Now that the WordPress block editor (aka Gutenberg) is a thing…and it’s not going away…many of our clients are beginning to take advantage of it. I’ve finally stopped my own tree hugging and have activated it on this site. I’m so used to working in code that I find the block editor (as well as […]
WordPress 4.5 Update Looks Safe for WishList Member Users
I know I probably seem overcautious, but I like to play things safe when decisions affect paying members. I’ve been watching the new version of WordPress (4.5) with WishList Member to be sure everything is going to keep working after an update. We’ve update a couple of our sites and have been in touch with […]
WordPress Released 4.5 – WishList Member users should wait
I just received word that WordPress just released version 4.5, Coleman (named in honor of Coleman Hawkins, the American jazz tenor saxophonist). Since this is a major update I highly recommend you not update any site running WishList Member just yet. I haven’t heard of any problems, I just think it’s wise to err on […]
The Dashboard
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How to Filter WordPress Posts by Category
WordPress is a very powerful content management tool with lots of ways to slice and dice your content. When you have a large number of posts it can become difficult to sort them. Well, categories to the rescue. When you categorize your posts you are essentially putting them into buckets. And you can apply more […]
How to mass import new members into WishList Member
Many new membership site owners ask how to import a large number of new members at one time. Fortunately WishList has a feature that allows you to import a simple Excel csv file with as many members as you like. All you have to do is download a template from WishList Member, add your member […]
How to use Zapier to Send Declined Credit Card Notices to WishList Member Subscribers who Pay with Stripe
The Stripe integration with WishList member is an excellent way to give your members the opportunity to pay by credit card. It’s main weakness is that it does not send members a notice when their credit card is declined. I’ve been struggling with this myself so I went on a quest to find a way […]
Avoid Credit Card Cancellations with the WishList Member – Stripe Integration
The WishList Member – Stripe integration is an excellent way to accept credit cards without the expense of a full-blown shopping cart and merchant account expenses. However like everything else it does have it’s limitations. One of the biggest tradeoffs for using this simple solution is that neither Stripe nor WishList Member is setup to […]
Top Three Attributes of Successful Membership Site Owners
Why do some people have successful membership sites (or any business for that matter) while others struggle? I’ve wondered that myself and decided to find the common denominators among the more successful. Over the past six years I’ve worked with nearly 200 different membership sites. Some are wildly successful and others sadly are not. Why […]
How to add a new email account to your web hosting account with cPanel
Because most of our clients are hosted on web servers using the popular cPanel interface I thought I’d do a quick video that shows how to add a new email account. There are literally dozens (probably hundreds)of different email services and hosting platforms so it’s impossible to show how to do this on all of […]