Crosswinds Framework Issue #2: Taking a Deeper Dive into the Onboarding Wizard Hi Reader and welcome to another edition of the Crosswinds Framework Newsletter. This week we’re taking a deeper look at the new Crosswinds Framework Onboarding Wizard to see how you can use it to get started creating a website even quicker. Next, we’re going to take a look at what’s coming with the next releases of the Crosswinds Framework Themes as well as a look at the upcoming Crosswinds Blocks Pro plugin. And...
over 2 years ago • 7 min read
Jacob Martella Web Development Issue #5: How to Sell Products or Services Online for Your Business Hey there, and welcome to the next edition of the Small Business Websites Newsletter! This week we’re diving into the world of ecommerce and how you can create a website to sell products and services online for your business. While the stats certainly show that now is a great time to jump into the ecommerce game, it’s not as easy as it might sound. There are a lot of moving parts and potential...
over 2 years ago • 7 min read
Crosswinds Framework Issue #1: Site Editor Tips You Might Not Know About Hey there Reader and welcome back to the Crosswinds Framework Newsletter! Today’s edition dives into site and block editor tips that you may not know about (which tends to be the case with the new editors in WordPress). We’ll also take a look at some product updates, dive behind the scenes to see what might be coming around the corner and check out news you might have missed about the WordPress block and site editors. So...
over 2 years ago • 6 min read
Crosswinds Framework New Release for the Crosswinds Framework! Hey Reader, Crosswind Blocks 1.2, Crosswinds Framework 1.1 and updated versions of all of the child themes are now available for download, purchasing and updating. This latest update brings a number of great changes to the Crosswinds Framework ecosystem, including a new settings screen, an onboarding wizard for those using the Crosswinds Blocks plugin and any Crosswinds Framework theme to help you get started on your website,...
over 2 years ago • 4 min read
Small Business Website Newsletter What You Need for a Great Ecommerce Website You’re probably wanting to create an ecommerce website for your business right now. And that’s great! All of the current ecommerce statistics show that this is the way to go. Online shopping will likely remain high even after the pandemic subsides. But like a lot of things, there is a right and a wrong way to create an online store. And if your business is all you have, then you need to make sure you do things the...
over 2 years ago • 8 min read
Crosswinds Framework Newsletter Best WordPress Plugins to Extend the Block Editor While WordPress core and the Crosswinds Framework do an amazing job helping you create your website right from your dashboard, they don’t do everything. And, to be honest, there are some pretty amazing plugins that do really cool things with the block and site editors. So if you’re looking to add more functionality for your blocks and the WordPress editors, here are five that I highly recommend that you use....
over 2 years ago • 4 min read
Small Business Website Newsletter To Ecommerce or not to Ecommerce The idea of selling online with your own store is so appetizing. After all, you’re now opening up your business for an entire country or the entire world, depending on what you want. But just like that dog in the window, there’s a lot more to running an online store than what meets the eye. And those deceptive challenges can be very difficult to deal with. And if you’re not prepared, it could severely damage or destroy you...
over 2 years ago • 5 min read
Crosswinds Framework Adding Patterns to Your Content As the WordPress block editor has progressed and gotten better, one of the cool new features that might have gone under your radar is block patterns. Block patterns are a great tool to quickly create wonderful pages that look the way you want them to. And once you harness their power, you can really do some amazing things on your website without touching any lines of code. But what exactly are block patterns? And, more importantly, how can...
over 2 years ago • 4 min read
Small Business Website Newsletter How to Take Care of Your WordPress Website Your WordPress website isn’t just something that you can set once when it’s launched and then forget about. Your work with your website isn’t over when you launch the site. Instead, it’s something that you have to take care of all the time. There are going to be updates to WordPress core, plugins and themes that you’re going to have to run on a weekly basis at a minimum. There are also content updates that need to be...
over 2 years ago • 6 min read