Do you remember Monstroid, a huge multipurpose WordPress theme we reviewed around a year ago? Since then, it’s grown even more as a result of multiple updates. Today, we’d like to review the latest one and give away 5 licenses for Monstroid. You can find a lot of WordPress themes designed specifically for blogs, portfolios, online stores, whatever, but Monstroid provides a versatile solution for any project. So, make sure you take this opportunity to obtain it for free. Find out how to win it and read more info about its latest update below.
Terms and Conditions of the Giveaway
The giveaway of Monstroid starts on August 12, 2016, and ends on August 16, 2016. We will pick 5 winners at random and reward each of them with a license for the theme. There are three simple steps to take in order to win it. You’ll need to spend literally just a few moments of your time.
Go to the Monstroid page and read about its functionality in detail or view the theme in action.
Choose the coolest feature or child theme and mention it in the comments to this post.
Leave your valid email. We will use it to contact you and tell you how to get the license for Monstroid.
The fastest way to build a website is to use a readymade website template, plus do some customization (depending on your requirements). And when a few years ago that was the choice of small companies and bloggers, today even the largest corporations opt for these tactics. Indeed, why reinvent the wheel if you can use the achievements of hundreds of professionals for a nominal price?
Today we are pleased to introduce you to one of the most promising web-design products of 2016 – an ultimate HTML5 template dubbed Intense.
In general, Intense is a multipurpose HTML5 website template with hundreds of readymade pages, but it’s too versatile to be given a precise definition. It was conceived as a one-stop solution, and that’s why it is jam-packed with pages, design components and plugins. And since it’s a pure HTML template, and not a CMS theme, you can easily pick only the elements you need for your current project without digging into the code too deeply. That’s why Intense can grow exponentially, but remain convenient and easy-to-use at the same time. Read the rest of this entry »
Envato Marketplace has recently launched CodeCanyo. At CodeCanyon, you can purchase and sell scripts and components for a variety of languages and frameworks, currently including JavaScript, PHP, ASP.NET, and Java. Most of the items are at very low price.
Here we have collected the following 20 Really Useful Scripts & Components on CodeCanyon. You may find them useful when developing your own web applications. Please feel free to suggest some useful scripts you found somewhere else as well.
1. Living Form
This technique allows you to create unique forms that are guaranteed to impress your clients. You can choose multiple colors and adjust more than ten different variables to create your own effects. The possible combinations are infinite and there are no limits to the effects you can create.
2. ThumbsUp
ThumbsUp would be a nice addition to your website. It allows visitors to vote for anything you want. It ships with an admin interface and six different templates for you to choose from.
3. Advanced Backup System
This script is a must have for every webdeveloper/webmaster that want to save some time. Advanced Backup System or Abs helps you with tasks as backing up files, backing up databases and deploy new version to a server. Read the rest of this entry »
There is a huge variety of free and premium web design tools and resources to choose from to help you create stunning websites. They range from complete website design platforms to design frameworks and wireframing tools to plugins featuring “must have” functionalities. And, a whole lot of things in between.
These design tools and resources don’t do everything for
you, but they can sometimes come close. Many of them offer website features or
functionalities. It would be difficult if not nearly impossible if you had to
design and build them on your own. Conversely, most of them leave the actual
design creativity up to you, which is the way things should be.
With the above in mind, here are 13 Best Tools &
Resources for Designers and Agencies.
BeTheme
doesn’t do everything for you, but it comes closer to doing so than you’re
likely to find in any other multipurpose theme. Popular (250,000 customers),
and powerful (40+ core features), BeTheme has everything you need to create a
website that will effectively drive your message home.
Be’s
updated Setup Wizard helps you get your project underway, after which it places
at your fingertips these best-in-class builders:
BeBuilder, the fastest, lightest, and most intuitive website
builder you’ll find in WordPress. BeBuilder is supplemented with the BeBlocks
library of pre-designed sections.
Be’s WooBuilder offers a straightforward approach to creating an
online store.
Be’s Header Builder 2.0 makes it easy to create the pixel-perfect
header you need.
Add Be’s library of 650+ customizable pre-built websites to the mix and it becomes apparent how powerful BeTheme actually is. The amazing Be Builder’s features can be tested in this free Live Demo.
An effective, well-organized workflow is an important web
design asset. It can be a critical asset for a professional web designer. But
less experienced designers and beginners also appreciate having design tools or
resources at their disposal. It makes their work easier and more efficient.
There are many productivity-enhancing tools out there. Way
too many in fact when it comes to trying to find one or more that would best
meet your needs.
When we talk about web design tools and resources, we don’t
often use the word “leverage”. If indeed we ever use it at all. But the word
seems to apply here.
