what to do with soap scraps

What to do with your leftover soap bar slivers

Used soap bars create millions of pounds of waste in landfills each year. When you add to this pile by discarding your own leftover soap slivers, you’re not only increasing the amount of waste and pollution in the world, you’re also throwing your own money away.

What can you do with pieces of soap that are too small to use? More than you would think! Leftover soap slivers can be used to make liquid soap, new soap bars for your own use, or even soap bars for people in developing countries.

You can also Recycle soap scraps.

How to make liquid soap out of used soap bars

Josh Baum of eHow.com outlines several easy steps for making new liquid soap out of used bar soap.

1.       Let slivers of soap bars that are too small to use dry completely (to discourage growth of mold or mildew). Keep all your slivers of soap in a plastic zip-top bag or a Tupperware container and seal them. Continue collecting soap slivers in your bag or container until you have at least a half dozen slivers.

2.       When you have enough soap slivers, put them in a blender. Add just a tiny bit of water. Then blend the soap on a medium setting for about 20 seconds.

3.       Add more water a little at a time as needed to achieve a smooth, creamy consistency. Blend the mixture for about 20 seconds after each added dose of water. Only add water in small amounts to avoid diluting the soap too much. Blend thoroughly.

4.       When the soap is of a good consistency, empty it into a plastic squeeze or pump bottle (such as a leftover empty bottle from a store-bought brand). Now you have your very own bottle of free hand soap!

How to make new soap bars out of used soap bars

Another eHow.com contributor details how you can create new soap bars from your used soap slivers.

1.       Just as you would with making liquid soap out of used soap slivers, you’ll want to gather up all your completely-dry soap slivers in a plastic zip-top bag or a Tupperware container.

2.       Once you have a good number of soap slivers, dump them onto a cutting board, mincing them into very small pieces with a chef’s knife. Transfer the minced pieces to a Pyrex container and add just enough water to coat the bottom of the container.

3.       Cover the container with plastic wrap, and microwave it in 15-second intervals. In between the intervals, stir the mixture with the butter knife until the water is very hot and the soap has formed a paste.

4.       Pour and scoop the soap paste into a muffin tin, soap/cookie molds, or cupcake wrappers. Once the molds cool, you have yourself some free new soap bars!

Source: https://wordpress.com/posts/homeremedies194465689.wordpress.com

WordPress Auto Spinner

WordPress Auto Spinner – Articles Rewriter

WordPress Auto Spinner rewrites WordPress posts automatically converting it to fresh new content by replacing words and phrases by its synonyms on autopilot using its built-in synonyms database or optionally using one of the best spinning services APIs including:-

  1. SpinRewriter API
  2. WordAi.com API
  3. TheBestSpinner.com API
  4. SpinBot.com API
  5. ChimpRewriter API
  6. ContentProfessor.com API
  7. SpinnerChief.com API
  8. Espinner.net API

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WordPress Auto Spinner – Articles Rewriter features

  • Automatically spin wordpress posts
  • Spin wordpress post title & slug
  • Autoblogs support
  • Bulk Spin Support
  • Woo-Commerce Support
  • Manual user interface for modifying rewritten post
  • Full control over syonyms databases
  • Custom Thesaurus support
  • Reserved words support
  • Execluded categories support
  • Execluded title words from spinning
  • Spin manually written posts support
  • Custom post types support
  • Unlimited number of spinned articles
  • Queueing and cron system
  • SpinRewriter Support
  • Detailed action log

Astra WordPress Theme

Astra WordPress Theme

Astra WordPress Theme  is fast, fully customizable & beautiful WordPress theme suitable for blog, personal portfolio, business website and WooCommerce storefront. It is very lightweight (less than 50KB on frontend) and offers unparalleled speed. Built with SEO in mind, Astra comes with Schema.org code integrated and is Native AMP ready so search engines will love your site. It offers special features and templates so it works perfectly with all page builders like Elementor, Beaver Builder, Visual Composer, SiteOrigin, Divi, etc. Some of the other features: # WooCommerce Ready # Responsive # RTL & Translation Ready # Extendible with premium addons # Regularly updated # Designed, Developed, Maintained & Supported by Brainstorm Force. Looking for a perfect base theme? Look no further. Astra is fast, fully customizable and WooCommerce ready theme that you can use for building any kind of website!

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Item description

This plugin is an add-on for the Astra WordPress Theme. It offers premium features & functionalities that enhance your theming experience at next level.

Astra Pro is all in one plugin that extends the theme and adds more features. Features:

Transparent Header

Create gorgeous looking transparent headers and make your website stand out!

Better Typography

Get more control over the fonts and readability of your website with this module.

Sticky Header

Let your header be easily accessible even when users scroll down.

Dynamic Hooks

Add your custom content or shortcode conditionally at any hook location.

Page Headers

Design attractive Page Title area with breadcrumb, meta fields and other cool options.

Advanced Footer

Get more footer widget areas and creative designs with Advanced Footer module.

More Color Controls

Get the freedom to tweak color of every element on the website, directly from the customizer.

Scroll to Top Link

Add a Scroll to Top Link on your long pages for better user experience.

Header Sections

Introduces more areas in the header for creating complex header layouts.

White Label

Keep information in the WordPress backend simple under your brand.

Spacing Control

This module will help you customize the spacing between theme elements.

More Header Designs

Creative and unique header layouts to make your websites stand out from the crowd.

Mega Menu

Create gorgeous mega menu for your sites that need more space for navigation.

Blog Layouts

Build amazing blog layouts. Offers options for grid layout, author bio, pagination, etc.

Site Layouts

Get more layout options for your website like boxed, fluid and padded.

WooCommerce Designer

Have complete control over WooCommerce templates. Customize with easy options.

