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What Makes WPBakery (Visual Composer) the Best WordPress Page Builder Today?

Tutorial • Beginner

Looking for a WordPress page builder that takes the hassle out of creating your website? WPBakery (formerly known as Visual Composer) is hands-down the best...

Jane Baker • 27 Dec 2018
Theme Development

Looking Ahead to 2019: WordPress in the Year to Come

Tutorial • Beginner

2018 has seen some significant changes for WordPress—and a fair amount of controversy. So what does the new year have in store?

Rachel McCollin • 21 Dec 2018
Theme Development

Show WordPress Related Posts With Taxonomy and a Custom Post Type

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this post, you'll learn how to show related posts and products for a custom post type in WordPress. Using a custom taxonomy, you'll see how to add a...

Rachel McCollin • 20 Dec 2018
Plugin Development

20 Best Social Plugins for WordPress

Tutorial • Beginner

Looking for the best social plugins to increase traffic to your WordPress site? Check out this list of 20 awesome social plugins every blogster should know...

Nona Blackman • 18 Dec 2018
Theme Development

Create Style Variations for WordPress Gutenberg Blocks: Part 2

Tutorial • Intermediate

Join me as we take a closer look at implementing block style variations and learn how to unregister specific block styles and set custom defaults.

David Gwyer • 14 Dec 2018
Theme Development

8 Best and Most Beautiful WordPress Gallery Plugins

Tutorial • Beginner

Looking for the best way to display a collection of photos, videos, art pieces, or even blog posts or testimonials? a WordPress Gallery Plugin is the answer.

Nona Blackman • 13 Dec 2018
Theme Development

New Course: How to Use Custom Post Types in WordPress

Tutorial • Beginner

Custom post types allow you to extend WordPress's default post with data that is useful for your own website. Learn how to use them in our new short course,...

Andrew Blackman • 10 Dec 2018
Theme Development

Create Style Variations for WordPress Gutenberg Blocks: Part 1

Tutorial • Intermediate

Learn how to extend the style options available for blocks in the new WordPress Gutenberg editor by implementing multiple block style variations.

David Gwyer • 28 Nov 2018
Theme Development

UberMenu and 7 Other Best Mega Menu Plugins

Tutorial • Beginner

Does your site manage a lot of content, many products, or complex services? Chances are, you need a Mega Menu. There are many great plugins to help you build...

Jane Baker • 27 Nov 2018
Plugin Development

12 Best WooCommerce Plugins for Your Online Store

Tutorial • Beginner

We’ve collected some of the best WooCommerce plugins that you can use to take your business to the next level. Whether you are managing sales in global...

Jane Baker • 31 Oct 2018
Plugin Development

Create a WordPress Image Gallery: Code the Plugin

Tutorial • Intermediate

Learn how to create a WordPress image gallery plugin from child pages. In this first part, you'll learn how to fetch the child pages and output their titles...

Rachel McCollin • 31 Oct 2018
Plugin Development

Create Custom Maps With the MapSVG Plugin

Tutorial • Beginner

In this tutorial you'll learn how to use a WordPress plugin called MapSVG to add interactive maps to your site. You can then customize your maps with...

Rachel McCollin • 27 Sep 2018