Category: Technology

How To Change Custom Post Types In WordPress

Posted on by Kallala

If you’re into WordPress, you must be familiar with “post types”. Considering how widely popular WordPress has become, everyday people are using it in different ways. And being an open-source platform… there are already too many options available. You can’t really ask for more.

However, every once in a while there comes a scenario where you need to change custom post type in WordPress for one or more posts. No more creating a new page, copy the contents & delete the earlier post. We’ve just made the process a lot simpler. 

Andolasoft is proud to announce the release of a ‘Custom Post Type Changer‘ plugin for WordPress. It’s easy to download, even easier to install & super useful. Let’s talk more about it.

How It Works?

Add a post-type drop-down to the quick edit and bulk edit sections. And you can reassign any post-type to a new post type. It’s that easy!

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*Note: Make sure your database is backed-up beforehand.

Installation Process 

  • In the WordPress Dashboard > Go to “Plugins” > “Add Plugin”.
  • Look for “Custom Post Type Changer”.
  • Click on the “Install” button, and activate the plugin.
  • Move to posts/pages/any other post types & click on the quick edit option to select your current post-type from the dropdown.
  • Change the post types as required & update.
  • For “Bulk Edit”, select the posts you want to modify & click “edit” from “Bulk Options” dropdown. Then click on “Apply”.

You will find your current post-type auto-selected from the post-type dropdown.

Supported Types

The plugin is capable enough to convert nearly every combination of posts, pages or even custom post types, such as:

  • Page to Post
  • Post to Page
  • Post to Custom
  • Custom to Custom

Bulk Editing

With the bulk edit feature, you can select all the posts from a certain type & convert them to a new post type in a second or two.

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We’ve put significant hours of research & brainstorming to come up with the perfect custom post type plugin for WordPress. Download it from the official WordPress Plugins Library. I am sure you’ll love it 🙂

Headquartered in the Silicon Valley, Andolasoft is a premiere web & mobile app development company with more than 13+ years of experience. If you need any assistance with WordPress, please get in touch with us. We’d be happy to help you 🙂

7 Areas Where SaaS Scores Over On-premise Solution

Posted on by Lipsa

To embrace the SaaS business model or not? It is one of the main concerns you may be facing as a business owner today. Inspired by the huge success of companies such as Salesforce, more and more start-ups are now on a spree to follow suit.

They are thinking about whether or not to choose an on-premise solution or subscribe to SaaS (Software-as-a-Service).

According to New Q2 data from Synergy Research Group, the enterprise SaaS market is growing by 32% every year and generating $20 billion quarterly revenues for SAAS solution providers.

Microsoft is the leading SaaS-based solution provider that has grabbed a major market share of 17%, followed by Salesforce, Adobe, Oracle, and SAP in the list.

enterprise SaaS market is growing rateImage Source: Synergy Research Group

Enterprise SaaS market is now fully-grown and not nascent anymore. However, SaaS products and services still contribute to 15% of total spending in this market and are likely to challenge on-premise software in the future, indicating that SaaS development will be predominant in the coming years.

SAAS – What Is It Actually?

Software as a service or SaaS is technically a software licensing and delivery model, bringing transformation in the information technology these days.

Gartner describes SaaS as an “on-demand software platform that is owned, delivered and managed by a third-party provider from a remote location”. 

The SaaS service provider hosts the client’s software and allows it to be accessed in a one-to-many structure.  All verified end users can connect to it over the internet at any point in time on a subscription basis or pay as you go basis.

In short, SaaS is computing software maintained by its owner and is available for use on the cloud rather than on your premises. SaaS applications run in the cloud, minimizing downtime.

Where SaaS Is In Use?

Technology market analyst, Forrester Research shows that SaaS acceptance is on the rise in business application areas including customer relationship management (CRM), human resource management (HRM), collaboration software (e.g., Orangescrum, Asana, Wrike, email), and procurement/financial solutions. 

It may seem fascinating to you when it comes to accessing cloud-hosted data warehouses with in-built business intelligence software and connecting to a cloud-based ERP such as Microsoft Dynamics or NetSuite with ease.

The $ savings can be in the millions. And SaaS products are often quick to install and run in lesser time than that of solutions deployed on-premises – some of them can be ready to use in a few hours.

Sales and marketing executives have already a taste of Salesforce.com, the #1 SaaS CRM software, with 100,000 customers spread around the world.

Sales are on wheels due to the use of SaaS software too. With Saas applications available to improve sales in invoice management, payment, quote production and configuration, billing, quoting, contract management, electronic signatures, and more what more could you ask for.

Sales are on wheels due to the use of SaaS software

How & Where SaaS Scores Over On-premise Solutions?

Deciding between SAAS or on-premises solutions is a crucial step all the SMBs and enterprises will have to go through in order to keep evolving along with technology and keep in action.