WooCommerce Woo Floating Cart

WooCommerce Woo Floating Cart

WooCommerce Floating Cart is an Interactive Floating Cart for WooCommerce that slides in when the user decides to buy an item. Fully customizable right from WordPress Customizer with Live Preview. Products, quantities and prices are updated instantly via Ajax.

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Features

  • Select between Morph or Slide Animation
  • Change Cart Position
  • Change Cart Width / Height
  • Change Counter Position
  • Custom Colors / Backgrounds
  • Custom Icons (SVG / Image / Font Icons)
  • Apply Google Fonts
  • Customize using WordPress Customizer Live Preview
  • Select between 11 loading spinner animations
  • Enable Fly To Cart animation
  • Exclude pages from displaying the cart
  • Device Visibility options
  • Enable Cart Totals
  • Enable Cart Coupons
  • Enable 1 Step Checkout Form
  • Enable Suggested Products
  • Ajax Add to cart also supported on Single Product pages
  • Ajax Add to cart also supported within Quick View Modals
  • Ajax Remove / Undo product from the cart
  • Option to change the checkout link to redirect to the cart page instead
  • Option to trigger the cart on Mouse Over with optional delay
  • Select between Subtotal or Total to be displayed within the checkout button
  • Product Variations Support
  • Display product attributes within the cart
  • RTL Support
  • Automated Updates

WooCommerce Local Pickup Plus

WooCommerce Local Pickup Plus

WooCommerce Local Pickup Plus features

  • Set up multiple pickup locations for the customer to choose a pickup location at checkout
  • Selected pickup location is displayed in customer’s Account – View Order page, order emails, and in Order Admin
  • Allow, require, or restrict pickup for individual products and product categories
  • Determine if each product can be picked up at a different place, or if only one pickup location is available per order
  • If you allow per-item pickup locations, you can even limit which products are available at a location
  • Set costs or discounts for choosing pickup for a package
  • Export and import pickup locations via CSV
  • Notify a list of email addresses when an order contains a pickup at a given location
  • Define business days and hours to allow or require selecting a pickup date
  • Compatible with several plugins, such as WooCommerce Customer / Order CSV Export, WooCommerce Customer / Order XML Export, and WooCommerce Print Invoices & Packing Lists
  • Support for Google Maps Geocoding to sort locations by distance from customer
  • Supports multiple shipping methods per order
  • Use the pickup location as the taxable address

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Item description

A shipping plugin for WooCommerce that allows the store operator to define local pickup locations, which the customer can then choose from when making a purchase.

Let customers pick up products from specific locations

Improve Customer Satisfaction by Offering Pickup from Location

The built-in Local Pickup shipping method for WooCommerce allows your customers to come to you to pick up their purchased products. Local Pickup Plus enhances this functionality by allowing you to define one or more pickup locations so your customers can select one during checkout. The selected pickup location is displayed to your customer on the frontend in the Account – View Order page and in the order emails. The pickup location is also displayed for you in the order admin. Using Local Pickup Plus, your customers know exactly where to go to pick up their products, and you know where to expect them.

What does Local Pickup Plus add to WooCommerce?

  • Configure one or more pickup locations for the customer to select from at checkout
  • Supports multiple shipping methods per order
  • Selected pickup location is displayed in customer’s Account – View Order page, order emails, and in Order Admin
  • Set a cost for pickup, or a cost per pickup location
  • Configure and offer a discount for pickup in terms of amount or subtotal percentage NEW
  • Configure some product categories as “pickup only” (great for items that would require freight shipping!)
  • Optionally disallow local pickup for other product categories
  • Use the pickup location as the taxable address
  • Optionally hide the customer Shipping Address form to streamline checkout when Local Pickup Plus is selected

Add One or More Pickup Locations

From the shipping admin settings, you can configure one or more pickup locations with optional costs for each location.

Pickup Locations at Checkout

During checkout, those pickup locations will be available for your customers who choose local pickup as their shipping option.

Allow Shipped and Picked-Up Items in One Order

Since version 2.1, WooCommerce supports using multiple shipping methods in an order. If a product category is limited to local pickup only, local pickup will automatically be selected for that item, and customers will be prompted to select a shipping method for the rest of the items in the order.

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Start selling today in the United Kingdom — or go global — with the world’s most customizable eCommerce platform. Your store, your way.

Why WooCommerce?

WooCommerce is an open-source, completely customizable eCommerce platform for entrepreneurs worldwide. Go beyond the confines of traditional eCommerce solutions, and be limited only by your own imagination.

  • Powered by trust: WooCommerce is built on WordPress, the software powering more than 34% of the web. Regularly audited by Sucuri, an industry leader in security, you’re in good hands.
  • Content at the core: Working on top of the world’s most popular content management system, WooCommerce seamlessly integrates commerce with content. Everything you need is in one place.
  • A modular system: WooCommerce is kept lean so you can add just the options you want. It’s also made to work alongside your favorite WordPress plugins, so you can keep the features you already love.
  • Sell anything: From physical products and digital downloads to subscriptions, content and even appointments, you can sell anything with WooCommerce.
  • No limits: WooCommerce is entirely open source, which means you can modify and customize anything and everything. Because you have complete control, you can add unlimited products and users, and take unlimited orders.
  • Worldwide community: WooCommerce stores and developers come from all over the world – from Norway to South Africa, from Canada to Japan.

Made for developers

Built by more than 350 contributors from around the globe, WooCommerce has developers at the heart.

