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About the Recent WordPress Drama
As many of you have heard, there is some drama in the WordPress space right now. If you haven’t heard anything yet, consider yourself lucky to have avoided the needless drama so far. In this post, I’ll cover what is happening, who is impacted, why it’s important, how we are protecting you, and some thoughts […]
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
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.
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.
Pinegrow is Not a Page Builder
After yesterday’s announcement of the Pinegrow WordPress plugin, the question I was asked over and over was, “How is this different from every other page builder?” Put simply, Pinegrow is not a page builder. It’s a fully featured, visual, custom blocks and themes builder.
A new kind of visual builder plugin for WordPress
Today I have something special to share with you. It’s a first look at the most flexible, powerful, way to create native, custom WordPress blocks and themes with little to no code.
CNAME Flattening for Web Agencies
The acquisition of Cloudways by Digital Ocean stirred up quite a few conversations about how challenging it can be to migrate websites to a new server or platform. Justin Korn shared a fantastic post in The Admin Bar Facebook Community explaining how he uses CNAME Flattening to manage all that mess. I’ve been using CNAME […]
Domains & DNS Definitely Demystified
There is a lot of confusion about domain names and DNS. What they are, how they work, who does what, and how all the pieces fit together. This video and transcript will help clear it all up.
Initial Impressions and Thoughts on the Pinegrow Web Editor
We recently used Pinegrow to move an Elementor based website to a custom theme with blocks. I've had a few people ask me why I like it and how it fits into my workflow, so I created a video of my thoughts.
Why Email Subject Lines Matter
Your subject lines are the first interaction most customers have with the content you've created, so you must make the most of them.
The Most Common Myth-Perceptions about Marketing Automation
Marketing Automation is an incredibly powerful tool to build and grow a successful business. It has also, unfortunately, become a buzzword, and everyone is talking about it without really understanding it, or understanding the role that it plays in a comprehensive brand strategy. Let’s clear up some of the misconceptions about marketing automation. What is […]
How User-Generated Content Can Benefit Your Business
By not taking advantage of user-generated content, you're passing by critical opportunities that allow unpaid customers to endorse your products/services.