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August 14, 2019

WPMU DEV 2019 Q3 Roadmap Roundup…It’s Getting Better all the Time

We’ve reached the 7th edition of our Quarterly Roadmap Roundup, and it’s crazy to see the massive growth we’ve experienced in just two short years since launching the public-facing roadmap.

Of course, you can view the progress we are making on your favorite plugins and services at any time, but we stop to look ahead, share the highlights, and get your feedback each quarter.

“Why?” you ask.

There are a ton of reasons, but topping the list are:
Because you’re busy and we want to make sure you’re getting the most out of all the special features that come with each new release.
It is a perfect opportunity to get your feedback and suggestions for the future. What are you excited about? What features would make running a WordPress site even better?
And because you’ve trusted us with 1.2 million websites for image compression, blazing-fast page speeds, total site protection, dedicated hosting, and 24/7 live support…we want to make sure you are prepared when things change and/or improve.

So, before we look at what we have planned for Q3, let’s see how we delivered on our Q2 goals. We didn’t just hit our goals; we went flying past them:

Defender, SmartCrawl, and Hustle all got new features, brand white labeling, new settings, and a UI upgrade.
Hummingbird includes mobile-first performance reporting and improvements to her cache suite.
And the beta tag has officially been removed from our dedicated hosting option.

And this is where our devs crushed it:

Smush now has bulk image restore, more control over what images are optimized, Multisite subsite settings, improved Lazy Loading, background image compression, and free users can now compress images up to 5MB (used to be 1MB).
Forminator becomes the first and only free form plugin to offer payments and calculations. Now you can sell products, make registration forms with a payment option, or take donations with the included Stripe and PayPal integrations.
Integrated Video Tutorials now lets you add and embed your own custom videos in the WordPress dashboard alongside our +40 included WordPress tutorials. Plus we’ve made it so you can select what user role is able to manage video settings.
The Hub now includes a Secure Single Sign-On option for quickly logging on to any of the hundreds of sites you manage. Save. So. Much. Time.

When you installed your first WPMU DEV plugin, opened your first support ticket, or synced your first website to The Hub, you knew it would make it better… but I bet you didn’t realize it would *keep* getting better.

All of these updates are available now! So…if you’re not a member yet, get started now, your first 30-days are free.

Now let’s look to the future!!!

I’m not a fortune teller, but as you can see, the Roadmap Roundup has been 110% accurate lately. Here’s what we hope to share with you over the next few months.

Hosting 1.0.1 (Is that even a thing?)

We don’t really have semantic versioning for our hosting. But as you already know, we are confident our hosting experience is more than ready for both your business and client sites.

It combines our years of enterprise hosting, speed optimization, security hardening, growth, and maintenance automation to our dedicated servers, customized for WordPress.

But we’ve been collecting your feedback, and the final touches are on there way including simplified email forwarding, better live stats, bulk plans built with agencies in mind, and continued polishing…followed by a huge marketing push.

Active Unlimited members currently get 3 sites included with their membership as long as they stay a member. But that is not going to last forever, so lock it in while you can.

If you’ve already tried hosting, tell us what you love and what we can add to take it to the next level in the comments.

Hummingbird 2.1

Besides image optimization, caching is the single best way to improve site speed. That’s why we’re making the best cache plugin for WordPress even better.

We’re adding support for OPcache, Varnish, and other popular cache tools. We’re adding page cache pre-load, so users get the speed benefits on every visit. And we’re adding the ability to serve compressed cache files for even more speed.

But that’s not all. Set Cache to work the way you want it to. Exclude cookies from being cached and turn off mobile caching. Plus automatically clear the cache on a post when someone leaves a comment.

Make sure users are always getting the latest updates with global asset cache flush from the Hub and schedule automatic clearing on a schedule.

Speed up any site on any host including SiteGround and WP Engine. Hummingbird is queen when it comes to performance optimization for WordPress.

Branda 3.2

If you’re not familiar with Branda, it is the ultimate white label tool for customizing the WordPress login screen, quickly setting-up coming soon and maintenance pages and branding the dashboard.

This upgrade is all about user permissions for both single sites and Multisite networks. With 3.2, it’s not just administrators with Branda access. Set which roles can access and manage Branda’s modules.

Branda has always worked with Multisite, but now you’ll be able to manage modules on every subsite separately and import/export subsite settings to back up or quickly move settings around your network. Create a template and add custom branding to every site in seconds.

SmartCrawl 2.4

Great SEO is about following best practices, and SmartCrawl adds everything you need to easily do professional-grade SEO on your WordPress site, including recommendations and automation.

In this version of SmartCrawl, we’re adding the ability to quickly edit your robots.txt file so you can make it easier for search engines to crawl and share your most important content.

WPMU DEV Dashboard Plugin 4.7.4

Our products are used on sites around the globe and translated into over 50 languages. That is great news.

But managing the language settings for each of your plugins and themes can be quite time-consuming. We are making language selection for our products a one-click setting that can be synced across all our plugins on your website. Set your language of choice and your plugins and themes will be updated automatically.

No more jumping from settings page to settings page sorting out translations.

Shipper 1.1

Moving a site from host-to-host has never been easier with Shipper. It syncs your servers and automates the whole process. But with so many configurations and slooowww 3rd-party servers to contend with, we are adding more simple migration options.

Shipper will soon allow you to package your site into a .zip file and provide you with an installer.php. All you gotta do is download both files, upload them to your destination server via FTP/SFTP, and run the installer.php file to complete the migration.

But what if you don’t want to move your full site? Shipper will soon allow users to filter out files, folders, DB tables and much more.

Finally, we’re adding a white label tool for customizing the successful and failed notification migration emails. Perfect for when you’re working on client sites and want to send something a little more, *ahem* professional.

Top Secret Hero Report (Google Analytics+ Upgrade Coming Soon)

Google Analytics Plus Roadmap Update featured image

Information is power! So it’s no wonder Google Analytics+ has consistently performed in our top 10 plugins for over a decade.

We’re planning an overhaul of our crowd favorite, including a hero makeover and faster leaner code. And while Google Analytics is pretty great by itself, when paired with other data, it is incredible.

Be on the lookout for our newest Superhero upgrade with more data, a cleaner interface, and all the bells and whistles you need for tracking and analyzing information about your website.

How Can We Help You? Share Your Game-changing Ideas.

Did we miss anything? Browse the Roadmap and let us know if there’s something we can do to make setting up, running, hosting, or managing your WordPress sites easier.

