Mike McAlister
@mikemcalister.com
Tall designer and relentless creator. Occasionally acquired. Building http://olliewp.com and teaching creators at http://liftoffcourse.com.
Thanks, Mark! Yup, all built from the core components.
October 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Thanks, Mark! Yup, all built from the core components.
Head over to olliewp.com/pro to get started with Ollie Pro today and unlock these powerful extensions. This is just the beginning. More extensions coming soon 🚀
Ollie Pro: Premium WordPress Block Theme & Pattern Library
Design better, build faster, publish sooner with a growing library of expertly-crafted WordPress patterns and styles. Start creating stunning, responsive websites with Ollie and Ollie Pro today.
olliewp.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Head over to olliewp.com/pro to get started with Ollie Pro today and unlock these powerful extensions. This is just the beginning. More extensions coming soon 🚀
These extensions — combined with our recent release of the powerful Menu Designer plugin, Ollie Pro's intelligent design library, site setup wizard, and starter sites — makes the Ollie ecosystem the go-to solution for building blazing-fast, responsive websites with modern WP.
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
These extensions — combined with our recent release of the powerful Menu Designer plugin, Ollie Pro's intelligent design library, site setup wizard, and starter sites — makes the Ollie ecosystem the go-to solution for building blazing-fast, responsive websites with modern WP.
Plus: button icons, hover colors, advanced columns with mobile ordering, keyboard shortcuts, and more.
All extensions blend seamlessly into the WordPress interface. They feel like they've always been there – not bolted on as an afterthought.
All extensions blend seamlessly into the WordPress interface. They feel like they've always been there – not bolted on as an afterthought.
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Plus: button icons, hover colors, advanced columns with mobile ordering, keyboard shortcuts, and more.
All extensions blend seamlessly into the WordPress interface. They feel like they've always been there – not bolted on as an afterthought.
All extensions blend seamlessly into the WordPress interface. They feel like they've always been there – not bolted on as an afterthought.
Advanced Group Controls: Turn any Group into a clickable link. "Stack on mobile" toggle for predictable responsive behavior. Hide-on-scroll for headers. Top offset, z-index control, and more.
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
Introducing Ollie Pro Extensions - Supercharge Your WordPress Block Editor
We're excited to introduce Ollie Pro Extensions – game-changing tools that enhance your existing WordPress blocks and add powerful new capabilities to transf...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Advanced Group Controls: Turn any Group into a clickable link. "Stack on mobile" toggle for predictable responsive behavior. Hide-on-scroll for headers. Top offset, z-index control, and more.
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
Advanced Grid Controls: Set custom responsive breakpoints at any screen size to get pixel-perfect control over your layouts across all devices – no code required.
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
Introducing Ollie Pro Extensions - Supercharge Your WordPress Block Editor
We're excited to introduce Ollie Pro Extensions – game-changing tools that enhance your existing WordPress blocks and add powerful new capabilities to transf...
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Advanced Grid Controls: Set custom responsive breakpoints at any screen size to get pixel-perfect control over your layouts across all devices – no code required.
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
Animation Designer: Bring your blocks to life with smooth, professional animations. Fade-ins, slides, zooms, scale-on-hover. Preview right in the editor. Save presets. Create beautiful cascade effects.
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
Introducing Ollie Pro Extensions - Supercharge Your WordPress Block Editor
We're excited to introduce Ollie Pro Extensions – game-changing tools that enhance your existing WordPress blocks and add powerful new capabilities to transf...
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Animation Designer: Bring your blocks to life with smooth, professional animations. Fade-ins, slides, zooms, scale-on-hover. Preview right in the editor. Save presets. Create beautiful cascade effects.
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
youtu.be/qq2DLc43pTk...
Check out the complete video walkthrough to learn about the Ollie Pro Extensions release and get a preview of all the new features. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2...
