When we think about websites, the first things that come to mind are the ease of use, design and performance of the website. Most of us choose WordPress because it is easy to use and the ease with which you can add additional functionality using plugins. But, one thing that is easily overlooked is the […]
I have been working on integrating the Chamber Dashboard plugins with WooCommerce (WC) to give our users payment options other than PayPal. As part of this WC integration, I have had to create products, orders and add line items to the orders to show the custom information coming in from our plugins. Although there is […]
What is Gutenberg? Gutenberg is the new WordPress editor project named after Johannes Gutenberg. It is more than an editor replacement. Gutenberg is the new way of managing content on WordPress. There are mixed reactions on whether this is good or bad. My initial response was not a good one. When I first tried Gutenberg, […]
Almost 2 years ago, when I was planning to learn more about WordPress plugin development and get my hands dirty with some coding, I was given an amazing opportunity. Morgan Kay who developed the Chamber Dashboard plugins asked me if I would be interested in taking over the development of those plugins. She was […]
I have been working as a full time freelance WordPress developer for the past few years. There have been many ups and downs and there have been many times when I considered seriously going back to be a full-time employee at a company again. Over the summer, when we moved to the Bay Area, […]
WordPress 4.9 was released last week with many new improvements. One of the new features is the ability to add a gallery in the widgets which is a very cool feature. Multiple images can be added at once and the images can be displayed in one or more columns along with the ability to select […]
I was at WordCamp Seattle a couple of weeks ago and I heard Andrea Middleton talk about contributing to WordPress in her keynote speech. It was a very inspiring talk. Anyone who heard her probably left the room inspired to contribute to the WordPress community. While I was at the WordCamp, I had conversations […]
One of the biggest questions I always get asked is about choosing WordPress themes. I come across many beginners who are new to WordPress and are learning their way through everything – themes, plugins, child themes etc. This post is about how to find a theme that works for you. There are many themes both […]
I have been using WordPress for more than 7 years and I have played around with plugins a lot. Plugins are an essential part of any WordPress site. They add functionality to your site and should be determined by the features needed for the website. There are so many plugins in WordPress that sometimes it is […]