Introduction Today we’ll be looking at how to create a custom 404 page using both Full Site Editing (FSE) and Gutenberg. This is an example of a 404 page that can be made. You have to be using the. You will need to have installed: A FSE theme, such as Tove. The Gutenberg plugin However,…
Find out what WooCommerce shop page hooks are, how they work, and how to use them to make advanced customisations to your online store.
Find out how to create WooCommerce downloadable products and showcase them better on your ecommerce store using WooBuilder Blocks.
Introduction I asked the best WordPress Pro’s to tell us what stack they use when building with WordPress and their answers are super useful and interesting. I asked them 5 questions. What are their favourite plugins What are their favourite themes What is their favourite hosting What is their favourite non-Wordpress App Gutenberg Yes or…
A product lightbox or quick view is a great way to improve user experience on eCommerce sites. Learn all the benefits of this feature and how to easily add one to your WooCommerce store.
Find out in which ways the catalog mode in WooCommerce can improve the performance of your online store and learn how to enable it.
Find out how to change the default WooCommerce out of stock text on your online store and add a custom message instead to deliver a better user experience.
Introduction In this article, we’ll be looking at how to build a custom layout for your single posts using the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor and Full Site Editing. We’ll also cover how to export layouts, restore layouts back to the default theme, and look at the importance of dynamic blocks. We don’t need any extra…
Find out how to disable WooCommerce product reviews on your online store and what you should use for social proof instead.
Find out how to customise WooCommerce product image size and fix blurry images to enhance your online store.
Introduction A great big earth-shattering change is about to hit WordPress. It’s called Full Site Editing (FSE), and it is coming to WordPress this December. Full Site editing brings the power of the Gutenberg Block Editor to your entire website. Previously we used the Gutenberg Block Editor to create our Posts and Pages, with FSE…
Introduction The WordPress Gutenberg Query Loop block is possibly the most important core WordPress Block, as it lets us create custom and dynamic pages. The Query Loop Block lets you dynamically query your website, to create differently styled pages. WordPress.org describes the Query Loop block as an advanced block that allows you to display posts based on specified…
Introduction In this article, we’ll look at how to create a Sticky Scrolling effect. The free Gutenberg Sticky Block plugin allows you to fix any Gutenberg block to the top of the page as you scroll. In addition, you can also choose when to unstick the sticky block. This effect can be used on WooCommerce…
In this article, we’ll look at how you can use the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin, WordPress Custom Post Types, and Gutenberg full site editing (FSE) to create more complex WordPress websites. We will be building a directory or listings website, however, once you understand how to implement Gutenberg FSE + ACF + Custom Posts,…
This article explains an easy way to create a cool overlapping columns effect using the WordPress Block Editor and the Media and Text Gutenberg Block. Here’s what we are going to build. Video tutorial Step One: Add the Media and Text Block First, add the Media and Text Block to your page. Step Two: Replace…
Full Site Editing (FSE) extends the reach of the WordPress block editor beyond just posts and pages, allowing you to edit your entire website. While this is not yet part of WordPress core, it will be soon. In the meantime, you can enable FSE via the official Gutenberg plugin. You’ll also need to use an…
Find out how to create WooCommerce wishlists on your online store to increase sales and conversions and enhance the customer’s shopping experience.
Find out how to use WooCommerce login shortcodes to set up a login page and widget on your ecommerce store.
Find out how to use WooCommerce single product shortcodes and single category shortcodes to showcase your products and categories better.
Find out how to use WooCommerce product grid to enhance the user experience on your eCommerce store.
Introduction This article outlines some thoughts on Gutenberg that I’ve mulling on for a few months. I’ve been thinking about how the tools we use to produce content have an impact on the nature of the content we produce. I realize that some of these ideas might seem far-fetched, so be kind, and let me…
Recently I created a page on pootlepress.com that helps my readers keep up to date with my favourite WordPress Blogs and Writers. You can find the page here https://www.pootlepress.com/best-wordpress-blogs-to-follow/ The Pootlepress.com WordPress Industry News Page An Industry News page is a nice and simple way that you can drive more traffic to your website. And…
Learn the website builder and ecommerce plugin solution for creating an appealing, high-converting and secure online store.
I was reading a post by Chris Lema last week – and btw you should definitely read his blog – called Building Landing Pages with the Block Editor (Gutenberg). It’s cool because it shows you how to create a Call To Action Box (CTA) with the block editor using the GenerateBlocks plugin. A call to…
Learn how to customise the WooCommerce add to cart button in a variety of different ways using WooBuilder Blocks.
Find out how to transform the WooCommerce background with hero images, videos, sliders, and featured products to enhance your online store.
Find out how to enhance WooCommerce product SEO and make your products rank better with these 10 SEO hacks.
This tutorial will show you how to create animated gradient backgrounds to sections within your WordPress websites. Here’s a live demo – see how the background colours of the section below change in an elegant and professional way! 👇 Animated Gradient Backgrounds Subtle and elegant changing background colours for Gutenberg And here’s a video walkthrough…
WordPress 5.8 is due to be released on July 20th. Version 5.8 is bringing some big changes, especially in regard to the Gutenberg Block Editor. Here’s my take on the top 7 things to get excited about in Version 5.8. Full Site Editing Up to now, Gutenberg has enabled us to use the Block Editor…
There’s a cool (if somewhat buggy) new Gutenberg Block that lets you Sketch or Doodle directly within the Gutenberg Block Editor. It’s called the Sketch Block Plugin and it’s been built by the team at Automattic. And it’s free! I’m a keen Sketcher and Doodler and what I love most about the Sketch Block is…