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If you have a WordPress website, you’re obviously aware of the benefits this premier open-source website-building platform brings to the table. But are you aware of the legion of website and business enhancement tools lying in wait among the thousands of cool WordPress plugins currently on the market; one or more of which could easily take your site or business to the next level? What’s out there? Quite a bit, obviously.  Which useful...

WordPress plugins are both great for adding functionality to WordPress and by extension reducing website designers’ workloads, as well as reducing costs to their clients. There’s certainly no shortage of plugins. 55,000+ currently reside in the official WordPress repository and more are added with each passing day. Some of these plugins are free, some are quite affordable, and some are premium products that can be quite expensive....

Currently somewhere in the region of 34% of websites are built with WordPress, it’s the most utilized CMS (Content Management System) in the world. Part of that popularity stems from its underlying technologies—PHP and MySQL—which allows for dynamic content in posts, but also enables a rich ecosystem of plugins. One of the trickiest aspects of launching a website is its digital marketing, and so naturally there are a plethora of WordPress...

If there’s anything that’s been well-established over the past few years, it’s the importance of catering to mobile users. They browse, they buy things, they’re just as important as any other user. Making a website that works well for all screens large and small is, if not easy, certainly within the realm of possibility for those of us with the know-how. The problem is, not all WordPress users are front-end developers. Many are business...

Ah, February. Isn't it about time we all just admitted that WordPress is our collective one true love? Well, I mean except for the people in committed relationships with Drupal, Joomla, and the rest. They married too young. Don't get me started on those Node.js deviants. Server-side JavaScript ain't natural. All right, once I've yelled at the kids who are getting too close to my lawn, we'll put the jokes aside and get on to the good stuff! This...

Ah, January. The new year is a great time to evaluate your life, and your choices. This year, why don’t you ask yourself if you’re using the right plugins for your WordPress sites? Maybe there are some new plugins you could look at. Maybe those plugins are right here… Single Background If you ever wanted the ability to specify a different background color or image for any single image or post, then Single Background is what you’ve been...

If this is the season of giving, then we’re in luck. The WordPress community has been giving us free plugins aplenty. Why wait for the end of December when you can have your presents now?   Quote Tweet Provide your users with an easy way to tweet any part of your article with Quote Tweet. All you do is install and go. Now, when any user selects text on the front end of your site, a Twitter icon will appear above their selection. Clicking that icon...

Now that Halloween season is ending, it's time to think about what really matters. I'm talking about WordPress plugins; though family, friends and two-to-three months of holiday cheer ain't bad either. As usual, we have an eclectic assortment for you to check out. Enjoy. Suppamenu Let's say you've bought a theme you really like, but you find out that it doesn't support dropdowns. If you really need them, Suppamenu is a great way to get them....

Good news, everyone! We’re back with another list of small but useful utilities, plugins that can completely transform the purpose of a WordPress install, and others that introduce slightly experimental concepts to the workflow. Have a look, tell us which are your favorites, and as always, let us know if we missed any other great plugins in the comments. Without further ado, here is this month’s selection: Priority Shortcodes WordPress...

Plugins, plugins, and more plugins! We’re back with another roundup of WordPress extensions that might be just what you need for your next project. Or they might just make you marvel at the sort of things people can make. This month’s selection is eclectic to say the least. We’ve got new features designed for non-coders, a file manager, and better IFTT integration for developers, and more. Simple Author Box Simple Author Box provides...

Ladies, Gents... welcome back! It's time for another round of WordPress plugins that you might just find useful. As per usual, I've installed every plugin listed here and given it a test. We have a variety of plugins, too. Some of them add features to WordPress, integrate with third-party services (which seems to be a theme this month), or merely refine existing features. As always, let us know in the comments if we've missed one of your favorites,...

Welcome, friends, to WebdesignerDepot’s monthly WordPress plugin roundup, July 2014 edition. Featuring all manner of free-to-download plugin goodness. It's another awesome WordPress adventure in the month ahead, so start up your local servers and have at it! Sadly no dragon at the end of this adventure, I'm afraid. Pretty PHP Error Pages Ever get a PHP error that made no sense whatsoever? Hell, if you're a non-developer like me, have...

Ladies and Gents, we’re back with yet more plugins for you to try out. As usual, we’ve got a little something for everyone; from improving your writing to improving your community’s code. Take a look through the list, and see if you don’t find something useful. Alert Post is Old Ever been looking for some technical help on the Internet, only to find that all of the relevant advice seems to be a few years out of date? It’s worse when, at first,...

It’s that time again! Open up your local WordPress install (the one that you use for testing plugins)—everyone has one of those, right? It’s not just me?—and get ready for another month’s worth of WordPress community goodness. This month we've got a variety of plugins, useful for everything from managing accounts to adding extra content. Let's jump in… Secondary Title As with most of these plugins, the name tells you most of what...