Introducing Ollie Pro Extensions - Supercharge Your WordPress Block Editor
We're excited to introduce Ollie Pro Extensions – game-changing tools that enhance your existing WordPress blocks and add powerful new capabilities to transf...
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Check out the complete video walkthrough to learn about the Ollie Pro Extensions release and get a preview of all the new features. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2...
Hey Mark, once a pattern is added to a page, it belongs to that page. If I release an update to that pattern, it doesn’t affect any pages the user has those patterns on.
However, if they add that pattern to the page again, they’d get the updated one.
However, if they add that pattern to the page again, they’d get the updated one.
October 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hey Mark, once a pattern is added to a page, it belongs to that page. If I release an update to that pattern, it doesn’t affect any pages the user has those patterns on.
However, if they add that pattern to the page again, they’d get the updated one.
However, if they add that pattern to the page again, they’d get the updated one.
I’ll take a look, thanks Dave!
October 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I’ll take a look, thanks Dave!
And finally, as I mentioned in the initial release, there is some indication that some of these features could make it to WordPress core, so your feedback is golden.
The more we learn about how people use this, the better we can navigate how to improve core navigation.
The more we learn about how people use this, the better we can navigate how to improve core navigation.
September 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
And finally, as I mentioned in the initial release, there is some indication that some of these features could make it to WordPress core, so your feedback is golden.
The more we learn about how people use this, the better we can navigate how to improve core navigation.
The more we learn about how people use this, the better we can navigate how to improve core navigation.
If you're using the free Ollie theme (and frankly, why wouldn't you be?), I've included a bunch of pre-designed menu patterns so you don't have to start from scratch.
These are all ready to be dropped in, customized, and published.
These are all ready to be dropped in, customized, and published.
September 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If you're using the free Ollie theme (and frankly, why wouldn't you be?), I've included a bunch of pre-designed menu patterns so you don't have to start from scratch.
These are all ready to be dropped in, customized, and published.
These are all ready to be dropped in, customized, and published.
Mobile navigation has been completely unlocked.
Instead of just plain text-based menus, you can now create rich mobile menus with your logo, CTAs, even video if you want. Your mobile menu can actually be part of your site's design now.
Instead of just plain text-based menus, you can now create rich mobile menus with your logo, CTAs, even video if you want. Your mobile menu can actually be part of your site's design now.
September 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mobile navigation has been completely unlocked.
Instead of just plain text-based menus, you can now create rich mobile menus with your logo, CTAs, even video if you want. Your mobile menu can actually be part of your site's design now.
Instead of just plain text-based menus, you can now create rich mobile menus with your logo, CTAs, even video if you want. Your mobile menu can actually be part of your site's design now.
The dropdown and mega menu building capabilities are pretty wild – you can add images, multiple columns, rich content, whatever blocks you want.
Plus, smart edge detection so your menus never get cut off and hover intent to avoid finicky drop downs.
Plus, smart edge detection so your menus never get cut off and hover intent to avoid finicky drop downs.
September 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The dropdown and mega menu building capabilities are pretty wild – you can add images, multiple columns, rich content, whatever blocks you want.
Plus, smart edge detection so your menus never get cut off and hover intent to avoid finicky drop downs.
Plus, smart edge detection so your menus never get cut off and hover intent to avoid finicky drop downs.
Check out the announcement video and full tutorial video below and there's more details about the plugin in the thread.
📢 Announcement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w96...
📖 Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXW...
📢 Announcement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w96...
📖 Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXW...
Transform your WordPress navigation with Menu Designer
Say goodbye to boring, basic WordPress menus and hello to beautiful, content-rich navigation! In this video, I'm showing you Menu Designer – the game-changin...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Check out the announcement video and full tutorial video below and there's more details about the plugin in the thread.
📢 Announcement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w96...
📖 Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXW...
📢 Announcement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w96...
📖 Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXW...
Finally, shout out to @nickmdiego who created the initial prototype that inspired me to tackle this complex problem and build something intuitive for it. Nick is a legend.
