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Gutenberg plugins from MediaRon

26 January - 2019 By Paal Joachim 10 Comments
Last updated on: April 2, 2020

Backend-view-Post-Type-Archive-Mapping-Gutenberg-plugin-MediaRon

Ron was one of the original developers for Backup Buddy and has made his own company called MediaRon. I will be looking at mainly one of his Gutenberg plugins Post Type Archive Mapping plugin. The plugin offers a lot ... [Read more]

Discourage search engines from indexing a site

31 October - 2018 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: October 31, 2018

WordPress-Search-Engine-Visibility-off

During development As we develop a web site with WordPress we need to be sure that the Settings -> Reading: "Search Engine Visibility - Discourage search engines from indexing this site" is checked, so that the ... [Read more]

Hide BuddyPress pages and bbPress forums from not logged in users

21 October - 2018 By Paal Joachim 6 Comments
Last updated on: October 23, 2018

BuddyPress-bbPress-redirect-not-logged-in-users

I am helping to create a website for a human rights organization in Angola. They use BuddyPress for having members overview and bbPress for the forums. I added a private forum link in the menu so that when the user signs ... [Read more]

Using Poedit 2 Pro to translate a WordPress plugin or theme

19 June - 2017 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: August 29, 2017

Poedit 2 Pro Translate WordPress plugins and themes

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

28 May - 2017 By Paal Joachim 5 Comments
Last updated on: August 29, 2017

Contextual Related Posts WordPress plugin banner

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

22 November - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: August 29, 2017

Ninja Forms Conditional Logic addon

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

12 November - 2016 By Paal Joachim 13 Comments
Last updated on: June 24, 2019

Speedtesting easywebdesigntutorials

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

17 October - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: October 17, 2016

Coming Soon Page Elite Example

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

4 October - 2016 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: October 4, 2016

Related Posts For WordPress top banner

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

25 September - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: November 19, 2016

Ninja Forms 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

6 September - 2016 By Paal Joachim 11 Comments
Last updated on: August 29, 2017

Ninja Forms 3

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

24 June - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: June 25, 2016

404 plugin by phpbits.net

I tested a very easy to use 404 plugin by phpbits.net A video walk through https://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

18 June - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: June 18, 2016

Thumbnail blog post previews in WordPress

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

18 June - 2016 By Paal Joachim 3 Comments
Last updated on: August 29, 2017

Custom profile author bio box social media tooltip 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

30 September - 2015 By Paal Joachim 3 Comments
Last updated on: July 20, 2017

Installed plugins WordPress

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

18 August - 2015 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: June 27, 2018

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

29 July - 2015 By Paal Joachim 63 Comments
Last updated on: June 24, 2017

Styled - customized 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

8 July - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: May 10, 2017

WP Media Folder: Create Gallery

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

11 May - 2015 By Paal Joachim 3 Comments
Last updated on: January 9, 2016

Give Donation WordPress Plugin Logo

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

10 May - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: May 14, 2015

Custom Facebook Feed Logo

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

5 May - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: April 20, 2016

Logo Content Aware Sidebars 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

15 April - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: January 26, 2019

Simple Comment Editing logo

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

6 April - 2015 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: April 9, 2017

Related Posts For WordPress logo

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

4 April - 2015 By Paal Joachim 22 Comments
Last updated on: May 10, 2017

Ninja-Forms-logo

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

21 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 9, 2016

Google Analytics Dashboard plugin logo

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

20 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: April 9, 2017

Google Analytics Dashboard For WP logo

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

20 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: April 15, 2015

Google Analytics by Yoast plugin logo

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

19 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: April 9, 2017

WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin logo

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

18 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 7 Comments
Last updated on: January 9, 2016

Advanced Custom Fields Add New Field Group

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

26 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 8, 2016

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

25 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 16, 2016

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

1 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment

Manage your avatar

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

29 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 23, 2019

WordPress importer plugin

Exporting and then importing WordPress content 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 the ... [Read more]

Creating and adding a gist to a WordPress post

20 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 1, 2016

Github add new gist

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

15 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: April 15, 2016

Nested Pages Plugin

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

14 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: June 17, 2016

Duplicate post quick edit WordPress

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 Duplicator OR use a ... [Read more]

Automatic update of WordPress, plugins and themes

11 December - 2014 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: December 23, 2018

Advanced Automatic Updates WordPress plugin

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.

14 August - 2014 By Paal Joachim 6 Comments
Last updated on: January 11, 2016

WordPress plugin Desktop Server

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

6 June - 2014 By Paal Joachim 14 Comments
Last updated on: October 1, 2018

WordPress plugin Duplicator - backup, copy and clone

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

4 June - 2014 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: August 28, 2018

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]

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