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    Web Design Tools

    My Go-To WordPress & Web Design Tools

    Here are the exact WordPress tools I use to build, design, and manage websites. These are my trusted resources. Some links are affiliates, but I only recommend what I actually use.

    My Hosting Recommendations

    xCloud Hosting
    Intermediate & Pro Levels

    xCloud (What I'm using for this site)

    Great for Freelancers and agency owners managing several websites

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    Beginner to Pro Levels

    Cloudways - Managed Cloud Hosting

    The best all-in-one solution and perfect for WordPress maintenance plans.

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    Beginner & Intermediate Levels

    Hostinger WordPress Hosting

    Perfect for beginners and DIY projects for a low cost and solid performance.

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    The Page Builders I Use

    Beginner & Intermediate Levels

    Elementor Pro

    For beginners and web creators who like to simplify their web building process.

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    Beginner to Pro Levels

    Breakdance

    Breakdance has evolved into possibly the best builder out there! Watch out Elementor...

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    Intermediate & Pro Levels

    Bricks Builder

    For experts and pro developers who love clean code, accessibility, and best practices.

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    The Form Builders I Use

    For Everyone

    FluentForms

    It's easy-to-use, and efficiently connects with FluentCRM.

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    For Everyone

    Bit Forms

    Beginner-friendly like Elementor with clean code and an awesome free version.

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    Advanced

    WS Forms

    An incredibly powerful Form Builder with over 70 integrations and 55 field types.

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    My Favorite Elementor Add-ons

    My #1 Choice for all Levels

    The Full Crocoblock Suite

    One of the most powerful suites of plugins for Elementor and WordPress.

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    My #2 Choice for Pro Users

    Dynamic Content for Elementor

    Dynamic.ooo significantly increases the power and control over dynamic content using Elementor.

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    My #3 Choice for Beginners

    The Plus Addons

    If you are going to need addons, The Plus is the one I'd go with.

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    My Must Haves for Bricks Builder

    A Must Have

    Advanced Themer

    Use Advanced Themer to turn Bricks into a super-powered productivity site-building machine.

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    Best Complete Framework

    ACSS (Automatic CSS)

    If you know Kevin Geary, then you know this tool is built with all the best practices and is ready to go.

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    Build Your Own Framework

    Core Framework

    Core Framework is great for Bricks devs who prefer to build and manage their own CSS frameworks.

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    The Rest of My Favorite WordPress Tools

    My #1 SEO Choice

    SEOPress Pro

    Hands down the best SEO plugin, yes even better than RankMath!

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    My #1 CRM Choice

    FluentCRM

    The Ultimate CRM for WordPress. It's what I use for my newsletters and automations.

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    My #1 Performance Choice

    Perfmatters

    My favorite performance optimization plugin that I can rely on. It just works!

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    My #1 WP Maintenance Choice

    WP Umbrella

    I switched from ManageWP to WP Umbrella to manage all our sites and have not looked back!

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