August 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Finally, shout out to @nickmdiego who created the initial prototype that inspired me to tackle this complex problem and build something intuitive for it. Nick is a legend.
We're also planning to submit this to the WordPress repo after gathering some feedback from early users. Would love to get this in front of more people before submitting.
There is some hope and indication that these features could make it to WordPress core, so get testing!
There is some hope and indication that these features could make it to WordPress core, so get testing!
August 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're also planning to submit this to the WordPress repo after gathering some feedback from early users. Would love to get this in front of more people before submitting.
There is some hope and indication that these features could make it to WordPress core, so get testing!
There is some hope and indication that these features could make it to WordPress core, so get testing!
Oh, and it's open source! So if you don't have Ollie Pro, you can can still browse the code and install it directly from GitHub.
🔗 github.com/olliewp/men...
It works with all block themes but works best with Ollie and Ollie Pro. That's just the dang truth.
🔗 github.com/olliewp/men...
It works with all block themes but works best with Ollie and Ollie Pro. That's just the dang truth.
GitHub - OllieWP/menu-designer: Create beautiful, content-rich mega menus in WordPress using the power of the block editor.
Create beautiful, content-rich mega menus in WordPress using the power of the block editor. - OllieWP/menu-designer
github.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Oh, and it's open source! So if you don't have Ollie Pro, you can can still browse the code and install it directly from GitHub.
🔗 github.com/olliewp/men...
It works with all block themes but works best with Ollie and Ollie Pro. That's just the dang truth.
🔗 github.com/olliewp/men...
It works with all block themes but works best with Ollie and Ollie Pro. That's just the dang truth.
Ready to give this thing a spin? There's a few ways to get started.
Firstly, Menu Designer is already available for Ollie Pro subscribers. You'll find a link to download the plugin in your account area.
Not an Ollie Pro member yet? Let's fix that: olliewp.com/pro
Firstly, Menu Designer is already available for Ollie Pro subscribers. You'll find a link to download the plugin in your account area.
Not an Ollie Pro member yet? Let's fix that: olliewp.com/pro
Ollie Pro: Premium WordPress Block Theme & Pattern Library
Design better, build faster, publish sooner with a growing library of expertly-crafted WordPress patterns and styles. Start creating stunning, responsive websites with Ollie and Ollie Pro today.
olliewp.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ready to give this thing a spin? There's a few ways to get started.
Firstly, Menu Designer is already available for Ollie Pro subscribers. You'll find a link to download the plugin in your account area.
Not an Ollie Pro member yet? Let's fix that: olliewp.com/pro
Firstly, Menu Designer is already available for Ollie Pro subscribers. You'll find a link to download the plugin in your account area.
Not an Ollie Pro member yet? Let's fix that: olliewp.com/pro
If you're using the free Ollie theme (and frankly, why wouldn't you be?), I've included a bunch of pre-designed menu patterns so you don't have to start from scratch.
These are all ready to be dropped in, customized, and published.
These are all ready to be dropped in, customized, and published.
August 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you're using the free Ollie theme (and frankly, why wouldn't you be?), I've included a bunch of pre-designed menu patterns so you don't have to start from scratch.
These are all ready to be dropped in, customized, and published.
These are all ready to be dropped in, customized, and published.
Mobile navigation has been completely unlocked.
Instead of just plain text-based menus, you can now create rich mobile menus with your logo, CTAs, even video if you want. Your mobile menu can actually be part of your site's design now.
Instead of just plain text-based menus, you can now create rich mobile menus with your logo, CTAs, even video if you want. Your mobile menu can actually be part of your site's design now.
August 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Mobile navigation has been completely unlocked.
Instead of just plain text-based menus, you can now create rich mobile menus with your logo, CTAs, even video if you want. Your mobile menu can actually be part of your site's design now.
Instead of just plain text-based menus, you can now create rich mobile menus with your logo, CTAs, even video if you want. Your mobile menu can actually be part of your site's design now.