  • Built on WordPress: The principles that drive WordPress also power WooCommerce, so you already know the basics of developing on our platform. Keep using all the plugins you already love and even use the WP-CLI to manage stores.
  • Open development: WooCommerce is fully open source and managed on GitHub. Contribute to the software that powers over 2M+ active stores and collaborate with fellow developers to build the future of eCommerce.
  • More than 400 official extensions: From payments and shipping to marketing and accounting, we’ve got a wide variety of extensions, all built by developers just like you.
  • Tools you already know: Customize WooCommerce with countless actions and filters at your fingertips, custom AJAX endpoints or webhooks.
  • REST API: WooCommerce comes with a REST API to manage everything from products to orders.
  • Documentation: Every hook, filter, API endpoint, major release and extension is meticulously documented so you have the information you need to make the changes you want.

Create a beautiful store where customers can find what they want

A successful sale starts long before someone clicks “buy.” Create a store as unique as your brand and create a special experience for navigating your products, content and site.

  • Countless themes: Pick the theme that works for you. WooCommerce is designed to work seamlessly with themes you know and love, including each year’s default WordPress themes and many popular themes from around the web.
  • Unrestricted customization: Edit any part of your site – from the homepage layout to the buy button – to stand out from the crowd.
  • Built-in blogging: Publish great content and build a strong brand. Use WooCommerce to integrate eCommerce with the world’s most popular content publishing platform.
  • Embed products, checkout and more on any page: Use shortcodes to add your products to blog posts, or create landing pages that go straight to checkout.
  • Categories, tags and attributes make products easier to find: Help customers find what they want by adding tags to describe a product. Add attributes like size so customers can search for items most relevant to them.
  • Product ratings and reviews: Show customer feedback directly on the product page, including a ‘Verified Owner’ label.
  • Customize for your location: Set the currency, language and measurement units (inches, centimeters or anything else) that’s right for you.
  • Product sorting and filtering: Let customers sort products by popularity, newness, rating, price or attribute to find the right fit.
  • Unlimited images and galleries: Include any number of photos to show off your products. Set a featured image to highlight the best photo site-wide.
  • Unlimited products: Add as many products as you want to sell – your only restriction is your inventory.

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WooCommerce FedEx Shipping Method

WooCommerce Sequential Order Numbers

WooCommerce Amazon S3 Storage

WooCommerce Authorize.Net Reporting

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WordPress Auto Spinner – Articles Rewriter

WordPress Auto Spinner rewrites WordPress posts automatically converting it to fresh new content by replacing words and phrases by its synonyms on autopilot using its built-in synonyms database or optionally using one of the best spinning services APIs including:-

  1. SpinRewriter API
  2. WordAi.com API
  3. TheBestSpinner.com API
  4. SpinBot.com API
  5. ChimpRewriter API
  6. ContentProfessor.com API
  7. SpinnerChief.com API
  8. Espinner.net API

Languages Supported: english flag English Wordpress Auto Spinner - Articles Rewriter - 1 Turkish

other supported languages: *but generates lower readability quality results (NO guarantee for the quality click the language to check a sample of the synonyms)

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Updates log

3.7.3 - 03.04.2020
- Fix: Send to editor button now works for WordPress  5.4 

3.7.2 - 02.02.2020
- Improved: better short-code protection algorithm applied
- Fix: Now my thesaurus prioritize sentences over words
- Fix: Send to editor button back to work again on Gutenberg 

3.7.0 - 01.09.2020
- NEW:SpinBot.com support
- Fix: minor code fixes

3.6.0 - 18.02.2019
- NEW:Espinner.net support
- NEW:WordAI perfect tense integration
- NEW: Safe mode option for spinRewriter that makes sure the content does not get deformed
- Fix: Latest update of Yoast SEO broke the send to editor button with classic editor, now sorted

3.5.0 - 28.01.2019
- NEW: Block editor (Gutenberg) support
- NEW: safe mode option for spinRewriter that makes sure the content does not get deformed
- Improved: Spinnerchief algorithm changed not to get an asterisks in the content
- Fix: Compatibility with the latest version of Yoast SEO
- Fixes: minor issues fixes 

3.4.0 - 12.02.2018 
- Improvements: UI facelift
- Fix: WordAI asteriscs in rewritten post sorted.
- Fix: no title from un-spin option sorted.
- Fix: rewriting some shortcodes now sorted
- Fix: Send to editor and restore buttons now works with text editor

3.3.0 - 22.04.2017
- Improvement -  PHP7 compatible
- Fix - exclude single quotes was causing an issue with spinRewriter now sorted.
- Improvement - ajax requests rewritten to use built-in admin-ajax

3.2.2 - 10.08.2016
- Code fix - Editing old posts posted before installing the plugin 
- Code fix - ContentProfessor Method now spins long articles
- Code fix - now pre_get_posts get removed which at some cases stopped the queue

3.2.1 - 01.06.2016
- Improvement - spinRewriter HTML now get protected before spinning to keep the layout
- Improvement - Spintax function completely rewritten

3.2.0 - 04.04.2016
- New feature - My Thesaurus backup and restore option
- New feature - unspin bulk option
- New feature - Now you can spin pending posts by sending them to the queue
- Fix - Add category link stopped working, now fixed
- Fix - My thesaurus and synonyms editing for Turkish were not taking effect, now fixed
- Fix - My thesaurus addition was not working for all PHP versions now works
- Fix - now quotes and curly quotes now get replaced after the HTML tags 
- Fix - Scheduled posts was not appearing at queue when auto spin is inactive now fixed

3.1.0 - 23.03.2015
- New feature - Italian language added
- New feature - ChimpRewriter.com API integrated 
- New feature - WordAi.com API integrated
- New feature - TheBestSpinner.com API integrated
- New feature - ContentProfessor.com API integrated
- New feature - SpinnerChief.com API integrated
- New feature - new options to exclude capped letters, quotes and links
- New feature - add the draft post to the queue instantly without waiting to be published.
- New feature - new option to disable the queue
- Improvement - Queue page is rewritten with better lock and more info
- Improvement - Log page is rewritten with better lock and more info
- Fix - iframe disappear issue with bulk spin fixed