Who knows, maybe you have the next big idea for WPMU DEV?

Not a member yet, your free 30-day-trial is waiting. Get started now and tell us what you think in the comments below.

July 9, 2019

Hustle 4.0: Better Pop-up Design, Analytics, and Privacy

Hustle 4.0 comes with an improved workflow, better design, more analytics, and a slick data privacy upgrade. If you’re looking to increase your following, grow your mailing list, or capture leads with WordPress, Hustle has you covered.

Hustle is the WordPress marketers best friend with master level control over pop-ups, slide-ins, opt-ins, and social sharing. No coding required and seamless integration with over 1000 third-party applications.

All the web marketing tools you need bundled into one smooth operator.

With more than 1 million downloads and hundreds of thousands of active users, 4.0 celebrates a refined design, better stats, and more control of stored data.

Hustle 4.0 Pro is available now with your WPMU DEV membership, join today free for 30-days. Or get Hustle free on WordPress.org. It’s more than enough for most users but if you’re looking for unlimited pop-ups, share bars, and slide-ins you’ll want to upgrade.

Install Hustle, grab a pint, and let’s take a look at what’s new in 4.0!

SUI Gets a new Definition

You’ve heard of a System User Interface but have you heard of a Sexy User Interface? Hustle’s gone through some drastic revisions over the years combining popular features from PopUp Pro, Slide-In, and Social Sharing to create the ultimate all-in-one WordPress marketing plugin.

Today, Hustle takes on the latest iteration of the WPMU DEV hero style guide… and my goodness is it fresh.

Hustle SUI — Hustle 4.0 follows WPMU DEV’s minimal style guide – clean, easy, and fresh.

From the moment the wizard opens you’ll find our classic minimal design that makes it feel like your WordPress site got an upgrade. If you’re completely new to WPMU DEV you’ll be shocked at just how quickly you’re able to push your first full functioning email magnet or lead generating pop-up.

For users of our other 5-star plugins like Forminator, Defender, Hummingbird and of course Smush, you’ll love the fluidity a standardized experience brings from marketing and form building to performance and security.

All new Integrations Engine

Hustle has nearly 20 built-in integrations and can connect with more than +1,000 web apps using Zapier.

But until now, each module has been limited to just one active integration at a time. For Zapier users this may not be a huge problem but what if you wanted to use one pop-up to grow multiple lists? Now you can send contacts to Hubspot and MailChimp or Aweber, ConvertKit, and Mad Mimi.

And then set up Zaps for Slack, Asana, Trello, and Ajira to automate and drastically improve your workflow.

Hustle makes sure every channel is connected so you can focus on growth.

And speaking of integrations, we’ve made it easier to find and manage global setting and add or update API keys under the new integrations menu.

Hustle Integrations Module — Your favorite integrations at your fingertips.

User Data Privacy Control

User privacy is a big deal and we want to do right by our subscribers in protecting and managing the information they share with us. 4.0 includes more control over the content you store locally. Hustle got upgraded navigation and filtering tools as well as a simple delete tool for quickly removing user data.

We’ve also added per module analytic tracking so you can see how each of your modules are performing with the ability to delete tracking data per individual module. More control over user data is a win-win for privacy and improving conversions.

Hustle data privacy — Hustle gives you full control over data privacy for each subscriber in every module.

More Control, Better Performance

Of course, Hustle looks modern, fly, and fresh but our dev team didn’t stop with a mere facade overhaul. Hustle has never performed better or offered developers more control over individual elements.

From colors to form fields to per social network counter types, and cross-browser and page builder compatibility, Hustle has tighter code from Javascript to how your content is rendered. A marketing plugin that performs as good as he looks. Fierce.

Pop-ups, Opt-ins, and Social Sharing for Every Occasion

This is where things get really good. Hustle 4.0 has something for every client from small businesses and non-profit passion projects to jumbo enterprise sites with elaborate configurations running multiple targeted campaigns at once.

Get started with Hustle on WordPress.org absolutely free. Or use Hustle Pro on unlimited sites along with our complete suite of marketing, performance, security, hosting, and site management tools. Here are 30-days of pro service absolutely free. If it turns out to be more than you need, cancel and we’ll let you keep Hustle Pro as a gift just for giving a WPMU DEV membership a run through.

Enjoy!

June 4, 2019

Poppin’ Conference Swag and Giveaways People Want

In just a few short weeks over 3000 WordPress fans like ourselves will descend on Berlin, Germany for WCEU to network, connect, celebrate, learn, and of course, collect bags and bags of swag!

We’re proud sponsors of this mega WordCamp and as such our super design team was pumped to break from digital design for a short moment to create physical goods. As a distributed team, it’s not often that we get our hands on tangible WPMU DEV swag or get to hug Devman.

But our team is showing up in force (+30 WPMU DEVians) including Devman himself. Needless to say, it’s been a massive organizational undertaking.

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So how does a software company put together physical products for promotional giveaways? How do you even print swag for international events when you don’t have an office nearby?

Whether you are an online company trying to find branded products for a social giveaway or prepping swag for your next meetup, this post is for you. We’re gonna share our favorite services and, for our WCEU attendees, tease at what to expect when you stop by our booth – swag, giveaways, and more.

Stickers, Stickers, and more Stickers

In the 80’s I had a sticker book jammed with Garbage Pail Kids, scratch’n’sniff fruit, and transformer dye cuts. Today my laptop is adorned with Devman’s face, the WordPress logo, a cactus designed specially for my local camp, and cuddly Wappu’s from around the globe.

In my wildest dreams, I’d never imaged the ease of churning out stickers. Thank you, Sticker Mule!

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Of course, we’re running off thousands of their custom vinyl stickers, but early in January I did a small run of 30 for a family event and was surprised at how affordable it was. No crazy setup fees or ridiculous minimums.

For your event (large or small), a special gift for the office, or a creative ‘thank you’ note to your clients, stickers are a big hit.

Pro tip: Sign up for the Sticker Mule newsletter. They regularly run 10 for $1 promotions here, and weekly deals here for customers worldwide.

Been There. Done That. Got the T-Shirt

True story. I was wearing a WPMU DEV Wapuu shirt at a coffee shop last week and my barista asked if I could get him one… so I took it off and gave it to him, right then and there. Ok I gave him one I had at home. But anyway, our swag is winning me points with my barista.

