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WPScan – Elementor vs. Beaver Builder

As many of you know, ClockworkWP builds sites using Beaver Builder (BB). Why is that? Well, it’s pretty simple, BB existed before Elementor… that is the only reason we use it, but I’m glad we wound up sticking with BB instead of Elementor. If I had decided to start using Page Builders in 2017, there…

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Have a WordPress Expert Look at Your Site

ClockworkWP has the privilege to “inherit” sites from other developers on a regular basis. Each time we onboard a new website for a care plan, we look through the site and make sure that it is functioning as expected. I can’t believe what we found on this one. The end client uses another company for…

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We’re Using Rocket.Chat

In 2014 or 2015 we started off using Hipchat. Hipchat was pretty cool, but this new and *free* service called Slack seemed to take over the world when it comes to instant communications. Slack is quite incredible and we still use it regularly with other companies, but for ClockworkWP, we’re using Rocket.chat as of 2022.…

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Why I’ve Lost Faith in Other Hosting Companies

First and foremost, I write this with an extremely saddened heart. I know it is just hosting that I’m talking about, but WP Engine used to be stellar. In fact, moving from VPS.net to WP Engine in 2015 was one of the best decisions I made when I was helping run Sideways8 Interactive. It saved…

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DNS, Mailgun, and I’m Losing My Mind

I became slightly balder today because I pulled most of what was left out. I was trying to set up Mailgun to send mail within a WordPress site. Hosting companies like WP Engine don’t allow mail to be sent using the “built-in” SMTP server and they recommend using a 3rd party tool. That’s totally fine,…

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Three Articles For GoDaddy

Writing articles on my personal blog and Sideways8’s blog has always been fun. I’ve been in this industry for 20 years, I should have some knowledge that is worth sharing, right?!? The industry has changed dramatically over the years. No longer does anyone use frames in pages, the blink tag is deprecated and Netscape is…