WordPress Themes & Plugins Reviews

9 Google Maps Plugins for WordPress

April 19, 2019/0 Comments/in Plugins /by Adam Krieger

Need to add Google Maps to WordPress? There are lots premium Google Maps plugins for WordPress that can make the process much easier. There are so many in fact, that it can be tough to know which one will suit you best. In this article we’ve collected 9 of the best WordPress plugins for Google Maps. All of these plugins can be used to add responsive Google Maps to any post, page or sidebar.

If you are running a business from a physical location, such as a brick and mortar store, your success will depend on people finding your location. People aren’t going to spend too much time browsing your website to figure out how to find you. This is why it’s important to make yourself as accessible as you can.

The best way to do this in WordPress is with a plugin. Although Google Maps has it’s own API, it’s not the most elegant tool. First off there is a bit of a learning curve to overcome, second the Google Map API doesn’t provide many options for customization.

This article outlines 9 plugins to help you embed a custom Google maps with WordPress. These plugins enable you to add locations, markers, directories, meta info, animations, custom icons and more. Easily build professional maps with no coding, no API keys and no unnecessary stress.

WordPress 5.2 Update: What Will It Bring?

April 13, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Wadim Skworzow

One of the key features of WordPress is the constant updating process. The platform updates to keep the safety level high and to provide its users the best features from the latest trends. WordPress changes from year to year but one thing remains: it always serves website administrators in order to give even opportunities for everyone in this field.

WordPress 5.2 update is already available in beta test. The release of the update is planned for the end of April 2019. We will now list the most interesting features of the 5.2 update and look at the opportunities they give to a WordPress administrator.

Note, that the beta test features may differ from those we will see after the release. But the main ideas and update`s direction should remain as they are on the beta test version now. To try all features by yourself, use the free WordPress Beta Tester plugin.

Best of the Fresh WordPress Themes — March 2019

April 6, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Wadim Skworzow

It is always exciting to observe the trends changing from month to month and from year to year. WordPress is a very large platform that includes websites of all possible topics and types. That is why WordPress trends are really comprehensive: even website owners outside the platform always keep an eye on projects created and developed here.

WordPress themes represent great opportunities to observe and analyze trends. Premium themes for WordPress websites are always following the demands of the web market and the wishes of online audience. WordPress theme`s creators keep abreast of events and reflect the market`s dynamics as no one else.

We have gathered the best of the fresh WordPress premium themes created in March 2019 within this article. You can make lots of important decisions based on the trends these premium WordPress themes show. Do not hesitate to grab the exclusive information and be ahead of your competitors!

How to Make Money with WordPress

March 30, 2019/1 Comment/in Tips /by Wadim Skworzow

WordPress is the place for the work and creativity of millions of people around the world. This fact opens huge opportunities not only for self-development, but also for earning money in the process of studying the WordPress environment. There are a lot of ways to make money on the WordPress platform. And most of them do not require deep knowledge or professional skills. However, if you already have at least minimal experience in web development, design or administration, then your skills will be highly appreciated by less experienced members of the community.

Today we will list the most interesting and exciting ways to make money on the WordPress platform. All these methods are legal and none of them imply fraud or cheating. You can use your knowledge and skills for the benefit of less experienced WordPress administrators. This will not only help beginners with the start, but will also allow you to feel the real benefit from the experience gained.

If you feel that any of the methods suggested in this list is too complicated for you, then you can start with other items. However, you should always keep in mind the most interesting ways of developing your skills, in order not only to earn a living, but also to start dealing professionally with the business that you most like.

Quick Tip: How to Choose Between JPG and PNG File Types Wisely

March 21, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Wadim Skworzow

Images represent one of the most popular content types for any WordPress website. Although we often prefer to express thoughts with good photos and pictures, most of us know very little about the basics of this file type. The choice between JPG and PNG file types can serve as a great example of this statement: how many of us know what do these file types stand for? What is the difference and what file type is preferable in a certain situation?

Our today`s Quick Tip will show you the truth about JPG and PNG file types: what secrets do they hide and how can we use it. We will discover the basics about image file formats and learn how to use their strength and weaknesses for the sake of a WordPress project.

