If you’re reading this, you’ve likely outgrown the confines of Wix or Squarespace and are eyeing the flexibility and scalability of WordPress. Making the switch might seem daunting at first, but fear not—many have successfully navigated this transition, and you can too! Here’s a concise guide to give you an idea of the steps we … Read more
Company websites are often considered just a promotional tool. In reality a well designed website can improve your office productivity. How? Through carefully thought out intake forms. Gravity Forms allows for highly customized forms and accepts online payments from your WordPress website. It can create database records, pdf documents or even custom posts based on … Read more
If you own a WordPress website you might have experienced this frustration – a page that once loaded with no issues suddenly looks odd or a feature that worked just yesterday is gone or broken. Ideally, we would like everything to work all the time, but owning a website is a little like owning a … Read more
Some people might not realize that WordPress was created as a blogging platform and, if you pay close attention you can still see remnants of the original design – the special “Post” post-type and the comments enabled by default on every site. Today, not many of the websites are primarily blog oriented and very few … Read more
Stripe vs Braintree vs PayPal: Choosing the Right Payment Processor for Your WordPress Site At Watermelon, we’ve implemented a wide range of payment solutions for our WooCommerce clients. Our clients range from growing eCommerce startups to large enterprise platforms. Three names consistently come up in the conversation: Stripe, Braintree, and PayPal. Each of these payment … Read more
Remembering the login and password information and having to type it in every time you come to a website might be one of the most annoying features of the internet. There are many great tools to help you remember your many passwords, like lastpass.com for example. But once you have logged in you want your … Read more
For WordPress website owners, ensuring that website emails as well as off-website emails reach their intended recipients is crucial for maintaining engagement and reputation. This brief guide covers essential email authentication technologies—DKIM, SPF, DMARC, and SMTP—that are essential to ensuring that your emails are accepted by their intended recipients. Essential Email Authentication Protocols DKIM (DomainKeys … Read more
The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on various industries is undeniable, and the realm of web development is no exception. As we delve deeper into the possibilities, it’s evident that AI is poised to revolutionize the way we approach building and managing websites. Incorporating AI into content creation is increasingly common, with tools like ChatGPT … Read more
WordPress is all-in on the block editor. There’s no going back. While it may not have all the bells and whistles of third-party editors like Elementor or WP Bakery, it has a few things going for it. Block data is encoded right into the post content, making block editor pages really fast. Data doesn’t get … Read more
Considering creating a new WordPress website or hiring a website development team to create a personalized site for you? Whichever route you choose here are some things to consider: Purpose and Goals It’s important to clearly define the purpose of the website and establish specific goals. Whether it’s to sell products via e-commerce, provide information, … Read more