Everybody likes a t-shirt. Even if every other booth is giving out t-shirts, people want to rep your brand. It also helps that we have superhero mascots. Who doesn’t want a shirt with Hummingbird on it?

Depending on quantity, cut, and design t-shirts are very affordable. The trick is factoring in shipping. Most often the hurdle we’ve faced when printing new items for global events is in coordinating shipping. For this, we’ve ended up working with printers around the world to find a printer on the right side of the pond.

But what about a social media giveaway where swag is included? Set up a Printful account. It’s a bit more expensive, but they’ll print and ship quality one-off branded merch to our winners. It’s like having your own in-house screenprinter and distribution center. No storage unit or trips to the post office needed. We can give everyone on our marketing team access to a single account and can even set up a company store.

If t-shirts are too cliché, try a pillowcase, coffee mug, or beanbag chair. Printful has some fun and unique options on-hand to get your creative wheel spinning.

The Grand Prize!!!

We all want to be seen and heard. To get the attention of the masses, whether at a WordCamp or on social media, a charismatic spiel and the right grand prize will go a long way when it comes to growing your mailing list, social following, leads, and (fingers crossed) your member base.

No pressure!

Here are a couple of things to consider when putting the right package together:

How will the winner get this home? Something BIG is always fun but could be a huge pain for people traveling to the event… or more than double your budget with shipping costs. Be mindful.
Will it attract and convert the right audience? Drawing a big crowd doesn’t always mean more conversions.
Would I want it? Ideally you are so in tune with your users, if you’d want to take it home, they would want to take it home. If you’d stop and drop your business card in the jar for a chance to win, chances are, other interested parties would too.
What should I ask for in return? If you make it difficult for people to enter your giveaway you’ll likely get fewer entries… but the entries you get will probably be higher quality leads. If your goal is social proof and a huge following you can enter people with a simple like and share… for a more grandiose gift built to attract quality leads, don’t be afraid to raise the bar.
Am I having fun yet? People love free stuff. We like to overthink everything so if planning a giveaway is stressing you out…relax. At the end of the day, people will remember your brand’s generosity, excellent service, awesome product, and amazing support.

Flaunt it Like You’ve got It

A great prize will only get you so far. I mean, how will people know about your epic grand giveaway without a little flare? For a social campaign a video goes a long way. It doesn’t even have to be overproduced. Your phones video recorder can produce Hollywood quality magic.

And here’s a production tip from an old video nerd. Put a second phone in your shirt pocket to capture audio when a lapel mic is not around. It doesn’t take much to make yourself look and sound like such a kween!

“Step one – make sure people see my giveaway… got it”

If you’re feeling a little extra and want to help the global economy you could outsource a flashy design for your giveaway on UpWork.

Of course, our super design team has been tasked with some neck turning designs for our physical WCEU event booth including this rad coloring book you can download and print off for yourself if you’re feeling frisky.

But the showstopper for us has always been photo ops with the actual Devman himself. If he’s not at the booth just look for his entourage, he’s always drawing a crowd.

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WCEU Prizes for All

We’ve run all kinds of promotions over the years but WordCamps are a rare joy where we want everyone to win – even if you’re an existing member.

Stop by, chat, and let us say “thank you”. Grab a sticker, get a t-shirt, and enter to win our grand prize package including world-class noise canceling headphones and 1-year of WPMU DEV absolutely free.

Can’t make the trip and dreaming of better times at WCEU? Win swag (delivered to your doorstep) and a 1-year membership. Here’s how:

Follow our Facebook and/or Twitter accounts
Post or tweet @wpmudev with a link to this post
Use #idratherbeatwceu and #WCEU
Tag a friend or two… or three or four…

Winner will be announced on June 22nd. Now you can win even if you can’t make it.

And if you’re like me, and feel like you never win anything, we’ll set you up with 30-days of WPMU DEV free. You don’t need to do anything and you’ve already won :) Just claim your 30-day trial and get our complete performance, security, 24/7 live support, reports, automated site manager, and dedicated hosting (3 sites included) all at no charge.

Need more, maybe a lifetime membership…for free!? Share WPMU DEV with your friends and if they join we’ll give you a lifetime membership. So. Many. Ways. To. Win.

Whether you’re a freelancer or small agency trying to grow your social media following, a WordPress maintenance service sponsoring your first meetup, or a large brand looking to give back to the community, giveaways are a great tool for connecting with a new audience and re-engaging your clients.

May 29, 2019

Refer Your Way to a WPMU DEV Lifetime Membership

We’ve heralded our disdain for affiliate programs for years, swearing them off for good. And yet, here I am, with a bold announcement… WPMU DEV affiliates are back and better than ever.

It’s been a dream to reimagine our rewards system in a way that protects the integrity of the web and honors our tens of thousands of faithful Devians and superfans.

The Struggle is Real!

Incentivized promotion distorts just about every “Top 10” and “Best of” post on the web. How can we get an unbiased helpful review when they are primarily made up of affiliate links?

Side note: It’s the reason we started the WhiP, to help cut through the crap. The WhiP is our affiliate-free, hand-picked, professionally-curated, pun-filled WordPress newsletter. The best tutorials, reviews, opinions, and more from around the web. It’s both ad free and $ free. Cheers!

On the other hand, we have thousands of members that need a, “thank you”. You love WPMU DEV and sing her praise on your website, to your friends and clients, at Meetups and at WordCamps.

So, we set out to create a tool that minimizes the damage done by a few that take advantage of and manipulate the system and honors the loyal long-standing readers and WPMU DEV fanatics.

From the bottom of Devman’s heart, thank you.

Introducing Our new ‘Refer a Friend’ Program

It’s not cash but it’s good as gold… and it could end up in a lifetime membership saving you thousands of dollars.

Refer your friends, clients, or social following to earn 3 months, 1 year, or a lifetime WPMU DEV membership!

Refer a friend and get 3 months, 12 months, or a lifetime membership free — A free WPMU DEV membership has never been so close.

How Does it Work… Points That Make Sense

We’ve had a point system in place for a long time… but like your facebook relationship status… it was complicated. Not anymore!

Get your referral link and share it with the world. Every time someone uses your link to become a paying member of WPMU DEV you get 200 hero points. Get 600 hero points and you can cash them in for 3 months of WPMU DEV for free. It’s like $147 in your pocket.

Trade hero points for a lifetime membership — Guess what I did? I traded my points for a lifetime membership.

Refer enough folks and you could earn yourself a lifetime membership. That’s $49 per month, every month, for the rest of your life… geez!

