Translating a WordPress theme or plugin using Poedit 2 Pro I have earlier used Poedit 1 and recently upgraded to version 2 Pro. Poedit will suggest translations for each phrase. I will use the plugin All in One SEO as ... [Read more]
Contextual Related Posts plugin
Contextual Related Posts plugin By WebberZone. A related posts plugin will show related posts from the same site usually at the bottom of an article.Why I decided to use Contextual Related Posts ... [Read more]
Using conditional logic in Ninja Forms
Conditional Logic in Ninja Forms Using conditional logic is a paid for addon to Ninja Forms.After having installed and activated the extension / addon. Find the form you plan to use it in. Here is an example using ... [Read more]
Speeding up the site manually and by using cache plugins
Speeding up the site manually and by using Cache plugins As I use this site to test out new plugins over time. Some plugins also affect the performance of the site. Further down I am also sharing code you can place ... [Read more]
EZP Coming Soon Page Elite plugin
EZP Coming Soon Page Elite plugin ...is for new launches/maintenance or other instances where you need your site to be offline for a while.There is a lite version here to test ... [Read more]
Related Posts for WordPress Premium Plugin made by Barry Kooij
Related Posts for WordPress Premium Plugin Barry Kooij has made a quick and efficient related posts plugin I would highly recommend. I have earlier written about the free version here: Related Posts for ... [Read more]
Ninja Forms default Form templates
Ninja Forms 3 has just been released it contains the following default form templates. Part 1: Contact Me, Event Registration and Quote Request. Part 2: Creating columns Contact Me - Form ... [Read more]
Ninja Forms 3 walk through -step by step- guide
Ninja Forms version 3.0 has now officially been released With a totally new user interface. It can take a little while to get used to the new interface and figuring out how to in general use the new Ninja Forms contact ... [Read more]
The 404 plugin by phpbits.net
I tested a very easy to use 404 plugin by phpbits.net A video walk throughhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVIOlZ-VplA Taking a closer look.There are two versions. The free version at WordPress ... [Read more]
Changing the size of thumbnails or other images
Adjusting thumbnails or other images used on a site ... Can create a blurred like look. This can be adjusted by refreshing the image cache.Last night I decided to turn off the checkbox to "Crop thumbnail to exact ... [Read more]
Create your own author bio box in WordPress
Create your own author bio box in WordPress without a plugin. I have tested the following author box in TwentySixteen Child theme and Genesis Child themes as well as some random themes. The final result using ... [Read more]
A checklist before launching a site
After installing WordPress there are many steps to take before adding content. The following video is a 1.5 hour long recording of a lecture I held at the Sarasota WordPress Meetup on the 29th of September 2015. I have ... [Read more]
Duplicator Pro
The plugin Duplicator has a pro version. Main features are scheduling, storage, custom templates, dedicated support, a more efficient way to backup larger sites and more.Here is a short intro to Duplicator ... [Read more]
Styling a Ninja Forms contact form
How to style a Ninja Forms contact form. NB! Updated for version 3. If you find the Ninja Forms information on this site helpful then please purchase any addons through this link.The default form. Using ... [Read more]
Sorting the media library
Ordering the media library is somewhat difficult today, but there are plugins that can help us create some order in the library.I will look at how two plugins create order:Enhanced Media Library and WP Media ... [Read more]
Give – Donation Plugin walk through
Give - the Donation WordPress Plugin by WordImpress For a while I have been looking for a good working donation WordPress plugin. Matt Cromwell told me that he and Devin Walker were working on one and I ... [Read more]
Custom Facebook Feed plugin
The Custom Facebook Feed plugin by Smashballon As I was looking for Facebook Feed plugins I came across the Custom Facebook Feed WordPress plugin which offered a really nice and easy to use UI.I ... [Read more]
Custom widget per page or post using Content Aware Sidebar plugin
Customizing sidebars by using Content Aware Sidebar plugin. One of the best Sidebars plugins is the Content Aware Sidebars plugin by Joachim Jensen.I really like the UI and how easy it is to select ... [Read more]
Simple Comment Editing Plugin
Simple Comment Editing Plugin One thing I miss is the opportunity to go back and edit a spelling mistake in a comment. Simple Comment Editing makes is really simple to go back and edit or delete a ... [Read more]
Related Posts plugin
Related Posts plugin for WordPress By Barry Kooji and Never5. A related posts plugin will show similar posts from the same site usually at the bottom of an article. There are a few plugins out there ... [Read more]
Ninja Forms Walk Through
