One of the reasons SiteGround is my go-to web host for shared hosting of WordPress websites is it’s staging sites feature. However, not every site I work on is hosted on SiteGround or another web host that offers staging. Therefore I was very happy to discover yesterday — way later than I would have liked — a WordPress staging site plugin that has a lot of promise.
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MemberPress Notification System Extended
MemberPress has a pretty robust notification system. But it can’t address every conceivable requirement. Here’s an overview of how I solved a client’s unique problem by extending the MemberPress notification system using Advanced Custom Fields (Pro) and a custom script that runs when a specific MemberPress action hook fires.
Replicating a Website in WordPress on SiteGround
A friend sought my advice on migrating his business website from one service (one that retains control of the site) to a platform where he retains control. In this article, I’ll share my recommendations to him. If you find yourself in a similar situation, these recommendations could very well apply to you, too.
Display List of Active Plugins in WordPress Dashboard
Someone posting in the Facebook Advanced WordPress group was asking how to allow selected registered WordPress users to see a list of active plugins without giving them the capability of managing plugins in any way. He ultimately solved the problem by adding a custom user role and appropriately configuring capabilities for that role. Before I learned that he found his solution, I posted this article showing how to display a listing of active plugins in the WordPress dashboard.
How To Use MemberPress to Protect Posts that Contain Custom Fields
If you’re trying to use MemberPress to protect posts that contain custom fields, relying on MemberPress rules alone will not work. Why? Because MemberPress rules only protect content that is outputted through the WordPress the_content() function. There are two primary approaches to solving this problem, and this article elaborates on one of them: using the WordPress “current_user_can()” function.
MemberPress Quiz Question Types: What You Should Know
In April of this year, MemberPress announced what they called a significant enhancement of the MemberPress Courses quiz feature, including the introduction of 4 new question types. In this article I’ll describe and give examples of all 9 quiz question types and share my ideas about when to use which question types in your MemberPress courses.
How to Create a Custom Member Directory for a WordPress/MemberPress Membership Site: Details
One of the questions that comes up a lot in WordPress discussion forums is how to set up a member directory. Often the question is posed as “What’s the best plugin for creating a member directory?”
Last October I published a blog post that summarized how I created a custom member directory for a WordPress membership site. When I shared links to that article in WordPress-related Facebook groups, a common response was, “How about some details, man?”
Hence this blog post.
How To (and How Not To) Choose a WordPress Theme
This article is for “civilian” website owners and addresses some of the considerations that should go into choosing a website theme.
I think lots of WordPress website owners select a WordPress theme based on how the demo model looks. That could be a big mistake. A WordPress theme is much more than the superficial look & feel that its demo model conveys. This article explains why.
Adding Taxonomies to the WordPress Body Class
Sometimes it’s desirable to render WordPress posts or pages distinctively based on the categories or tags assigned to them. This post shows how that’s done.
WordPress Free Booking Plugins Face-Off: Amelia Lite vs. Simply Schedule Appointments
I recently evaluated and compared two free WordPress booking plugins: Amelia Lite (Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia); and Simply Schedule Appointments (Appointment Booking Calendar — Simply Schedule Appointments Booking Plugin). Read on for the results of this face-off.