Essential Free WordPress Plugins for 2021
OK, forgetting the infelicitous year that lies behind us, here’s my list of the seven WordPress plugins that I expect to be installing on every WordPress website I build in 2021: Complianz Category: compliance In the past, it has always been a bit of a headache to...
How to Add a Virtual Tip Jar to Your Website
In the digital age, it’s easier than ever to create and share content online. Whether you’re a blogger, artist, or content creator, having a virtual tip jar on your website is a great way to monetize your work and engage with your audience. In this post, we’ll explore...
My 8 Favourite No-Code Tools of 2020
This is the third and probably final post (for now) in a series about the no-code and low-code movement. It started with a birdseye and somewhat philosophical post about pencils and collaboration, then asked the hard-hitting question are ‘no code’ tools crap? I hope I...
What’s the Best Way to Build a Website?
Back in the day it used to be much more difficult to build a website and get it online. You’d probably have to have in-depth knowledge of server software and networking protocols and you’d definitely need to learn a few programming languages before coding up a website...
25 Tips to Make Your WordPress Website Faster
Search engines now take into account the loading speed of websites when they compile search results, giving fast loading sites a little boost in the rankings. Page load time also has a noticeable impact on conversion rates – in layman’s terms this is the...
How to Create a WordPress Website – FAQs
How much does it cost to build a WordPress website? How long is a piece of string? It depends what you’re looking for. Basic limited WordPress.com blogs are free, but a fully functional custom designed and built WordPress website usually costs £1,500 – £10,000....
How to Change Divi Menu Search Colours
While Divi 4 has come on in leaps and bounds with its theme building capability, the new menu module leaves a little to be desired. One of the areas that could be improved is allowing configuration of the menu module’s search. But fear not, here’s a CSS...
Best WordPress Plugins for 2020
When I say ‘essential plugins’, of course that’s a bit of a loose term as not all sites are the same. For instance, not all sites need e-commerce functionality. So this is a list of the major plugins that regular website owners and developers...