Set a Goal and Track Your Progress

Plus, we’ve added a referral link stats tracker so you can follow along as your friends click through, take advantage of the offer, join the WPMU DEV community, and get you one step closer to that lifetime membership.

WPMU DEV Hero Points tracker — Follow along as your friends join and add hero points to your account.

If you’re already a member go check it out. If you haven’t shared WPMU DEV yet click the Refer a Friend button to get your link.

We want you to get those free months and we want you to see it’s with in your grasp. You can do it!

A Referral Program for All

Who can participate in said program? (I’m glad you asked.)

Everyone! You don’t need to be a paying member or on a 30-day trial. Get your referral link here.

Want to Get There Quicker?

Start a 30-day free trial and get Hero Points for things like being helpful on the forums, completing your profile, or becoming someone’s hero. Members can gift you up to 200 points and heck, we give you 50 points just for becoming a member.

At this rate you’ll be to your 3-months-free thank you reward in no time ;)

Thank You and You’re Welcome

So whether you’re a long time member, WhiP subscriber, or avid reader of the WPMU DEV blog, share your affiliate link. We’re looking forward to upgrading you to lifetime member status as a big fat thank you.

If all this feels a little like insider baseball, or you’re not quite a WPMU DEV superfan, it’s time to upgrade. We think the best way to become a believer is to try it… so we’ll get you started for free. Enjoy your first 30-days on me. WPMU DEV makes WordPress about a bazillion times faster, more secure, automates a bunch of your site management and reporting, is packaged with 24/7 live chat support, and includes 3 sites of dedicated hosting. Boom… you’re gonna love it.

May 22, 2019

A free WordPress Form Builder with Calculations and Payments?!

Forminator 1.7 is here including calculations and Stripe payments. A new bar has been set for what you can expect for free from your WordPress form builder plugin!

Not familiar? It’s time for a change.

Name a lead generating, money making, revenue growing website that doesn’t have some way to capture information… you can’t!

Forms are as essential to WordPress as water is to a fish. But licensing a usable form builder, with a sensible UI that looks absolutely brilliant in just about any WordPress theme, is expensive.

Forminator changes everything as the first completely free, premium form plugin for WordPress. We released version 1.0 with basic form essentials, 1000+ 3rd-party integrations, and a fancy poll and quiz builder.

Then we made it free on WordPress.org.

To make it a suitable replacement for your paid favorites required advanced calculations and a way to take payments. Today, Forminator delivers on both fronts.

Before we take a look at the new features, install Forminator on your site so that you can follow along :) Get it on WordPress.org or install Forminator Pro with 24/7 live support and get access to our complete suite of performance, optimization, security, marketing, hosting, and site management tools free for 30-days.

Forminator the Super Calculator!

Is it actually that cool? Yes. Yes, it is. Calculations open a whole new world of form building. Collect information, generate leads, take orders, and engage visitors…Forminator is a lead-magnet. There are literally thousands of combinations but here are a few ideas:

A registration form with upgrade packages and unique pricing
Sell a tee shirt with size, color, price and tax variations
Add a BMI and/or calorie intake calculator to your health and fitness blog
Embed a loan calculator into your finance site
Display a due date calculator for your midwife client
Interactive insta-quote or service estimator
Share an ROI calculator on your agency site
And on, and on, and on…

Let’s see how it works. Devman wants to sell graphic tees to his fan base so let’s build out his order form.

Setup a new form in Forminator — Setup your new form and give it a name.

Using selectors, we’ll add color, style, size, and quantity variations. The larger sizes had a markup from our distributor but with Forminator we were able to easily re-calculate and adjust the price based on size and quantity.

Forminator selector variations for WordPress forms — Use selectors to create size variables.

And of course, Devman’s local government wants a piece of the sales. Using another calculation module we can figure the additional percentage for taxes.

Forminator calculation options — Set additional fees like taxes or shipping

You can also include an up-sell for shipping, but Devman will just fly over and deliver for himself. ;)

If math is not your strong suit, Forminator has your back. Forminator gives visual queues for what is being totaled.

Once the calculations are run, we’ll capture the name, email address, and phone number so we can deliver the shirt and add them to the Devman superfan contact list.

Forminator calculations — Upload and share your form to start taking orders.

What About Payments?

Forminator 1.7 includes Stripe (and PayPal is on the way). You captured all required information, used calculations to tally up the total, and now your users can place their order directly from Forminator. Woohoo!

To activate the Stipe module, go to the Forminator ‘Settings’ tab in the sidebar, choose ‘Payments’, click ‘Configure’ and add your publishable keys to the pop-up module. At the bottom of the module click ‘connect’ and you’re all ready to start taking payments.

Stripe Forminator integration — Drop in your Stripe code under Settings>Payment.

No more manual payments for Devman. We can go back over to his order form and add the Stripe module. Set the payment option to ‘variable’ and choose the total to bill based on your user’s options. In this case, we go with ‘grand total’.

Use calculations to set variable payments. — Use calculations for variable payment options.

Not using Stripe or PayPal? Forminator’s API is open and well-documented. Build, share, or sell your own Forminator integrations.

Take a look at how it turned out on Devman’s site. Use credit card number 4242 4242 4242 4242, any future date (MM/YY), and 3 digit CVC to have a play. Cheers!

So much more…

Forminator 1.7 was packed with over 25 additions, improvements, and fixes (it probably could’ve been 2.0). But our developers still have some big moves up their sleeves.

Forminator is now by far the most robust, free form builder for WordPress and stands firm against your favorite premium solutions. So do yourself a favor and save yourself, and your customers, thousands of dollars in licensing fees. Download Forminator from WordPress.org or, if you’re a member, install Forminator Pro from the WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin including hero hider white labeling, access to all our premium plugins, 3 sites of managed WordPress hosting, and 24/7 live support.

May 7, 2019

Hummingbird 2.0: Mobile Scans and Advanced Speed Tests… Vroom!

Hummingbird performance tests, reports, and recommendations just got a major upgrade but to get access to the all new lean-mean-humming-machine…you need to update!

In November, Google made much needed changes to PageSpeed Insights. Speed is now being calculated based on actual user experience and a site performance analysis. Thanks to this new Lighthouse integration, Hummingbird is able to see where your page is slowing in the loading process and offer better solutions for fixing performance issues.

No more shooting in the dark! No more PTSD (Performance Test Stress Disorder). Now you can find speed bottlenecks, put a solution in place that actually makes things faster for your visitors, and move on. Bing bang bong!

