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My 5 Favorite WP Simple Pay Alternatives for WordPress

WP Simple Pay has been a staple payment processor plugin for many years now. While we can admire its longevity, it's not without its faults. You're likely aware of them already. Otherwise you wouldn't be here looking for alternatives. Well, let me not keep you waiting any longer. Here are my five favorite payment processors for WordPress users that I like better than WP Simple Pay - and why.

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Are Block Themes Better Than Classic Themes? Here’s What People Think

Twenty Twenty-Two was the first official default block theme that was released with WordPress 5.9. Ever since then, WordPress aficionados have been going back and forth on whether block themes are better than classic themes or vice versa. I have my own thoughts, which I'll share, but I also reached out to my colleagues and other WordPress professionals to crowdsource some opinions. Here's what I discovered...

What Writers and Bloggers ACTUALLY Think of the WordPress Block Editor

A while back, I set out to browse through all the interesting opinions about WordPress’ block editor and how it’s meeting user needs these days. What I was interested in wasn’t so much the historical record of how the block editor started – back then called Gutenberg – but rather how well it’s working for people now.

7 Best Stripe Payment Plugins for WordPress (Most Are Free)

Very recently I found myself contemplating whether I should replace the external payment system I have on one of my sites with a native WordPress solution. I was already familiar with Stripe as a payment processor, which naturally led me to researching Stripe plugins so that I could find a good one for my particular need. Now that I've finished, I decided to share the results with you here.

How to Create a Single Product Website With WordPress: Easy Guide

A lot of the top ecommerce websites have one thing in common – they feature hundreds of products for you to purchase. However, it's entirely possible to run a successful store featuring only a single item for sale. How do I know this? Because I've been running a single product website for over ten years. In this article, I'm going to talk about when it makes sense to build a website for a single product. Then I'll teach you how to do it, using WordPress and a plugin called WP Full Pay.