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Advanced Custom Fields

Advanced Custom Fields

Advanced Custom Fields allows you to add more options to your edit screen. I use this in conjunction with Elementor Custom Skin and Custom Post Type UI to create dynamic content. These types of content usually need more specialization than a simple blog post Title and content fields. Projects have included real estate listings, catalogs, …

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Elementor Custom Skin

Elementor Custom Skin

This plugin helps you create a custom look for your posts and archives loop using the Elementor page builder. The template lives in the Elementor Theme Builder template section. The Pro version includes more options like Post Slider, Masonry, and Same Height feature. With the Pro version you can also create alternating templates to give …

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All-in-one WP Migration

All-in-One WP Migration

If you don’t like dealing with databases then this is a fantastic plugin to help you easily migrate your WordPress sites. After installing this plugin, you simply hit the export button and it will package and download the database, media files, plugins, and themes into one file. You can then unpack or upload this file …

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TinyPNG

TinyPNG is a plugin that reduces the file size of your photos thereby using less bandwidth and allowing your site to load faster. Typically the compression is between 40-80% of their original size. It does this by combining similar colors and stripping unnecessary metadata. You can choose to preserve copyright metadata, creation date, and GPS …

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Yoast

Yoast is an easy-to-use plugin that will help you check your keyword balance and optimize your content. They are constantly improving and now have options to include Schema markup for About pages, FAQ pages, etc. For simple brochure-like websites, you will do just fine with the free version. If you or your client plan on …

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Elementor

The new Gutenberg WordPress editor does a lot and it is continuously being improved. Even so, if you want more control and features, you would benefit from using a page builder. Elementor was a game-changer for my business. I was able to easily do so much more in shorter amounts of time. Elementor is a …

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Astra

When I first started to learn WordPress it was with the Genesis theme. If you wanted to venture outside the normal template you had to work with PHP hooks. Let me tell you, I got really good at copying and pasting PHP. But I was beholden to developers that were kind enough to share their …

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