WooCommerce is the largest e-commerce platform used in WordPress today. It is relatively customizable through the use of plugins and premium extensions. But let’s say you want to make some small changes without using extra plugins. There are many seemingly small changes that are more complex than they initially appear. With WooCommerce, you can override […]
Change Proceed To Checkout Text In WooCommerce
WP-Tonic: Page Speed, Theme Marketplaces, Frameworks
WP-Tonic is a somewhat new panel discussion show in the WordPress space. They have been producing monthly shows since September 2014, and host Jonathan Denwood have been publishing a weekly WordPress podcast since July 2014. Jonathan was an organizer of the Reno WordPress Meetup and runs a web agency. I’ve had the pleasure of being […]
Increase Maximum File Upload Size In WordPress
WordPress limits the size of media files you can upload to 2MB. Sometimes we need to increase the maximum file upload size in the WordPress Admin > Media to a number higher than this. There are a couple of ways to do this. Be forewarned, if you are on shared hosting, these may not work. […]
How To Change Place Order Text In WooCommerce Checkout
WooCommerce is the most popular e-commerce platform on WordPress, and one of the most used e-commerce platforms overall. But part of staying on top is continually improving little things. One thing that the web development team at WooCommerce might consider is the ability to easily change the default text of the payment button on the […]
Get Your Web Developer Involved From The Beginning
Every day, there are thousands of businesses preparing to launch. Almost every single one of them will need a website to market their offerings to the world. But, many business owners will try to skip one of the most important steps in this process, which is hiring a web developer. There are a few reasons […]
Plugins That Integrate MailChimp With WordPress
Over the last couple of posts, we’ve talked about why having an email list is important and how to start building a list for free with MailChimp. Today, I’d like to show you a couple of plugins that will help you integrate MailChimp with WordPress, and potentially add even more subscribers to your list.
Infinite Scroll With WordPress Custom Post Types
UPDATE, Jan 1st 2015: Custom Post Type support looks like it was added in March of 2013 to the DIY plugin on GitHub, but does not exist in the Infinite Scroll plugin v2.62 in the WordPress.org free plugin directory. The Infinite Scroll plugin was built for archive pages, loading more results when users scroll. Infinite […]
Adding Print Style Sheets
Print styles today an oft-neglected piece of web design. As web designers, we spend a lot of time thinking about how pages will looks on mobile devices and different sized screens. But many people in offices across the country still rely on printing information for sharing and distribution. Adding print style sheets to your website […]
WordPress: Harder Than You Think
WordPress has a perception problem. Let’s talk candidly about it. My friend Mario recently talked about how expectations don’t meet reality. Another good friend of mine, Morten, wrote about how WordPress is not as easy as it seems. My friend Curtis, who helps WordPress business owners through coaching wrote about how people think WordPress is […]
Fix Contact Form 7 Emails Going To Spam In Gmail
Contact Form 7 is a common plugin used on WordPress websites. It works great for simple contact forms. But recently, I noticed many Contact Form 7 emails going to spam in Gmail. I figured out how to fix this in my situation. Here’s a few troubleshooting tips to try when you’re debugging this problem. “From” […]