The right approach to branding can put the thought leadership mantle within your grasp.
Commercial and Community Categorization Is Live on WordPress.org Theme and Plugin Directories
One of Matt Mullenweg’s announcements at the 2022 State of the Word was the addition of new taxonomies for the theme and plugin directories that will help users more quickly ascertain the purpose of the extensions they are considering. With nearly 60,000 free plugins available and more than 10,000 free themes, it’s not always immediately evident which extensions are officially …
You Can Create Demand for Your Business With the Right PR Strategy. Here's How.
Align your PR content with your core values to create a more authentic and cohesive brand identity that resonates with consumers.
Gutenberg 14.8 Overhauls Site Editor Interface, Adds Style Book
Gutenberg 14.8 was released today with a major update to the Site Editor’s interface that makes it feel more unified as a design tool. In August, Gutenberg designer James Koster shared some mockups for updating the Site Editor to include a “navigable frame” where users can select from a menu of features and styles on the left. This was one …
How to Build an Online Presence With Social Media
A consistent and strategic approach is required to build an effective online presence, and these three techniques can help ensure that consistency.
ClassicPress at a Crossroads, Directors Consider Re-Forking WordPress
ClassicPress is polling its users to determine the next step for the software. The project is a pared back fork of WordPress based on version 4.9 that uses the TinyMCE classic editor as the default option with no block editor. It’s run under a non-profit organization called the ClassicPress Initiative. In July 2022, the project appeared to be on the …
3 Ways to Make Your Funding Pitches Shine
Announcing a funding round is crucial to project stability and strength for your company, so your news needs to be spread as far and wide as possible. Here are three tips to increase your chances of securing coverage for your next funding round.
Block Protocol Announces New WordPress Plugin Coming in 2023
Block Protocol, a project that launched earlier this year that aims to build a universal block system, has announced a new WordPress plugin coming in early 2023. It will allow users to embed interactive blocks that are compatible with Gutenberg. Given WordPress’ footprint on the web (43% by W3Tech’s estimate), this plugin is a major milestone on the project’s roadmap …
These Fatal Flaws Are Killing Brand Reputations
Stop scaring customers away by implementing several easy-to-incorporate behaviors brand-wide.
You’re Safe! Hummingbird’s Newest Release Allows for Manual Optimization in Protected Mode
Fine tuning your website through manual optimization can be tricky, but our new Safe Mode feature in Hummingbird puts that problem in the rearview. Now, you can now test optimization in a temporary area that allows for non-permanent changes, so you can work out any kinks, then push them to your live site. For free! Introducing Safe Mode for Manual …