3.0.2 - 11.11.2014 
- Fix - some users got license deactivated automatically now fixed

3.0.1 - 28.09.2014
- Fix - Curl exist check so users who don't have curl installed can install
- Fix - Synonyms disappear on click fixed 
- Fix - Spinning title in GUI disabled 
- Fix - mbstring module lack was causing fatal error now fixed
- Fix - Exclude title words from spinning at SpinRewriter added
- New feature -  option to spin links texts
- New feature -  Disable content spinning option
- New feature -  Shuffle mode 
- New feature -  Spin scheduled posts instantly option added

3.0.0 - 18.03.2014
- Improved- Generated content readability now much better than before 
- New feature -  Woo Commerce support
- New feature -  custom post types support
- New feature -  new bulk spin option 
- New feature -  spinning queue where one post get spun every minute
- New feature -  exclude title words from spinning on content option
- New feature -  custom post types support
- New feature -  Turkish language support
- New feature -  option to enable/disable on publish spinning action 
- New feature -  WordPress SpinRewriter support 

2.0.1 - 25.12.2013
- Bug fix - multiple links at the article caused skipping text between them from spinning
- Bug fix - excluded keywords having numbers were generating weird code now fixed
- Bug fix - excluded keywords having special characters were generating error now fixed

2.0.0 - 03.11.2013
- New feature -  6 New languages added 
- New feature -  custom treasures 
- New feature -  6 languages added  
- New feature -  Treasure editing 
- New feature -  UI for writing 
- New feature -  Detailed Log 
- New feature -  Reserved words 
- bug fix- capped letters now keep being capped
- Improvement -  spinning now on publish. 

1.0.3 - 07.05.2013
- bug fix - shortcodes [] are now protected from being spun.
- bug fix - manual rewrite button now more accurate and update instantly.

1.0.0 - 22.02.2013
- Released.

FedEx Shipping Method

FedEx Shipping Method

Download FedEx Shipping Method

Developed by WooCommerce

INFORMATION & REQUIREMENTS

  • SOAP installed on Server (contact your host for more information regarding)
  • US or Canadian Dollars currency only
  • US or Canada as the shop base country

View documentation for more info

FedEx Shipping Method

FedEx Express invented express distribution and is the industry’s global leader, providing rapid, reliable, time-definite delivery to more than 220 countries and territories.

This extension requires that your store uses US or Canadian Dollars for its currency, US or Canada as the base country, and that your server has SOAP installed. It primarily works with ins and lbs, but other units can be converted automatically.

FedEx can calculate quotes worldwide, as it handles both domestic and international parcels:

DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL
  • First Overnight
  • Priority Overnight
  • Standard Overnight
  • FedEx 2 day am
  • FedEx 2 day
  • FedEx Express Saver or FedEx Economy
  • Ground Home Delivery
  • FedEx Ground
  • FedEx Tube
  • FedEx First Freight
  • FedEx Freight Economy
  • FedEx Freight Priority
  • FedEx One Rate
  • Smart Post (if enabled on account)
  • International Economy
  • International First
  • International Priority
  • Europe First International Priority
  • FedEx 1 day freight
  • FedEx 2 day freight
  • FedEx 3 day freight
  • International Economy Freight
  • International Priority Freight
  • Fedex Freight
  • Fedex National Freight
  • International Ground
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WooCommerce Pre-Orders

Sell pre-orders for products and services

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Download WooCommerce Pre-Orders

Set up pre-orders in your WooCommerce store, so customers can order products before they’re available. You can automatically or manually release and fill orders when you’re ready and let the extension handle the rest!

The pre-order experience is fully customizable and supports both pre-orders charged up front and upon release. If you’re using a supported payment gateway, pre-orders can be charged upon release without the customer returning and paying for their order.

WooCommerce Pre-Orders Checkout

Features

  • Set an optional date/time when the product will be available
  • Automatically charge orders when the product is available
  • Change the release date for a pre-ordered product
  • Email all customers who pre-ordered a product
  • Cancel pre-orders if the product is no longer available
  • Filter your pre-orders with a custom “pre-order” order status
  • Works with simple & variable products
  • Optionally charge a fee for a pre-order
  • Customize the Add to Cart/Place Order buttons for pre-orders

*Not compatible with WooCommerce Subscriptions

WooCommerce Pre-Orders Product Page

Easy pre-order customization

Control how pre-order products are displayed using built-in settings for button text, product messages, and more. Display the time remaining until a product is available anywhere on your site using a countdown time shortcode with support for customization via CSS.

WooCommerce Pre-Orders Settings

Easy Pre-Order Management

Pre-Orders can be charged in two ways, up front or upon release. When charging a pre-order up front, the customer pays the entire pre-order amount during the initial checkout.

When charging a pre-order upon release, the customer’s payment method is charged when the product is released (either by reaching the availability date, if set, or manually within the Pre-Orders admin) when using a supported gateway. If a supported gateway is not available, the customer will receive an email when the pre-order is released prompting them to come back to the store and pay for their pre-order.

All pre-orders can be managed through a dedicated page. From here the admin can delay, complete, cancel, or email selected pre-orders, or use the actions section to perform the same actions for all pre-orders for given product.

Automatically Charge Pre-Orders Upon Release

When you use one of the supported payment gateways, you can automatically charge your customer’s payment method when the pre-order is available. All gateways support manual payments for pre-orders, where the customer is sent an email asking them to come back and pay for their pre-order when it’s released.

