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WordPress Turns 15: A Look Back at Its Greatest Hits
If you can believe it, WordPress is about to turn 15! Where has the time gone? I wish I could say it seems like only yesterday when people were building websites and blogs with the likes of GeoCities, Blogger, and, of course, b2/cafelog… but it doesn’t feel that way. A lot has changed since the […] View original post at …
WordSesh 5 Scheduled for July 25th
After not having an event in 2017, WordSesh, a virtual WordPress conference, is returning July 25th. The event is being organized by Brian Richards, Founder of WPSessions and a collection of partners. The schedule is online and like previous events, there is a mixture of sessions and live podcasts. Based on the sessions, this year’s event leans towards consultants and developers. …
Smush Wins Plugin Madness Champion Back-To-Back!!!
With Smush now active on 1 million+ sites it is clearly a crowd favorite for WordPress users. And as back-to-back champion of Torque’s Plugin Madness competition (2017, 2018) Smush has solidified itself as a MUST for any site owner. Torque’s Plugin Madness competition is a bracket-style competition that pits 64 of the most popular WordPress […] View original post at …
18 Plugins To Customize the Header And Footer Of Your Site
The header of your site is the first thing that your visitors see, so it’s important to create a good impression. An eye-catching header will encourage people to explore further. Most website headers will include a combination of some of the following: Site title, site description and/or logo Navigation Social media icons Hero images In […] View original post at …
A Gutenberg Migration Guide for Developers
In order to help developers learn how to migrate from the classic editor to Gutenberg, Daniel Bachhuber has launched a Gutenberg Migration Guide. Bachhuber is seeking the community’s help in identifying and filling a database to document all of the ways the classic editor can be customized. Take a look through the Gutenberg Migration Guide. For each action, filter, and …
Is That WordPress Plugin Safe? 15 Warning Signs to Skip Downloading
Even the smallest and simplest of WordPress websites needs plugins. Akismet is a must if the site has a blog. A security plugin like Defender is non-negotiable. And a solid contact form is needed if you intend on collecting leads. For the most part, though, we know that these commonly used and referenced WordPress plugins […] View original post at …
The Ultimate Guide to Theme Template Files in WordPress
If you’ve ever delved under the hood of a WordPress theme, you’ll know that it contains four kinds of files: the stylesheet, the functions file, a number of template parts, and one or (most likely) more template files. For a theme to work, it must have at least two files: the stylesheet and an index.php […] View original post at …
AMP for WordPress 0.7 RC 1 Released
XWP, Automattic, and Google’s AMP team, has released 0.7 Release Candidate 1 of the AMP for WordPress plugin. Hinted at during AMP Conf 2018 earlier this year, 0.7 is a major release that contains significant new features. This release adds Native AMP support for all of the default widgets, embeds, and commenting. Notifications will be triggered for posts that contain …
WordPress Categories and Tags: What’s the Difference and How to Use Them
Composing content for a blog is simple enough: brainstorm an idea, write the post, optimize it with a plugin like SmartCrawl, and publish. Did you know, however, that there’s more you can do to not only improve the performance of that post in search (and, in turn, your website), but to also enhance the user […] View original post at …