Best WordPress Themes for CV and Resume Websites

March 20, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Wadim Skworzow

WordPress is already well-known as one of the best platforms for advertising your own experience with a neat portfolio, CV or resume website. It is true, that WordPress provides the optimal combination of features for a landing page or website with the goal of CV representation. These features include free basic services, ease of creation and customization, great variety of additional tools and much more useful options.

CV websites represent one of the simplest types of WordPress projects. They do not take a lot of time and effort for the creation and customization, do not require constant updates of content and do not need any special skills in web development or design to be sufficient. On the other hand, the competition in nearly any professional segment is now very tough. It means, that your CV websites need to be really outstanding to draw attention of the potential employers.

We have gathered the best sellers among WordPress themes for CV and resume websites for you in this article. This top will help you to select the best premium WordPress theme for any type of CV you could imagine. The themes from this list are tested by hundreds of users and have proved themselves as perfect tool for the advertising of your experience and skills.

Quick Tip: Create Reusable Blocks with Gutenberg Editor in WordPress

March 13, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Wadim Skworzow

Since the 5.0 update of the WordPress platform most of us started to use the new editor called Gutenberg. This block type editor has lots of advantages and only one downside — we needed to get used to it. Over months of using Gutenberg the majority of users find it better than the old one. The minority of users install the “Classic Editor” plugin and enjoy their workflow in familiar conditions. We would not focus our attention on the editor`s alternatives rather will look at one of the new features that Gutenberg brings to WordPress.

Reusable blocks are actually custom blocks that you can create, edit and use in any moment of your work with Gutenberg editor. These blocks can also be combined and represent a group of blocks which you often use while creating your WordPress content of any type — from text to video.

Create Your Product Buying Guide for WordPress

March 8, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Wadim Skworzow

WordPress gives great opportunities for the development of eCommerce projects. The chance to create your online store for free within a WordPress platform is really promising, but you would need much more than a WordPress theme with a bunch of plugins to make your eCommerce project successful.

One of the most important things on your way to the glory among thousands of competitors in online sales is your content. The ability of your WordPress website to attract visitors and convert them into loyal customers is mostly dependent on the quality of your content and its correspondence to your potential audience demands.

Product buying guides represent one of the most amazing opportunities to attract users’ attention and keep them engaged within your WordPress eCommerce project. We will observe the features of product buying guides and will look precisely at the first steps of creating your own product buying guide for a WordPress website.

Best WordPress Social Media Plugins for WooCommerce

March 1, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Wadim Skworzow

WooCommerce is known is the largest trading platform for WordPress websites. However, WooCommerce is not the only tool you need to create a successful online store project on the WordPress platform. The modern eCommerce is a pretty complicated sphere that demands lots of work to bring your efforts to success. Even more work is needed to keep your WordPress online store among the leaders in any segment of marketing. Today we will pay attention to one of the most important aspects — social media integration within a WooCommerce project.

Social media represents one of the most rapidly growing channel of new customers your business can possibly have. Social networks tend to replace all kind of online services — from testimonials and feedback to buying guides and personal assistants. That is why your WooCommerce project based on WordPress platform can not ignore the opportunities of social media.

Fortunately, WooCommerce is flexible enough to work with lots of useful social networking plugins for WordPress. We will consider the most interesting and promising tools of this category in the article below. Do not hesitate to learn more important tips on developing your WordPress online store with us!

Increase The Readability Score of Your WordPress Website

February 21, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Wadim Skworzow

The process of a WordPress website development implies a lot of communication with your potential audience by means of various texts. Lots of guides aim to teach how to draw and keep website visitor`s attention but only a few of them pay attention to the question of text readability. In other words, text readability is mostly underestimated.

Readability score is a measurable indicator of the success of your texts. This score shows you how easy or how difficult is it for your website visitors to understand what you say within your texts. The problem is that usually we can not estimate the difficulty level of a text written by ourselves. In this case modern WordPress tools can be very handy and do the analytics on an automated level, displaying tips on simplifying a text right inside your WordPress dashboard.

We will look at the term of readability score closer and learn how to use this knowledge for the sake of a WordPress project. Otherworldly, all you need to know about readability score is in the article below.