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Tuts & Tools for Churches with WP Powered Sites.

I've spent a long time in church world experimenting as a WordPress crash test dummy. Basically, I'm a professional Googler and tinkerer that uses WordPress for Church to document my journey. Hopefully, the tools and tutorials on this site to save you a lot of time and probably a lot of frustration!

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Create a Resource Library with Beaver Builder

Recently I had the opportunity to create a resource library for two orangizations. One needed a way to quickly add...

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Do you really need an SSL?

Have you ever visited a website only to be met with a red triangle and a warning that the site was not safe? When you...

PastorBlogs.com beta is live!

Hey everyone! About a month ago I announced that we would be going into the beta launch for Pastor Blogs, a turnkey blogging platform catered...

PastorBlogs.com is coming!

After 12-ish years of vocational ministry with a 'web design' side hustle I've turned my full attention to helping churches and pastors reach their communities...

Beaver Builder Posts Module – Make the No Results area look great!

I have been using The Events Calendar to display events in Beaver Builder pretty much since Beaver Themer was released. I love how much control...

Sermon Manager Pro

UPDATE AUG 2020: Hey guys, I've used Sermon Manager on dozens of sites. But it is not a plugin that I can continue recommending in...

Create a Better Staff Area

On nearly EVERY website I build the staff page is in the top five most visited pages, just after home, plan a visit, and messages....

Change Your Login Logo and URL

Changing your login logo is not a HUGE deal, but it can be a nice little bit of customization for your brand. I am a...

[WP Basics] Set Your WordPress Home Page

By default WordPress sites are set to display the 'blog roll.' Considering WordPress started and mostly still is a place for blogs this makes since....

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19 Tweaks to Get My Church Found on Google

Getting your church found on Google is no mean feat. 90,500 That's how many times 'churches near me' is searched on Google each month. That...

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The Sermon Hub Plugin is Back

If you've used WordPress for a church website you know that having an accessible and eye catching sermon library is a MUST. It is usually...

Should My Church Have a Blog

In 1997 (you know, the ancient days of the interwebs) a guy named Jorn coined the term weblog. Over the next few years blogging platforms...

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Create a Custom Sermon Grid with Beaver Builder and Sermon Manager

Sermon Manager is the sermon tool I use in most of my custom site builds. Admittedly, it doesn't look great out the box (they are...

WP for Church's most Trusted Tools

Before digging in to the tools below I need to let you know that some of the links are affiliate links. Even though I receive a commission, I choose to share them here because they are helpful and I personally recommend them. I have spent enough time in my WP for Church journey to wade through the junk and share the best with you!