Though businesses need the most flexible, cost-effective, accessible, and secure tools, choosing between different kinds of software delivery models can be difficult.

SaaS services and products run on the cloud and have become a better choice than on-premise solutions in various ways.

The use of company infrastructure is what differentiates an on-premise solution from a SaaS solution.

Businesses will have to install and run on-premises solutions on their own servers, while SaaS-based solutions run on the cloud and are generally provided with free support and upgrades.

A business may need a 3rd party vendor or an in-house IT team to support its on-premise system, while the SaaS service provider saves them from this hassle and expenditure.

Thinking whether a SaaS solution will be a better choice for your business or not?

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Here are 7 areas where SaaS is proven better than an on-premise model.

1. Initial Cost

When working with a SaaS development company, you can not only avoid installation and maintenance charges but also pay what you really want to use. The SaaS development company delivers APIs and makes everything to keep the software running for you.

Hence, the initial costs of a SaaS solution will be much lower than an on-premise solution. It will certainly make a big difference in making a choice.

2. Demonstration & Prototyping

Since the SaaS web application comes in a ready to install and configure the form, there will be little waste of time before you start using the application.  Users can directly reach for the cloud and find the application working at any time.

This saves the time to connect and makes way for rapid demos and prototyping. No matter the SaaS product is in demo mode or going live, quick uploading and order writing is possible due to ever active intuitive interfaces.

3. Budget

SaaS app development does not have the risk of unsurprising costs for the subscription. Even if you go on expanding the features, you will have a clear idea of your expenditure. 

This makes you come up with an accurate budget when compared to the unpredictable costs of managing upgrades and address issues internally.

4. Support & Maintenance

The SaaS-based solution provider is responsible for upgrading and maintaining the software, ensuring that the application keeps safe and secure while complying with the service level agreements.

5. Adaptation

According to Flexera, just because the SaaS software can be accessed via common web browsers, SaaS applications are recognized to have higher adoption rates. This is true irrespective of the business size and type.

“Regardless of the chosen type, 78% of small businesses will fully adopt cloud computing by 2020. AWS is the favorite cloud services provider of SMBs with a 53% adoption rate.”
(Source: Flexera)

6. Automation & Scalability

SaaS apps have inbuilt APIs that allow safe connection to all internal apps such as CRM or ERPs. The process of integration can be smartly automated in minutes. 

And as per scaling with a SaaS provider, there is hardly any huge investment required to enhance the server capacity and renew the software license. You can choose to use the subscription which fits your changing needs the best.

7. Accessibility

The cloud-hosted SaaS software has no problem with accessibility. It can be accessed via any digital device the user feels comfortable connecting with. It has no geographical limitations either. For go-getters, the SaaS software is available whenever they feel like connecting with.

I’ve worked with the team at AndolaSoft on multiple websites. They are professional, responsive, & easy to work with. I’ve had great experiences & would recommend their services to anyone.

Ruthie Miller, Sr. Mktg. Specialist

Salesforce, Houston, Texas

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What Then

Businesses are now high on cloud running SaaS solutions that come with a lower cost of ownership to keep abreast of technological advancements.

We rank as the “Top Web Development Companies” on SDC.

To put your start-up in a profitable position in the long run, consider signing up with an awarded SaaS web development company – Andolasoft who has been delivering great services/products and crafting the customer experience beyond satisfaction.

Do you have a SaaS related query? A project you want to discuss or build a SaaS story to remember forever?  Get in touch with us now!

Wakeupsales CRM Re-imagined!

Posted on by Anurag Pattnaik

About Wakeupsales

Wakeupsales is a simple yet powerful Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool built for small business, startups & freelancers, helping them manage their leads and increase their sales efficiency.

At Andolasoft, our aim is always to make our products better every day & provide the best possible experience to all our users. This past month was BIG for Wakeupsales; with some really BIG changes to the app, behind the scenes.

Why we decided to go Angular?

In simple words, we wanted to boost the performance of the application.

Back in the days, we found that the app performance used to get affected when there’s more concurrent users at any given point of time.

We went back to the table and initially thought to bump up the server size. But that was never going to be a long term fix.

After hours of research & discussion on how to make it more efficient, we decided to separate the front-end with the application’s back-end.

That would make the application more stable, increase performance and also would be easy for maintenance.

Our team of developers then decided to build the application in 3 separate layers. One was the application front-end, second was the back-end and third was the database.

The first layer would only be accessible to the users & we were confident it can take the load of maximum concurrent users.

The second layer is flexible to grow upon more load and can shrink when load decreases. The third layer is only accessible through the back-end server.

We worked really hard to make this happen & the results are overwhelming. All our users report the app to be more than 60% faster & they are able to do even more on their sales pipeline. See, how it works..

There’s no reward bigger than this for us.