WooCommerce Pre-Orders Authorize.net CIM Checkout

 

WooCommerce Email Customizer

WooCommerce Email Customizer

WooCommerce Email Customizer

Allows you to customize the design of all the emails your customer receives from you.
No one likes boring email. Truth’s the truth, and there’s a missed opportunity in sending stock standard messages in your transactional mails. WooCommerce Email Customizer allows you click, drag and drop using the built-in WordPress Customizer to visually modify the design of your email templates. No coding knowledge required; hello customized UX.

 

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WordPress is far more than a simple platform for blogging enthusiasts. Many WordPress themes are devoted to e-commerce, meaning that if you want to monetize your skills and/or start a small business, you can set up a payment processing site with little or no coding knowledge. Not all e-commerce platforms are created equal, though. Some may require advanced technical skills, or they might not display well on tablets and smartphones. In this guide, we’ve rounded up five of the very best e-commerce WordPress themes. These all represent a good balance between value for money and useful features such as being able to display product slideshows. Each of these themes also has a free demo, so feel free to test drive them before you buy. Shopkeeper 1. Shopkeeper Revolutionize your online shop with this easy to use and elegant theme Highly customizable WooCommerce compatible Learning curve for new users Shopkeeper is a user-friendly WordPress e-commerce platform. The homepage consists mainly of one large slider, designed to catch the eye of any potential clients. This is part of the Slider Revolution plugin which is included. Various optional plugins like “Shopkeeper Portfolio Addon” can also be installed. The theme integrates completely with WooCommerce, and translation is supported with the WPML plugin. Shopkeeper is Retina-ready and fully responsive, making it perfect to view on both tablets and smartphones as well as your desktop computer. The theme is easily customizable. Users do not need knowledge of complex codes in order to use it.  There are a huge array of pre-built layouts to suit your needs, but failing this, users can create their own layout from scratch. Users can also upload their own logo, change fonts and colors. Visual Slider and Revolution Slider plugins are included with the Shopkeeper theme; these cost around $26 (£19.5) each. Shopkeeper itself sells at $59 (£45.5) for a regular license. Users can upgrade to 12-months support for a further $17.63 (£13.6). Some online commentators have noted that the huge amount of customizable settings contained within Shopkeeper can be overwhelming for newer users. Bazar Shop 2. Bazar Shop Customize your way to success with this great multi-purpose theme Zoom effect 300+ shortcodes Support is costly Bazar Shop is a slightly more complex e-commerce platform. To be precise, it’s a multi-purpose theme which offers a variety of ways in which to build your website. The theme is fully responsive making it perfect to view on platforms other than a desktop PC. Users can choose from several different sliders and there are no restrictions to the number of sliders you can have on your page. There are two custom checkout pages to choose from. The ‘zoom’ effect is included in these so there is no need to bother with a third-party plugin. Users can also add multiple images of a product, similar to what you see on eBay and Amazon. The homepage includes social media sharing, email subscription forms, featured products and contact information. Bazar Shop has over 300 ready-to-use shortcodes, which are perfect for users who do not have any coding knowledge. Users can utilize the option panel to change layouts, edit headers and footers, create a sitemap, change the colors, turn on responsive, and customize blog pages. Bazar Shop costs $64 (£49) for a regular license and includes 6-months of support.  Users can upgrade to 12-months support for a further $19.5 (£14.65).  Online commentators have noted that it is inconvenient to be forced to pay for support after the initial half-year period. Divi 3. Divi A simple to use multi-purpose theme Frontend page builder Point and click editing No coding skills required Divi is a multi-purpose theme featuring website options to cater for most users, plus it’s highly customizable. The theme comes with WooCommerce functionality. The drag and drop feature allows users to include pricing tables, video sliders, tabs and videos. A rating module is also available. Users can access a variety of pre-built layouts. These include creating a sales page, multiple blog layouts and a variety of portfolio types. Divi is one of the few WordPress themes to include a frontend page builder tool with point and click editing. This gives users instant feedback on any editing that takes place. Users can upload logos, choose a new color palette, decide how many posts are displayed on a page, set up social media integrations and more. Newer users will find Divi particularly handy as you don’t need any coding skills or any former experience building websites. The user-friendly interface makes the whole process seamless. Furthermore, with various CSS transform options, users can offset the position of any page element with ease. Divi allows you to use multiple rows, columns and content elements. All layouts are fully responsive. The theme comes with an impressive array of content elements which include an audio player, bar counter, blog, number counter, shop, testimonial and contact form amongst others. Divi can also be translated into more than 30 languages such as Chinese, Arabic, Czech, Russian and Spanish to name but a few. Users can try a demo version of Divi for free, and there’s the option to purchase a one-year subscription to all of Elegant Themes’ products for $89 (£68) or $249(£187) for a Lifetime access.  Halena 4. Halena A clean, simple design that should attract clients to your online store Minimalistic design Quick view mode Large variety of templates Halena is the perfect choice for users with a minimalist philosophy, as its design is clean and simple, meaning that any web page you build will load almost immediately. Users can employ the custom-built product quick view mode to get a better view of their items, and the AJAX filtering tool makes inventory searches simple. Halena comes with a large variety of pre-built layouts. These include options for product display, shopping cart, checkout and customer accounts. The theme also includes WPBakery Page Builder, a drag and drop content editor. This can be used to customize templates as well as creating unique web pages. The Builder also come with its own selection of templates. Halena costs $49 (£36.8) for a regular license which includes 6-months of support, future updates and quality checks. Users can extend support for a further 12-months for $13.88 (£10.4). Artemis 5. Artemis Ideal for those looking for an elegant and sophisticated shop-front Excellent customer support Includes Visual composer Fully responsive Artemis is aimed at those wanting a stylish and classy look for their website. It’s a multi-purpose WordPress WooCommerce theme which includes a variety of online shop demos. All the demos are laid out on the Artemis homepage, making it easier for users to find the right one for them. Designs are easily imported onto your WordPress site. Artemis comes with Visual Composer included – a drag and drop page builder plugin which will save you time when building your site. Slider Revolution is also part of Artemis. Users have a large variety of number options to choose from, and even novice users will have no trouble creating their perfect website. The whole theme is built around WooCommerce. Users can choose to have a full width shop or add left or right sidebars to their web page. Artemis is fully responsive, making it perfect for viewing on tablets and smartphones. A regular license costs $59 (£45) with 6-months support and future updates included. Users can upgrade to 12-months support for a further $17.63 (£13.32). Many online commentators have praised the customer support provided. Top image credit: Donald Trung (Wikimedia Commons)

