerce extension that allows you to display your products in an interactive table. Developed by the English company Barn2 Media, the plugin is responsive and has full support for custom taxonomies and custom fields. The product tables it creates look great and enhance the experience for customers by giving … Read more
WordPress caching plugins are an essential part of optimising a WordPress website. For a long time I used W3 Total Cache. Packed with hundreds of options, W3 Total Cache could be quite overwhelming for WordPress beginners, but the reason I stopped using it is because it was causing some SEO related issues. In 2014 I … Read more
WordPress caching plugins improve the performance of your website by creating a static copy of every page on your website. They also optimise your pages in a number of other ways including compression, minimification, and preloading. Caching plugins support content delivery networks too so that you can deliver a great user experience wherever visitors are … Read more
According to the developers of WooCommerce, their WordPress eCommerce plugin has been downloaded over 24 million times and now powers over 28% of all stores online. That is a staggering statistic that highlights how many people are making money using WooCommerce. One person who knows about this is Chris Mason from WooCurve. His company are … Read more
When you see someone publish a review or blog post about a WordPress theme, plugin, or service, the chances are that the author of the article was using an affiliate link. People want content. Companies want exposure for their products. Websites need to make money. So I guess you could say everyone gets what they … Read more
WordCamp Europe 2017 is happening in a few weeks time in Paris between the 15th and 17th of June. I will be attending. This will be my fourth WordCamp event after attending the European WordCamps in Seville and Vienna in 2015 and 2016 and going to the inaugural WordCamp in Belfast in 2016. I will … Read more
It is common for WordPress plugin developers to sell a free version of their product (albeit limited) in order to get people to use and test their product. Under this freemium business model, many users are encouraged to upgrade to the more feature rich premium version. Developers who sell multiple WordPress plugins normally create an … Read more
This page lists websites that publish WordPress tutorials, walthroughs, code examples, and code snippets. These tutorials should give you a better understanding of the WordPress platform and help you develop WordPress plugins and themes. Do It With WordPress A fantastic WordPress tutorial website from WordPress developer Dave Clements. He shares development tips, code snippets, security … Read more