I mentioned that last week I’d start a podcast in a separate post that was labeled #WordPressWedneday to accompany this roundup. Well, that was until I realized it was the week before the 4th of July.
It’s kind of sometimes that my family gets into. I grew up a military brat, and I kind of take the week to relax. So, I’m pushing the podcast debut to #WordPressWednesday next week. I apologize for my temporary insanity in forgetting what this week was for.
That being said, I’m not stopping the regular #WordPressWednesday roundup. Below are my picks from around the WordPress community that I hope you enjoy.
#WordPressWednesday 2015 Volume 5
WordPress Plugins
WPBeginner tells us about their experience with Disqus, and why they removed it. – Switching Away from Disqus Review – Increased Comments by 304%
Immad Uddin Khan rounded up a few slider plugins that he recommends. – 5 Best WordPress Slider Plugins To Choose From
Joe Fylan showcases some new plugins for Bloggers to consider using. – 10 New Plugins for Beginner Bloggers and Experienced WordPress Users
Nick Roach announces – Coming Soon: The Divi Builder Plugin.
Christina Harris gives some recommended booking plugins. – 5 Best WordPress Appointment Plugins for Your Site
WordPress Themes
Rohit Tripathi shares an eCommerce type theme named Store to the WordPress theme directory, and professes in the description of the theme, that it is the last eCommerce theme you’ll ever need.
Justin Tadlock is giving his themes and membership at ThemeHybrid away for free. – Steering the ship back home
WordPress Tutorials
Bob Dunn writes on Creating a Simple Widget For Your Sidebar in WordPress Without Knowing Code.
Ahmad Awais has been busy writing WooCommerce guides. His most recent – The Beginners Guide to WooCommerce: Checkout Options, Part 1
WordPress Community News
Jeff Chandler points out the page for recommended hosts on WordPress.org will be getting an overhaul. WordPress.org will be vetting new hosts for consideration to be placed on that recommended hosts page. – The Recommended Hosting Page on WordPress.org Starts Over From Scratch
Mendel Kurland recapped WordCamp Europe 2016 that was held June 26-28, 2015, in Seville Spain. Enjoy all the great photos! – WordCamp Europe 2015
UpThemes has announced that they’ve entered the hosting realm. – Say Hello to UpThemes Hosting
Kristen Wright shares with us an infographic on WordPress security tips. – Online Security Tips for WordPress Site Owners [Infographic]
Roy Sivan asks – Is Modular Code the future of WordPress?
See you next #WordPressWednesday!
What slider do you think is better for a genesis child theme? I’m having trouble finding one.
Hi Isabel! The Genesis Responsive Slider should be a really good slider. It’s basic, but does a great job and is made specifically for Genesis themes.
There are other sliders out there, but this is the only one I ever use on Genesis sites.
Hey Nile,
I don’t really know any other website that generally summarizes news and happenings with regards to WordPress besides yours. You surely deserved to be commended and your posts are worthy to be shared of. Thanks for the overloading WordPress links and info. Cheers!
Some good news here.
Hooray for the upcoming Divi Builder. Divi is my favorite theme.but an issue was changing themes and losing the formatting provided by the theme. Using a plugin instead will stop this happening.
I use OneNote all the time and the WordPress plugin will save me time.
The auto feature image looks good but you’d have to buy the Pro version so that you can use your own images and not just the few provided.
Hi NIle, I really appreciate you putting together these awesome collections of resources for all of us who use the WordPress platform for our sites! I am going to check out some of the links and learn more. Thanks so much!
To tell to you frankly, I don’t have any against in wordpress when it comes to CMS and blogging because I’ve been using wordpress over a year. Anyway, I would like to thank Nile for providing these references in wordpress. Thanks!
Thank you! I try to do this roundup each week. 🙂