WordPress Plugins A to Z Episode 336 Subtitling, Conference Sessions, Admin Sticky Widgets
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It's Episode 336 and we've got plugins for Subtitling, Conference Sessions, Admin Sticky Widgets, Event Countdown Timers, User Path Routes and more. It's all coming up on WordPress Plugins A-Z!
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Today we are reviewing our usual allotment of six great plugins.
John
Add Subtitle
https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-subtitle/
The Lowdown:
This is a simple plugin that does just what you want it to do. Simply add it in and you can start adding subtitles to your site with no fuss and the additional work of adding the necessary code. Simple and easy to use. The one cavet I did discover is that on some themes the subtitle is place under the meta data for post date, author ect.
Rating 4 Dragons
Marcus
Admin Sticky Widget Areas
https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-sticky-widget-areas/
This plugin fixes the widget areas on WordPress widgets page on the admin backend so they always remain in view when scrolling up/down.
It will greatly reduce the time and effort in having to hold widgets and drag a long distance up and down. This is a huge problem when trying to do widgets, now solved with this plugin.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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Our next couple plugins for you are
John
WP Widget Cloner
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-widget-cloner/
The Lowdown:
When your working on sites you will find time when you need to duplicate a widget and use all its setting but one. This plugin makes that task an easy on by simply cloning the widget then all you have to do is change the simple setting not drag it over then go though the whole process saving you time while doing you work. A simple yet very effective plugin that just works.
Rating 5 Dragons
Marcus
Conference Scheduler
https://wordpress.org/plugins/conference-scheduler/
Conference Scheduler allows you to easily manage and display complex workshop schedules for conferences and similar events, and also provide information about the workshops on your website in a clean, searchable, responsive interface. Create and manage details about your workshops using the standard WordPress admin interface and display it all on any page of your site with a simple shortcode.
FEATURES
– Add and edit workshops in the standard WordPress admin
– Collects and displays important information about each workshop: workshop code, time, location, description, presenter, presenter bio, participant limit.
– Add files to workshops – lets you easily distribute presentation files or other reference material
– Handles parallel sessions
– Categorize workshops into streams and areas with tags
– Search and filter workshop listings on the front-end for easy access
– Pick workshops on the front-end so delegates can build their ideal conference schedule
– Responsive design means your schedule looks and works great on all devices – delegates can quickly pull out their phone at any time to check the schedule or workshop info.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Listener Feedback / Audio Clips
Hi Guys,
Thank you for continuing to do this podcast. It is a great source of information.
On the last podcast Marcus reviewed a Facebook Messenger plugin and commented that everyone uses it. You may want to clarify that you guys are talking about North America. Outside of North America the picture is very different. I live and have traveled extensively throughout Latin America and I can tell you that FBM is hardly used here. In this part of the world WhatsApp is king and I wanted to mention this as I assume that you have a lot of international listeners. Check this out https://www.similarweb.com/blog/worldwide-messaging-apps.
Anyway take care guys and keep up the good work
JG
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Our last couple plugins today are:
John
Countdown for The Events Calendar
https://wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-for-the-events-calendar/
The Lowdown:
The Events Calendar has become the most popular calendar plugin out there and with more and more addons being made for it it just gain in popularity. This plugin is something I have seen a a couple theme framworks but not stand alone. It alllows you to create a countdown times to an event and place it anywhere on your site using the shortcode. You get a chance to give it an approiate colour and to determine the size and display additional text when event starts and ends. It's a nice littel addon if your using the events calendar.
Rating 4 Dragons
Marcus
Allowed Routes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/allowed-routes/
Define allowed routes for your website, all other routes will return a 404 error. Permalinks will be overruled. Login, Backend routes and local files (like wp-login.php) are always available to prevent a lockout. Also delete all your page caches after enabling to prevent unwanted routing behavior.
Use cases:
– Absolute control over all permalinks
– Prevent unwanted search engine indexing
– Be sure no custom post type adds unwanted permalinks
– No frontend needed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Closing out this Episode The Plugins we covered where:
John’s Plugins: Add Subtitle – 4, WP Widget Cloner – 5, Countdown for The Events Calendar – 4
Marcus’ Plugins: Admin Sticky Widget Areas – 4, Conference Scheduler – 5, Allowed Routes – 4
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