Recommended software

Elementor is the most popular WordPress pagebuilder in the world. It has over 5 million downloads. Why I like Elementor:

• It is super easy to build pages because it’s all visual, no code at all.
• Your can create pixel perfect designs. Just how we like it as designers.
• If you are working for clients you can buy multiple licenses at once.
• There is a lot of educational content about it because of it’s popularity.
• It has amazing animation and scroll effects built in.

Hostinger has proved themselves in the last couple of years to be reliable and fast. I myself have their cloud hosting and it’s blazing fast! It’s also perfect for anybody on a budget.

• Really nicely designed interface
• Super affordable
• Free domain on some plans

Use the discount code: LIVINGWITHPIXELS to get an extra 10% discount.

Siteground a more premium hosting provider with very good support. They aren’t the cheapest but deliver top notch performance.

• They are recommended by WordPress themselves as a good and safe choice.
• Their support is amazing. With 24/7 chat, phone and ticket support.
• They have a 1 click WordPress installer. Easy for everybody.
• Easy to use interface (recently updated).

Figma is the new standard for UI / UX design. When I saw what Figma could do I replaced Adobe Xd with Figma.

• Figma is web-based, so you will never have to save your files, you can easily share files and can access your files from any computer via the browser.
• It has handy global features that allow you to change colours, fonts and elements from 1 global place.
• Figma has a lot of smart responsive features so that you spend almost no time measuring things.
• Figma has great live collaborations features.
• Figma has Google Fonts implemented so you don’t have to install them.
• They have a free plan!

Missing plugins/addons for your Elementor websites. You need this  if you want to build more complex websites with Elementor.

• It comes with the amazing Jet Engine. Create your own custom post types and custom fields. All in 1 plugin.
• A powerful Search feature to add to a website with Jet Search.
• Comes with JetSmartFilters, which is great for creating a filter for your dynamic content.
• Pretty fun visual effects (like parallax effect) with Jet Tricks.

Pro tip: Check their pricing. The freelance package is the best value I think.
Pro tip 2: Check out all their features on this page.

Use the coupon code: LivingWithPixels10 to get 10% discount. Important: it only works if you use the exact link that the button will link you to.

A very well designed library of unique Elementor Widgets to add more functionality and flexibility to any WordPress website.

• Well build widgets
• Easily customisable
• The first pricing package already is for unlimited websites (that’s rare)

Pro tip: Don’t fall for their pricing page. The first package is all you need.

Before one of my client website got hacked I thought that free security plugins were enough. Now I know better. iThemes protects your websites a lot better.

• It’s the second most popular security plugin in the world.
• It keeps your website faster (faster than Wordfence).
• It has 2 step authentication, which keeps people with fake emails out.

ManageWP is a tool that allows you to manage all of your client websites in 1 simple dashboard. This makes managing your web design business a lot easier.

• Update all of your client plugins with 1 click.
• Login to your client websites without remembering passwords.
• Create client report PDF’s that you can send to your client.
• It’s free!