Improving Your WordPress Site’s Performance

Let's Say You Wanted to Lose Weight We're going to talk about your WordPress Site's performance, but first let me walk you thru a thought exercise. Imagine you wanted to lose weight. Would you believe someone if they told you that the trick was bananas? Or eggs? Or any single item? Probably not, right? Losing weight means you have to pay attention to a lot of things � your sleep, your exercise, and (of course) what you eat (maybe even when you eat). I'm a big guy. But I'm much smaller than I used to be. Having now lost more than 200 . . . [More]

Improving Your WordPress Site’s Performance

Let's Say You Wanted to Lose Weight We're going to talk about your WordPress Site's performance, but first let me walk you thru a thought exercise. Imagine you wanted to lose weight. Would you believe someone if they told you that the trick was bananas? Or eggs? Or any single item? Probably not, right? Losing weight means you have to pay attention to a lot of things � your sleep, your exercise, and (of course) what you eat (maybe even when you eat). I'm a big guy. But I'm much smaller than I used to be. Having now lost more than 200 . . . [More]

Estimating: The Problem We All Face

Everyone Thinks Their Problems Are Unique If there’s one thing I’ve learned by talking to product owners, agency owners, freelancers, and software developers over the last two decades � it’s that we all know others must be experiencing what we are, but we feel like we’re the only ones. The dissonance between our heads and our hearts is strong and it’s almost impossible to believe we’re all in the same boat. Nevertheless, the truth is that we all face the same challenges that others are facing. And it helps to shine a li . . . [More]

Estimating: The Problem We All Face

Everyone Thinks Their Problems Are Unique If there’s one thing I’ve learned by talking to product owners, agency owners, freelancers, and software developers over the last two decades � it’s that we all know others must be experiencing what we are, but we feel like we’re the only ones. The dissonance between our heads and our hearts is strong and it’s almost impossible to believe we’re all in the same boat. Nevertheless, the truth is that we all face the same challenges that others are facing. And it helps to shine a li . . . [More]

1983: British Fisherman Has Close Encounter

The year is 1983, the place, Basingstoke Canal in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The witness was fishing in the early hours of the morning. At this time the witness was approached by two small humanoid figures with helmets on. The humanoids and witness walked around the bend to a waiting 45 foot diameter craft which was sitting on the towpath. The witness entered the craft and after a short while was told he could leave. After the witness left the craft and it flew away at a high rate of speed.On August 12th, 1983, at about 0015 hours, the witn . . . [More]

1983: British Fisherman Has Close Encounter

The year is 1983, the place, Basingstoke Canal in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The witness was fishing in the early hours of the morning. At this time the witness was approached by two small humanoid figures with helmets on. The humanoids and witness walked around the bend to a waiting 45 foot diameter craft which was sitting on the towpath. The witness entered the craft and after a short while was told he could leave. After the witness left the craft and it flew away at a high rate of speed.On August 12th, 1983, at about 0015 hours, the witn . . . [More]

LearnDash Subscriptions

If you had asked me last week about selling LearnDash courses via subscriptions, I would have told you that the best way was to install WooCommerce and then add the WooCommerce Subscriptions extension and go from there. But that will change next week when we roll out a new feature in our 3.6 release � the ability to use native LearnDash Subscriptions. I'm positive we'll put more news, posts, documentation and videos on this feature on our LearnDash website. But I'm cheating by telling you about it early. Current customers can even go t . . . [More]

LearnDash Subscriptions

If you had asked me last week about selling LearnDash courses via subscriptions, I would have told you that the best way was to install WooCommerce and then add the WooCommerce Subscriptions extension and go from there. But that will change next week when we roll out a new feature in our 3.6 release � the ability to use native LearnDash Subscriptions. I'm positive we'll put more news, posts, documentation and videos on this feature on our LearnDash website. But I'm cheating by telling you about it early. Current customers can even go t . . . [More]

Pit Stop: Seasons of Change

In this monthly column, Brian Gardner explores the challenges of operating a WordPress-based business and shares insight into servicing and refueling the human soul. While I was born in Southern California, I have lived in the Chicagoland area since I was six months old. Even though palm trees and sunny weather would have been enjoyable, life isn’t so bad in the Windy City. Midwesterners understand the nostalgia and beauty that happens this time of year. Pumpkin Spice lattes, cool crisp air, and magnificent colors surround us for severa . . . [More]

Pit Stop: Seasons of Change

In this monthly column, Brian Gardner explores the challenges of operating a WordPress-based business and shares insight into servicing and refueling the human soul. While I was born in Southern California, I have lived in the Chicagoland area since I was six months old. Even though palm trees and sunny weather would have been enjoyable, life isn’t so bad in the Windy City. Midwesterners understand the nostalgia and beauty that happens this time of year. Pumpkin Spice lattes, cool crisp air, and magnificent colors surround us for severa . . . [More]

