I agree with you 100%. Let me develop you that awesome mobile app you are looking for. I now specialise in native and hybrid developed mobile applications. As with all my previous software projects, I deliver 100% working, stable, secure & quick mobile applications. Scalable and future proof and built on the latest technologies. So yes, even you…

How much does an application, mobile application or custom website cost? How long would it take to do? How long is a piece of string? The correct answer, let us find out together. Software development is not a product on a shelve; It is a service delivery and specialist applied skill. Applying a skill to craft a solution or solve…

To help the startup and small to medium business also leverage the powerful functionality and feature of what big companies use, my new software stack accommodates all clients from very small to bigger businesses. I can now deliver, stable, quick and automated solutions to help business owners grow their business and full-fill their needs. A system that is…

Engage with new potential clients easier. Boost your business and website authority. Add WhatsApp Business to your website. WhatsApp Business is a separate app you install on your mobile. To use an alternative business number sign up for a VOIP (Voice over IP) account from any internet service provider. Else get an additional mobile number.…

Every second your site takes longer to load you are losing new potential clients. It has been stated that about 60% of your new potential customers abandoned a site after 3sec. This is why your website’s loading speed matters. Especially when so many clients these days use mobile devices on sometimes slower connections. You see…

A custom WooCommerce extension script, called via a shortcode, to show a list of random products from a category. This script was actually created for a client who uses the Avada theme. The Avada theme overrides most of the WooCommerce product display shortcodes with their own library so it makes certain parameters unavailable. This script…

How to make sure your jQuery code is compatible with WordPress, theme’s and other plugins. WordPress installations these days are loaded with many plugins. To make sure that your custom plugin, that contains jQuery/Javascript, does not break other plugins it is important to wrap your code in their own private containers. Page functionality can break…

Here is a code example of how to add shortcodes dynamically to a WordPress Post or Page. Why do you want to do this? It happened that I had a request from a client to only show an introduction part of the description section and hide the rest with a “read more” feature. I found…

Add extra features or extra content to a page builder if that page builder “module” does not have that functionality you are looking for by the means of code via the WordPress’s shortcode API. Page builders are not my preferred tool and I would rather code templates than use a page builder. For the novice…

Having a WordPress child theme setup is one of the most important setups on your website, especially if it has WooCommerce installed. It prevents the loss of any custom changes done on your site with the next theme update. How does a child theme work? A child theme is a copy of your parent theme,…

A custom WooCommerce extension script, called via a shortcode, to show a list of random products from a category. This script was actually created for a client who uses the Avada theme. The Avada theme overrides most of the WooCommerce product display shortcodes with their own library so it makes certain parameters unavailable. This script…

Hosting request is one of the requests that come up with every new estimate that involves a website build, migration or if a site is slow. There is many hosts and many hosting packages to choose from. If you don’t have the technical experience this can become overwhelming quite fast. &nbsp; <h2>What is the best…

Here is a nice tip when you would like to speed up your database query for a given page. When you make a query for certain specific data in WordPress, WordPress by default will return ALL the data in an object. 95% of the time it is not required to return all the data from…

I have quite a bit of experience performing Bazaarvoice integration into a WordPress(custom posts articles, product catalog) & WooCommerce setup. I have done this setup for a couple of clients over the last two years. My code is dynamically loaded, following WordPress best practices, onto each page. Bazaarvoice will supply you with 2x Workbenches.: Staging…

On the odd occasion, we get customers who supply us with a budget and deadline for a project upfront. “This can’t take more than 1 or 2 hours and it should not cost so much”. If only some problems would take 1 to 2 hours… WordPress is developed and design to provide a great User…

Why a consultation is so important. I do understand why some clients do not see the value in a consultation session. It is because they don’t understand what value it could bring to the table. All they see is a risky unnecessary expense where in fact this is the single most important stage to the…

WPEngine is a service I became fond off that truly delivers and just works out of the box. I have used numerous hosting environments and companies over the years. Hosted some website myself for clients. WPEngine has crafted a hosting platform geared towards WordPress websites that delivers good results in the hosting space. It’s WordPress…

Ever wondered how those {{custom variables}} in email or pdf templates get replaced by a dynamic variable value? Just a quick run-down what a custom variable is. A custom variable is a placeholder where you want to add a username or email address dynamically to a template file or document. You might have noticed these predefined custom…

In this tutorial I will show you how to include customers details (name or email address) next to WooCommerce Coupons under the admin interface in WooCommerce so that you can see who used coupons with a purchase.

The other day I was busy integrating the Google Calendar API for a events website and after working with the API you begin to realise how limited your are with the fields the Google Calendar API makes available to you. It only returns limited fields that is available for a event. In the article I am going…