Want More Sales or Signups? I Tried 11 Best Conversion Optimization Tools

“Why aren’t people buying?” That’s the question that kept me up at night when I first started my online business. My WordPress website looked good, traffic was coming in, but I wasn’t getting a lot of conversions. It wasn’t until I started experimenting with conversion optimization tools that things started to change. I finally understood … Read more

WPBeginner Spotlight 17: Big Moves in the WordPress Ecosystem — AI Tools, Improved Forms, and What’s Next in 6.9

October brought a wave of new AI tools and smart features across the WordPress ecosystem. From faster website creation to smarter SEO and form automation, there’s plenty of WordPress news for both beginners and pros to explore. Each update this month focuses on saving time and improving everyday workflows—whether that’s creating content, collecting data, or … Read more

Matt: Albumin

Since reading the Four Hour Workweek and Tim Ferriss I’ve been a bit of a bio-hacker, always trying weird and new stuff. Today was a new one! I did therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), also known as plasmapheresis, which supposedly gives you all the benefits of parabiosis without, you know, needing to be a vampire or … Read more

Matt: WordCamp Canada Talk

Howdy and bonjour! First, thank you so much, merci beaucoup, for having me at your WordCamp. I love the spirit of local communities gathering and helping each other learn and grow together. I wasn’t actually planning to speak or even do a Q & A; I was just going to attend this WordCamp. But since … Read more

Matt: On Money Stuff

There are a few writers who I follow religiously, and one is Matt Levine of Bloomberg’s Money Stuff. For business and finance it’s one of the smartest and funniest things you can read. Yesterday, I think for the first time, he mentioned WordPress! In the context of his quote on this great X thread about … Read more

How I Turned My WordPress.org Reviews Into Powerful Social Proof

While developing my own WordPress plugins, I realized that earning people’s trust was often harder than building the product itself. You can have great features and reliable support, but if someone hasn’t heard of you before, they will still hesitate to click “Install” or “Buy.” That’s why I recommend showing real WordPress.org reviews and ratings … Read more

Gutenberg Times: Gutenberg Changelog #122 – Gutenberg 21.8 and WordPress 6.9

In episode 122 of the GT Changelog podcast, host Birgit Pauli-Haack is joined by Beth Soderberg, CEO of bethink Studio, to discuss the latest updates in Gutenberg 21.8 and WordPress 6.9. The conversation kicks off with reminiscing about past WordCamp experiences and transitions into a deep dive on block themes, evolving design tools, and the … Read more

What is digital signage and augmented reality?

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What is digital signage? Digital signage is the use of screens in stores to deliver marketing messages and improved shopping experiences to customers. Augmented reality apps can be used in conjunction with this technology to unlock extra content in catalogues and magazines, for example. This extra content can include audio or video types. This move … Read more