Why the Pagely Sale is Good for Everyone

This is one of those “insider baseball” posts so if you're not into WordPress ecosystem posts, skip this one and come back tomorrow. Another Big & Success Company Just Sold Just a few months ago Yoast sold to Bluehost. I know, you're going to tell me it sold to Newfold Digital. But we never heard of Newfold Digital until it bought Endurance and became Newfold. And the biggest hosting company in Endurance was Bluehost. When Yoast sold, you heard the pitch from them about how it was going to be good for everyone. And most folks quest . . . [More]

Why the Pagely Sale is Good for Everyone

This is one of those “insider baseball” posts so if you're not into WordPress ecosystem posts, skip this one and come back tomorrow. Another Big & Success Company Just Sold Just a few months ago Yoast sold to Bluehost. I know, you're going to tell me it sold to Newfold Digital. But we never heard of Newfold Digital until it bought Endurance and became Newfold. And the biggest hosting company in Endurance was Bluehost. When Yoast sold, you heard the pitch from them about how it was going to be good for everyone. And most folks quest . . . [More]

Torque’s Social Hour: Kathy Darling builds WooCommerce extensions

The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life. This week’s show will focus on WP Engine’s Atlas product. In this week’s stream we talked to Kathy Darling, developer of WooCommerce things, author of Name Your Price, and a USA handball athlete. Torque Social Hour with Jake Goldman Join us each Wednesday from 3-4pm PST for the next episode of the Torque Social Hour. Next week our special guest will be Jeff Chandler! The post Torque’s Social Hour: Kathy Darling builds WooCommerce extensi . . . [More]

Torque’s Social Hour: Kathy Darling builds WooCommerce extensions

The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life. This week’s show will focus on WP Engine’s Atlas product. In this week’s stream we talked to Kathy Darling, developer of WooCommerce things, author of Name Your Price, and a USA handball athlete. Torque Social Hour with Jake Goldman Join us each Wednesday from 3-4pm PST for the next episode of the Torque Social Hour. Next week our special guest will be Jeff Chandler! The post Torque’s Social Hour: Kathy Darling builds WooCommerce extensi . . . [More]

storage cart covers

If you need a storage cart cover for your double-tier storage cart, then we have you covered. These covers are perfect for keeping dirt and debris away from your logo seats when they are not in use, and each cover comes with an option to add a sponsor or team logo.  At Athletic Seating, our mission is to provide sports teams with high-quality and affordable logo seats. We can help you design a chair that works for your team with a wide range of styles and customization options. Over our 30 years of logo printing experience, we have created a p . . . [More]

storage cart covers

If you need a storage cart cover for your double-tier storage cart, then we have you covered. These covers are perfect for keeping dirt and debris away from your logo seats when they are not in use, and each cover comes with an option to add a sponsor or team logo.  At Athletic Seating, our mission is to provide sports teams with high-quality and affordable logo seats. We can help you design a chair that works for your team with a wide range of styles and customization options. Over our 30 years of logo printing experience, we have created a p . . . [More]

How to Choose a WordPress Development Company for Your Next Project

Trying to choose a WordPress development company for your project but unsure where to start? Whether you're building a complete WordPress website or you need help with a specific custom plugin or theme, you can find tons of great WordPress development companies to help make your dreams become a reality. The post How to Choose a WordPress Development Company for Your Next Project appeared first on ThemeIsle Blog. Re Posted From: How to Choose a WordPress Development Company for Your Next ProjectThemeIsle Blog . . . [More]

How to Choose a WordPress Development Company for Your Next Project

Trying to choose a WordPress development company for your project but unsure where to start? Whether you're building a complete WordPress website or you need help with a specific custom plugin or theme, you can find tons of great WordPress development companies to help make your dreams become a reality. The post How to Choose a WordPress Development Company for Your Next Project appeared first on ThemeIsle Blog. Re Posted From: How to Choose a WordPress Development Company for Your Next ProjectThemeIsle Blog . . . [More]

Is Adding a New Feature Really The Right Move?

I Bet This Story Sounds Familiar Earlier this year I was working on adding a new feature for this site. It's the table of contents on the right sidebar of this post (and all my blog posts). I looked at a lot of table of contents plugins before deciding on LuckyWP Table of Contents. It does the job well and I really like it. Then I got a Facebook Messenger note from my buddy Joost, founder of Yoast. He asked if I had looked at the TOC feature of Yoast. Now hear this clearly, I really like Joost. I have used Yoast since I started working w . . . [More]

Is Adding a New Feature Really The Right Move?

I Bet This Story Sounds Familiar Earlier this year I was working on adding a new feature for this site. It's the table of contents on the right sidebar of this post (and all my blog posts). I looked at a lot of table of contents plugins before deciding on LuckyWP Table of Contents. It does the job well and I really like it. Then I got a Facebook Messenger note from my buddy Joost, founder of Yoast. He asked if I had looked at the TOC feature of Yoast. Now hear this clearly, I really like Joost. I have used Yoast since I started working w . . . [More]