Category: WordPress

The parallax effect is a phenomenon where the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions. To understand it, think about how your perspective changes when you look at something close up versus far away. If you’re looking at a tree while driving, the tree seems to move fast…

WordPress’s Gutenberg editor has revolutionized the way themes are created and customized, and at the heart of this transformation is the theme.json file. This file acts as a central configuration hub for a theme, defining its settings, styles, and structural elements. Let’s dive into an example theme.json file to understand its various components and how…

WordPress block themes are a new paradigm in WordPress theme design, introduced with the Full Site Editing (FSE) features. These themes are built primarily using blocks, which are the fundamental units within the WordPress editor. Let’s break down the various parts shown in the screenshot, which represent the different components of a WordPress block theme:…

In this video, I review the new 2024 WordPress theme, showing its capabilities by building various types of websites like business, portfolio, WooCommerce, one-page, and blog sites. I built 5 themes from Twenty Twenty Four: 👇 Download these FREE Themes 👇 Click here to get free copies of each of the Themes i built Built-in…

Just to be clear, we’re not trying to decide the best WordPress Page Builder here 😉 I’ve been experimenting with ChatGPT’s new image upload feature and thought I’d put it to the test by evaluating some website designs. Using a specially designed prompt, I compared the Bricks and Elementor websites to see what the AI…

When it comes to creating a WordPress site, selecting the right page builder is crucial. However, too often the decision is swayed by a developer’s preference for familiar tools, rather than by what’s truly best for the client’s project. This article aims to guide you through a comprehensive approach that considers both developer-focused and customer-focused…

Introduction The WordPress landscape is transforming, and with the advent of Block Themes, the power to build a sophisticated website has never been more accessible. No longer do you need to rely on expensive premium themes to achieve professional results. This article reveals how to harness the full potential of Block Themes, including the ability…

WordPress 6.4 is due to be released on November 7th, 2023 and here is my video outlining the main features 💪👇 Note: The update also introduces a new default theme, the 2024 theme, but some anticipated features like the font library and certain blocks were deferred to WordPress 6.5.

About a month ago I recreated the TechCrunch website in 30 minutes in one of my rapid recreation videos on YouTube. What I didn’t know at the time was that Tom Willmott, the CEO of Human Made, the company that actually built the TechCrunch website watched my video. Tom tweeted to let me know the…

I love creating pages with the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) but I sometimes wish that there was a way to zoom out and see the whole design. So we built a little tool into our Gutenberg Pro plugin that makes this possible. Check out the video below to see how it works 💪👇

I went down another rabbit hole yesterday and decide to research the current state of the WordPress Page Builder Market, and this is what I discovered. The information is taken from builtwith.com and ahrefs.com. Bricks Builder Visual Composer Oxygen Builder Beaver Builder Site Origin builder Divi Elementor Page Builders ranked by Search traffic

I was looking at the official WordPress.com and WordPress.org YouTube channels today, and decided to spin out a quick blog post to show how they compare to the official channels of  Wix, Canva, Webflow and Squarespace.  It doesn’t make pretty reading  👇 YouTube Channel Subscribers Monthly Views Subscriber monthly increase WordPress.com 16.3k 88,928 700 WordPress.org…

Introduction I was doing some keyword research on ahrefs.com today, and I went down a rabbit hole of looking at which of the big WordPress brands get the most traffic. Three hours later, here’s what I found 👇😬 Note: The data below is taken from ahrefs.com. Elementor.com Visits per day: 303,377 Interesting fact: Although traffic is…

Rand Fishkin, founder of Moz and now SparkToro, provides insights on the evolution and future of SEO. Check out the conversation and comments on Rand’s LInkedIn Post.  Video Summary (generated by AI)

Using WordPress as a content management system (CMS), you often have the choice between using a custom post type (CPT) or simply categorizing your posts. Both methods have their own advantages and use cases. Here’s a breakdown to help you decide: Use a Custom Post Type (CPT) when: Use a Post Category when: Conclusion: Remember,…

I’m super excited to share something I’ve recently discovered and absolutely love — it’s a real game-changer for anyone working with WordPress. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed setting up block themes on WordPress, then my latest video is tailor-made for you. In today’s video I take a FIRST LOOK at a fabulous onboarding Wizard built…

In today’s video, I dive deep into “ZipWP,” an AI-driven web builder for WordPress. I introduce you all to “ZipWP,” a tool that can whip up a website in just about 60 seconds I also throw in some questions about who’s really thriving in the WordPress space and the challenges they face and how this…

Yesterday I appeared on the Freemius podcast to talk about how I’ve grown my YouTube channel to over 13,000 subscribers. So if you are thinking about starting your own YouTube channel there’s some great tips for you. Here’s what we covered in the interview.