Siteground Ultimate Guide (and Tutorial)

Siteground has a dedication to provide excellent customer service and help clients take care of their websites. They launched the company in 2004. Being passionate, driven, and using new technologies is what the company prides itself on. They have many offices and datacenter locations globally. Ivo Tzenov is the founder and they have over 500 employees. The purpose of the siteground web hosting service is easy website management. Over 2 million domain owners trust them to provide fast and reliable service. You will find all of the tools and services to build your website seamlessly on the platform. They provide free website transfers if you are feeling stuck with an unsatisfactory web host. The world-class web host makes your sites run faster by creating in-house solutions. A security-first mindset from the company also ensures that your site will be safe. Also you will receive fully-managed service so you can focus on your business. For that reason many people love SG because they value the convenience of their clients. You can visit https://www.Siteground.Com/ to learn more. It’s important to choose a good host because your website is your baby. You don’t want to experience any interruptions in service or downtimes. That won’t be an issue with SG since they have a great reputation for reliability. They have a large selection of plans to meet customer’s needs. Whether it’s for a small personal blog or a huge website, they got you covered. Siteground Reviews On https://www.Hostingadvice.Com/, the quality of web hosting services offered from the company garnered a 5.0 star best overall rating. Considered “The Authority on Web Hosting”, hostingadvice.Com is a respected source for web hosting guidance. The go-to source for advice on web hosting provides ratings of the services for each host. In addition to an overall rating, they kalso have Cheap, Dedicated, VPS, WordPress, and Site Builder ratings. The Sitegound reviews fared favorably in every area. The host scored a 4.8 Cheap rating with an average setup time of 6 minutes. It also earned a 4.4 Dedicated rating with an average setup time of 7 minutes. For customers in need of VPS (virtual private server) hosting, SG got a 4.6 rating. The average setup time is 6 minutes. They also gave the highly acclaimed host a 4.8 rating for WordPress with an average setup time of 6 minutes. Finally, the Siteground review scored a 4.8 Website Builder rating. The average setup time for this is only 5 minutes. The reviews are complimentary, making statements like “Simple to Manage” and “Pleasant to Troubleshoot”. “Prize Worthy Customer Support” and “Stress-Free Experience” are other descriptions of SG’s hosting service on hostingadvice.Com. If you value the opinions of the experts, then this hosting is an excellent choice. Free 24/7, 365 days per year customer support including the live chat feature. You can call the Siteground phone number/siteground customer service for help anytime which is 866-605-2484.Affordable price-plans including unlimited bandwidth for personal and business websites. Allows you to access and restore any of the available back-ups and instantly request your back-ups. This feature is available on every plan except for Startup. Ability to install SSL certificates with the Let’s Encrypt feature for free. You can always use the latest PHP version to minimize the risk of being hacked. The SG Security WordPress benefit means they automatically manage your WordPress and it’s Plugins. Attacks on neighboring sites won’t affect you because they isolate your website. They also create their security patches. They use handcrafted solutions for 99.99% uptime. Industry-leading site-speed is provided to users on all plans. An integrated Cloudflare CDN will make your site even faster. All servers are optimized with the latest technology. They have SSD drives, HTTP2, and PHP7 as well as their caching system. You can also choose which datacenter you want to host your site. They have datacenter’s in America, Europe, and Asia. SG allows you to set up a custom email account associated with your domain. Different Types of Hosting There are four types of hosting to choose from to best accommodate your site. You can go with regular web hosting (fast and secure for small and medium sites). WordPress hosting is something else to consider if you need to manage your WordPress site easily and with more freedom. The third type of hosting is WooCommerce hosting crafted for eCommerce sites. The final type of hosting is cloud hosting which has advanced speed and performance. As long as you don’t need cloud hosting, you can purchase either the StartUp, GrowBig, or GoGeek plans. How Much is it? SG offers 3 different shared hosting plans suitable for various types of customers. They are currently offering a 60% discount for each setup until it’s time for renewal. You can choose to lock in your discounted price for either 12, 24, or 36 months. It’s important to note, after that period you will be charged full prices. Their StartUp plan is best suited for personal sites and starts at $3.95 per month. This cost covers the launch of 1 website with 10 GB web space with a maximum of 10,000 visitors. The GrowBig plan allows you to host unlimited 20 GB sites and gives you access toa faster server. The price for this package is $5.95 per month. This plan includes essential and premium features with a maximum capacity of 25,000 visitors per month. Finally, the GoGeek plan is crafted for larger sites that need higher performance. This plan also includes unlimited sites, but they will have 30 GB of webspace. All sites under this plan can handle up to 100,000 monthly visitors. This package includes essential, premium, and geeky features. GoGeek will cost you $11.95 per month. The Business plan is referred to as “The optimal cloud experience”. This package includes 3 CPU cores, 6 GB of memory, 60 GB of SSD space, and an STB data transfer. It’s the cloud hosting plan they recommend and the price for it is $120.00 per month. They also offer cloud hosting plans for sites that need optimum speed and storage. These packages are ideal if you have a very established business website with tons of traffic. The Entry plan provides you an easy start on the cloud. This package includes 2 CPU cores, 4 GB of memory, 40 GB of SSD space, and an STB data transfer. There aren’t currently any discounts being offered for cloud hosting plans and the Entry plan is $80.00 per month. Another option is the Business Plus plan package which includes 4 CPU cores, 8 GB of memory, 80 GB of SSD space, and an STB data transfer. For your site to achieve this advanced performance package, the cost will be $160.00 per month. Finally, you have the Super Power plan as an additional option which has 8 CPU cores, 10 GB of memory, 120 GB of SSD space, and an STB data transfer. To get your business to the highest level of cloud hosting costs $240.00 per month. Setup and Getting Started After you have selected your type of hosting and plan, the next step is to choose a domain. You can either register a new domain or tell them you already have a domain. If you are registering a new domain, you will have to come up with a domain name. You simply enter your proposed domain name into the field and click proceed. They will tell you if that domain is available or not. The