WordPress 5.8 is slated for release on July 20. In just over a month, many users will get their first taste of one of my favorite new features: template-editing mode. The template editor is a new tool that allows end-users to create custom templates without ever leaving the post-editing screen. It exists as a stepping stone toward the eventual site …
Should You Name Your Business After Yourself?
Should you create a new name for your business or brand or use your personal name? Here are five scenarios in which it makes sense to go with your personal name. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Extendify Adopts EditorsKit, Increasing Its Block Plugin Collection
Extendify has been scooping up some successful block-related plugins in recent months. It acquired the Redux Framework in November 2020 and followed it up with a purchase of Editor Plus and Gutenberg Hub in December. Its latest pickup? EditorsKit. This ownership change was an adoption rather than an acquisition. The company is compensating Jeffrey Carandang, EditorsKit’s creator, for helping during …
Automattic Launches Mayland Blocks, Its Second FSE Theme on WordPress.org
Automattic released its second block theme to the WordPress theme directory last week. Mayland Blocks is geared toward photographers and other users who want to showcase their projects. It is the child of Blockbase, a sort of starter/parent hybrid the company’s Theme Team recently announced. I had high hopes for Mayland Blocks going in. I have kept a loose eye …
What You Can Learn From Brand Heroes Like Newman's Own, Burt's Bees and Ben & Jerry's
In a world full of brands, which ones stand out the most for consumers? Find out what true hero brands do that distinguish them from the crowd. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Cloudflare APO Integration Now Available in Hummingbird
It’s here. As of Hummingbird’s latest release (3.0) you can now integrate and control Cloudflare’s powerful APO feature straight from your Hummingbird dashboard. A lot of awesomeness came with Hummingbird 3.0 (check out the full feature list and changelog), including an exciting new integration with Cloudflare’s Automatic Platform Optimization (APO) feature. Why is it a big deal and how can …
Automattic Acquires Day One Journaling App
Automattic has acquired Day One, a journaling app available on iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. The app makes it easy to create journal entries on the go, offers end-to-end encryption for privacy on its paid tier, and has offline capabilities. While most users compose private entries, Automattic’s acquisition announcement promises integrations for publishing to the web: That doesn’t …
How Small Businesses Can Create Big Business Logos
Don’t let the size of your company dictate the power of your brand. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Toolbelt Tidies WordPress Plugin and Theme Admin Notifications
It’s a tale as old as, well, WordPress. Ben Gillbanks noticed a conversation where someone thought that admin notices were getting out of hand. Enter another developer’s attempt to address this problem. With a few code additions to his Toolbelt plugin, he had a working solution to stop the madness: the Tidy Notifications module. Despite the early promise of the …
10 rules for successful networking
Networking is built progressively, and you can do it through social networks, especially those aimed at the professional market. View original post at Entrepreneur…