With the right plugin stack, WordPress can produce some powerful and complex sites. But WordPress has no central authority coordinating everyone’s efforts, so plugin incompatibilities are a big problem. That’s like, the textbook definition of complexity: Complexity characterises the behaviour of a system or model whose components interact in multiple ways and follow local rules, meaning there is […] View original post at …
“Hello, WP!” A New Podcast About WordPress by WPMU DEV
We made a Podcast! And we can’t wait to share it with you. Literally. Our trailer and a special episode about Gutenberg and the release of WordPress 5.0 are now available for you to enjoy 🙂 Listen and subscribe! The entire first season will be available for your binge listening pleasure in January 2019. So […] View original post at …
15+ Design Tips for Developers When Your Designer Is Not Around
There are times when you have to design something in a hurry – and designers are nowhere to be found. In times like these, we can’t sit and cry – we have to hack design. Here are some convenient WordPress design tips that will set up any developer for success, even if there’s a pressing deadline […] View original post at …
The New Google PageSpeed Insights: A Perfect 100 Is Now Super Easy
Google PageSpeed Insights just got an update and scoring a perfect 100 is way easier. This is excellent news for agencies and freelancers with site management packages. Trying to explain Google’s flawed scoring system to clients who see their PageSpeed score as a pass-fail system has always been tricky. “Why are you okay with a […] View original post at …
How to Use Gmail to Send WordPress Emails
By default, WordPress uses the mail function in PHP, which is sufficient for the few emails that a new or small WordPress site needs to send. When your email volume increases, you’ll start to notice email delivery issues. You’ll need to switch over to a third party provider such as Gmail at this point. In […] View original post at …
How To Stand Out From The Crowd Using Paper.js With WordPress
Do you want to draw, paint and animate your WordPress page to create something unique and legitimately cool? Haven’t you always secretly wanted jellyfish swimming on your site, for example? Who hasn’t! Well – today is your lucky day because we’re going to be covering Paper.js, the brilliant javascript library which makes sites like patatap and […] View original post at …
How to Create Client PDF Reports with WordPress Google Analytics
Depending on whom you ask, you may hear that Google Analytics is either too overwhelming or doesn’t provide enough insight to actually be useful. Finding the elusive Goldilocks zone in WordPress Google Analytics and then delivering that data to your WordPress clients becomes a whole lot easier once you start using Google Analytics Dashboards. Now […] View original post at …
Hack Your Way To Great Design: Basic Design Principles for WordPress Developers
If men are from Mars and women from Venus, designers and developers are definitively from different planets! It’s true! Many developers struggle when it comes to design and vice versa. If you’re a developer who wants to improve your design skills, read on! Basic Design Principles and Elements Before riding a bike, one must first […] View original post at …