For a small investment in time or money any of these top 15
tools and resources for designers can make a major positive impact on time
savings. It can improve the workflow and improve the functionality and/or quality
of the end product as well.
Putting to use one or more of the following
productivity-enhancing tools and resources could have the same effect on your
mindset as when the sun breaks through the clouds after a prolonged period of
wet, gloomy weather.
This popular WordPress theme is the biggest WordPress and
WooCommerce theme of them with its 650+ pre-built websites, more than 40
powerful core website building features, practically limitless design options,
and 240,000+ customers.
BeTheme fosters productivity. You can build a complex,
high-quality website in an amazingly short time.
Be Themes key features that make this happen include –
650+ customizable pre-built websites that make
it super-easy to create almost any website type. They are responsive, UX ready,
and can be imported with a single click.
The fast, and powerful BeBuilder that features
a host of impressive new page-building and editing capabilities. It is the most
flexible WordPress builder ever which allows you to create more advanced and
diverse layouts than you ever dreamed.
An absolute gem of a BeBuilder Woo that enables
you to create a limitless variety of shop or single product layouts.
BeTheme is loaded with valuable design options and
settings, it is Elementor ready, and it is frequently updated.
Click on the banner to check out Be’s powerful core features in detail.
There can be various reasons for failing to deliver a product on time. Take for example a situation in which progress grinds to a halt because of a requirement or specification cannot be met because the designer doesn’t have the means to satisfy it.
While your toolbox may be well stocked, there may be design
tools or design resources you frequently go to that are simply no longer up to
the task, even if they are long-time favorites.
The 15 tools and resources for designers and agencies
described in this article are tops in their respective categories. They will
help you or your team be more productive, and in some cases, they could be
life-savers.
This multipurpose WordPress theme is hard to beat in terms of its powerful array of core features, design options, flexibility, and ease of use. Given that the sales of this long-time favorite web designer’s tool has exceeded the 200,000 mark, you have every reason to believe that you’ll get a huge return on your investment.
Be’s 40+ core features give you the tools and flexibility you need to meet the most stringent of deadlines
Be’s Muffin Builder- Admin Panel-Shortcode Generator trio lets you drag and drop your way through a project without ever having to write a line of code.
If there was a single secret to Be’s success it would likely be the selection of 600+ customizable (and responsive) pre-built websites that cover the major industry sectors, business niches, and website types and styles.
Be’s Layout Generator facilitates starting a page from scratch, plus you have ready access to a wealth of layout options to see your project through.
Click on the banner to find out what BeTheme can do for
you.
There are few if any good reasons not to choose the best of the bunch when you’re looking for useful WordPress plugins to take your web design or business to the next level.
The problem is, how do you go
about finding them?
For several categories of best WordPress
plugins, the answer is simple, and that is to just keep reading.
The WordPress plugin market is
never static. It just keeps getting bigger, and in most instances better. New cool
WordPress plugins that show great promise are continuously being added. The
more established plugins continue to improve.
You’ll find some of both types here, and whichever you may chose you won’t have to worry about bugs or bad coding.
For fitness centers, beauty salons, training, and similar business types that rely on efficient and effective appointment booking systems – Amelia is an ideal solution – an affordable, feature-rich booking manager.
Amelia is easy to set up and does not require any training to use
Amelia can manage an unlimited number of appointments and events for an unlimited number of clients and employees.
Amelia can serve multiple locations
Clients and employees are presented with smooth and shiny UIs to work from
Clients can access Amelia 24/7 to make, change, or cancel appointments
Employees can connect to their Google and Outlook Calendars to avoid overlapping appointments or interference with personal commitments or events.
The list can go on,
but the message is this:
Customers don’t have to be put on hold to make an appointment.
Business owners have an instant and accurate overview of current and future appointments.
You can sell packages of appointments in Amelia by group appointments of the same service or various services in a bundle for a single price. This way, you can increase your profit and sales.
Amelia provides all parties concerned with the error-free appointment and event booking.
Click on the banner to learn more about this best-in-class WordPress plugin.
WordPress plugins provide an ideal way to add and extend functionality to WordPress. There are thousands of free and premium plugins available from the WordPress directory. The website niche your website represents determines the plugins you want to use. There are some that every website or blog designer will need to have.
The premium plugins you pay for will generally come with greater support. They are much more likely to be compatible with other plugins.
The top tools and plugins like the ones we’ve listed here can take your website designs to the next level. They can translate into more satisfied users, more conversions, and less work for you.
If you own a business that relies heavily on a clientele that calls in for appointments and you want to streamline your booking process, give your business a boost, and realize an almost immediate ROI, Amelia appointment booking for WordPress is for you.
