In what feels like a different life ago (but was in-fact just 2010) I started to think really really hard about the future of WordPress, user experience and web design. It was a process that culminated in 2015 with Upfront and one which ends today with very mixed emotions and a announcement that might surprise you. So, join me […] View original post at …
Theme Review Changes Place More Onus Onto Theme Authors
The WordPress Theme Review team has implemented changes that simplify the process and places more responsibility onto theme authors. Theme reviewers now only need to check the following items to pass a theme. Licensing Malicious or egregious stuff Content Creation Security Although the bar to pass a theme is significantly lower, theme authors are still expected to follow the required …
First Time Speaker? 9 Tips For Giving A Better Presentation
One of our goals for 2018 here at WPMU DEV is for more of our team to speak at WordCamps, Meetups, and other conferences. Half the battle is around choosing topics, creating compelling speaker applications, and just building up the courage to give speaking a try. But once that part is done, and your speaking […] View original post at …
Gutenberg 2.6 Introduces Drag and Drop Block Sorting
Gutenberg 2.6 is available for download and with it, comes a new way of sorting blocks. In addition to using up and down arrows, this version introduces the ability to sort blocks by dragging and dropping. If you hover the cursor over the up and down arrows on the left side of a block, you’ll see a hand icon. Simply …
50 Goals You Need to Have for Your WordPress Business Right Now
I’ve talked before about how to start a kickass WordPress business. You follow those eight steps, get all your matters in order, and then launch. Seems relatively simple, right? And if you’re here, then you’ve likely already gone through the process, or are in the middle of doing so. But what do you do after […] View original post at …
An Update to My Gutenberg Experience
Not long after I published my experience with Gutenberg, developers reached out to me to work on some of the issues I mentioned. Riad Benguella figured out why meta boxes were not collapsing or expanding. It turns out that some meta boxes depend on the post script which has a side effect of calling the window.postboxes.add_postbox_toggles( postType ) twice, causing …
Branding Boot Camp: The Final Result
Jessica Abo sits down with branding expert Kathleen Griffith to share her progress after going through Griffith’s boot camp. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Progressive Web Apps: How They’ll Change Your WordPress Business
You have undoubtedly heard about the coming wave of the mobile web. The most common thing you’ve probably heard is that mobile access to the web is increasing rapidly, and that about half of all web traffic is now via phone or tablet. A February 2018 report from the Pew Research Center notes that 95% […] View original post at …
A WordCamp for Organizers Is in the Planning Stages
Last year, Drew Jaynes and Carol Stambaugh proposed a new WordCamp event geared towards organizers to the WordPress Community Team. After fleshing out the details and discussing the idea over the course of seven months, the duo has announced that a WordCamp for Organizers is officially on the table. The goal of the event is to provide an opportunity for …
Gamifying WordPress: Is It Worth It?
No one wants their business to be represented online by a mundane website. That’s especially true for businesses that rely on heavy customer engagement levels with the brand (and sometimes among other members) in order to grow. But aside from writing some pithy copy and designing bold visuals to complement that message, what more can […] View original post at …