There comes a time in all our projects where we have a bright idea we think will improve user interaction. Maybe we want more users to signup to our feed. Maybe we want more users to buy our products. Whatever the case, we want to role out our idea which we "know" will achieve our goal. But wait....! What about social variables? Sometimes users just don't want to buy things or sign up for stuff. Sometimes users are online less often or have other life factors which affect interactions. Month … [Read more...]
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Advanced Sidebar Menu – Version 3.3.0
Today version 3.3.0 of Advanced Sidebar Menu Pro was released nearly 1 full month ahead of schedule. This pace was partially due to the increased budget for this plugin allocated this month and working ahead on the main feature in this release. This version introduced an often requested feature "Navigation Menus". You may now create a custom menu using the standard Appearance -> Menus screen: Then assign this menu to the new Advanced Sidebar Navigation Widget: That's it! … [Read more...]
Simple Links PRO – Version 1.2.0 – Released
It has been an excited week here at OnPoint Plugins! We are proud to announce the second release of this week is Simple Links PRO. Today version 1.2.0 was released to the general public! Over the past several weeks there has been some extensive planning and road-mapping for an upcoming refactor of the basic version of this plugin. It has become time to get this classic plugin into our modern code structure to allow faster and more stable enhancements. The majority of work done behind the … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu – Version 3.2.0
Today version 3.2.0 was completed and released to the general public. I know this feels like a rushed release due to version 3.1.0 getting released just 6 weeks ago, I can assure it was not. Last quarter was the most successful quarter on record in terms of the lowest number of bugs and highest number or positive feedback received in the history of OnPoint Plugins. This opened up a much larger allocation of resources toward plugin enhancements this quarter, shooting this plugin into the front … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu – Version 3.1.0
Today is the day the much anticipated version 3.1.0 is released to the general public. The new plugin structure (re-built in version 3.0.0) allowed for adding new features using a cleaner and more stable approach. Originally this release was scheduled in April but things went smoother than expected and more interest in the features kept pressure on a faster timeline. Having a robust unit testing suite cut testing time by nearly 2/3rds. I am very exited to announce the new features which were … [Read more...]
Case Study: Getting a site indexed on foreign search engines
One of my awesome clients recently gave me the challenge of getting their website indexed on some foreign search engines. This task was a great fit for me because of my long time background working with localization. While I was confident from the start that I could deliver, it was certainly not without challenges. Unique challenges: Considerations WMPL: If you have worked with localization before, you have surely heard of WPML. WPML is great. It is a fully featured translation … [Read more...]