In this issue of Delicious Brain Bytes, we look into the sessions now available from DE{CODE} 2025, discuss the release of ACF 6.4 and WordPress 6.8, and much more! DE{CODE} 2025 Sessions Now Available On Demand WP Engine’s annual DE{CODE} conference wrapped on April 15, 2025, drawing a…
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Introducing Nested Rows For Divi 5
We’re excited to release Nested Rows for Divi 5, a simple yet essential new feature that lays the foundation for a more flexible layout system. You can put rows inside of rows, with infinite nestability, allowing you to create complex new layout structures. We also added new column…
5 Best WordPress Table Plugins Compared (Updated for 2025)
Trying to choose the best WordPress table plugin for your site? In this post, I went hands-on with 5 popular table plugins and compared them for you. Tables can come in handy in all types of situations. You can use them to create comparison tables and pricing tables….
Ecommerce Checkout Optimization Tactics for Higher Sales (+ Experts Tips)
Ecommerce checkout conversion rate optimization is the secret strategy behind turning browsers into customers. You’ve got great products; your traffic numbers look solid… but sales? Not quite where you want them to be. So, what’s the disconnect? Often, it’s not about your products; it’s about your checkout process experience. We’ve put together…
How schools can manage online assignments with WordPress
WordPress makes it easy to manage online assignments, whether you’ re running a school, a university, or an independent course platform. With the right plugins, you can create assignments, collect submissions, track progress, and provide feedback, all within a system that’ s flexible and simple to use. This guide covers…
WP-Members PayPal Subscriptions 0.9.9.1
The WP-Members PayPal Subscriptions extension received a minor update today. This update resolves the following issues:
How to Create a Call Center Knowledge Base: Step-By-Step Guide
Join me in this comprehensive guide where I have shared my experience and the best way to proceed with creating a call center knowledge base. When it comes to customer service, knowledge base shines 🌞 the most. For call centers, it can be the secret tool that you…
So, You Want to Give Up CSS Pre- and Post-Processors…
There was once upon a time when native CSS lacked many essential features, leaving developers to come up with all sorts of ways to make CSS easier to write over the years. These ways can mostly be categorized into two groups: Pre-processors Post-processors Pre-processors include tools like Sass, …
The Best Donation Strategies to Raise Funds for Your Nonprofit
Remember when you were a kid and “fundraising” meant something slightly traumatic like selling candy bars door-to-door, hawking coupon books no one wanted, or convincing the elderly that they needed another roll of overpriced gift wrap? Thank goodness that fundraising has grown up. You don’t need uncomfortable sales…
Going Dark: Introducing the New Color Switcher for Astra
We’ re excited to announce a brand-new feature for the Astra WordPress theme, dark mode! You have been asking us for this feature for a while now but we didn’t want to release it until it was 100% perfect. Now is the time. Update Astra today and you’ll be…
What William Gibson got right (and wrong) about AI in *Neuromancer* — written in 1984.
A book that predicted cyberspace, rogue AIs, and the future of intelligence… But missed a few big things too. Published in 1984, Neuromancer helped invent cyberpunk.Gibson imagined a world of jacked-in hackers, mega-corps, and powerful AIs.40 years later, it still feels eerily relevant.But how accurate was it? Self-aware AI?…
How to Enhance WordPress Admin with ACF Columns
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) excels at adding structured data to WordPress, but viewing this information at a glance becomes challenging. Once you’ ve created these powerful custom fields, seeing their content without opening each post or user is what’ s missing. Fortunately, there’ s an excellent solution that lets you view…
SEOBoost Review: Is This the Best Op-Page SEO Tool?
As an SEO expert who’ s spent the last decade optimizing content, I’ ve seen countless tools promise to boost rankings. But even with so many tools available, optimizing content following all the recent Google updates has become more complex. Between analyzing competing content, finding the right keywords, and ensuring…
WordPress PHP.ini File: How to Find and Edit It Safely
The php.ini file is a powerful configuration tool that many WordPress users struggle to locate and modify. It controls critical PHP settings directly impacting your website’ s performance, from memory limits to file upload sizes. Finding and editing this file can seem daunting, especially if you’ re unfamiliar with server-side…
Kendence WP vs Elementor
Elementor vs Kadence: A Comprehensive Comparison When creating a WordPress site, choosing between Kadence and Elementor will be a choice that will impact web designers significantly in 2025. Both are powerful tools that you can use to create stunning websites. Kadence is a light-weight solution that provides Blocks…
The Top Free WordPress Plugins for Membership Sites
WordPress Membership Plugin: Top Solutions for Creating Membership Sites in 2025 You’ll need the right essential plugin to manage payments, subscriptions, and content access to make a successful membership site on WordPress. There are so many of them that members of sites who want to get paid for…
23 Most Common WordPress Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
As of 2025, WordPress powers 43.7% of all websites worldwide (Search Logistics). WordPress has grown significantly over the years: it’ s user- friendly, flexible and incredibly versatile. But that doesn’ t mean it’ s without pitfalls. In 2019, we published an article on 17 most common WordPress mistakes. Things change, but some…
New Starter Site for Podcasts (Quick Install)
Divi empowers you to build the best websites possible, and now, Divi Quick Sites takes website creation to a whole new level. This revolutionary tool lets anyone, regardless of skill level, generate a complete website in under two minutes! Divi Quick Sites provides everything you need to launch…
New Starter Site for Locksmiths (Quick Install)
Divi empowers you to build the best websites possible, and now, Divi Quick Sites takes website creation to a whole new level. This revolutionary tool lets anyone, regardless of skill level, generate a complete website in under two minutes! Divi Quick Sites provides everything you need to launch…
WordPress Vulnerability Report — April 16, 2025
In this report, 374 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 90 of these plugins and themes are available now, so run those updates as soon as possible. If you’ re a Solid Security Pro user, the version management tool may have already warned you and updated these…
