When you think about the best way to manage your WordPress site, your first thought probably goes to the three S’s: security, speed, and SEO. While these are essential parts of maintaining and managing the outward appearance of a WordPress site, there is a lot more you should be aware of behind the scenes in […] View original post at …
WooCommerce 3.3 Increases Theme Compatibility, Auto Regenerates Thumbnails
WooCommerce 3.3 is available and is considered a minor release. Based on the project’s new release process, it should be fully backwards compatible with previous releases up to 3.0. The orders screen has been redesigned with large buttons that indicate an order’s status. You can also view an order’s details from the order screen without having to edit the order. …
Brutalist Web Design: Where Did It Come From and Why Is It Back?
It’s the start of a new year, which means everyone is making predictions on which new web design trends we’ll see pop up on WordPress sites this year. One of the predictions I’ve seen a lot of and originally was not too thrilled about is brutalist web design. Here’s the thing: I don’t want to […] View original post at …
The 17 Best Google Chrome Extensions for Web Developers
Though it may seem like forever, Google Chrome has only been around since 2008. Regardless, in its 10 short years, Google Chrome has become the most used and most popular web browser of all web browsers available. Although Chrome hasn’t ever matched (or bested) the same popularity Internet Explorer (IE) once enjoyed in the early […] View original post at …
WPWeekly Episode 302 – Brian Gardner, Founder of StudioPress
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Brian Gardner, founder of StudioPress. We talk about the past, present, and future of the company including various milestones such as the Genesis framework and merger with CopyBlogger Media in 2010. We also discuss the community surrounding StudioPress’ products and the role it plays in the company’s continued success. …
12 Ways to Freshen Up Your WordPress Site for the New Year
Do you find it hard to keep up with your WordPress site when you have a business to run and projects to keep moving through the pipeline? If so, you should think about using the slow period at the start of Q1 as your chance to get ahead of the curve. In other words, as […] View original post at …
WordCamp Miami Celebrates Its 10th Consecutive Year March 16-18
WordCamp Miami is celebrating its 10th anniversary on March 16-18th. This year’s event is organized by twelve people and organizers expect more than 800 people to attend. Speakers will arrive from Italy, Germany, London, Brazil, and other international locations to share their knowledge. In addition to a two-day Kids Camp with a Kids Panel, WordCamp Miami will feature two new …
Code Your Own Autosuggest Enabled Advanced Search WordPress Plugin
Want to add advanced search functionality without depending on third-party plugins or themes? Build your own advanced WordPress Search Plugin with support for autosuggest, custom post types, taxonomies, custom fields, and caching from the ground up. In this article, I’ll show you how to build an object-oriented plugin to add a shortcode-based advanced search form […] View original post at …
New Toolkit Simplifies the Process of Creating Gutenberg Blocks
Ahmad Awais, who created the Gutenberg Boilerplate last year, has released a Guten Block Toolkit. The toolkit substantially simplifies the creation of Gutenberg Blocks by providing no configuration, one dependency, and no lock-in. Awais created the toolkit after receiving feedback that configuring things like Webpack, React, ES 6/7/8/Next, ESLint, Babel and keeping up with their development was too difficult. “Developers …
3 Ways to Build Your Brand Identity Using Content Marketing
Can your content pass the ‘logo test’? If not, it’ll be just another one of those generic articles that bombard your target audience each day. View original post at Entrepreneur…