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Page Builders in a Gutenberg World
Hey everyone! We’re getting settled back in after an amazing trip to WordCamp US in Nashville. Beaver Builder is a distributed team and it’s always an awesome opportunity seeing the team face-to-face. Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, gave his annual State of the Word speech and Gutenberg, WordPress’ new editor project,…
Read MoreIs WordPress a Good Squarespace Alternative?
In this article, we’re going to be looking at whether WordPress is a good Squarespace alternative. If you’re not sure which option to use for your website, or you’re thinking about moving from Squarespace to WordPress, this article will help you make a decision as to which one is best for you. WordPress and Squarespace:…
Read MoreA Post WordCamp US Update Post
Happy Holidays everyone. Wow! Here we are in December already…again! It’s crazy how fast the time flies. We’ve been bringing a lot of new faces into the fold recently. If it’s your first time here, welcome! If it’s not your first time, you’ve probably noticed I like to start my posts off with a story……
Read More50 Shades of CaboPress – A Tell All Tale
Man oh man! What a whirlwind of a few weeks it’s been. Two weeks ago, Justin and I had the utmost pleasure to attend CaboPress, a “Mastermind” event organized by Chris Lema. To be honest, we had no idea what a Mastermind event was, and we really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. Regardless,…
Read MoreDo WordPress Page Builders Hurt Your SEO?
TLDR: Content is king! As long as you’re creating great content, we don’t believe that using a Page Builder to create that content will hurt SEO performance. Here’s why… We often get asked if using a Page Builder can hurt your site’s SEO performance. Recently, a very thorough discussion on this subject came up in the Advanced WordPress Facebook Group. While SEO…
Read MoreWordPress Customizer Export/Import Plugin
The Customizer Export/Import plugin does exactly what its name implies. It allows you to export or import your WordPress customizer settings from directly within the customizer interface! If your theme makes use of the customizer for its settings, this plugin is for you!
Read MoreGetting Started with Google Analytics & WordPress
I think most webmasters/bloggers would agree, one of the most amusing aspects of publishing on the web is watching how the web responds. Out of the box, WordPress does not track any meaningful analytics on how your content is being accessed! Even if driving large amounts of traffic to your site isn’t your main goal, staying familiar with…
Read MoreWordPress Makes It Easy To Publish Poorly Written Posts
In case you missed it, Jeff Chandler published a post this morning titled “WordPress Visual Page and Website Builders Make It Easy To Create Ugly Sites“. In my opinion, saying that a WordPress page builder makes it easy to create ugly sites is like saying that WordPress itself makes it easy to publish poorly written posts.
Read MoreGPL Or Bust
The timing for some of the recent posts regarding open source software, the GPL and how it all relates to WordPress, couldn’t be more perfect. While the much more high profile VersionPress was deciding whether they should adopt the GPL, we were doing the same. Following their story provided a lot of insight and eventually lead to us adopting the GPL for our products as well.
Read MoreCreating A WordPress Plugin Is Easier Than You Think
Until a few years ago, I hadn’t written a single WordPress plugin. I had created and customized many themes for our clients, but for some reason, I kept telling myself that creating a plugin was beyond my capabilities. In hindsight, I couldn’t have been more wrong. If you’ve ever felt this way, let me tell you something. Creating a WordPress plugin is not beyond your capabilities. Anyone that has skills enough to write basic PHP and modify a theme can create a plugin.
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