All posts by Colin Newcomer

Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.1 Release Candidate Out

2019, WordPress 5.1

This week saw the release of the WordPress 5.1 Release Candidate. The official release date for this version is scheduled for Thursday, February 21. Beyond that, Matt Mullenweg is getting ready to launch a new site focusing on distributed work, and Torque has a good investigation of the Google E-A-T algorithm update. Let’s get to ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.1 Release Candidate Out

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Beginner’s Guide: How To Create A Portfolio Site Using WordPress

Portfolio, WordPress Tips & Tutorials

Searching for how to create a portfolio site to showcase all your awesome work? WordPress – the world’s most popular way to build a website – makes a great choice. Not only will it only cost you a few bucks a month to use, but it also gives you the flexibility to make your portfolio ... Read moreBeginner’s Guide: How To Create A Portfolio Site Using WordPress

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Weekly WordPress News: Gutenberg 5.0 Adds New Blocks

2019, Gutenberg, wordfence

This week, we get a look at the latest version of Gutenberg (it adds some new blocks). Wordfence also launched a new product that will help you out if you have lots of different WordPress sites. And as usual, we have plenty of great tutorials and reviews to help you get more from WordPress. Let’s ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Gutenberg 5.0 Adds New Blocks

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Advanced Coupons Review: Create Better WooCommerce Coupons

Coupon, review, woocommerce, woocommerce plugins

If you’re fed up with the frustrating lack of options you’re faced with when trying to offer coupons for your eCommerce site, the Advanced Coupons for WooCommerce plugin may be the one upgrade that will make all the difference to the success of your online store.  A premium add-on to the standard free version of [...]

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Gravity Perks Review: 30+ Add-Ons For Gravity Forms In One Package

Form, gravity forms

If you use the Gravity Forms plugin, you’ll want to read this Gravity Perks review. Gravity Perks by Gravity Wiz is not a single plugin. Instead, it’s a collection of 30+ add-ons for Gravity Forms that help you enhance and tweak your forms in a variety of nifty ways. You can pick and choose which features ... Read moreGravity Perks Review: 30+ Add-Ons For Gravity Forms In One Package

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How To Restrict Or Disable Blocks In The WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg)

Gutenberg, Technical

The new WordPress block editor in WordPress 5.0 – named Gutenberg while under development – brings with it a ton of new blocks (hence the name!). Beyond the 34+ default blocks, third-party plugins can also add their own blocks for you to use in your designs. All that means that you might be looking at ... Read moreHow To Restrict Or Disable Blocks In The WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg)

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Maps Marker Pro Review: A Flexible WordPress Mapping Plugin

Google Maps, Map, review

Need to display any type of map on your WordPress site? In my Maps Marker Pro review, I’ll show you how this flexible WordPress map plugin can help you create your own custom maps with markers, filtering, and a whole lot more. Maps Marker Pro Review: What All The Plugin Does Maps Marker Pro brands ... Read moreMaps Marker Pro Review: A Flexible WordPress Mapping Plugin

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How To Create A WordPress Popup Contact Form (Open Contact Form In A Popup)

Marketing, Popup

Looking for a way to open a contact form in a popup on your WordPress site? In this post, I’ll show you multiple ways that you can create a WordPress popup contact form using plugins. You can either require users to click a button that opens the contact form in a popup. Or, you can ... Read moreHow To Create A WordPress Popup Contact Form (Open Contact Form In A Popup)

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Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.1 Beta 2 Is Out

2019, Elementor, WordPress 5.1

Howdy folks, let’s start with some housekeeping. If you participated in our Jupiter X theme giveaway last week, head here to see the winners (you should have also received notification if you won). Congrats to Umar, Omar, and Daniel! Beyond that, WordPress 5.1 Beta 2 is out. The release is scheduled for February 21 and ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.1 Beta 2 Is Out

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Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin? 7 Options Compared (Hands-On)

Form

Searching for the best WordPress contact form plugin for your site? To make your search easier, I’ve collected the best WordPress form plugins for any use. Sure, you can use them for simple contact forms. But you can also go further and accept payments, register users, and a whole lot more. Basically, there’s a lot ... Read moreBest WordPress Contact Form Plugin? 7 Options Compared (Hands-On)

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