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The Challenge of Switching from a Page Builder to the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor

The Challenge of Switching from a Page Builder to the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor

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The WordPress Gutenberg block editor has become reliable enough to power your existing website. You can now eschew that aged page builder plugin in favor of a native content editor.

How to Create a Simple Gutenberg Block Pattern in WordPress

How to Create a Simple Gutenberg Block Pattern in WordPress

WordPress

We introduce you to the concept of Gutenberg block patterns and demonstrate how to create one of your own in WordPress.

How to Create an Emergency Message UI in WordPress

How to Create an Emergency Message UI in WordPress

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Emergency situations can affect any organization. Whether it’s a weather-related closing, a sudden change in business hours or a leaky pipe in the basement – things happen. And one of…

Thoughts on Building a WordPress Website from Scratch (Without Code)

Thoughts on Building a WordPress Website from Scratch (Without Code)

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Over the past decade, I’ve worked with WordPress on a (pretty much) daily basis. It’s my go-to solution for building websites for clients of all sizes. And, as I’ve gained…

How to Add Mobile Navigation to Your WordPress Theme

How to Add Mobile Navigation to Your WordPress Theme

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Let’s look at one method for adding an attractive and functional mobile navigation system to your WordPress theme.

Building a WordPress Website with Gutenberg: Initial Observations

Building a WordPress Website with Gutenberg: Initial Observations

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If you’ve been following all the fuss regarding Gutenberg, the new WordPress editor, you know that many users have formed a very strong opinion of it. But, all the drama…

How to Add HTML5 Video to WordPress Using Custom Fields

How to Add HTML5 Video to WordPress Using Custom Fields

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Generally speaking, if you ask 10 WordPress developers how to do something, you’ll receive ten different answers. But that speaks to both the versatility of the CMS and that there…

A Faster and Safer Way to Troubleshoot WordPress

A Faster and Safer Way to Troubleshoot WordPress

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Whether you’re building a new WordPress website or applying updates to an existing one, troubleshooting issues can be a very time-consuming process. It can also be a bit risky –…

How to Create a Website Landing Pages With Elementor Plugin Sponsored

How to Create a Website Landing Pages With Elementor Plugin

WordPress

When I tried to create a landing page for my business for the first time, I must admit, I struggled. I had no idea where to really begin or what…

WooCommerce Design Tips You Need to Know

WooCommerce Design Tips You Need to Know

WordPress

WordPress is the most popular content management system on the web, and its number one shopping cart plugin WooCommerce powers over 42% of all online stores. There’s a lot you…

How to Customize Any WordPress Theme Within Minutes With CSS Hero Sponsored

How to Customize Any WordPress Theme Within Minutes With CSS Hero

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Considering the popularity of WordPress as the world’s most loved Content Management System, it is not unnatural to see a wide range of page builders, themes and plugins to help…

How To Generate DOCX & XLSX Documents in WordPress

How To Generate DOCX & XLSX Documents in WordPress

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Paperwork can be a hassle. While the need for it has diminished in the digital age, there is still a need for web designers and other digital professionals to regularly…

How to Add Interactive Maps to WordPress with MapSVG Sponsored

How to Add Interactive Maps to WordPress with MapSVG

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Looking for an incredibly useful tool to add to your WordPress website? Interactive maps are a great asset for sharing information in a graphical way. MapSVG is a WordPress plugin…

How to Build a Downloads Gallery WordPress Plugin

How to Build a Downloads Gallery WordPress Plugin

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Plugins extend WordPress’ functionality and let you do almost anything with your existing site. In this tutorial, we create a downloads gallery WordPress plugin, keeping it plain and simple and…

How to Build a Custom Login Page Design for WordPress

How to Build a Custom Login Page Design for WordPress

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If you are a heavy WordPress user,, you’re likely interested in deep customizations. There are a slew of plug-ins available, but some tasks are just easier to perform yourself. For…

HTML & CSS Blog Layout – Theme Implementation for WordPress

HTML & CSS Blog Layout – Theme Implementation for WordPress

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In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to adapt a simple HTML blog layout into a WordPress theme. We’ll be using this static page as starting point. Grab the code…

Design Tips for Building Magazine Style WordPress Themes

Design Tips for Building Magazine Style WordPress Themes

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The move from physical to digital magazine content is an exciting process. Over just the past few years we have witnessed thousands of new brands and templates begin to surface….

Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress

Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress

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