Rating: Genesis Theme Framework by Studiopress is actually one of the newer tools in my toolbox. All my new sites (such as this one) are being developed on it, and I am gradually transitioning all my existing sites to Genesis as well. How is a framework different from a theme, and why choose a framework,… [Continue]
Reviews
I’m often asked which WordPress tools I use. My arsenal includes lots of premium plugins and services because developing and supporting good code is expensive. Here are some of the tools I use to build my sites.
Gravity Forms
Rating: When Gravity Forms was first recommended to me, I thought, I don’t need this; I know how to create a form in HTML! But I was so wrong. I did need Gravity Forms, and you probably do too. In basic terms, it is a form creation plugin. But its advanced features and add-ons make… [Continue]
ManageWP Review
Rating: Manage WP is a WordPress control panel for those who manage multiple sites either for clients or themselves. I’ve been using ManageWP for more than a year, and I could never go back to doing things the “old-fashioned way.” Best feature is the ability to update themes and plugins across multiple sites with a… [Continue]
MaxCDN and W3 Total Cache
Rating: MaxCDN is a content distribution network (CDN) for speeding up the delivery of static resources such as images, CSS files, and Javascript files. It does this in two ways. First they have FAST servers. And secondly, they have servers (called nodes) all around the world so that your content is delivered to your readers… [Continue]