next step is to review and complete your order. If the domain is available, you will see a briefing congratulating you. The domain registration and use are free for the first year. After the first year is completed, it will cost a fee of $14.95 to annually renew your domain. They offer extra domain services if you would like to have them. For example, you can opt for Domain Privacy which costs $12.00 per year. What this does is prevent your information from being available on whois services. Another extra domain service is getting the SG Site Scanner. This ensures your website is monitored daily 24/7. If you get any virus or malware, you will be notified immediately. All you have to do next is enter your personal information. It will require you to submit your account, client, payment, and purchase information. In the purchase information section, you will see a data center option with a drop-down menu. This is where you will choose which data center will be hosting your site. You can select either the USA, Europe, Singapore, or the United Kingdom. This is very important because you want to choose the data center closest to your location. The data center should be the closest one to wherever you project the majority of your traffic to come from. If you select the USA, your content will load faster for visitors to your site that are in America. At this point just confirm, select if you want to receive SG news, and click pay. Adding a Temporary Website After you have selected your type of web hosting, plan, and paid, you need to go to siteground login . Once you have login to siteground, you will be taken to the Siteground Cpanel (control panel). If you have the GrowBig or GoGeek plan, you can easily add a new temporary website. Click on the Websites tab at the top of the Cpanel, then click New Website in the top right corner. You will then have three options. Selecting either a New Domain, Existing Domain, or option to select a Temporary Domain is available. A temporary domain is great if you would like to build a sample website. This is also useful if you would like to test and practice your web design skills. Just click on the Temporary Domain option and SG will create a Temporary Domain for you. Once it’s created, simply click on continue. You can then either start a new website, migrate an existing one, or skip and create an empty site. For the sake of this tutorial, we will create an empty site. Simply click on that option at the bottom, and hit finish on the next page. SG then starts to create the site which takes only a couple of minutes. Therefore following a brief waiting period, you can then go to your site or manage it. How to Install WordPress Installing WordPress to your site is simple and easy on SG. The first thing you need to do is click on Site Tools under the Websites tab. This will take you to the Siteground Cpanel. Scroll down to WordPress in the Cpanel and click on install and manage. For people that have an online store, you probably want to select the WordPress + WooCommerce option. If you don’t need WooCommerce added to WordPress, then click on the WordPress option. Next, enter your user name, email, and password. Finally, click on Install. That’s all there is to it. WordPress Staging Go to the WordPress tab in the Cpanel and click on Staging. This is where you can make certain changes to your site. If you want to change your theme, add a new plugin or functionality it can be done under staging.Certainly this is a great feature because it allows you to make changes without interrupting the live site. What you will have to do is create a staging copy that can be applied to the live site. Enter the name of the staging copy in the field and click create. You will then log in using the same information from your main domain. To change themes, go to your WordPress dashboard and click themes under the appearance tab. Select your desired theme you would like the staging copy to have. Furthurmore it’s then a good idea to add a sample post and once you have made the necessary changes, go to the Staging tab in the SG Cpanel. Finally under Manage Staging Copies, click on the far right upper hand corner where it says actions and Click on Full Deploy to apply all of the changes to your main site. Setup a Professional Email Account From your SG Cpanel, go to the mail section to find Email Accounts and click on it. This is where you will create a new SG Email Account. You can create as many of them as you want. Type in the name you want the Email Account to have and enter the password. The mailbox quota is set at 250 GB of data which is usually enough. Now that the account information is entered, click on create an account;after which you need to go back to your Cpanel and select Mail Auto Config. Then you need to pick what kind of program you are using. You can choose Thunderbird, Outlook, K9, or Mac Mail. Then select your domain and account in the next window and click submit. You will need to download a file to perform this action. There are different versions available, but you should choose the current release version. Click on the link of the file which will automatically download it for you. When it asks you do you want to install this mail setup hit continue. You then have to enter your password and click install. Go to your email account after it tells you the installation was successful. You can now send and receive emails with your new custom email account. This is better than having a Gmail or Yahoo email account because it looks more professional. Making Backups Now that you have your Siteground website, WordPress installed, and email account, you want to backup your data. For that;Under the Security tab, click on Backups. Next, enter the name you want the backup to have and click create. This isn’t always necessary, however, because SG creates backups for you every day. When you installed WordPress for instance, SG created a system backup. Hence if you want to restore any backup you can do so under Manage Backups. Click on the Actions tab in the top right corner and select Restore all Files and Databases. You can also choose to only Restore Files, Restore Databases, or Restore Emails. Any time you aren’t sure of something, the simplest thing to do is Restore all Files and Databases. SG also gives you the option to Restore History.If you have ever restored backup files in the past, then a record of them will be shown here. It shows all of the restores that have occurred in the last 14 days. Adding an SSL If by chance you notice your site is not secure, then you can encrypt an SSL to fix it. Under the Security tab, click on SSL Manager. In the second field to the right, click to select SSL. There are two types you can use. There’s Let’s Encrypt and Let’s Encrypt Wildcard. The Let’s Encrypt SSL will only encrypt for the domain you have selected. The Let’s Encrypt Wildcard will encrypt the domain and every sub-domain related to it. To secure your domain in the browser, select Let’s Encrypt and click on Get. It takes about a minute to install. Finally go to your domain and refresh the page. Information contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider. Frankly and this Site make no warranties or representations in connection therewith. If you are affiliated with this page and would like it removed please contact pressreleases@franklymedia.Com