Ninja Forms a fast rising star among contact forms. NB! Ninja Forms 3 has been released and has had a total makeover. Go to my article: Ninja Forms 3 walk through -step by step- guide to see some of the ... [Read more]
Google Analytics Dashboard plugin
Viewing Google Analytics stats An easy way to view Google Analytics stats is with using a Google Analytics Dashboard plugin. For instance The plugin Google Analytics Dashboard by Team Yoast & Carson ... [Read more]
Google Analytics Dashboard for WP plugin
Viewing Google Analytics stats An easy way to view Google Analytics stats is with using a Google Analytics Dashboard plugin. For instance The plugin Google Analytics Dashboard for WP by Alin Marcu After having ... [Read more]
Google Analytics by Yoast plugin
Viewing Google Analytics stats An easy way to view Google Analytics stats is with using a Google Analytics Dashboard plugin. For instance The plugin Google Analytics by Yoast After having installed the plugin and ... [Read more]
WordPress SEO plugin
How to use WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast The WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast is one of the most popular SEO plugins for WordPress along with the All in One SEO pack plugin by Michael Torbert. I have added screenshots of ... [Read more]
Using the Advanced Custom Fields plugin
How to use and display Advanced Custom Fields in a Genesis theme. This is a somewhat technical tutorial on how to use Advanced custom fields. I keep text to a minimum.Creating custom fields for your custom post ... [Read more]
Install of MAMP and WordPress
Use MAMP to create a local (offline) site. I use MAMP to create a local development site and when I am ready to place it online I install the plugin Duplicator to back it up and through ftp move it ... [Read more]
Code Snippets sites
Code Snippets Is the name used for smaller pieces of code inserted into the child theme functions file, or even better into its own custom functions plugin independent of the theme.A good article to check ... [Read more]
Manage you avatar in WordPress
Managing your avatar in WordPress The default for managing your avatar in WordPress is using a gravatar. This means you need to sign up at gravatar.com and add some avatar images to your new account. The e-mail address ... [Read more]
Exporting and importing WordPress posts, pages, media and more
Exporting and then importing WordPress content NB!!! The official WordPress Importer found through the tools section does not correctly add media. It gives an error message and adds links to media that are located in ... [Read more]
Creating and adding a gist to a WordPress post
Creating and adding a Github gist into your WordPress post or page I usually use the pre or code tag from the Visual Editor TinyMCE bar to show code. But sometimes it just comes out looking wrong when I am trying to ... [Read more]
Drag and drop page ordering in a tree page view
Sort or order of posts, pages or custom posts within a branch view. Having a lot of pages or posts it would be nice to have a way to order / sort these in a natural way by drag and drop as well as sorting these into an ... [Read more]
An easy way to duplicate posts or pages
Duplicating a post or page One can duplicate a post or page or custom posts using a plugin or inserting code (snippet) into the functions file.Duplicate plugins: Duplicate Post plugin and Post DuplicatorOR use a ... [Read more]
Automatic Update of WordPress, Plugins and Themes
Automatically update major and minor versions of WordPress along with plugins and themes. I have been looking for easy ways to update my plugins and themes without having to login to a site. I am looking forward to the ... [Read more]
Desktop Server the MAMP/XAMPP alternative.
Desktop Server the Mamp/Xampp alternative. I downloaded and tested Desktop Server to create a local WordPress development site. I create my sites locally with Desktop Server or MAMP before uploading them to a ... [Read more]
Duplicator tutorial videos
Move your site on or offline with Duplicator With Duplicator one can backup or clone a web site and save it as a zip file containing the full site with pages, posts, media, plugins etc. Move it to another location on ... [Read more]
Some plugins I use
The following is a list of WordPress plugins that I find very useful. Check out this list: wpsite care - Best WordPress plugins I will update this post on occasion as I remember to add additional plugins I ... [Read more]
WordPress Multisite Plugins
Here is a list of WordPress multisite plugins I have found up until now. This post will be updated as I find other good multisite plugins.- Shared media across ... [Read more]
Coming Soon Pro WordPress Plugin
Coming Soon Pro is used for site maintenance, coming soon info or as a landing page plugin, and has some awesome options! SeedProd has a free version Ultimate Maintenance Mode, but if your using ... [Read more]
Contact Form 7 customization tutorial
The very popular Contact Form 7 Wordpress Plugin. Some popular addons for Contact Form 7.Flamingo Contact Form 7 Honeypot Easy Contact Form 7 Widget Contact Form 7 DatepickerContact Form 7 to ... [Read more]