If you’re not on Wakeupsales yet, SignUp today! I’m sure you’ll love managing your sales pipeline on it.

What process did we follow & what’s the outcome? – Stay tuned for the next blog!

Benefits Of Choosing WordPress Development For Website

Posted on by Lipsa

Building a business website online may be something in your mind for days even not for months. Well, it will take some time before you start as you need to decide on the right development platform and package. 

Maybe, you want to try one of the top 3 CMS platforms (WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal) and are already seeking answers from professional WordPress web development companies. 

Even if you have professionals to build your website, you still like to manage it yourself once it is launched. So, you need to make certain crucial decisions like which platform to choose and use for your website development.

The million-dollar question is why? 

Simply because it will impact the look, speed, performance, and user activity. This viewpoint often encourages specialists to recommend WordPress development.

WordPress – Take a Close Look

WordPress has been rising ever since 2003; the year of its origin and continues to rule the market as the #1 blogging platform. It has evolved into a favored and superior OS web development platform. 

Users are free to download and install WordPress which is the most popular content management system so far.

It’s good to see that everyone from small sites/personal blogs to large corporate sites like Time Inc, Sony, NBC, and the New York Post has been running on this platform. 

According to w3techs, 30% of all the sites on the web are now powered by WordPress.

WordPressImage Source: w3techs

WordPress – Facts That Are Little Known

Any professional WordPress developer or consultant working for a while already knows that a lot of platforms are there when it comes to website designing and blogging.

The choices are so many, but WordPress web development services are the clear winner. 

The last 16 years have been a phase of positive growth for WordPress web development and blogging, and the following statistics have proven it:

  • 409 million – People visit 20 billion pages hosted on WP per month
  • 70 million – Fresh posts and 77 million comments are produced by WP users every month
  • WordPress – Has 35 major versions released so far, the latest one is “Jaco”
  • WordPress – powers 14.7% of the 100 websites on top

Over time, WordPress has garnered interest more than that of SharePoint, Blogger, and Drupal, as per Google Trends.

And, packed with amazing plugins, tools, and features; WordPress is undisputedly the best choice for web app development in the market.

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Let’s explore how promising WordPress application development can be for your business.

WordPress Application Development – A Choice Beyond Doubt

It is true that a WordPress app developer can bring more to the table. Here are discussed the key benefits that make WordPress development a popular choice for users to set up and run their business sites.

  • Simple & Convenient –

This quality keeps WP ahead of its competitors, putting the web developers at ease and saving the users from mastering PHP, HTML, CSS, or any other complex coding language.

  • Stable & Adaptable –

The use and look of a website may need to change with time, and fortunately, WP can easily accommodate it. While keeping up-to-date with the latest trends, technology, and features, it allows users to choose from thousands of plugins and custom themes to get what they want to be in the race.

  • SEO Friendly –

It is among the exclusive features that make WordPress web development SEO friendly. From loading faster and getting crawled easily to saving a lot on SEO services, the website will succeed on all fronts.

  • Sharing Is Fun –

Sharing is no more a difficult job when it is a WordPress developed site. It will have everything including the plug-ins, APIs, and widgets for the social media that would help you connect to social media accounts from the website and share the content on different platforms.

  • Responsiveness–

WP is the best content management system if you aim to adjust your website to the device your visitors are accessing it from and give them a memorable experience.

  • Community Support –

There is a useful community comprising of volunteers and technicians to support and advise you on different forums. You can post your query and get a reply within no time.

  • 3rd Party Integration –

WordPress application development ensures thousands of application programming interfaces (API’s), giving you the flexibility to integrate external resources/services into the website.

  • Scalability –

WordPress app developers worldwide will assure that WordPress development can create and extend your website’s network, minimizing resources and time at the same time.

All the above points back up WordPress development services as a worthy choice for your next project – adding value, efficiency, and flexibility all the time.

If you have started seeing good things in the WordPress application development service of late, contact Andolasoft. One of our experts would talk to you directly, guiding you in the right direction.

We will cover more such interesting topics in the next posts. Stay tuned!!

 

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Know How SaaS Marketing Enhances The User Experience

Posted on by Ajay Sahoo

One of the biggest issues that SaaS marketing face is keeping customers engaged for the long-term. To ensure that your users don’t have to drop off after their first visit to your website, you need to optimize the SaaS user experience.

Let’s see what is achievable with a good user experience.

A good UX has:

  • Nothing more than the basic essentials. Most websites and apps that have good UX, follow minimalism. If you don’t think something needs to be there, it probably shouldn’t.
  • Personalized design and content. Any interface that appears to know its users, wins hearts.
  • The more memorable your UX is, the more likely you are to keep your visitors. There are several opportunities in UX design that allow for the expression of personality.