The upgraded performance test along with +25 other upgrades and improvements are available now. Get your copy of Hummingbird on WordPress.org or start your 30-day free trial to get Hummingbird Pro and the entire WPMU DEV performance suite.

Now that you’re all set up, Take a look at the highlight features in version 2.0, including advanced Multisite integration, a new reports module with Lighthouse recommendations, and performance report customizations.

Are you an active Hummingbird user? Upgrade to 2.0. Not only is it better, Hummingbird 2.0+ ensures compatibility with the new Google PageSpeed Insights moving forward. Enjoy. You’re welcome. No…really. It’s our pleasure!

Hummingbird Google PageSpeed Lighthouse integration — Hummingbird has new recommendations based on actual site performance.

New score metrics include:

Speed Index
First Meaningful Paint
First Contentful Paint
Time to Interactive
First CPU Idle

What’s Paint Got to do With It?

We recently took an in depth look at the new speed results and if you’re serious about site performance, become well acquainted with the new metrics. If CliffNotes are your thing, basically the new index is calculated based on how quickly content is seen, delivered, and able to be interacted with.

In short, Hummingbird 2.0 uses these new metrics to make your site load blazing fast.

Make it Mobile First

Site performance has many facets. You can score a perfect 100 on Desktop performance and have a horrific mobile experience. NOT ANYMORE! Why? ‘Cause Hummingbird 2.0 lets you choose between mobile and desktop scores.

Activate mobile speed tests from Hummingbird — Hummingbird lets you view and send both Desktop and Mobile reports.

Working on client sites where you want to exclude certain elements of your report? Hummingbird lets you hide score metrics, audit information, and add historic field data to both the dashboard and The Hub. Select what information is relevant based on who has access.

And now Reports can be configured to display both Desktop and Mobile speed results.

Subsite and Network Admin Upgrade

Hey, Multisite friends! This one’s for you. Hummingbird is an excellent performance tool for both WordPress and Multisite. Today she boasts some fancy new Multisite specific tools. Give or limit access to the Asset Optimization Module for subsite users.

Hummingbird Asset Optimization tools for Multisite subsites — Hummingbird gets special Multisite integration for Asset Optimization.

Set access based on role, enable or disable subsite access to the CDN, and troubleshoot with the subsite debug log.

Give All Your Sites Superhero Speed

With advanced performance tests, one-click fixes, recommendations, a powerful cache suite, reporting tools, Multisite integration, and a bunch more, Hummingbird has quickly become a power tool for getting top performance out of WordPress sites. We’re not just saying that, we tested her. See how she stacks up against the others.

But you don’t need me to tell you. We think the best way to fall in love with Hummingbird is to experience all her tools for yourself. That’s why we’ve set you up with a 30-day free membership.

Our WordPress super team is so dang impressive we sound like a bunch of braggers when we talk about them. I don’t want you to feel like we’re over selling you. So we made Hummingbird free. Free on WordPress.org or get started with a WPMU DEV membership and try Hummingbird Pro 2.0, Smush image optimization, Defender security, The Hub dashboard manager, backups, 24/7 live chat support, our marketing power tools, on unlimited sites free for 30-days. I know you’ll be impressed.

Enjoy!

April 23, 2019

Branda 3.1 Smarter SMTP, Signup Codes, and +25 Upgrades

Branda is all about giving you fast easy control over white labeling WordPress…and quite frankly she rocks it. She just got some special new configurations for managing users, lightning fast setup, compatibility checks, and even more brand magic.

“How is that possible”, you ask? Branda 3.0 was unveiled just a month ago with an incredible new design and setup wizard. It was a big hit by the way. Thanks, everyone for the feedback.

But with Branda now sporting our signature hero interface we were able to quickly add +25 additions and feature upgrades.

So let’s dive in and explore the highlight features in Branda 3.1.

Not using Branda yet? Get a copy with a free 30-day WPMU DEV trial. No obligation. Cancel at any time and keep Branda as our gift.

Signup Codes With User Role Settings

Have an exclusive offer that requires site registration? Want to limit spam registrations? Looking to allow specific signups to access different user roles? Time to try Branda’s brand new Signup Code features.

Signup Codes make it so only people with a special code can register to your site.

Here’s what’s new:

Support for multiple codes – before you could set up just one registration code at a time. Now you can create as many unique codes as you need.
Give each code a user role – the ability to assign users a specific role based on the code they use when registering.

Allow a visitor to register as a subscriber without a code or create a special code that lets a user set up a Writer or Editor account. Not only do signup codes improve function, but it also helps eliminate unnecessary bot signups. Thank you again, Branda!

Branda Importer Enhancements

We’re continually looking for ways to simplify configuration for people managing multiple sites, from setting up new sites to site migration. The Branda import and export tool makes it easy to move your configuration options across multiple sites.

In 3.1 that includes the logo, background and favicon image files for the Admin Bar, DB Error Page, Login Screen, Site Status Pages, and Website Mode modules. Clone your look and style settings and load up your images all in a few clicks.

Branda Import and export all your settings and images — Import the specific modules and images you want for speedy set up.

The importer also regenerates your log DB error and site status files after an import so you get all the fresh looks without sharing the information.

Simplify SMTP Email Setting

By default, WordPress uses the PHP Mail function to send emails. That is not great, especially for sites that are scaling up. With Branda, you can use SMTP to send your messages including sending from a 3rd-party mail provider.

If your system emails keep ending up in the spam folder then you definitely need to check this feature out.

Branda SMTP settings for WordPress — Branda lets you send system emails from your favorite 3rd-party services.

Again, this option is not new to Branda, but she did get smarter. In 3.1, Branda checks for other SMTP plugins on your site, notifies you of conflicts, and can even import SMTP settings from other popular tools.

Consolidate with Branda and she’ll take care of the set up.

WPMU DEV Hero Hider

Don’t really need to spend too much time here, but the the best white label plugin for WordPress got the WPMU DEV Hero Hider. This has become a favorite for our members. Basically, instead of displaying WPMU DEV branding and hero graphics you can replace them with your own… now including Branda.

Put Branda in stealth mode and remove WPMU DEV images or display your own logo where Branda sits in the dashboard. Groovy!

WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin Hero Hider — The WPMU DEV Hero Hider lets you replace all the hero branding from WPMU DEV plugins.

