WordPress is a flexible platform, but security is always something that needs careful attention, especially once plugins, themes and multiple user accounts are involved. One of the simplest ways to strengthen login security is to add two-factor authentication, or 2FA.…
In this episode of **Friday Freebies**, I dive into the unglamorous (but essential) world of WordPress database maintenance. Let’s checkout the free **Database Cleaner** plugin by Coding Bunny, and I’ll show how it helps you identify unused or unknown database…
Backups and updates might be dull, but checking every site after an update is a real headache, especially when you manage dozens (or hundreds) of client websites. In this video, I take a first look at FlowGuard, a new visual…
Over the past year, a wave of new, more niche WordPress builders has emerged. In this video, I take a first look at Builderius and one of its most useful recent Pro features: generating and deploying your WordPress-built site as…
Learn how to create a multilingual WordPress website quickly using Weglot (video sponsored by Weglot, with an independent walkthrough). Learn more about Weglot: Use code: WEGLOTXWPTUTS for 3 months free. With the conditions: 3 months free on all plans,…
The WordPress dashboard hasn’t changed much in years, so in this video I’m taking a look at a plugin by Nick Hamza that turns wp-admin into an OS-style “desktop mode”. You’ll see draggable, resizable windows, a dock-style toolbar, window tiling,…
Take a first look at Mosaic, a new WordPress theme builder that combines a theme, visual editor, and style guide in one package. In this walkthrough, I cover the onboarding wizard, starter sets and wireframes, templates and masters, class-first styling…
Welcome to Friday Freebies, where we highlight genuinely free tools for WordPress users and web designers. In this episode, I take a first look at Novamira (from the team behind Dynamic Content for Elementor), a plugin that lets you run…
Welcome to Friday Freebies, where we highlight genuinely useful free tools for web designers. Sponsored by Omnisend: In this episode, we’re looking at a WordPress essential: Database Cleaner by Meow Apps, a free plugin that helps remove the clutter…
Take a first look at Fluent Player (beta), the upcoming video and audio player plugin from the team behind FluentCRM and Fluent Community. I’ve been given early access to explore how it handles media from YouTube, Vimeo, Bunny Stream/CDN and…
Discover a new, completely free WordPress plugin that brings smooth, eye-catching animations to your Gutenberg-based websites. In this video, I explore the newly released “Animate My Site” plugin, showing you how to install, set it up, and control animations on…
In this video, we take a first look at Falcon – a completely free WordPress optimisation and tweaking plugin. Developed by the creators of MetaBox and Slim SEO, Falcon offers a lightweight way to customise and streamline your WordPress setup.…