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  • Using Sass with Pinegrow

    Using Sass with Pinegrow

    I recently had someone ask whether Pinegrow supports Sass, so I thought I’d do a quick video demonstration. In this demo, I show you how we activate our Sass stylesheet and how we can use a simple Sass variable to change the color of a heading.

  • Pinegrow Countdown: Day 1 – Pinegrow Plays Nice with Others

    Pinegrow Countdown: Day 1 – Pinegrow Plays Nice with Others

    A lot of products in the WordPress space have grown in popularity, primarily because of their open and flexible ecosystem that allows 3rd party developers to create add-ons, extensions, and libraries. Pinegrow also has a great plugin API. But I’m going to show you in this video, that in most cases, you don’t even need it.

  • Pinegrow Countdown: Day 2 – Pinegrow is STILL not a Page Builder

    Pinegrow Countdown: Day 2 – Pinegrow is STILL not a Page Builder

    In this video, I’m going to show you why Pinegrow is different from Page Builders so you don’t fall into the trap of trying to use it like something it’s not, only to get frustrated and give up.

  • Pinegrow Countdown: Day 3 – Frameworks in Pinegrow

    Pinegrow Countdown: Day 3 – Frameworks in Pinegrow

    Pinegrow has built some fantastic helpers for popular frameworks. In fact, when you start a new project in either Pinegrow Desktop or the Pinegrow WordPress plugin, you’ll be asked which framework you want to choose. If you are already used to using one of the built-in frameworks, the choice will be easy. If not, this little video will hopefully help you understand what the frameworks do and how you should answer those important initial questions.

  • Pinegrow Countdown: Day 4 – WordPress Blocks and Themes

    Pinegrow Countdown: Day 4 – WordPress Blocks and Themes

    When you start a new WordPress project in Pinegrow, one of the first things you’ll need to decide is whether you will create a Block Plugin or a complete theme. In this video, I’ll help you understand their differences so you can start on the right foot.

  • Pinegrow countdown day 5. Desktop or Plugin?

    Pinegrow Countdown: Day 5 – Desktop or Plugin?

    With Pinegrow’s Black Friday sale and the WordPress plugin being released on December 1st, you might be asking yourself which product is right for you. I can’t answer that question for you, but I can help you think through some of the pros and cons of each one and why you might want to use […]

  • Pinegrow countdown day 6. What's new.

    Pinegrow Countdown: Day 6 – What’s New

    Pinegrow revealed that they would be releasing both the Pinegrow WordPress Plugin and Pinegrow Desktop 7.0 next week on December 1st. In this video, I share some of the new features in both versions, and I’ll talk a little about pricing and the Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale.

  • Adam Lowe on Building Websites With Pinegrow’s New WordPress Plugin

    WP Tavern Interview on Building Websites With Pinegrow’s New WordPress Plugin

    Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Nathan Wrigley for the WP Tavern podcast. We talked about the upcoming Pinegrow WordPress plugin and how it lets my agency build custom, native WordPress blocks and themes for my clients. #51 – Adam Lowe on Building Websites With Pinegrow’s New WordPress Plugin

  • Abstract background with the text, Peak Performance Digital Agency Update

    Peak Performance Digital: Agency Introduction (November 2022 Update)

    This video presents information about my company, Peak Performance Digital. I cover the basics of who we are, what we do, how we operate, and what you can expect when working with us. This video is for companies who might want to hire us to work for them, or agencies who are looking for a white label partner.

  • Abstract background with the text, WordPress Menu Accessibility Part 2

    WordPress Menu Accessibility – Part 2: Detailed Requirements and Final Test

    In this video, I do a deep dive into the requirements to make an accessible Website Navigation Menu. I test the newly released Twenty Twenty-Three theme in WordPress 6.1 and show you the specific test criteria as I go along.

  • Abstract background with the text, Tailwind CSS

    Pinegrow’s External Build Process for Tailwind CSS

    In this video, I’m going to show you how we install the latest version of Tailwind and configure it to work with Pinegrow’s External Build Process.

  • Abstract background with the text, More WordPress Menu Accessibility

    More WordPress Menu Accessibility: Four More Menus Compared

    By popular demand, here is a "Part 1.5" video as a follow-up to last week's WordPress menu accessibility roundup. Here, I've added practical accessibility tests for Beaver Builder, Astra, Cwicly, and Divi. Let's see how they hold up!