Get Started With Branda

Those are just the highlights. Branda 3.1 is stacked with over 25 additions, upgrades, and improvements including a bunch of cool little styling options, a custom CSS field for the author box, and the ability to hide custom menus for mobile users.

Branda is brilliant and just keeps getting better. But you don’t have to take my word for it. Start using Branda and all the WPMU DEV plugins, services and support absolutely free. Cancel anytime in the next 30-days, you won’t be charged, and we’ll let you keep Branda.

April 16, 2019

Breath Freely! Your Security with WPMU DEV is Stronger Than Ever

Is WordPress security a big deal to you and your clients? Why would I ask such a silly question? Because our security suite has new superpowers including Defender location-based IP blocking and Automate Safe Upgrade scans…now on up to 5 pages.

What’s the WPMU DEV Security Suite, you Ask?

We’ve built a fierce set of WordPress protectors to help ward off core, plugin, and theme attacks, minimize downtime, clear blacklisting, and backups that restore your services in case of emergency. If you are not familiar with our security hero lineup here’s an overview:

Defender – He’s the brute-squad of WordPress security optimization. 2-factor authentication, audit logs, security tweaks, 404 and IP lockout, blacklist monitoring, scans, security recommendations and more.
Automate – Most successful hacks are the result of out-of-date software – core, plugins, or theme files. Automate make sure your site is always up-to-date. And he uses Safe Upgrade to ensure the updates won’t break your site. It’s safer and a huge time saver.
Snapshot – He’s got your backups covered. Scheduled and on-demand backups that include 10GB of secure cloud storage.
24/7 Hero Support – Has your site already been hacked? We have experts standing by to help with the cleanup and restoration.
Managed Hosting – If most successful hacks come from out-of-date software. The other half is unsecure hosting. Our members now get 3 free hosted sites built with the ultimate in speed and security in mind (more on that in the coming months).

If you’re not running Defender, Automate, along with our complete security toolkit get started free now for the next 30-days. Then come back and see how the new features work.

Defender Geo-Based IP Lockout

While working on the Roadmap Roundup I realized we hadn’t properly introduced Defender 2.1 and its fancy new features. While 2.1 one is not completely new (I’m sure you’ve familiarized yourself with the UX improvements and hero hidder), the big addition is Geo-based IP Lockout.

That’s fancy talk for blocking users based on the country they’re located in. If you don’t expect or want traffic from a specific country, blocking the IP will protect your site entirely from unwanted hackers and bots.

This could be great for a local service-based business looking to eliminate spam requests or hack attempts from foreign countries.

And it really couldn’t be easier to set up.

In Defender’s IP Lockout module under IP Banning you’ll find a new Locations setting. Just click to Download for the latest Geo IP Database.

Defender Geo-location IP Lockout — Click download to get started.

It only takes a few seconds. Then pick the countries you want to include or exclude from having access to your site. It’s that easy!

Country select for geo-location IP ban in Defender — Pick the countries you want to ban or whitelist.

It’s one more way Defender makes complex security features easy for the everyday WordPress user.

Automate Safe Upgrade Technology X5

Not so long ago, the idea of running automated WordPress updates was laughable. Especially on complex sites with multiple integrations. “What if the update crashes my whole site and I’m not there to fix it?

This made managing WordPress updates, especially across tens or hundreds of sites, a nightmare.

Automate changes all that. When a core, plugin, or theme update is detected, Automate runs a Snapshot backup, updates your site, and uses Safe Upgrade to scan your home page for changes. If your site breaks it will revert to the previous version.

Hundreds of thousands of sites are now using Automate with Safe Upgrade.

It’s pretty awesome, but we wanted to make it even Safer. So now you can apply the Safe Upgrade scan to 5 pages of your choice.

Take a look see!

Visit the Automate tab in the Hub and scroll to the Settings. Under Perform Safe Upgrade Check click the Home page option.

Automate Performance Safe Upgrade Check. — Add pages to the Performance Safe Upgrade Check.

In the popup module, add your five most valued pages and save.

Add extra pages to check in with Automate Safe Upgrade — Choose pages to scan with Safe Upgrade.

Now Automate will scan and report on each of the pages you’ve added. And if anything goes wrong during an upgrade, he’ll automatically revert to the previous version.

With Automate, you don’t have to sacrifice safety or convenience.

WPMU DEV Gives you a Stronger Faster WordPress

We know security is not one-size fits all and not everyone can afford a team of security experts. So we’ve made Defender free on WordPress.org. Including Geo-location IP lockout.

But if your not sure and really want to try WPMU DEV’s pro tools packaged with 24/7 support and expert site cleanup we’ve set up your free 30-day trial here. Enjoy!

April 14, 2019

How to Remove the “Proudly Powered By WordPress” Link

So, your website has finally come together. You’ve stormed up an eye-catching header, your content is on point, and you are ready to unleash your site to the world.

Then you notice the “Proudly Powered By WordPress” link on your footer. Is your masterpiece forever condemned to being a WordPress mascot, or can the footer be removed? The good news is, it CAN.

WordPress footer credits — If you run a business website you’ll want to change or remove the footer credits.

You’ve probably noticed the footer message that links back to WordPress.org: Proudly Powered by WordPress.

It’s a small message that lives in the footer section of several native WordPress themes, which rightfully gives a shout to the WordPress project volunteers. But while some people may not find this unappealing, you may have bigger plans for your website and this ‘shoutout’ may not be aligned with your plans. So here you are, trying to figure out how to remove the “proudly powered by WordPress” credit from your site. And that’s precisely what this post aims to help you achieve.

Is It Legal to Remove the WordPress Footer Credits?

You will be pleased to know that if you remove the WordPress footer from your website, you won’t get into trouble.

WordPress, as an entity, is free and licensed under the GPL (General Public License). This basically means you are well within your rights to use, modify, and even redistribute WordPress.

If that’s not enough reassurance for you, any WordPress theme you download from the official WordPress.org theme directory is covered by the license. So, you’re also free to make edits to those.

With that out of the way, in the rest of this post I will show you how to edit or even remove the WordPress copyright footer from your website – especially if you are using a WordPress default theme.

Looking to rebrand or white label your WordPress site completely including the login page and dashboard? Check out Branda. Branda lets you remove or replace the WordPress branding your theme can’t, without having to touch a line of code.

Always Backup Before Making Changes

First things first. Before making any changes on your website, it is always a good idea to back up the contents of your site, so that if you accidentally break anything, you can quickly fix it by restoring your website to an earlier version. Many people have lost valuable information and even whole websites by failing to back their websites up, and we would hate to see the same happen to you.

