Let’s say you have a website with both blog posts and podcast episodes. Instead of creating a separate category for “podcasts” in your blog, you can instead create a unique post type just for the podcasts so they can have their own categories and layout settings. It’s a more efficient way to keep your content …
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, …
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 …
If you don’t have the Pro version of Yoast then the Redirection plugin is a good option to manage and track redirects and 404 errors. It has over 2 million active installations and is simple to use.
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 …
Elementor comes with its own table editor but if you are working with multiple and/or larger tables TablePress may be a better solution to manage all of the data. You can embed the tables into posts, pages, or text widgets using Shortcode. You don’t need to use any additional code as the editor is similar …
When using Elementor, this plugin makes a whole column containing elements work as a clickable link. This is something I hope Elementor will add to their own plugin in the future. It allows for more customization and a better user experience. After you install the plugin there will be a spot to insert a URL …
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 …
Schema markup is the detailed code that tells search engines what type of page it is visiting and will present rich snippets in the search results. You don’t have to know how to code JSON in order to implement it. This plugin does it for you and has a lot of options for customization.
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 …
