Have you heard of Smart Slider 3? It’s the slider plugin from the guys over at Nextend that makes creating responsive and beautiful sliders and content blocks so easy.
The plugin comes with a powerful feature set and they’ve put lots of effort into the UI for the visual editor, not to mention the plugin’s website!
I recommend taking a look at the introduction video which gives a good feel for the plugin. I think this full size template is one of my favourite presets for the slider.
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Collecting leads should be a priority for all website owners and businesses. Whether you are running a simple blog, an eCommerce store, or a multinational business, generating leads will enable you to stay in contact with your target audience and ultimately increase conversions on your site. There are numerous lead generation WordPress plugins available for download in 2018, so which one should you choose?
In this collection of lead generation plugins, we will look at a range of solutions and discuss the features and prices of each. By the end of reading, you will have a good understanding of what each plugin is offering, and which is a best fit for your project.
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Handing a newly-built website over to a client provides a feeling of great satisfaction. It means that you can cross another item off of your to-do list. And it’s nice to see that all of your hard work has paid off, too.
But if that shiny new website was built with WordPress, there’s more to the process. It’s not just a matter of providing your client with a login and a wave goodbye. It even goes beyond teaching them to edit content. There are some things clients need to know in order to keep their site running smoothly.
As web professionals, it’s our duty to educate clients on all of the responsibilities involved. Otherwise, you may receive a panicked phone call about a “broken” website.
So, before you hand over those keys, here are the things new website owners need to know. Read More
I think you will I agree when I say: Starting a blog is one of the best feelings you’ll ever have. The best part comes when people start reading your articles, commenting and sharing. Take it from me, it is one of the best feelings on this earth, something akin to falling in love.
But this adrenaline rush can lead you to make a boatload of mistakes as you start. And to help you avoid the common pitfalls that plague bloggers left, right and center, we bring you 12 of the best tips you will need before starting a blog.
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Are you excited to start a WordPress blog? Of course, you are!
The only problem is you don’t know the first thing about starting a blog. You are probably afraid to start one thinking it’s costly, burdensome and for the tech-savvy.
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A/B testing is one of those things that everyone talks about but not everyone actually does. In fact, any random Google search will yield plenty of results on the benefits of A/B testing, common elements you should experiment with to improve traffic and conversions, and the best WordPress A/B testing plugins and tools on the market to date.
But again, if you know how effective split testing is, and how beneficial it can be for your website, and yet don’t perform any tests on your site, you have nothing to gain.
Today we’re going to briefly remind you of the importance of A/B testing on your website and share with you a unique way to run one very specific split test on your website using the free WordPress plugin Title Experiments.
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Have you ever been hacked? Whether that’s a yes or a no, falling victim to a malicious hacker is one of the worst experiences you’ll ever have. I’ve been hacked before, and you don’t want to know how frustrating it is. How I wish I knew what I’m about to share with you today.
And what’s that? In today’s post, you and I cover a couple of security measures to protect your WordPress site from the bad guys. On top of that, we pepper the post with a couple of excellent WordPress security tools, so be on the lookout for that.
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Choosing the best backup solution for your needs can be overwhelming. After all, there are so many WordPress backup plugins to choose from, all boasting different features, and sometimes different price points.
But deciding which plugin to go with is not nearly as difficult as trying to recover your website should it crash because of an internal error, hacker, or some other mysterious reason. Read More
One page WordPress themes were once just a fad, but from the look of things, these bad boys are here to stay. The one-pager theme of today is as powerful and flexible as any multi-page WordPress theme.
In today’s post, you find 10 of the best-selling one page WordPress themes. The themes on this list employ the latest web techniques such as responsiveness, parallax, and flat design among others. Read More
Looking to get started selling with WordPress?
As the world’s most popular way to build a website, WordPress spoils you for choice when it comes to options for selling products, content, time, or anything else.
If you want to create an entire eCommerce store, you have plenty of tools at your disposal. But you can also get more focused and create a simple form for one-off payments or donations. Or, you can even build a recurring revenue base and sell content with a membership plugin or eCourse platform.
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Iain Poulson on May 31, 2019 
