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Tag: user experience

Nailing First Time User Experience (FTUE) for WordPress Plugins & Themes
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

Nailing First Time User Experience (FTUE) for WordPress Plugins & Themes

Did you know the #1 reason users deactivate a WordPress plugin or theme is that they couldn’t figure out how to use it? This thought makes me toss and turn…

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James Farmer, CEO at WPMU DEV’s Shares Their Transformation from Tons o’ Plugins to Premium Agency Solution
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

James Farmer, CEO at WPMU DEV’s Shares Their Transformation from Tons o’ Plugins to Premium Agency Solution

I recently had a video chat with the founder of WPMU DEV, James Farmer, to ask all about their transition from managing over 100 plugins and themes to focusing on…

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WordPress Products, Audited: The ‘GS Team Members’ Case-study
Kobe Ben Itamar by Kobe Ben Itamar

WordPress Products, Audited: The ‘GS Team Members’ Case-study

This is the second part of our “WordPress Products, Audited” series, where we try to help WordPress plugin and theme developers optimize their products for more sales & conversions in…

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Should You Incentivize User Feedback For Your WordPress Plugin/Theme?
Kobe Ben Itamar by Kobe Ben Itamar

Should You Incentivize User Feedback For Your WordPress Plugin/Theme?

All WordPress plugin/theme sellers who sell their WordPress products through Freemius are added to a Freemius DEV Slack channel, where discussions about WordPress business best practices, as well as consultation…

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1 Developer Grew WP Mobile Menu Rapidly With These Tactics
Kobe Ben Itamar by Kobe Ben Itamar

1 Developer Grew WP Mobile Menu Rapidly With These Tactics

Rui Guerreiro is the creator of WP Mobile Menu, a user-friendly, dedicated and responsive WordPress menu plugin which has just hit 40k active installs on the official WordPress.org repository, while…

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How Imagely Optimizes User-retention & Keeps ‘NextGEN Gallery’ Popular
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

How Imagely Optimizes User-retention & Keeps ‘NextGEN Gallery’ Popular

This time I want to bring forth a special success story of the very popular WordPress plugin: NextGEN Gallery, by Imagely. In fact, it’s our most popular plugin partner here…

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Best Practices for the First-Time User Experience in WordPress Plugins
Brenda Barron by Brenda Barron

Best Practices for the First-Time User Experience in WordPress Plugins

The plugins that consistently dominate the plugin scene have a few things in common: they work as advertised, have few conflict issues, and are regularly updated. But more important than…

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