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Releases, tutorials and the story behind each project: how the plugins and apps are designed, built and shipped.
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AccessNow Spam Eater 3.0: bots can’t copy the checks
Spam Eater 3.0 gives each visitor their own anti-spam token, so bots that read your page can no longer copy it into fake sign-ups.…
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Online courses for every belt in Dojo Manager
How our karate school’s 14 day training challenges moved from a WordPress course plugin into Dojo Manager, with lessons that unlock for each belt.
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Dodgy Cat 0.6.7: levels that teach as you go
Dodgy Cat’s new test build brings in hazards and goodies one level at a time, explains each as you meet it, and adds bell…
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AccessNow LMS is on WordPress.org, with Pro at half price
AccessNow LMS, the free WordPress LMS plugin for courses, quizzes and certificates, is now on WordPress.org. Pro is half price for life until 30…
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Turning a one-site importer into a plugin for any site
How a Claude-to-WordPress importer built for one site became AccessNow Instant Import, and learned to move pages off Thrive and Elementor.
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AccessNow LMS 1.1: access that ends on a date
AccessNow LMS 1.1 lets a student’s access to a course end on a date, such as the end of term, and gives courses their…
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Who can do what: staff access in Dojo Manager
How Dojo Manager lets a dojo owner decide what each staff member can do: presets for the usual roles, tickboxes per job, and money…
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AccessNow Instant Import: AI-written posts into WordPress
Write posts and pages with Claude or ChatGPT, then import them into WordPress as drafts with pictures, categories and templates set. Free plugin.
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Full classes and waitlists in Dojo Manager
How Dojo Manager handles full classes: a fair rule for places, a waitlist that books the next person, cancelled classes and late cancellations.
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Grading in Dojo Manager: from invitation to new belt
Who’s ready, invitations, fees, theory tests on screen or paper, belt sizes and promotions: a first look at grading in Dojo Manager before launch.
