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…
Automate – Now With Scheduling and Instant Email Alerts!
It’s awesome how many WPMU DEV members have embraced Automate, our automatic backup, update and safe upgrade tool, and today we’re excited to announce two new features brought to you by popular demanded from our members; schedules and instant email updates 🙂 So just in case you haven’t met Automate yet, here’s why you should really […] View original post at …
How to Do Video SEO for Your WordPress Site
As consumer demand for video content grows, the WordPress sites you build will have to accommodate for that demand. This means creating high-quality video content, ensuring that you have enough bandwidth for it to play without issue, and placing it within prime real estate where it’s bound to get noticed on the website. There’s also […] View original post at …
Free Conference Dedicated to WordPress in Higher Ed Takes Place January 30th at 9AM CST
If you’re interested in learning how WordPress is used in Higher Ed, tune in to WPCampus Online, January 30th at 9AM Central Standard Time. WPCampus Online is a virtual conference that people can watch for free, no traveling necessary. The event uses Crowdcast allowing viewers to switch between rooms, interact with each other, and ask questions. Some of the topics …
When You're Customers Are Talking, Quiet Your Brand Voice and Listen.
“Brand voice” is an important concept for maintaining message consistency but it is not more important than your customers. View original post at Entrepreneur…