• Video tutorial: How to add a contact form to your WordPress website using Contact Form 7

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] Contact Form 7 is the most popular free contact form plugin for WordPress – with over 9.5m downloads. Below is a short video tutorial that shows you how to use it on your own WordPress website.

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    Video tutorial: How to add a contact form to your WordPress website using Contact Form 7
  • Customer showcase: Artist Judith Yarrow

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] Judith Yarrow creates beautiful art. She has exhibited widely and her paintings are in collections in the UK and abroad. Her new website www.judithyarrow.com was built on a WordPress Xpress day. This is where we build you…

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    Customer showcase: Artist Judith Yarrow
  • The Pootlepress Academy welcomes our 250th member

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]The Pootlepress Academy now has over 250 members. One of the great things to watch since launching the Academy last year, has been to see the truly international nature of our members – they come from every corner…

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    The Pootlepress Academy welcomes our 250th member
  • Announcing the Pootlepress menu pack for Woothemes Canvas

    This week we release the menu pack for Woothemes Canvas. The Pootlepress menu pack (£15) lets you create beautiful menus with 1 click. Take a look at the video below to see how it works.

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    Announcing the Pootlepress menu pack for Woothemes Canvas
  • Video tutorial: How to create beautiful ‘Apple like’ graduated backgrounds on your Woothemes website

    The Wooframework from Woothemes comes with some ‘out of the box’ tools such as the info box to help you design a great looking website. In this video tutorial I show you how to create a beautiful graduated background that you can easily reuse on your website.

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    Video tutorial: How to create beautiful ‘Apple like’ graduated backgrounds on your Woothemes website
  • Video tutorial: The best way to upgrade a WordPress theme framework

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]WordPress theme frameworks such as Canvas, Thesis, Genesis, and Pagelines are often updated. The following tutorial shows you the best way to keep your theme up to date.

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    Video tutorial: The best way to upgrade a WordPress theme framework
  • A beginners guide to WordPress (in 2500 words)

    WordPress is now the world’s largest website publishing system. There are many misunderstandings about WordPress, so we’ve put together this article to explain the key concepts.

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    A beginners guide to WordPress (in 2500 words)
  • WooDojo from Woothemes: An in-depth video walkthrough

    WooDojo from Woothemes is a very powerful WordPress plugin that includes a number great features. Here is an in-depth video walk through of all the great things you can do with WooDojo.

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    WooDojo from Woothemes: An in-depth video walkthrough
  • Wooslider: A video tutorial

    Wooslider is a great new slider plugin from Woothemes. WooSlider is powered by FlexSlider, a fully responsive jQuery slider plugin. In the following video tutorials I walk you through ‘step by step’ how to create great looking slideshows with Wooslider.

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    Wooslider: A video tutorial
  • 10 beautiful WooThemes Canvas website designs

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]The Canvas theme framework from WooThemes is an incredibly flexible theme that is easy to customise and personalise. Here are 10 of my favourite examples of Canvas being used in the wild. This list has been compiled by…

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  • 5 new WordPress Xpress websites go live

    We’ve had a busy 8 weeks! Here are 5 brand new WordPress Xpress websites.

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    5 new WordPress Xpress websites go live
  • Walking for the MNDA: The Welsh 3000’s

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]This Saturday, July 7th, I will be undertaking my latest challenge to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The challenge is to walk the Welsh 3000s. To complete the challenge I need to summit 15 mountains…

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  • Some pictures from our latest London WordPress training course

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] Here are some pictures from our latest London WordPress training course. Our Learn WordPress in 1 day course costs just £95 + vat per person. Click here for details of July and August WordPress training dates.

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    Some pictures from our latest London WordPress training course
  • Customer showcase: Ant Design Gifts

    Ant Design Gifts is run by graphic designer Kashmira Jhaveri. She uses her love of typography to design wonderful papercuts. Kashmira built her site after attending our Learn WordPress in 1 day training course.

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    Customer showcase: Ant Design Gifts
  • 6 WordPress plugins, themes and services that we used to build Pootlepress

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] #1 WordPress Theme – Canvas is our favorite theme from the wonderful Woothemes. #2 Membership plugin –  We use Wishlist member to power the Pootlepress Academy – the ‘members only’ area of our website. #3 Email newsletters…

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    6 WordPress plugins, themes and services that we used to build Pootlepress
  • Customer showcase: C&M Consultants

    C&M Consultants offer bespoke marketing and design services specialising in property, luxury lifestyle sectors and those industries targeting high net worth individuals. Their new website was built on a Pootlepress WordPress Xpress day and launched last week.

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    Customer showcase: C&M Consultants
  • How to build an Intranet with WordPress (using these 10 plugins and themes)

    WordPress has some great plugins and themes that can help you build an Intranet. Below I have listed 10 WordPress plugins and themes that will help you.

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    How to build an Intranet with WordPress (using these 10 plugins and themes)
  • A cheats guide: Learn how to create great looking illustrations for your website in 5 simple steps

    Hand drawn illustrations can really add personality and a personal feel to your website. Below I show you how to create your own illustrations using the Adobe Ideas app for Ipad. Artistic talent not required!

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    A cheats guide: Learn how to create great looking illustrations for your website in 5 simple steps
  • Photographer Gregory Brown talks about WordPress training with Pootlepress

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”]  [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]Gregory Brown is a photographer who specialises in Portraiture, Fashion, Artistic nude and fine art nude. Greg came on our Learn WordPress in 1 day course and then a WordPress Xpress course.  Below he talks about his experience…

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    Photographer Gregory Brown talks about WordPress training with Pootlepress
  • 10 Ipad Apps to help with your WordPress website

    [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”]  [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]A good friend of mine – who shall remain nameless – explained to me 2 weeks ago that Ipad’s are only good for browsing the Internet and watching films.  I couldn’t disagree more with his view. I believe…

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