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Finding the perfect local development environment for WordPress is tough – there are some great solutions, but many require work to get running properly. Well, DevKinsta came out earlier this week and I’ve had the chance to use it for a bit. Is it a local environment worth abandoning Local by Flywheel for? Here are my first impressions.

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Today I covered my favorite phone accessories – primarily for my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Links below! I also talked about about my new membership, https://buildsomething.club, as well as how I built a simple redirection site – with short links and custom domains. Learn how in the stream!

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On today’s live stream I talked all about my favorite WordPress plugins, from the super complex to the simple, single purpose one. Links below! Let me know your favorites in the comments. * Compact Archives: https://wordpress.org/plugins/compact-archives/ * Beaver Builder: https://casabona.org/go/beaver-builder/ * Genesis Dambuster: https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-dambuster/ * Redirection: https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/ * WP Migrate DB Pro: https://casabona.org/go/wp-migrate-db-pro/ * ThirstyAffiliates: https://casabona.org/go/thirstyaffiliates/ * ConvertKit for WordPress:https://wordpress.org/plugins/convertkit/…

Recently Chris Lema wrote about how Kadence is the fastest they he and his team at Nexess tested. It’s now the default theme for the Managed WooCommerce Hosting! I decided to give Kadence a spin on my local site – here are my first impressions from a design, customization, and UX standpoint. Plus, does it work with Elementor or Gutenberg?…

On this week’s live stream, we took a tour of my new Stream Deck XL, fixed a few problems I had with certain eCamm Live buttons (and made them even better!), and looked at Keyboard Maestro. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To learn more, start here: https://casabona.org/start Join my mailing list: https://buildsomething.email Check out my Live Stream Gear: https://kit.co/jcasabona/youtube-live-stream-setup Check out my Podcasting…

Your online store is the life’s blood of your business, so cheap hosting isn’t an option. HOWEVER, good, affordable hosting is. Nexcess has created an incredible hosting option for WooCommerce store owners at less than $20/month. I recently switched my store over to Nexcess and I’m SO happy. In this video we’ll: 1. Look at the plans (and all the…

Matt Mullenweg is giving his annual State of the Word, an update on all things WordPress, on December 17th at 11:00am EST. Following that, I’ll be giving my reaction and thoughts. Join me for a chat and to throw your two cents in!  Watch the SotW here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI3qCoiuG3w&feature=youtu.be Check out WordPress: Year in Review: https://wpyearinreview.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To learn more, start here: https://casabona.org/start…

Want to create a simple, updatable form for your webinars or virtual events? With Gravity Forms, and dynamic hidden fields, you can! Plus, you can create reminder and special offer emails by sending that information right to ConvertKit. Here’s everything you need to do, step by step! * See a demo here: https://casabona.org/sign-up/ * GravityForms: https://casabona.org/go/gravity-forms * ConvertKit: https://casabona.org/go/convertkit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…

WordPress 5.6 is out and with it a new default theme: Twenty Twenty One. We’ll take a walk through that and I see how closely I can convert my home page to the new theme, as well as explore some other customization. Then, we’ll test out Uncanny Automator with Restrict Content Pro! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To learn more, start here: https://casabona.org/start…

WordPress 5.6 “Simone” is out now! It’s the last major update of 2020 and it’s packed with lots of changes. We’ll get an overview of what’s changed, as well as demos of auto-updates, Block Patterns, Column improvements, a walk through the new default theme Twenty Twenty One, and more. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 05:36 – Upgrading / jQuery 07:15 –…