Anne McCarthy announced the fourth round of testing for the Full Site Editing (FSE) Outreach program last week. This testing phase calls for users to build a restaurant-themed header via the Gutenberg plugin’s site editor. Testing is open to anyone, and participants should leave feedback by April 8. The testing process is broken down into 24 steps with both setup …
Not always: The name change from Volskwagen to Voltswagen was just a joke
It was a joke for April’s Fool, the American April Fool’s Day, which will be celebrated this week. View original post at Entrepreneur…
2021 Roadmap Roundup Q1 – New Year, New Prospects
To say we’ve been busy is an understatement! From the beginning of 2021, our team has been grinding day in and day out to deliver the top-notch quality that you all know and love. As always, we’ve taken your suggestions on board as best as we can. It’s incredibly important to us to make the time to hear each of …
GoDaddy Pro Will Kick off 2-Day Expand Event on April 27
GoDaddy Pro is launching its first virtual Expand event on April 27. The free-to-attend conference will focus on web professionals and will last until April 28. In February, GoDaddy re-launched GoDaddy Pro as a formal sub-brand of the company. The “Pro” branding was not a new outing. However, it was a fresh take on an old idea. As part of …
Creating Tiled, Masonry, and Other Image Layouts With Meow Gallery
I am uncertain of how I first came across the Meow Gallery WordPress plugin. It was a pinned tab in my browser for a while, but it has recently become one of those projects that I keep coming back to. I delight in the imagery of the Meow Apps brand, created by Japan-based software developer Jordy Meow. It has the …
If You Want to Appeal to Millennials and Gen Z, Look Beyond the Latest Trends
Brands can capture the younger generations by establishing categories. View original post at Entrepreneur…
WordPress to Drop Support for IE11 in Upcoming 5.8 or 5.9 Release
In early March, WordPress contributors began discussing the possibility of dropping support for IE11 in the near future after usage fell below ~1%. This week, the discussion’s facilitator, Héctor Prieto, confirmed the majority of participants are in agreement to move forward and set a timeline for discontinuing support. Contributors are now considering either the 5.8. or 5.9 release. “The argument …
10up Creates Classic Post Migration Route With Its Convert to Blocks WordPress Plugin
Yesterday, 10up officially announced Convert to Blocks, a WordPress plugin for transforming classic posts into blocks. The goal is to provide users with a safe migration route for old content while removing the burdens of other options in the space. I briefly mentioned this plugin in an article covering bulk conversion in the Ask the Bartender series. However, I could …
Why Conscious Branding Is the Secret to Your Success
Consumers are voting with their dollars. Here are three ways you can cultivate a conscious business, no matter its size. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Insert Font Awesome Icons Into the Block Editor via the JVM Gutenberg Rich Text Icons Plugin
Joris van Montfort, a freelance WordPress developer, released the JVM Gutenberg Rich Text Icons plugin over the weekend. The goal was simple: allow users to insert icons nearly anywhere in the block editor at the click of a button. The plugin uses version 4.7 of the Font Awesome library out of the box. However, developers can modify this to include …