In last week's post we explored the options for displaying recent posts from HostingCaddie, ThemingWP, and this blog on wilwebs.org. With the proper plugin, displaying post excerpts – or even the full post content – is a piece of cake. What I prefer though, is a simple list resembling WordPress' default recent posts widget, but with items from the three named blogs. And it … [Read more...] about An intelligent Recent Posts widget with posts from other blogs
Plugins
Four plugins for embedding RSS feeds
WPfy.me has two sister blogs, ThemingWP and HostingCaddie. These three blogs reside under the umbrella of wilwebs.org. A widget that I include on all three blogs is the Recent Posts widget. Over at the site of wilwebs.org, I am not publishing anything yet. The site merely acts as a hub for the three blogs. Because wilwebs.org has not published yet, a recent post widget is … [Read more...] about Four plugins for embedding RSS feeds
Mobile plugins for WordPress compared
As you probably know, Google has changed its search algorithm again. This time to benefit mobile searchers. Since April 21, mobile users of Google search are presented results not only relevant to their query, but also leading to sites offering a positive user experience on mobile devices. Almost half of the search queries are executed from phones and tables, so no website … [Read more...] about Mobile plugins for WordPress compared
Themify Builder – Powerful and easy to user drag and drop page builder
Themify is a leading innovator of powerful WordPress themes. One of the reasons why these themes are so powerful, is because of the Themify Builder. Indeed, a drag and drop page builder that allows you to create custom layouts for posts and pages. All Themify themes are equipped with this layout builder. Besides that, it is also possible to purchase the Themify Builder … [Read more...] about Themify Builder – Powerful and easy to user drag and drop page builder
ElegantBuilder – Drag and drop page builder from Elegant Themes
Here at WPfy.me, we are currently in the process of examining page builders. We have already covered the Visual Composer, and ZOOM Builder. The first review of a page builder however goes back to September 2012, when we had a look at the ElegantBuilder - a plugin from Elegant Themes, which is also known as the Elegant Themes Builder. An new review of that plugin gives us … [Read more...] about ElegantBuilder – Drag and drop page builder from Elegant Themes
ZOOM Builder – More than just another drag and drop layout builder
WPZOOM is well-known for its premium WordPress themes. Lesser-known, is that WPZOOM has released its own drag and drop page builder - the ZOOM Builder. That is exactly what we are going to examine. For this review, we are going to use the ZOOM Builder with the Genesis Sample theme. The Sample theme is a free theme packed with the recently reviewed Genesis Framework. The … [Read more...] about ZOOM Builder – More than just another drag and drop layout builder
Visual Composer Review – Create custom layouts by drag and drop
In this post we are going to have a look at the Visual Composer. The Visual Composer is a drag and drop page builder that allows you to create custom layouts for WordPress pages - without coding. The Visual Composer is available from CodeCanyon, the plugin division of Envato. The Visual Composer comes as a plugin and should work with any WordPress theme. For the purpose … [Read more...] about Visual Composer Review – Create custom layouts by drag and drop
Create Conditional Navigation Menus with Genesis Extender or the Dynamik Website Builder
A few days ago, a WordPress user new to the Genesis Framework asked me whether it is possible to display tailored secondary menus on specific pages. All pages on the website should get the same primary menu and – besides a few exceptions – the same secondary navigation menu. The exceptions should get their own specific, secondary menu. In this post I am going to show you how … [Read more...] about Create Conditional Navigation Menus with Genesis Extender or the Dynamik Website Builder
Customize Any Genesis Child Theme With The Genesis Extender Plugin
This summer, Catalyst released the Dynamik Website Builder for Genesis. With the Dynamik Website Builder it is possible to create your own Genesis child theme from scratch, simply by pointing and clicking – without coding. Last week, Catalyst released the Genesis Extender plugin. This plugin adds a lot of the functionality of the Dynamik Website Builder to any Genesis child … [Read more...] about Customize Any Genesis Child Theme With The Genesis Extender Plugin
Building Awesome Pages with the Elegant Builder Plugin
Please note: A more recent review of the ElegantBuilder is available here. ElegantThemes is well-known for its beautiful themes. What a lot of WordPress users do not know is that ElegantThemes also develops Premium WordPress Plugins. In this post, we are going to investigate the Elegant Page Builder. But also dubbed Elegant Builder, or just Builder. The Elegant Page Builder … [Read more...] about Building Awesome Pages with the Elegant Builder Plugin
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