Below you'll find a list of all posts from April, 2022
If you have a WordPress site, there’s a good chance you welcome giving your users the option to comment on a blog, register for information, send you an email, or something else. It’s great to have folks communicate with you, but this also opens the door to (gulp!) spam. Unfortunately, spam comes with the territory, as the WordPress CMS is …
Here are five thought leadership tactics you can incorporate into your PR strategy to elevate brand awareness and gain authority. View original post at Entrepreneur…
I was slightly frustrated last week when sharing a tutorial on a hero-style post header. I had planned to create a layout with a left-aligned Group with a maximum width, as shown in the following screenshot: This would allow the focal point of the background image to shine through on the right. However, neither of the two known techniques seemed …
Make sure you know why you want to expand, make sure you have the cash required to expand — then avoid making these four mistakes. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Gutenberg 13.0 landed earlier today in the WordPress plugin directory. It is one of the heftier releases lately, containing the final features that should ship with WordPress 6.0. The more prominent features include multi-block partial text selection, Cover blocks with featured images, a Stack variation for Groups, and pattern-based page creation. And there is much more to dig through. I …
Personal branding is something that every business owner and entrepreneur needs to focus on, as it may be the greatest investment you can make in your professional career. View original post at Entrepreneur…
I once said that full-page patterns were the missing link for block theme development. Theme authors have been able to include such layouts since the patterns feature was rolled out in WordPress 5.5 last year. However, core WordPress has never provided an experience built around them. This may be changing when WordPress 6.0 ships next month. There is a bit …
WordPress developer Phi Phan has been making small splashes lately, but in a sea of 1,000s of plugins, it is increasingly tough to make a wave. Over the weekend, he released the Block Enhancements plugin, the first pass on a project that he plans to iterate on with new ideas. Adding icons to buttons with Block Enhancements. However, this is …
A DDoS attack on your WordPress site can grind it to a halt and, over time, make it inaccessible to your users. They’re a common attack that wreaks havoc on vulnerable WordPress sites. The good news? DDoS attacks can be prevented if you know how to stop them. As you’ll see, it’s not that difficult, especially with the help of …
Up next in our Building with Blocks series is a quick tutorial on how to build a timeline page. Timelines give brands and organizations a visual way to introduce themselves and feature highlights from their histories. The block editor makes creating a timeline easier than it ever was with legacy plugins. For this example, I selected the Timeline Block For …
