• Video Tutorial – The easiest way to build a new WordPress site while the old site is live

    There are quite a few ways to build build a new WordPress website while the old site is live, but this is the easiest non-technical way to do it. Original I wrote this post in 2014 and it’s still my preferred method today. Introduction Step 1: Install a new WordPress website Install a new WordPress…

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    Video Tutorial – The easiest way to build a new WordPress site while the old site is live
  • Why does the Gutenberg Block Editor get such bad reviews?

    The Gutenberg Block Editor for WordPress continues to get some pretty damming feedback on wordpress.org. I thought it would be fun to go through the reviews of the Gutenberg block editor on WordPress.org in an attempt to understand why people don’t like it. Here’s what I discovered 🙂 Let me know what you think. Do…

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  • Sneak Peek of WooHoo Bar

    Here’s a sneak peek of WooHoo Bar.  WooHoo Bar is a notification bar and countdown timer plugin that will increase your sales, by creating urgency in your potential customers and encourage them to click the ‘buy now’ button 🙂 WooHoo Bar is built with the Gutenberg Block Editor so any other 3rd party blocks can…

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  • Free Webinar – SEO Kickstart – 22nd September (4pm British Summer Time)

    On Tuesday 22nd September I’m running a free 45 minute webinar called ‘SEO Kickstart’. This webinar is aimed at SEO Beginners who want to improve the traffic to their website, but don’t know anything about Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) or where to start. By the end of the webinar my hope is that you’ll have…

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    Free Webinar – SEO Kickstart – 22nd September (4pm British Summer Time)
  • Win a Lifetime Licence of WooBuilder Blocks

    This week we are running a competition with the team at WP Mayor where you can win a Lifetime Licence of WooBuilder Blocks.  Click the big button below to enter. It’s incredibly easy to enter and only takes 10 seconds.  WooBuilder Blocks WooBuilder Blocks uses the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) so that WordPress store owners…

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    Win a Lifetime Licence of WooBuilder Blocks
  • What’s coming in WordPress 5.5 – Webinar recording and live demo

    Here’s a recording of a webinar I ran where I cover the major changes coming with WordPress 5.5. Release timescales for WordPress 5.5 Gutenberg changes and live demo Automatic plugin updates Image handling improvements SEO improvements I hope you found it useful, if you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below. Thanks…

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  • Free Webinar – Learn about the big changes coming in WordPress 5.5

    Big changes are coming soon to WordPress and the Gutenberg Block Editor – make sure you are ready! Here’s what I’ll be covering.  Release timescale for WordPress 5.5 What’s new in WordPress 5.5 Changes to the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) User interface changes Improvements in image handling Auto Plugin & Theme Updates SEO improvements How you…

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  • Storefront Blocks Version 3 brings, WooCommerce Mobile Columns settings, a brand new Product Card Block, and Drag and Drop WooCommerce Product Grid sorting

    Today we released Storefront Blocks Version 3. Version 3 is a major update that contains the following improvements. WooCommerce Responsive Layouts A brand new Product Card Block Drag and drop WooCommerce Product Grid sorting Search to add WooCommerce Products Let’s take a look at these one by one. WooCommerce Responsive Layouts Storefront Blocks now lets…

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  • Gutenberg and WooCommerce (Webinar recording)

    Here’s my Webinar on the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) and WooCommerce. Here’s what I cover. How to customise the WooCommerce Shop page with Gutenberg How to customize the WooCommerce Single product page with Gutenberg How to customise WooCommerce Category pages How to showcase your WooCommerce products in your blog posts. 

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  • Taking Gutenberg, the WordPress Block Editor to the next level (Webinar recording)

    Here’s a recording of my second Webinar on Gutenberg. Here’s what I cover. Creating complex page layouts with Gutenberg Extending Gutenberg with ‘best of breed’ plugins 5 awesome page layouts and how they were built with Gutenberg 5 fantastic Gutenberg plugins A glimpse of the future – how Gutenberg will enable full site editing

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  • Introduction to Gutenberg, the WordPress Block Editor (Webinar Recording)

    Here’s a video recording of my recent webinar series that I ran on the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) This is what I cover. Why WordPress built Gutenberg Gutenberg demonstration  Gutenberg best features What are Blocks Plugins and Gutenberg Why you should start using Gutenberg sooner rather than later An introduction to complex page design with Gutenberg

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  • Learn WordPress with The Guardian and Pootlepress

    The Guardian and Pootlepress have joined forces to launch the ‘How to create a WordPress website in one day’ masterclass, live and online.  The next course is on Tuesday 11th August and starts at 10am (British Summer Time).  If you would like to read more about the course click here.  Course dates Sold out –…

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    Learn WordPress with The Guardian and Pootlepress
  • Sneak Peek Video of our upcoming Product Card Block for WooCommerce Stores (and Gutenberg)

    Here’s a sneak peek of our upcoming Product Card Block. The Product Card Block is part of our Storefront Blocks plugin. Storefront Blocks is a collection of 11 premium WooCommerce Blocks, that makes it easy to customize your WooCommerce Shop Pages, Category Pages or showcase your products in any page or post . The Product…

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  • Introducing 18 Tags Version Three

    This week we released a major update to our free 18 Tags WordPress theme. Highlights video Better Gutenberg Support What’s new Full width blocks Flush content to header setting We’ve added better support for the WordPress Block Editor, including full width layouts for the Cover Block. We’ve also added a cool new option that let’s…

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  • New WooCommerce Product Title overlay setting for Storefront Blocks

    Following feedback from customers we’ve added a new setting to make Product titles more visible. Here’s a video that shows you how to add the overlay.

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  • The Flip Book Block for WooCommerce and Gutenberg

    Here’s a look at the new Flip Book Block for WooCommerce. The Flip Book Block is one of eleven premium WooCommerce blocks available with version 2.9 of the Storefront Blocks plugin. Storefront Blocks gives WooCommerce store owners the ability to customize their most important WooCommerce pages, using the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg). The Flip Book…

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  • WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) Question and Answer Webinar – Tuesday, June 16th, 4pm (British Summer Time)

    Following on from my three webinars (click on the link to see a recording of each webinar) on the new WordPress Block Editor, I’m running a free 45 minute Question and Answer webinar on June 16th at 4pm (British summer time). See you next week 🙂 Jamie

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  • 21 tips, tricks and CSS tweaks for WooCommerce Storefront

    These WooCommerce Storefront theme tweaks have been curated from the most common questions we’ve found on the web. We really hope you find them useful. If you have any questions, please post them in the comments box below 🙂 Storefront Pro now makes customizing the WooCommerce Storefront Theme incredibly easy We’ve now released a plugin called…

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    21 tips, tricks and CSS tweaks for WooCommerce Storefront
  • What’s new in Storefront Blocks version 2.7

    The new version contains some cool new functionality. More mobile control over your blocks Now with Storefront Blocks for your Masonry Grid and Square Grid layouts you can choose how they behave on mobile devices. We’ve kept this nice and simple for this first release, but we’ll considering adding more mobile controls in the future.…

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  • WooCommerce Product Filters, WooCommerce Product Pagination, and three new WooCommerce Blocks all included in Storefront Blocks version 2.5

    Last week we released a major update to our WooCommerce Storefront Blocks plugin. Storefront Blocks lets you customize the WooCommerce Shop page, Category page, home page, and showcase your products in your blog. Storefront Blocks uses the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) and contains 10 premium WooCommerce Blocks, including grids, carousels, sliders, masonry blocks and more.…

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