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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
My latest YouTube tutorial is inspired by a great article by Chris Lema called ‘designing the product page’. Chris is a Ecommerce guru and in his article he outlines the design elements that you’ll want to include for a high converting product page. Sticky header with purchase button Large typography Beautiful images Video of product …
The WooCommerce Product Page is probably the most important page on your WooCommerce Store, and the WooCommerce Product Image is one of the most important elements on that page. Video tutorial Showcasing your product via product images is incredibly important and here are 3 easy to implement tips to make your WooCommerce Product Images really …
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This tutorial will show you how to add a Request for Quote Button and Call for Price button on the WooCommerce Product Page. I’m going to be using the WooBuilder Blocks plugin, alongside ninja forms. Video tutorial Plugins I used WooBuilder Blocks – to customize the WooCommerce Product Page using the Gutenberg Block Editor. Ninja …
This tutorial shows how to add a frosted glass effect to your website using the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor. What is Glassmorphism? “Glassmorphism is a term used to describe UI design that emphasises light or dark objects, placed on top of colourful backgrounds. A background-blur is placed on the objects which allows the background to shine through – …
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We’ve been really busy in the first few months of this year and have released big updates to our WooCommerce Gutenberg plugins, Storefront Blocks, WooBuilder Blocks and Storefront Pro. This article picks out the highlights. If you are an existing Plugin subscriber you’ll see the updates automatically appear in your WordPress website. What’s new in …
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WooCommerce is one of the most enduringly popular WordPress plugins, thanks to its powerful functionality and compatibility with all kinds of online retail. So it’s no secret that there are lots of WooCommerce stores out there. With customers having a lot of different options to choose from for any given purchase, WooCommerce store owners need …
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Did you know that WooCommerce powers more than 28% of all online stores? That’s right! WooCommerce is the leading eCommerce platform for the WordPress CMS. But while this certainly makes WooCommerce the platform you should use to power your online store, using the default WooCommerce layout will not make your store stand out from the …
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This guide will cover the best WordPress Block Editor Blocks available for WooCommerce. WooCommerce is now the world’s leading e-commerce plugin, with over 5 million websites using it. Even though WooCommerce will automatically create pages – for example, your shop page, and your category pages – and automatically show your products within those pages, you …
Do you want to make it easier for customers to purchase your products? A Product Table makes it easy for you to create product tables and listings on one page so that customers can buy multiple items in one go. Adding a Product Table is a great way to sell more of your products without …
WooCommerce is a powerful e-commerce platform. However, since it’s one of the most widely-used store plugins for the most popular content management system (CMS) on the internet, sticking with the default WooCommerce template can make your store look pretty generic. By default, the WooCommerce Shop page is generated automatically, so you have little to no …
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This guide will walk you through how to change your website from the Divi Theme to the WordPress Block Editor, Gutenberg. Divi is one of the popular WordPress Themes in the World, and is now use on over 750,000. One of the key reasons that Divi is so popular is because it comes with it’s …
This guide will show you how to change the Default Sort Order of your products on your WooCommerce Shop Page, your Category Pages and WooCommerce Home Page. By default you’ll only have a few default choices, which I’ve listed below. In Method one, I’ll show you how to select one of these. Popularity (sales) Average …
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I’m really pleased to announce that Pootlepress has acquired the Easy Smooth Scroll Links plugin. Easy Smooth Scroll Links is used on over 60,000 websites. What Easy Smooth Scroll Links does? Easy Smooth Scroll Links adds scroll animation effects to page anchors, smooth scroll, and more. This is sometimes called Page jumping. Page jumping, also sometimes referred …
