Users are shifting from editorial to visual content, which demands a completely new set of best practices for social media marketing. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Jetpack Opens Signup for Membership Block Beta
Jetpack has opened a signup for the beta of its upcoming Membership feature in order to collect feedback from potential testers. The changelog for version 7.3, released two weeks ago, hinted at a new Membership block coming to the plugin. The work in progress was added behind the JETPACK_BETA_BLOCKS constant, presumably in preparation for wider testing. Based on the feature’s …
This Entrepreneur Says He Spends as Much as $200K a Month on Building His Brand
Andrew Medal connects with Billy Gene in San Diego to talk all things digital marketing. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Block building without JavaScript: Testing ACF, Block Lab, and Lazy Blocks
Not everyone is able or willing to build blocks in JavaScript just yet, and sometimes you have to install three or four block collections until you find the blocks you would like. There is a third way: plugins that create the blocks for you from a set of specific custom fields, with a template to control the frontend display of …
Mary Jane: How the Cannabis Industry Can Win Women Over
Research finds women are wary of being judged about their cannabis use and are reluctant to set foot in legal stores. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Gutenberg 5.7 Adds New Block Appender for Group and Columns Blocks
Today’s release of Gutenberg brings a major improvement to the usability of the Group block. In previous versions of the editor, it wasn’t easy to see if a block had been inserted as a child block, especially since the default behavior was to insert an empty paragraph block. Gutenberg 5.7 brings more clarity to the UI for Group blocks by …
WPWeekly Episode 352 – Capital P Dangit and My Future Plans
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I share what’s new in WordPress 5.2, discuss why not capitalizing one letter can make or break someone in the WordPress community, and what’s new in Jetpack 7.3. We also highlight the highly anticipated release of Advanced Custom Fields 5.8.0. Near the end of the show, I describe what I’ve been going through …
3 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Build a Successful Personal Brand
Online, founders and entrepreneurs should be themselves and authentically share a personal journey, complete with the mistakes and imperfections that make an otherwise unapproachable businessperson tangible and within reach. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How to Use Googles Speed Index to Improve WordPress Performance
Does your site load content steadily like the tortoise, or wait until the race is almost over before it kicks into high gear, like the hare? In the race to provide the best user experience, steady is best. That’s why Google PageSpeed Insights measures your WordPress Speed Index to determine how your site content loads over time. The Speed Index …
WordPress Translation Day 4 Successfully Hosts 77 Local Events in 35 Countries, Recruits 183 New Translators
WordPress Translation Day 4 was held over the weekend. The 24-hour global event hosted 77 local events in 35 countries and the Polyglots team added 183 new contributors to their ranks. The team also designated 12 new GTEs (Global Translation Editor) and 14 PTEs (Project Translation Editor). Naoko Takano, a Polyglots Team Global Mentor and Japanese GTE, gave an introduction …