MainWP Blog - Todd Jones

In today’s roundup, we take a look at five resources to help boost your business in February. How about learning about landing pages from the Queen of Conversions? Check.  Need help promoting your customers to blog? We got it. Hosting a virtual summit soon? Yup, we have a resource for that too. Are you looking for a new way to monitor plugins and themes? Yup. Do you need to spin up a new WordPress instance for a quick test? We Continue reading the post...

Sometimes we find ourselves overwhelmed. I know I do. Overwhelmed with the pressures of work and what we need to do. It can be beneficial just to do something for fun, not to be productive. We all have our ways of escape. Maybe we play games, go for a walk, climb mountains, bike across Europe, or watch sports. Those all take time, and we need to take that time. But sometimes we need a shorter break. We need to have Continue reading the post...

Earlier this month, someone in the MainWP Users Facebook Group created a post asking to see member’s MainWP dashboard. Several shared how they made changes to the look of their MainWP dashboard, and I wondered if this was something I could do. Turns out, yes, I could do it. So, I pestered … pinged Keith Crain to give me the lowdown real quick. Keith did a good job helping me discern what I needed to use, the MainWP Custom Dashboard Continue reading the post...

In today’s article, we will learn more about the upcoming WordFest conference and how you can participate. We will get all the information from Cate DeRosia and Michelle Frechette, volunteers with the Big Orange Heart who is hosting the conference. You can learn more about the conference on the event’s website: www.wordfest.live. Life needed a party. Big Orange Heart, as a mental health and well-being charity for remote workers, has seen the struggles not just in the WordPress community, but Continue reading the post...

No doubt, the week’s topic in the WordPress community was the new Website Builder launched by Automattic, aka WordPress.com. Reactions came swiftly from people all over the internet. WordPress.com, or Automattic, is now competing with small WordPress agencies. Or are they? Much was made about the fact they will build a website and do it for $4900. For some people, the $4900 price tag was welcomed because it gives some kind of minimum price point. Others just felt like Automattic Continue reading the post...

Another new year is here. Maybe 2020 was a disaster for you or maybe it was better than you expected. Not every year can be as smooth as Joss Stone when she sings a classic. I wish it could, but it is not. Last year, I wrote an article with a few predictions, and honestly, it turned out pretty well. But here is the secret about predictions: You have to make them general enough to come true. As we head Continue reading the post...

An ode to ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, made specifically for MainWP. The famous poem details a visit from St. Nicholas and published anonymously in 1832 according to Wikipedia. You can find the full, original lyrics here at HuffPost. I remember as a child having the book for the poem with colorful illustrations. I present to you ‘Twas the night before Christmas – MainWP style. ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas ‘Twas the night before Chrismas, when all through the land, Continue reading the post...

There is, without a doubt, an unprecedented time in 2020. Well, actually, maybe not. But, we all know that it was the most unusual year in at least 100 years. We used the words “uncertain times,” the “new normal,” Covid-19, and other buzzwords to describe this year. Coming into the year, I had the idea I would attend the first WordCamp Tulsa. My friends in the WordPress Meetup in Tulsa were preparing for the first one, and I wanted to Continue reading the post...

Today we are talking to Janice Sheilah of WP Feedback PRO. Sheilah is WP Feedback PRO’s social media manager. She also helps handle support. She joined Vito Peleg’s team in 2017 as a virtual executive. She has been working as a virtual executive since 2010. With WP Feedback PRO, she and her team help you manage each stage of your WordPress client projects and cuts 50%-80% of project completion time without having to use tons of different tools. Some of Continue reading the post...

Sometimes, success doesn’t come from some kind of magic. For example, if you remember the movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” you will remember that the Grinch thought he could kill Christmas by stealing all of the decorations and gifts. Instead, the town found a reason to have joy without special decorations and gifts. Dr. Seuss recounts what went through his head in the story, “And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, Continue reading the post...