If you’re a WPMU DEV member you can schedule your site to backup automatically with Snapshot. You can get both Snapshot and Branda when you start a free trial. Now, let’s delve in and explore the various ways through which you can remove the “powered by WordPress” footer from your website.

How to Hide the WordPress Copyright Footer

To hide the proudly powered by WordPress in the footer you’ll need:

Access to your WordPress admin area

Using CSS

This is the quick, easy but unsavory method that deserves a mention, but it is one that you should avoid. It involves adding some CSS to the Theme Customizer, and here’s how you can do this:

Go to Appearance > Customize on the WordPress dashboard
Click Additional CSS at the bottom of the menu
Paste in the CSS code below

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While this might seem like a quick, easy, workaround, the potential detrimental effect on your website SEO is not worth the risk. Spammers use a similar technique to hide links from users so Google could flag your site.

If however, you’re a bit of a dare-devil or losing search traffic doesn’t concern you (maybe the majority of your traffic doesn’t come from searches), feel free to use this method. If you’re more cautious or if the majority of your site traffic is from searches, read the next alternative option.

How to Remove the WordPress Copyright Footer

To change the footer you will need:

Access to your WordPress admin area
A text editor on your computer

Method #1: Via the WordPress Theme Customizer

Depending on what theme you are using, you may have the option to remove or edit the powered by WordPress footer directly in your theme customizer.

Go to Appearance > Customize on the WordPress dashboard
Click Footer > Bottom Bar
You can either Disable Footer Credits or put your own text in Edit Footer Credit

Method #2: Via the Native Theme Options.

This works best for most third-party themes. Sometimes, the native WordPress theme customizer may not be equipped to edit the footer in WordPress, so your best bet is to check in the theme settings first.

If you have been unable to locate the option to disable footer credits inside the theme customizer, you could also check the ‘Widgets’ section, or inside the individual theme’s options.

Method #3: Editing Footer.php

If maintaining your website’s SEO is important to you, editing your theme’s footer.php file is another easy way to remove the WordPress footer credit link. The footer.php file contains the information your site needs to display the footer of your site, including, you guessed it, the WordPress credit link.

The safest way to edit the WordPress footer code on your website is by using an SFTP file manager such as Filezilla to access your core files. For security reasons, some web hosts disable the option to edit your theme code directly from inside your WordPress admin area. If you notice that you are unable to locate your website’s theme editor inside your WordPress admin area, it might have been disabled by your host. This means that you will need an SFTP file manager to access your files. But don’t worry – we have you covered on how to go about this.

Connect to your site using an SFTP file manager. If you’re uncertain about how to do this, this in-depth tutorial will guide you through the process.
Navigate to the public_html/wp-content/themes directory.
Open the directory containing the theme you wish to edit.
Locate the footer.php file, then copy it to the appropriate child theme directory.
Open the footer.php file using a text editor and search and delete the footer code, depending on what theme you’re using.

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Twenty Seventeen theme:

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Twenty Nineteen theme:

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Click “Update File” and the footer credit link will be gone or modified.

Quick warning: Before making any changes to your WordPress theme, it’s always a good idea to create a child theme, rather than directly edit your WordPress website’s code. There are a couple of reasons why you should do this:

Any updates that bring your theme up to the latest version could potentially undo all your hard work and revert your footer back to its pre-edited state.
By editing the code directly on your website, there’s a chance that you could change or delete the wrong code and break your website.

If you’re new to creating child themes, you can read more about it in our guide How to Create a WordPress Child Theme.

Happy Coding!

I hope you found this post useful for removing or editing the “Proudly powered by WordPress” footer link credit in your website. As you can see, there are several ways to skin the cat, so please feel free to try out other methods mentioned above if one does not work. If you have any questions about removing the WordPress copyright footer from your website, please do not hesitate to drop a comment below. Also, if you need any help with customizing your WordPress website, please reach out to our friendly support team who would be more than happy to help!

April 9, 2019

Your WPMU DEV 2019 Quarter 2 Roadmap Roundup Just Landed!

We start each quarter visiting our product Roadmap and spilling the beans on what to look for moving forward.

When we published our roadmap nearly 2 years ago (can you believe it), it created a unique direct line of communication with our members. We knew it would help them make better business decisions and plan for the future. What we didn’t expect was the dramatic impact it would have on what we develop, when we develop, and how much our process would improve.

We’ll be first to admit we can still improve…I mean, what is a Roadmap but a path to improvement. But if you’re managing WordPress websites and are not a member, it’s time to give your products, services, business, support, and dare I say…hosting…an upgrade. Start today with a free trial and follow along as we cover what’s new and what you can expect in the months to come.

First, a Pat on the Back, High Fives all Around, and an “Almost There”

Q1 of 2019 was dedicated to polishing and knocking off those beta tags. Our Dev’s knocked a lot off the list:

Goodbye Ultimate Branding, Hello Branda! – Ultimate Branding got a complete hero makeover. The easiest and fastest way to White Label WordPress – Done and done. With more than 30 modules for customizing the WordPress CMS, Branda is enough of a reason to join WPMU DEV.
Smush Lazy Loading, CDN, and much more – Smush image optimization just keeps getting better and now she has her own CDN! This unlocked WebP conversion, automatic resizing, and blazing fast 40 Tbps image delivery from 45 share points around the globe.
Hustle + Gutenberg – Landed in glorious fashion including Gutenberg integration and reCAPTCHA for opt-in forms. Less spam more glam.
Forminator Quiz Booster Pack – Forminator Forms had some epic 3rd-party integration you wanted included for Quizzes so we delivered. Forminator now includes Quiz integrations, a new wizard, and multi correct answers.
Defender IP lockout upgrade – Geo IP blocking for stopping hackers by location. Shweet!
Hummingbird brings Uptime Reports to the dashboard – Hummingbird lets you schedule email reports that include Response Time data and any Downtime logs from the selected period.
Shipper set sale with our all hands on deck support crew – A site migration tool that makes it easy for users to move their WordPress install to our Hosting. Automation is cool but Shipper is backed by our crew of live agents to guarantee smooth sailing.
We’ve doubled the number of hosted sites – But what about that dang beta tag? The feedback for our new managed hosting solution has been astounding. Based on your feedback and our tests, hosting has been technically solid for months…we’re just polishing the upgrade process and integrations with the Hub. But more on that bellow.