Amelia is designed for health and fitness clubs, gyms, beauty parlors, and spas and salons; or any other businesses where clients and customers call in to make bookings and appointments.
Managing a large number of bookings can be time-consuming and error-prone when done manually. With Amelia, reservations can be made 24/7 and made to fit your employee’s skills and schedules. Amelia takes care of cancellations and re-scheduling, sends out reminders of pending appointments, and customers are never placed on hold when making a booking.
This booking and appointment automation tool will save you a ton of time and is guaranteed to keep your clients and customers happy.
While a given website design may not involve data tables or charts, if you’re a professional web designer, or even fairly new at the game, you’ll eventually have to have a table/chart-building capability in your toolbox.
And, if large amounts of complex data are involved and you need to create a table or chart that is responsive, interactive, easily editable, accurate, and a definite attention-getter, a DIY approach probably won’t cut it, nor will most table-building tools currently on the market.
This is where wpDataTables shines – 20,000 happy customers can’t be wrong! This premier WordPress plugin is by far the best of its type as it provides you with an all-in-one solution for managing and presenting large amounts of data. wpDataTables fully supports MySQL, MS SQL, SQL database, and all other common data types and formats.
Insofar as presenting your data is concerned, you can fully customize a table’s design. Besides, wpDataTables’ conditional formatting features enable you to color code and highlight essential information at the columns, row, and individual cell level. Read the rest of this entry »
If you aren’t already a WordPress user, there’s no better time to start than the present. Also, there’s no better way to get started than with one or more of the WordPress themes described here.
WordPress is the most popular CMS and website-building platform in the business. The types of websites you can build are virtually limitless.
As far as the themes are concerned, most demos can be imported. Thus, the layout and structure of your site will match that of the demo you select. Since they are customizable, you have control over what you elect to create.
Check out these 12 top themes. You’ll find one or more of them more than useful in making your next site a world-class site.
Hestia is a free multipurpose theme that you can use to build anything visually. A Pro version is also available, but this free version will get you off to a sizzling start in 2018. Hestia is based on material design principles. Its layout is built to look like a single page, which makes navigation much easier for designers and users alike.
As for the trendy Material Design concept, your websites will create lasting first impressions, not only in terms of attractiveness, but also in terms of structure. Hestia was named after the Greek goddess of architecture, who had something to say about things being arranged in their proper order.
Hestia is responsive, WooCommerce compatible, SEO friendly, and is compatible with drag and drop content builders. Hestia also supports WordPress’ live customizer feature; when you make changes, you’ll be able to see them in real time in the same window, without needing to save and refresh.
Download the free version of Hestia now, and be prepared to be pleasantly surprised as to how far Hestia “Lite†can take you. Read the rest of this entry »
As a web designer, you should also devote yourself to managing the accounting affairs of your business. You may feel that you’re in a strange territory.
You may or may not be a “numbers personâ€. But, there are various tasks that you need to do. For example, submitting quotations and invoices. You might also have to provide information on discounts, and even track the time spent on various tasks. This seems far from what you do best – design.
Time tracking and invoicing go hand in hand; and having a good method for tracking your time, will save you time. By investing in a high-quality, easy to work with time tracking app, you find you have more time to do what you do best. You will also have more leisure time as well.
There’s plenty of time tracking, invoicing, and other project and business management software products on the market. Here are 10 of the best; guaranteed to give your productivity a definite boost.
FreshBooks is a cloud-based, intuitive invoicing app designed for use by small business owners. It is an effective tool for freelancers as well. FreshBooks does more than collect the details you need to include in your invoices. You can add your brand’s color scheme and logo; thereby giving each invoice a unique, professional look. When you submit an invoice (via email), this app informs you whether your client has seen it; obviating the need for a follow-up query.
FreshBooks even goes a few steps further. In fact, it has numerous features that will help you streamline the business side of your work. You can set it up to receive online payments, you can check the dashboard for an overview on how your business is doing, and late payment notifications can be automatically sent out. You can even use the FreshBooks mobile app to take pictures of receipts on your phone to better keep track of your expenses.
One more thing; FreshBooks also manages your invoice time tracking needs.
It’s human nature to forget when you did some of your past activities. This is especially bothersome when trying to track time. In such cases, no wonder why Timely has become one of the best-loved time tracking apps on the market. Its new feature, Memory, automatically tracks every file you work on, the start and end times of your tasks, the websites you visit or apps you use. All this information is organized and presented in an intelligent timeline.
Memory by Timely can tell you what you work on and for exactly how long. It also captures all you do in Trello, Gmail, Office365/Outlook Calendar, Github, etc. Best of all, no one, including your boss, a colleague, or anyone else but you can see your timeline. Read the rest of this entry »