Best WordPress Themes (paid And Free) Of 2020

The WordPress platform is one of the simplest ways to create colorful and well laid out webpages. Setup is usually performed with a few mouse clicks, so no coding knowledge is required. The platform supports thousands of various themes, some of which are suited to specific users such as small businesses, whilst others have a more general appeal. When starting out you may feel overwhelmed by the choices available, especially if you’re not sure if a premium theme is worth buying. In this guide, you’ll discover five of our very favorite free and paid WordPress themes. Whether you’re a freelancer on a tight budget or an established business, rest assured there’s a theme for you. Hestia 1. Hestia Hestia is simple to setup and use whilst being well laid out Free and Premium tier One-click install Some stability issues Hestia is the perfect theme for those with small businesses, startups, online agencies and firms due to its multi-purpose functionality. Users do not have to pay to download this theme. Installation and setup is designed to be user friendly. This theme is best suited to users who want to setup an ecommerce platform. Hestia integrates with WooCommerce, allowing users access to beautifully designed product listings. There is an easy to use drag and drop feature suitable. This theme comes with custom background settings which aid in adding photos to your site and making it your own. It has a multi-purpose one page design, a widget designed footer and a blog or news section. It integrates with Travel Map, Photo Gallery, Flat Parallax Slider and Elementor Page Builder. Hestia is responsive and uses Material Kit for design. As with most WordPress themes, there is a demo for users to sample before downloading. Some users have noted that the free version is buggy and convoluted to use. X 2. X X has some excellent, exciting extra features Highly customizable Integrates well with WordPress Variety of designs X is a paid WordPress theme suitable for all types of websites.  The theme comes with four categories of built-in demos. Each of these themes cover a wide variety of potential projects. This means that no matter what you have in mind, X more than likely has a design suited to your needs. Cornerstone is included with X. This is one of the most popular WordPress web page builders. The drag and drop feature is easy to use. Users are able to see exactly what their page will look like live as they are building. This enables users to change and edit while building their site. There are a huge number of customization options, with which users can build a unique webpage. It’s also constantly updated and you get features like the custom font or inline editing. In the early 2019, X introduced Dynamic Content which helps a lot when building out content throughout your site. X comes with a feature called ‘the customizer’. This is a handy tool as many premium themes come with their own theme options page that is not entirely compatible with WordPress. ‘The Customizer’ is highly intuitive. It integrates seamlessly with WordPress. It will help you to customize the look and feel of your website. The regular license for X is $59 (£46) which includes future updates and 6 months customer support. Users can opt to extend support to 12-months for an additional $17.63 (£13.7). At the time of writing you can get 50% on both the regular license and extended support. Allegiant 3. Allegiant Slide to success with this highly flexible theme Free Highly customizable Slight learning curve Allegiant is a highly customizable WordPress theme that is most suited for small businesses that are just starting out. The theme itself is simple and well laid out. Across the top there is a large header to highlight your most popular services or products. The slides on the homepage can be displayed in any order. The theme offers several feature blocks which can be easily inserted onto your page with details about your business team or your past endeavours amongst others.  These blocks come with the theme’s plugin ‘CPO Content Types’. The plugin is free and installs very quickly. These pre-built blocks also come with testimonial section. It is very easy to copy and paste information into the blocks. Allegiant integrates with other free popular WordPress themes such as WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, WPML and Contact Form 7. It’s also free to download from the WordPress website.  Some online commentators mention that while the theme is customizable it is not easy to figure out how to do so. They don’t recommend Allegiant for newer users. Astrid 4. Astrid Use Astrid’s widgets to create rich business pages Free and Premium tier 30-day money back guarantee Some setup issues Astrid is the perfect choice theme for most businesses.  The theme has an impressive array of built-in widgets that users can take advantage of. Widgets and page templates are available for services and employees amongst others. Astrid comes with a huge variety of fonts and color options. Users can easily edit the full width header to whatever they see fit. Users can also use a ‘call to action’ button with a message over it.  The theme is translation ready meaning that it can still be accessed by those users who do not speak the same language as your business. Users can use visual graphs and displays to show their past work and experience. WooCommerce support is provided for selling products on your website. Astrid helps to make your site look well on tablets and smartphones. Astrid is free to download but those users who want more out of their theme can ‘Go Pro’. The ‘Pro’ option starts at $59 (£44.60) per year for a single plugin which includes one year of updates, one year of support and unlimited domain usage. All packages offer a 30-day money back guarantee. Some online commentators have mentioned that the site can be hard to navigate making it difficult to get started. Sydney 5. Sydney A wide range of features and fonts for free Free Huge variety of fonts Feature rich Sydney works well for freelancers and companies who want to create a strong online presence. It is highly customizable with many options to choose from such as Google Fonts and logo uploads. The theme has more than 600 Google fonts to choose from. For users who want to show off, there is a full screen promotional banner that can be edited to suit your needs. The custom elementor blocks can be designed as you see fit and to suit your promotional needs. Sydney can also display social media icons at the bottom of your page.  The theme is translation ready and provides the necessary tools for a smooth translation process. Users have access to full color control, sticky navigation, header image and a full screen slider. Sydney also offers Parallax background affects. Users can add this to any row in the theme layout. Top Image Credit: Astrid / WordPress