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Beaver Themer Review

Everyone knows I'm the hugest of huge fans of Beaver Builder. I don't even work for them, but I sing their praises regularly. This plugin adds so much functionality and allows...
Mailchimp

Using Genesis ENews Extended with MailChimp

This is an update to an older post from 2015, found here. That post has started to get a lot of questions, and I thought I'd write an update since...
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Setting up a donation form with GiveWP

I'm no stranger to setting up payment forms on websites. If you've been a client of mine, you've probably even used one to pay me. But I was tasked with...
googlerecaptcha

The new Google reCAPTCHA

Do you hate CAPTCHAs? Me too! As someone who uses technology on a daily basis, I can't tell you how irritating it can be to  not be able to enter...
Easy Digital Downloads for WordPress Document Management

How to do Digital Downloads

This is coming up more and more so I thought I would do a quick post running down your options if you want to offer digital downloads. I'm going to...
wp4th

Fourth of July WordPress Deals

Apparently, the 4th of July is a great time to get deals on WordPress hosting, themes and plugins, so here's a quick list of places to check out for some...
Website Caching

You should care about caching

Let's start with this: What exactly is caching? Caching is the process of optimizing your site to get the best performance. So, when someone logs onto your website, several things...
Jetpack for social media automation

My Favorite Jetpack Features

If you have a WordPress website, there's a good chance you are using Jetpack. Jetpack is a free WordPress plugin that gives you a number of additional tools for your self-hosted...
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Shortcode Extras for Genesis Simple Edits

If you use Genesis, then there's a good chance that you are also using Genesis Simple Edits. This a great little plugin that allows you to easily change your byline,...
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How to use Genesis ENews Extended for your MailChimp E-Mail List

Note: This post was written in 2015, and I've written an update for it here. If you're like me, you want a good opt-in on your site. What's an opt-in?...
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Stop uploading huge images to your site

It's 2015. Our phones take fabulous images. In fact, I went on a big vacation this summer and didn't even take a big camera... purely got by on photos from...
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Great Plugins to go with the Genesis Framework

We love Genesis here. For the last year, nearly every site we've developed has been using the Genesis Framework. What is Genesis? We call it a framework, but really it's...
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Want to add extra stuff to your Genesis theme?

One of the things I love about the Genesis Framework is that you can make it do anything. ANYTHING! The more Genesis sites I do, the more I am delighted with...
sliders

Can I talk to you about sliders?

No, not the tasty little hamburgers. I'm talking about the slideshows on a website that rotate through a series of photos. There are thousands of different slider plugins out there,...
Email

Are emails through your contact form not coming through from Yahoo users?

I am not the only person experiencing this issue, it's cropped up all over the place lately, and I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out the problem....
booking

Booking Reservations with WordPress

I have a good friend who is a great artist and has a business where she does painting parties. These are quite popular now, you get together with your friends,...
How to rate a plugin

Should I use premium plugins or free ones?

Ah, plugins plugins plugins. My favorite part about Wordpress is that there are so many different plugins that can be used to make a simple site extraordinary. Need a simple...
Evaluate a Plugin

Is it okay to use outdated plugins on my WordPress site?

This is a great question! If you've looked in the repository lately, you'll know there are thousands and thousands of plugins. I love plugins! They add so many kinds of...
Photo Website

Does my small business website need a photo gallery?

Maybe. It really depends on what type of business you have. Is showing your potential customer examples of your work important? Then yes, a photo gallery is great. Some examples...