wpMail.me wpMail.me issue#483 - The weekly WordPress newsletter. No spam, no nonsense. - October 28, 2020
News & Articles
How WP Buffs Launched Their First Virtual Event (wpbuffs.com) There are definitely pros and cons to the fact that all events in 2020 are virtual. The WP Buffs team knew that in order for them to host a virtual event, it had to be special. It had to be unique, valuable, and targeted. So they decided to focus it on something they knew a lot about: managed recurring revenue.
WordPress Can Now Turn Blog Posts Into Tweetstorms Automatically (techcrunch.com) Earlier this year, WordPress.com introduced an easier way to post your Twitter threads, also known as tweetstorms, to your blog with the introduction of the “unroll” option for Twitter embeds. Recently, the company is addressing the flip side of tweetstorm publication — it’s making it possible to turn your existing WordPress blog post into a tweetstorm with just a couple of clicks.
Diving Into the Book Review Block Plugin (wptavern.com) Created by Donna Peplinskie, a Product Wrangler at Automattic, the Book Review Block plugin is nearly three years old. The plugin does pretty much what it says on the cover. It is designed to review books. It generally has all the fields users might need to add to their reviews, such as a title, author, image, rating, and more. The interesting thing is that it can automatically fill in those details with a simple ISBN value.
Is a Barn2 Plugin Right for You? Try Before You Buy (barn2.co.uk) Not many WordPress plugin companies offer free trials, but trials are very popular with hosted SAAS products such as Dropbox or Slack. In response to their customer demand, Barn2Plugins is excited to have launched free trials for all their WordPress and WooCommerce plugins. Now you can try before you buy!
WordPress Private Pages for Subscribers: How to Set Them Up (www.cozmoslabs.com) You might not want every page of your site visible to the world. In some cases, you’ll want to setup WordPress private pages for subscribers.
You could create pages with subscriber-only resources and private content, build a separate membership site, or even restrict content to paying members. In this article, you’ll learn the different types of private pages you can create and how the Paid Member Subscriptions WordPress plugin can help you quickly set them up on your WordPress site.
What Is a Translation Management System? How to Use One on WordPress (translatepress.com) Offering your content in multiple languages is a great way to create a more user-friendly product and reach a bigger audience. However, properly translating and localizing all of your content can take a lot of work, which is why finding the best translation management system for your needs is an essential part of your localization efforts.