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WordPress Grand Rapids – September 2018: Show And Tell

ByTim Nolte Updated on

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Post & Page Builder

  • Free & Premium Versions
  • Not Compatible With Editing on Mobile
  • Not Yet Compatible With Gutenberg
  • Premium Designer Blocks & Sliders

BoldGrid Central

  • Free cloud-based WordPress instances for testing things out.

Crio WordPress Theme

  • Available on ThemeForest

Topher – BigCommerce

  • Provides a plugin that pushes your BigCommerce store content to WordPress.
  • All-one SaaS platform.
  • Uses an iframe for checkout so all transactions are at BigCommerce for PCI compliance
  • Can connect BigCommerce to Amazon as a channel.
    • WordPress is just like a channel in BigCommerce and you can push specific products or product categories to different WordPress sites.
  • Request WordPress Beta Access and get free Dev BigCommerce access for life.

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