As some U.S. schools return to in-person learning, this is how brands should support students and educators. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Upcoming API Change Will Break Facebook and Instagram oEmbed Links Across the Web Beginning October 24
In an extraordinarily inconvenient API change, Facebook and Instagram will be dropping unauthenticated oEmbed support on October 24, breaking content across millions of websites. The change will force users to generate an app ID with a developer account in order to continue embedding links via oEmbed: Changes to tokenless access for User Picture and FB/IG OEmbed endpoints: By October 24, 2020, developers must leverage …
Buying Into a Political Brand: 5 Things That Matter to Voters
Voters sift through promises and policies the same way consumers choose which products and services to buy. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Podcasting During the Pandemic: Castos Sees 300% Growth in New Podcasters
“My Podcast Set I” by brainblogger is licensed with CC BY 2.0. Podcasting, like many other industries during the pandemic, is seeing a strong shift over the past six months, which has resulted in more shows and fewer listeners. While some avid podcast fans have taken solace in listening to their favorite shows to stay connected, many listeners who previously had podcasts …
5 Branding Tips Every Entrepreneur Needs to Focus On
Effective branding is about much more than just making an impression. Here’s how to build your business by properly developing your brand. View original post at Entrepreneur…
WordPress Themes Directory Adds New “Delist” Status for Non-Compliant Themes
In August, following the suspension of the popular Astra theme, WordPress Meta contributors opened a ticket to add a new “delisting” status for non-compliant themes. Astra’s infraction, breaking the directory’s ban on affiliate links, put more than a million users at risk of not getting theme updates just as WordPress 5.5 was on deck for release. This week the team …
AMP Plugin 2.0 Adds Onboarding Wizard and Expanded Reader Mode
The official AMP plugin for WordPress recently crossed the 2.0 milestone, a major release that closed 141 issues and merged 174 pull requests. The release was originally planned for v1.6 but due to the number of major changes the team decided to bump it to 2.0. One of the most significant updates in this release is the expansion of the …
Deque Systems to Host Axe-Con Virtual Accessibility Conference, March 10-11, 2021
Deque Systems, a widely respected accessibility firm that has contributed to setting up automated accessibility testing for WordPress core, will be hosting a new “Axe-con” virtual conference focusing on digital accessibility. Axe-con is named for the company’s axe-core project, an open source library and accessibility testing engine that can be customized to integrate with all modern browsers and testing frameworks. …
How To Get The Most Out Of Using Beehive
Beehive Analytics is your all-in-one Google Analytics Dashboard, keeping you in the loop when it comes to your site traffic and making analytics less of a chore. Easily track your statistics straight from your WordPress dashboard and stay on top of your marketing game. Here’s everything you need to know… Google Analytics can be daunting for inexperienced users. When all …
Jetpack Launches Email Marketing Tools with Creative Mail Integration, WooCommerce-Triggered Store Emails Coming Soon
Jetpack is firing up a new suite of email marketing tools in partnership with Endurance International Group’s Constant Contact brand. Last week version 8.9 of the plugin introduced a new newsletter signup form inside its Form block, based on an integration with the Creative Mail plugin that Constant Contact recently launched as a solution tailored specifically to WordPress and WooCommerce. …