WP Theme Speed Blog
WordPress and the plugins, web services, automations and processes that let WordPress do amazing things.
Simple Sweet free stock image plugins for wordpress
Quick guide on a great little free stock photo plugin for wordpress that connects to Pixabay. (Plus a second plugin for Pexels. The second plugin is still coming along maybe not yet as reliable.)
2 Directions to Automate MailChimp and WordPress
There are 2 directions in which MailChimp and WordPress can work together. A WordPress blog post can trigger a MailChimp email newsletter to be sent out of MailChimp. This is probably the oldest and most common. It involves creating a Campaign in MailChimp from the...
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Quick items we are working & researching
Google Calendar and Zoho CRM calendar synchronization guide
Synchronizing calendar entries of Google Calendar and that of the Zoho CRM Calendar is now made easy with the Google Calendar Synchronization feature. You can update the calendar entries in either Google Calendar or Zoho CRM and have them updated in both. If you...
60+ Things You can do to keep safe & decrease the spread of COVID-19/Corona Virus
list to fight the spread of covid-19-hypothesis of things that will help. future step, review & edit those down the practical emphasizing the 80/20 rule. Then prioritize form most to least helpful aiming to pull out all the stops!
I can’t log into my google business email account
You will need to login to mail.google.com with the user name or google business email address ex. [email protected] and the password for that account. ~ If needed, here’s instructions on how to reset the password for that user...
Deleting redundant Twitter Lists
This week I was building up a few twitter lists for a local WordPress meetup group. Somehow I had the twitter app on my phone open and twitter on my browser going at the meetup at the same time looking at lists and....A few of the Twitter Lists were duplicated. I...
How can people subscribe to WordPress Post comments?
Recently a good friend of mine, book author and speaker and blogger of many many years, asked me a question about the subscription options on their WordPress site. Background My friend's name is Craig and he runs SecondChancetoLive.org. I have helped Craig with a few...
Video Testimonials from Group Video Chat – Morning Ideas repurposing content
I was reading this article from TechSmith and thinking of some of my own business challenges. At the bottom of the article they mentioned video testimonials and I thought of my client Dave Courvoisier and his new(soon to drop) book. We were talking about gathering new...
WooCommerce Variation with Downloadable File types – 2020 update thanks
Just wrapped up a product setup of a WooCommerce product with 2 variations (epub and mobi) for ibook and kindle readers. This is to sell a book. I found and benefited from some quick research to get this done. There had been several updates that made the process a bit...
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Three Easy to Edit Image Hover Effects Free Divi Layout from Divi Soup
This free Divi layout uses the native Divi image and text modules with absolute positioning to show or hide text or swap the image for another on hover. View the demo and download this free
6 MicroInteractions to help Divi Theme websites in WordPress deliver results
Microinteractions are a great way to enhance user experience as they interact with your site. Slight animations of icons, buttons, or images can cue the user to take action in a fun and purposeful way. There are countless microinteractions you can include on your...
Genesis + Divi Builder Plugin vs Divi Theme speed comparisons (video)
Anecdotal speed test of a site running a Genesis Child theme + the Divi Builder Plugin vs switching that same site over to only run the Divi Theme. The results surprised me. Divi Theme was faster. Note the site also ran the ACF plugin. (VIDEO)
Adding additional users to YouTube Channel – Managers, Owners & users
Quick tip on where/how to add additional Users or managers or even add/change owners of a YouTube Channel. Branded Account Explanation Tip The YouTube channel must be a 'Branded Account' if its not a branded account, then you need to change your basic youtube channel...
WordPress Search Engine Visibility in MySQL PHPMyAdmin
How do I turn Search Engine Visibility on in MySQL or PHPMyAdmin? I've been working with WordPress for 13 years. I hadn't needed to do this until today. It's easy if you are comfortable with PHPMyAdmin and MySQL. If not, maybe get help from someone that is. Steps Make...