After an in-depth performance analysis earlier this year revealed that translations can impact server response times, WordPress contributors proposed half a dozen technical solutions for consideration to improve performance for the ~56% of sites that use translations. Performant Translations, a feature project by the core Performance Team, is now available as a plugin on WordPress.org. It incorporates some of the proposed …
5 Ways to Build Brand Customer Trust (and Why It Matters More Than Ever Before)
Marketing is getting harder than ever — but so is being a consumer. View original post at Entrepreneur…
WordPress.com Launches 100-Year Domain and Hosting Plan for $38K
WordPress.com is now selling a 100-year plan, one of the longest available in the industry, for a one-time payment of $38,000. It includes managed WordPress hosting (whatever that looks like in 100 years), multiple backups across geographically distributed data centers, submission to the Internet Archive if the site is public, 24/7 dedicated support, and a domain that doesn’t need to …
The 11-Step Guide to Crafting the Perfect Media Kit for Startups
Startups face numerous challenges in their quest for success. One of these challenges is standing out in a crowded market and attracting the attention of investors, customers and the media. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Meet Academic Standards With These Essential WordPress Plugins For Scholarly Content
Do you manage a WordPress site for researchers, scholars, or educators? Use these plugins to easily add footnotes, citations, a table of contents, or a glossary to academic or research content. WordPress offers many plugins that make it easier for sites publishing academic content, scientific research, technology papers, or even instructional courses online to adhere to scholarly standards. In this …
Gutenberg 16.5 Adds New Commands to the Command Palette
Gutenberg 16.5 was released this week with the biggest changes landing in the Command Palette. Users now have access to more block-related commands for block transforms and block actions, including the following: all transforms to the block has defined (e.g. to cover, to gallery, to columns, to file, to group, to media and text, for an image block) these block actions: paste …
Why You Must Understand Visual Literacy to Help Your Brand Grow
Visual literacy can be a powerful tool for an entrepreneur looking to develop their brand. But what exactly does the term mean and how can one become visually literate? View original post at Entrepreneur…
Troubleshooting WordPress: 502 Bad Gateway Error
As a web developer working with WordPress, troubleshooting errors is part and parcel of your journey. One common error you might come across is the dreaded “502 Bad Gateway” error. In this tutorial, we’ll dive into the meaning of a 502 Bad Gateway error, provide examples to help you identify it, and offer step-by-step instructions on how to troubleshoot and …
Organic Themes Launches Apparel Store to Raise Money for the Maui Strong Fund
Organic Themes, one of the oldest WordPress theme shops, was founded in 2009 in the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, which was ground zero for the recent devastating wildfires. Until recently, Lahaina was home to Organic Themes co-founder David Morgan, who hosted the Maui WordPress meetups for years, and co-organized WordCamp Maui in 2015. Morgan and his co-founder Jeff Milone …
WordPress 6.4 Roadmap Includes Typography Management Features, New Blocks, and Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme
Work on WordPress 6.4 is kicking off with a post from Editor Triage Co-Lead Anne McCarthy that highlights everything the team has planned for the release. This will be the third major release of 2023, and is unique in that it’s being led by an underrepresented gender release squad. Although WordPress is moving into Phase 3 of the Gutenberg project, which …