When it comes to your “digital handshake,” crisp opinions and perspectives are the fastest way to cement your authority. View original post at Entrepreneur…
WordPress Contributors Actually Do Listen to Feedback and Engage With the Community
I am a writer. That gives me a license — not to be overused — to steer into hyperbole once in a while. I get to be critical, sometimes overly, because I can come back the next day and shower the WordPress project with praise. Perhaps, at times, I forget to be as fair or kind as I should be. …
Jeremy Keith Resigns from AMP Advisory Committee: “It Has Become Clear to Me that AMP Remains a Google Product”
Jeremy Keith, a web developer and contributor to the web standards movement, has resigned from the AMP Advisory Committee. Keith was selected for the committee last year, despite his well-documented criticisms of the AMP project. In his resignation email, he cites Google’s control of the project and its small percentage of open source parts as reasons for his growing resentment: …
4 Strategies Drake Taught Me About Branding and Business
Applying some of Drake’s strategies to your brand can help you grow your business and influence. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How To Set Up Free Email Accounts With WPMU DEV’s Managed WordPress Hosting
Congratulations! Your sites are hosted on WPMU DEV’s next generation WordPress hosting, which includes free email hosting. Now, let’s set up your emails. Free email hosting is included with all WPMU DEV hosting plans (not sold separately).View our hosting plans You have probably seen businesses advertising their website on their shopfront, vehicle, promos, etc. using their Gmail, Hotmail, or ISP …
Gutenberg 11.3 Introduces Dimensions Panel, Adds Button Padding Support, and Speeds Up the Inserter
Earlier today, Gutenberg 11.3 landed in the WordPress plugin directory. The latest update introduces a new dimensions panel for toggling spacing-related block options. The Button block now supports the padding control, and the Post Featured Image block has new width and height settings. One of the release’s highlights was a speed improvement for both opening and searching within the inserter. …
3 Strategies Entrepreneurs Can Incorporate to Build Brand Awareness
Small businesses face an uphill battle when it comes to building brand awareness. Podcasting, influencer marketing and local SEO are all affordable-yet-powerful marketing strategies that can help. View original post at Entrepreneur…
WordPress.org Experiments with Rejecting Plugin Submissions with the “WP” Prefix to Mitigate Potential Trademark Abuse
Many in the WordPress developer community were surprised to learn that WordPress.org is rejecting plugins with the “WP” prefix in the name after Joe Youngblood tweeted the rejection note he received. Although that restriction was put into place approximately seven months ago, there was no official communication on the change. WordPress is now claiming that the @WordPress Foundation has demanded …
A Second Look at ElmaStudio’s Aino Theme and Companion Block Plugin
I am about a month away from my second anniversary writing for WP Tavern. There has been one project that I have followed since the beginning of this journey. In some ways, we are learning the ropes and growing in this block-based WordPress era together. In 2019, just before taking on this role, one of the first story notes I …
Why Social Media is Not the Key to Your Personal Brand
It’s only one tool in your box. View original post at Entrepreneur…