Take a fresh look at how you’re seen by your prospective customers. View original post at Entrepreneur…
WordPress 5.8 Beta 1 Released: New Blocks, New Widgets Screen, and Pattern Directory on Deck
WordPress 5.8 beta 1 is ready for testing. This upcoming release makes major strides towards solidifying WordPress’ site building capabilities, along with improvements to features users have enjoyed since the launch of the block editor. It is one of the most feature-packed releases in recent history and as such requires all hands on deck for testing. New blocks in 5.8 …
5 Simple Rules to Boost Your Visual Marketing ROI
Customers understand and remember visual content more than they do text. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Gutenberg 10.8 Adds New Typography Controls and Block Previews
On Wednesday, Gutenberg 10.8 landed in the WordPress plugin directory. The release includes new typography options for controlling the Heading block’s font-weight and the List block’s font family. The Audio and File blocks now show preview content in the inserter. Gutenberg 10.7 felt like it introduced flashier features than 10.8. But, this was still a solid release. Sometimes the things …
A Progress Bar Block Plugin Done Right by the Tiles Team
I have been on the hunt for a decent progress bar solution for a while now. Most of them are bundled in large block libraries, requiring me to install another 20 or 30 blocks in which I have no need. Others seem to miss the mark entirely with odd configurations and block options. Some of the remaining plugins still use …
Is Launching a New Brand the Right Move for Your Company?
Not all new ideas need a new brand. How to think strategically about introducing innovation into a brand portfolio to best further objectives and vision. View original post at Entrepreneur…
WordPress 5.8 Introduces Support for WebP Images
WebP support is coming to WordPress 5.8. This modern image file format was created by Google in September 2010, and is now supported by 95% of the web browsers in use worldwide. It has distinct advantages over more commonly used formats, providing both lossless and lossy compression that is 26% smaller in size compared to PNGs and 25-34% smaller than comparable JPEG images. …
Open Invitation To Contribute to the WordPress Block Pattern Directory
The upcoming block pattern directory is launching alongside WordPress 5.8 in July. The goal is to make several high-quality designs available for users right off the bat. However, the official submission process will not open until the directory launches. In this chicken-and-egg scenario, the Design team is asking for early contributors to submit their pattern candidates via GitHub. “The project …
The 3 Questions That Will Help You Define Your Brand Identity
Combining mission with brand identity will create the emotional connection you need with your customer. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Review Signal Publishes 2021 Hosting Performance Benchmarks on New WordPress-Powered Site
Kevin Ohashi has published his 2021 WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks report. The annual report is broken down into six different hosting tiers, from the most economical <$25/month, to the $500+ enterprise level. This is the second year the stats include WooCommerce-specific hosts as a separate category. After eight years of measuring peak performance and consistency for WordPress hosts, Review Signal …