That’s a happy list, but it’s old news ;) So, onward and upward my friends. Let’s explore what’s next in the queue so you can share your valuable feedback. Let’s save your business even more time and money.

The Future is Now…WPMU DEV 2019 Q2 Goals

Defender 2.1.2

Defender featured image for WordPress.org — Secure and monitor your sites with the keen watchful eye of Defender.

Defender is now protecting 100k sites! With 2.1.2 our pro members can white label Defender with the WPMU DEV Dashboard hero hider. Cover up Defender’s shirtless torso with your own branding and make sure your clients know the real hero behind their site is you!

We’re also bringing a new Settings tab into Defender’s dashboard, featuring options to reset-to-default settings, delete data, control uninstall options, and…wait for it…turn on Accessibility features.

Defender alongside Snapshot are a coveted security duo – and we ain’t done. If you want to know more about what we’ve got in the pipeline for Defender, then visit the Roadmap.

Hummingbird 2.0

We’ve been running some tests with our performance plugins and the results have shocked even us (comparison post coming soon). But spoiler alert, Hummingbird is the best performance tool on the market.

We’ve got a few more tricks for Hummingbird in development as I write.

First, we are rewriting her performance recommendations. Better information that’s easier to understand.

Hummingbird is also getting Mobile performance testing! With Google’s move to mobile-first performance rankings, we’d be foolish to forget about the phones of the world. Needless to say…this one is kind of a big deal.

Along that line Hummingbird will soon let you pick the page you want to test! Did you know your PageSpeed check is not a site speed performance check? Test the pages that are important and optimize each page for the best results.

And of course, even better caching. Hummingbirds cache suite is already best in class. We’re adding support for some of the newer platforms, plus emoji cache, preloading, and scheduled clearing.

An upgrade worthy of her 2.0 semantic versioning.

Hustle 4.0

Hustle Roadmap Featured image — Hustle makes marketing and conversion optimization easy with pop-ups, slide-ins, opt-ins and social sharing tools.

Can you believe our Marketing overlord Hustle is turning 4.0? That’s basically 40 in plugin years. This is a big deal and we think it’s time he gets his shot at a superhero UI makeover. Hustle is getting a massive WPMU DEV UI/UX update, and…the hero hider.

Hustle can be a bit much for your clients. Just activate the Dashboard plugin hero hider, and voila! No more Hustle graphics.

Create email opt-in lists, pop-ups, and simple social media sharing in style with Hustle 4.0.

You’re welcome :)

SmartCrawl 2.3

At the risk of sounding redundant SmartCrawl is also getting upgraded recommendations, some UX improvements, and you guessed it – integration with the WPMU DEV dashboard hero hider. It’s very, very sneaky.

We’re also bringing back Moz integration and improving your WP Checkup reports.

If you’re wanting world-class SEO that doesn’t interfere with your content creation, upgrade to SmartCrawl.

Hosting 1.0

We know you want hosting without that beta tag. We do too! But we won’t give it to you until we’re sure it is the premium hosting experience we’ve been promising. That’s everything from migration, site creation, multisite hosting, file management, billing, and upgrade packages.

Thank you for all your feedback!

Our performance, security, and uptime are already smoking the competition. Early adopters get 3 sites free with their membership, so go try it now.

As an added bonus, our Smush and Hummingbird CDN upgrade packages are live and ready for the big leagues. Give it a try and tell us what you think in the comments or in the forums.

Tell us What you Want (What You Really, Really Want)

We want to hear from you…especially if you are one of our members. Hop over to the Roadmap page, have a look-see, and let us know if there’s something we could do to make your wildest WordPress dreams come true (I’m not a fairy godmother but I can pull some strings).

Not a member yet, what are you waiting for? Try it now free for 30-days. You can’t beat that :)

March 26, 2019

Hummingbird + Uptime + Expanded Compatibility = Power & Control

Hummingbird has now crossed a staggering one million downloads quickly become everyone’s favorite speed and performance plugin for WordPress. And we’re not just improving your sites speed and performance (with all the built-in cache options you can handle, GZIP compression, asset optimization, and free site scans), we’ve integrated it with the Hub’s world-class WordPress site […]

March 19, 2019

Smush Now Has Lazy Loading… and it’s Free!

WP Smush, Queen of image optimization, just added image lazy loading to her bag of tricks… And it’s free! If you thought Smush couldn’t get any better after 3.0, think again. Our CDN upgrade unlocked the future of site speed and WordPress performance – instantaneously delivering next-gen images at the right size for every container […]

March 12, 2019

Forminator Quizzes now With Integrations and Wizardry

Forminator, our WordPress form, poll & quiz builder, was just released this year and has already moved into our top 10 most active pro plugins – and his powers are only expanding! This time it’s Quizzes, now with integrations, a new wizard, and a multi correct answers upgrade. In the past, WordPress form builders have […]

March 6, 2019

WordPress Plugins Say Goodbye to Google+

Google+ is closing April 2, 2019. No surprise to those of us still being spammed by memories from the ghost of Google+ Pages past. So why even bring it up? 4 Words – G+ WordPress Plugin Integrations (Or is that 5 words?). Where have all the G+ Icons gone? WPMU DEV had many plugins with […]

March 5, 2019

Hub Client Reports for WordPress got a Hot New Analytics Update

The Hub (all-in-one WordPress site manager) client reports now include analytics! As promised, we’ve integrated the WPMU DEV Dashboard white label analytic stats and graph into reports. If you missed it, in December we introduced incredibly easy WordPress analytic tracking into the WPMU DEV dashboard plugin. No hunting down and adding tracking codes. No third-party […]

February 19, 2019

Get Your White Label WordPress Branding Groove On With Branda 3.0

Ultimate Branding, our white label plugin for completely rebranding WordPress just got a well-deserved superhero upgrade. Say hello to Branda! Simple stunning white label branding, maintenance mode and coming soon landing pages, all the rebranding WordPress can handle, and some it can’t… Groove on. Branda is the Branding Hero WordPress Has Been Looking For! Need […]

February 7, 2019

Integrated Video Tutorials Joins the WordPress Gutenberg Party

The Integrated Video Tutorials plugin now has four new white label how-to videos for helping your clients quickly get up-to-speed with Gutenberg, the new block editor for WordPress. Integrated Video Tutorials 1.6 joins Hustle, Forminator, and Smush in our collection of plugins with special integrations for the new WordPress editor. API Connected Video Tutorials for […]