All posts by Colin Newcomer

Mediamatic Review: Add Folders to the WordPress Media Library

Admin, Media Library

There’s a lot to like about WordPress, but the WordPress Media Library isn’t always the high point. While your desktop lets you organize files with simple folders and drag-and-drop, the WordPress Media Library just throws everything together in a mish-mash of different files. Mediamatic is a freemium WordPress plugin that lets you change that by ... Read moreMediamatic Review: Add Folders to the WordPress Media Library

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6 Best WordPress Anti-Spam Plugins to Stop Spammers in Their Tracks

Comments, Spam, wordpress security

By the latest numbers, WordPress powers about one-third of all the websites on the Internet. And while that’s great for the WordPress community, it also has a dark side – people love finding ways to spam WordPress sites! They’ll spam your site with comments. They’ll spam your site with form submissions. They’ll spam your site ... Read more6 Best WordPress Anti-Spam Plugins to Stop Spammers in Their Tracks

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WordPress Front-End Post Submission Tutorial: Your How-To

Forms, Technical, Toolset

There are a lot of different use cases where WordPress front-end post submission can come in handy. By “submit WordPress posts from the front-end”, I mean some type of front-end editor or form where users can fill in the details and hit submit. Then, that information shows up in WordPress as either a blog post ... Read moreWordPress Front-End Post Submission Tutorial: Your How-To

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Weekly WordPress News: Boost Your WooCommerce Sales

2019, woocommerce

Hey WordPress fans, it was a slow week in terms of WordPress news, but if you have a WooCommerce store, you’re going to love some of the tutorials we collected to help you get more sales and otherwise improve your store. Beyond that, MailPoet has a new pricing structure that makes it free for up ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Boost Your WooCommerce Sales

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How to Add Two-Factor Authentication to WordPress (Best Plugin)

Two-Factor Authentication, wordpress security

It’s a scary world out there, and lots of people would love to get their hands on your precious WordPress login credentials. That’s why, according to Wordfence’s survey of people who knew how hackers got into their sites, brute force attacks and password issues accounted for about ~20% of the hacked sites. Two-factor authentication is ... Read moreHow to Add Two-Factor Authentication to WordPress (Best Plugin)

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Retainful Review: WooCommerce Abandoned Cart and Next Order Coupon Emails

Abandoned Cart, woocommerce, woocommerce plugins

According to the Baymard Institute, the average eCommerce shopping cart abandonment rate is almost 70%. That means that seven out of ten shoppers at your store add something to their cart but then never finish their purchases. That’s a lot of wasted potential! Now, the reasons that people abandon their carts are varied, and you’ll ... Read moreRetainful Review: WooCommerce Abandoned Cart and Next Order Coupon Emails

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How to Add a Store Locator to Your WordPress Site (No Code Needed)

Google Maps, google+, Map, Store Locator

If you have a business with one or more physical locations, adding a WordPress store locator makes it easy for your site’s visitors to find all those locations and see details about each. A store locator WordPress plugin can help you create such a map with minimal fuss. In this post, we’re going to show ... Read moreHow to Add a Store Locator to Your WordPress Site (No Code Needed)

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How to Migrate WordPress.com to WordPress.org (Updated for 2019)

migration, Technical, WordPress.com

Looking to migrate WordPress.com to WordPress.org? If you’ve ever read WPLift before, you know that we’re big fans of the self-hosted version of WordPress (that’s WordPress.org). However, when you’re just getting started, the simplicity of WordPress.com can be attractive. But don’t worry – if you started on WordPress.com and want to make the switch to ... Read moreHow to Migrate WordPress.com to WordPress.org (Updated for 2019)

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How to A/B Test Elementor with Google Optimize (Or Other WordPress Content)

A/B Testing, Marketing

With its powerful drag-and-drop editor, as well as its Theme Builder and Popup Builder, Elementor is truly an all-in-one landing page creator. However, there is still one little thing missing that would put things over the top – A/B testing! Yes, if you’re building landing pages, or other conversion-focused content, you’ll probably want the ability ... Read moreHow to A/B Test Elementor with Google Optimize (Or Other WordPress Content)

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Iconic Sales Booster Review: A WooCommerce Plugin to Boost Sales

Cross-Sell, woocommerce, woocommerce plugins

Growing your eCommerce store’s revenue isn’t just about finding more customers, it’s also about getting more from each customer that you’ve already found. Put another way, increasing your average order value can help you get more revenue from the same number of customers. Iconic Sales Booster helps you implement several different techniques to achieve that ... Read moreIconic Sales Booster Review: A WooCommerce Plugin to Boost Sales

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