Ahmad Awais, who created the Gutenberg Boilerplate last year, has released a Guten Block Toolkit. The toolkit substantially simplifies the creation of Gutenberg Blocks by providing no configuration, one dependency, and no lock-in. Awais created the toolkit after receiving feedback that configuring things like Webpack, React, ES 6/7/8/Next, ESLint, Babel and keeping up with their development was too difficult. “Developers …
3 Ways to Build Your Brand Identity Using Content Marketing
Can your content pass the ‘logo test’? If not, it’ll be just another one of those generic articles that bombard your target audience each day. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Automate – Now With Scheduling and Instant Email Alerts!
It’s awesome how many WPMU DEV members have embraced Automate, our automatic backup, update and safe upgrade tool, and today we’re excited to announce two new features brought to you by popular demanded from our members; schedules and instant email updates 🙂 So just in case you haven’t met Automate yet, here’s why you should really […] View original post at …
How to Do Video SEO for Your WordPress Site
As consumer demand for video content grows, the WordPress sites you build will have to accommodate for that demand. This means creating high-quality video content, ensuring that you have enough bandwidth for it to play without issue, and placing it within prime real estate where it’s bound to get noticed on the website. There’s also […] View original post at …
Free Conference Dedicated to WordPress in Higher Ed Takes Place January 30th at 9AM CST
If you’re interested in learning how WordPress is used in Higher Ed, tune in to WPCampus Online, January 30th at 9AM Central Standard Time. WPCampus Online is a virtual conference that people can watch for free, no traveling necessary. The event uses Crowdcast allowing viewers to switch between rooms, interact with each other, and ask questions. Some of the topics …
When You're Customers Are Talking, Quiet Your Brand Voice and Listen.
“Brand voice” is an important concept for maintaining message consistency but it is not more important than your customers. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Virtual Reality in WordPress: Are You Ready to Give This a Shot?
As I read through Brenda Barron’s predictions for WordPress web design trends in 2018, I was surprised to see virtual reality (VR) show up on the list. Here’s why: Statista puts the number of global virtual reality users at 171 million this year. While that number is nothing to scoff at, it only refers to […] View original post at …
This Entrepreneur Built the Hottest Celebrity Spot on the Planet — and a Brand With Staying Power
Andrew Medal chats with Mark Birnbaum about how his global restaurant group has become a Hollywood hotspot, and how to establish a brand that stays on top. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Why Content Formatting Can Hurt Conversions (and What to Do About It)
If you’re reading this, then you’re likely not the person in charge of writing content for your WordPress sites. You may not be able to dictate how much content is written for a site or the actual words used by the writers, but you can finesse how it’s structured and presented. Proofreading your blog posts […] View original post at …
WPWeekly Episode 301 – WordPress in HigherEd, Accessibility, and More With Rachel Cherry
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Rachel Cherry, Senior Software Engineer for Disney Interactive and Director of WPCampus. Cherry describes how she got involved with WordPress, its use in higher education, the inspiration behind WPCampus, and her thoughts on accessibility both in WordPress and across the web. She also assigned everyone the following homework assignment. …