MainWP Blog - 2019

You have had it happen before. You are completely engaged in a blog post. The writing is excellent, the authority is on par, and the story sucks you in. You get to the bottom of the article, and you are totally challenged to try something new in your business. But, nothing. That’s right. There is no invitation to a follow-up, no invitation to try their product, no invitation to sign up for an email, nothing. It all just seems like Continue reading the post...

WooCommerce is among the most widely used plugins in WordPress to enable eCommerce on a site. Since WooCommerce has filters, actions, and hooks, that means making site changes using code snippets is easy. Code snippets can easily be added on any connected child site using the MainWP Code Snippets extension. For example, if you do not have Add to Cart redirect enabled, the Continue Shopping link will redirect the customer back to the product that was added when clicked. In Continue reading the post...

Let’s face it, newsletters are great. They are a wonderful way to provide interesting content to subscribers on your child sites, spread the word on deals, and effectively message users. Email newsletters still work and are well worth taking the time to create and send. Use the server where your child sites are hosted for what it is meant for; Query the site database Render as PHP Generate the content Allow customers to purchase products Allow users to view a Continue reading the post...

Earlier this year, I was gassed. I was totally in survival mode, just barely getting things completed and not taking on any new work. If you don’t know what gassed means, I am talking about being tired, exhausted. I talked to my doctor, and we decided I may need a new CPAP machine. I have had sleep apnea for about 15 years, and my machine was at least 10 years old. Anyway, I ended up getting a new sleep study, Continue reading the post...

WooCommerce allows customers to leave reviews on products, but the method used for storing those reviews is still comments, so those product reviews are stored in the comments and commentmeta database tables. There is a recent plugin which fixes product reviews, by sending reminder emails using the Action Scheduler, storing product views in their custom database tables. The plugin is called Better Reviews for WooCommerce. Created custom database tables; wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_attributes wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_authormeta wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_charstcs wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_content wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_ratings When the plugin is installed, it Continue reading the post...

Social proof is powerful. We all know that, but how powerful? Well, if it is used right, it can increase conversions. Conversion optimization expert, Talia Wolf says, Over the past 7 years I’ve ran thousands of A/B test and have seen time and time again that social proof is one of the most important elements of a landing page or a website. So, instead of just planting social proof randomly on your page with a few logos, it should actually Continue reading the post...

Creating a welcome email sequence is one of the best things you can do for your email marketing. When you welcome a visitor into your home, what do you do? You may offer to put up their coat, offer a beverage, and show off your home. Basically, this is what you are doing with a welcome email series. Copywriter Val Geisler says this, Trust me: a little house tour and the offer of a drink or snack would go a Continue reading the post...

Varnish is a fast server-side web application accelerator. A number of Managed WordPress and other hosts already have Varnish installed and make it easy to enable on your child sites. In this example, we are going to show how easy it is using Cloudways for enabling Varnish on your child site (which is using WooCommerce), then for setting the correct rules for Varnish all through an easy-to-use UI. First, login to Cloudways and then select the server which your child Continue reading the post...

Creatives are often a product of inspiration. I mean, when is the last time you saw a cool website and became “inspired” to create something like that. We all have that. A few years ago, the family of legendary R&B singer, Marvin Gaye, sued Pharrell Williams and Robert Thicke for copyright infringement for their hit song “Blurred Lines” which they said was similar to Gaye’s song “Got To Give It Up.” Recently, one WordPress developer had his entire website copied Continue reading the post...

Have you ever gone into work and thought, “Man, I’m tired?” Fast forward two hours, and you’re slumped over your desk, head in your hands, dreary-eyed, and drowsy? Why? Because you told yourself you’re tired. In the military, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines are taught one concept: mind over matter. The phrase was first coined by the poet Virgil in the Aenid in 19 B.C. in the saying, “the mind drives the mass.” What it equates to in this sense Continue reading the post...