Over the past 50 years, technology and communication channels have changed significantly. This advancement in technology and communication methods have changed not only the SaaS product type but also the process of how those products can be marketed.

The foundations for SaaS were laid in the 1960s, and SaaS products began to emerge during the 1980s.

Since the ’80s, technology has changed the way consumers approach purchasing decisions and changed what customers expect to gain from the products. To cope with this, SaaS marketing had to evolve as well.

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Those early marketers understood who was good for their product and how they can be benefited from their products.

Guido Bartolacci, New Breed’s Head of Demand Generation Marketing says, “Years ago, it was almost exclusively outbound, and then inbound started to take over and there was a back and forth between the two. But there’s a place for both inbound and outbound methods, which has helped a lot of companies move toward the ‘all bound’ approach to growing your business and that is SaaS“.

So, wondering how you can improve product UX? Here are 5 ways-

1. Make An Impression With Onboarding:

“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

Onboarding is vital because here, your customers decide whether or not they will stick with you. Don’t be fooled. A poor onboarding experience can kill your business and its growth.  

If used correctly, onboarding can help you with;

  • Making the first impression great
  • Setting a positive tone for your relationship with clients
  • Eliminating churn and defeating out the competition

That’s why it’s important to ensure that your customer onboarding strategy isn’t confusing and overwhelming. It should seamlessly integrate into your client’s work lives.

2. Establish Support Systems Across Platforms:

“The entire customer or user experience-from raising awareness, to buying a product/ taking action, to getting customer support is going digital.” – Colleen Jones

User Experience (UX) and Customer Experience (CX) are different concepts. But it’s important for both CX and UX to meet together where client interactions with your product or tool require extra support.

For example, Kevin Hale, a partner at Y Combinator, has shared that his team spent 30% of their development time building support systems within their tool, Wufoo. Rather than forcing users to rely on documentation for support, Wufoo creates an in-app notification of updates, helping users to quickly overcome their knowledge gap each time they log in.

Today, several SaaS tools have in-app videos that explain basic navigation and functions. Many SaaS businesses have also begun to adopt chat support solutions, like Orangescrum’s In-App chat, for continuous and convenient support for users.

3. Deliver Clear Product Description:

If your marketing contents and messages don’t represent the product well, then you might lose customer trust. Your packaging shouldn’t oversell your product. Add transparency to your content and product description.

That can help you to create a great customer experience.

One way to enhance transparency is by taking the focus away from the look or how efficiently your UX is focused on functionality. Sometimes, the best UX isn’t what looks the best, it’s what;

    • Gets out of the way and lets users accomplish their goals
    • Saves users time and other resources
    • Enables users to perform tasks

4. Use Intuitive Hints While Releasing Updates:

With the growing market trends and techniques, it’s important to level up your product as per the user’s requirements.

This is the reason why new players enter and take over the market as they come up with the latest updates. There’s always a short overview that helps users to be more comfortable with any software.  

When introducing updates, it’s vital to do so in a way that your users can adapt easily, without being annoyed by the new features or updates. You can do this by-

  • Providing a feature update blog that shows what are the new things and how they can enhance your productivity before the most inventive features are released first. Plan your updates in such a way that users can easily figure them out.

For example, if you want your users to click on a certain button, you could make it vibrate or draw attention to it with different colors or prominent positions.

  • Using hints inside the tool, and releasing the required information needed. Show things in such a way that it will make fun and rewarding.

For example, the task management tool, Orangescrum uses hints and notifications to notify users regarding the new updates.

Orangescrum SaaS Tool

As you can see, Orangescrum is notifying its new Google Calendar Integration with this notification box and when you click on ‘OK, GOT IT‘, it will allow you to take a tour in the new update.

5. Taking User Feedback Personally:

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates

Developing a usable product is an ongoing process. Try to build the best product based on your ability, but it’s difficult to get success on the first try. So you need to take the user’s feedback and communicate with your team to develop a product.

SaaS companies should create such an atmosphere that team members feel motivated and work together with an aim to create an amazing user experience.

Accept feedback from users, whether positive or negative so that you can get a clear picture where you are lacking. Because unfiltered and unbiased feedback’s are always good.

Thus, taking feedback’s on a regular basis will improve your product and SaaS user experience.

I’ve worked with the team at AndolaSoft on multiple websites. They are professional, responsive, & easy to work with. I’ve had great experiences & would recommend their services to anyone.

Ruthie Miller, Sr. Mktg. Specialist

Salesforce, Houston, Texas

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Wrap Up:

All of these strategies within SaaS marketing have moved toward a common goal: prioritizing your customer.

When marketing your product, keep these things in mind and try to continuously delight your users through the communications you have with them, the experience guiding them into your product, and the adoption and usage of the product itself.

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Many SaaS Marketing Strategies are there which can help you in improving business productivity and user experience.

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