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Ever wondered how you can build a self-contained WordPress maintenance machine to add an additional revenue stream? WooCommerce combined with MainWP can be used to complete the loop of a self-contained WordPress maintenance business with the help of WooCommerce’s Subscriptions plugin.  Here at MainWP, we provide the goods to help website developers build a WordPress Care service and help them build an extra revenue stream. No doubt, you have been searching for a solution to managing the multiple WordPress installs Continue reading the post...

Three years ago today, MainWP was released on WordPress.org becoming the first fully open source WordPress Management plugin available. I believe even after three years my original quote from our first press release stands as true now as it did then: “When we started this we felt there had to be a more economical way for users to be able to control their network of sites then what was currently available. We went down a few different roads in the Continue reading the post...

In September 2016, Pippin sent the tweet that was heard around the world; Well, at least the WordPress world. Pippin Williamson, one the world’s foremost leaders in making plugins, said what many people were thinking. Clearly, from reading the following tweets, many developers believe that page builders are, at best, a bit of a shortcut. It has become, they may think, a substitute for doing real development work. For instance, check out this tweet from Ben Furfie. .@pippinsplugins I've been Continue reading the post...

What is it that you love? Is it ice cream or pizza? Maybe you love comics or playing with Raspberry Pi? Who is it that you love? February, so it seems, is the month that we declare our love for someone. Or, is it something? Chocolate? For most of us, we love WordPress. I had a friend to tell me once that WordPress saved him. There’s a story there. This month, the month of love, we explore the love of Continue reading the post...

Trust isn’t something that comes easy. I mean, we work and work and work to woo the right person into our lives. Maybe you took a chance yesterday. Maybe you used Valentine’s Day to make a bold move and declare your love for someone. Just like with love, when we attempt to woo a client, we hope to develop a sense of trust. If I were to woo my biggest crush, I would try to show them I am trustworthy. Continue reading the post...

I run way fewer websites than most of the users of the MainWP plugin, I’ll admit that. I have a few under my command. I am fairly adept at using WordPress, installing, updating, tweaking themes, and even, occasionally, building a custom WordPress website (although I am painfully slow). One thing I’ve learned in the WordPress world is that each person is at a different level of tech savviness (is that a word?). Some are way more technical than I am Continue reading the post...

Clients are the livelihood of our businesses, yet, they do not understand the technologies we use. If they do, they are probably in the wrong business. Recently, WordPress released WordPress 4.7.2 to fix a Content Injection Vulnerability. Sucuri called it a severe risk. This week, there have been hundreds of thousands of websites that have been affected by this vulnerability according to Sucuri and WP Tavern. According to the two sites, the phrases “Hacked by NG689Skw” or “Hacked by w4l3XzY3” Continue reading the post...

Most of the time when I developed websites for my customers, I was the first person the company or organization used to build a website. Therefore, I missed on some key elements. Content is one of those elements. I learned. The client didn’t know what he or she should be gathering. I thought, and they did too, that I was building a website. So much more was needed. Bane Meme: Content — https://memegenerator.net I educated, but rarely was I compensated for such Continue reading the post...

The protege sat with the master copywriter and asked him the question that would solve all her problems. “Master,” she said, “what is the secret to engaging content? What can I do to make my content be more receptive?” With this, the master thought, slowly taking a sip of his tea and pondered. He leaned back in is chair. He ran his hands through his thick jet black hair. “Two things,” he told her, holding up two fingers up. “There Continue reading the post...

I can remember the firestorm that erupted late last year on Linkedin. A guy seemingly thought a comment I made on one of his posts was, shall we say, in very poor taste. He called me a word to express that sentiment. It was colorful, but also explosive. I have been at this thing for a while, life. Usually, when something like this happens, I reach out privately, apologize and try to make an ally. There was a part of Continue reading the post...