Reservation systems are popular with hospitality-type businesses like hotels and restaurants, but they’re not the only ones who would benefit from them. Any business model that relies on filling seats, meeting with clients and team members, or conducting assessments would benefit from a reservation, booking, or appointment system. As a freelancer, you probably schedule time […] View original post at …
WPWeekly Episode 289 – Where Did WordPress’ Ease of Use Go?
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Scott Bolinger. Bolinger recently attended a Content and Commerce Summit where WordPress and WooCommerce were not mentioned. Bolinger shared the perspective he gained from an attending the event and speaking with a friend who uses Shopify. We discuss what happened to WordPress’ ease of use, which user segment the …
Say G’day to Automate! Never Manually Update WordPress Plugins or Themes Ever Again
When was the last time you logged into WordPress and didn’t have to update your plugins, themes or WordPress itself? I’m gonna to bet your answer is “never”. Let’s face it. People don’t log in to WordPress every day. So when you do log in and you’re confronted with notifications galore nagging you to update […] View original post at …
WordPress Core JavaScript Framework Selection Discussion Continues with Input from Open Source Community Leaders
WordPress’ #core-js Slack channel hosted a lively and productive meeting this morning led by Andrew Duthie. The discussion focused less on specific framework comparisons and more on the role a framework will play in building JavaScript-powered interfaces for WordPress. Contributors were joined by core developers and leaders from the React and Vue communities, Chrome engineers, and other interested parties from …
Should You Disable Comments on Your WordPress Blog?
It’s exciting when readers of your blog take the time to leave comments on your posts. It’s often what makes the arduous process of creating content feel totally worth it at the end of the day. Of course, you could always see how many people visited your posts in Google Analytics, but there is something […] View original post at …
SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam Plugin Permanently Removed from WordPress.org Due to Spam Code
The SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam plugin has been removed from the WordPress Directory due to its author including spam code. The plugin added a CAPTCHA image test to WordPress forms to prevent spam and was compatible with forms generated by bbPress, BuddyPress, Jetpack, and WooCommerce. It had more than 300,000 active installs at the time of removal. Mike Challis, the original …
How to Use Domain Mapping When You’re Not Running Multisite
Our Domain Mapping plugin makes mapping domains super easy in Multisite. It lets you create as many sites as you want in one WordPress installation and then make them all behave as if they’re separate sites echo on their own domain. But sometimes you want to map a domain when you’re not running Multisite. You’ve […] View original post at …
How to Run a Contest with WordPress (and Plugins to Help You Do It)
About a month ago, a woman named Mavis Wanczyk won a monster Powerball payout of $758.7 million. Wanczyk wasn’t the only winner that night either. In a store nearby, someone else bought a ticket worth $1 million. There were also other winners from this single Powerball play—9.4 million people (or, rather, tickets) to be exact. […] View original post at …
The No-Plugin Guide for a Multilingual WordPress Site Using Multisite
It’s easy to forget that the internet is a World Wide Web. Which means that people from all over the world have access to your website. So, if you only serve content in one language, you’re at a potential disadvantage. Communicating with an international audience through a multilingual site has its perks. Not only can […] View original post at …
Scott Bolinger Shares Unique Perspective of WordPress From Outside the Bubble
Scott Bolinger, a product developer focused on the WordPress space who has created several products, including AppPresser and Holler Box, recently attended Content and Commerce Summit 2017. This conference focuses on what’s working in eCommerce, digital media, information publishing, and subscription commerce. According to Bolinger, WordPress and WooCommerce were not topics of discussion. “It really opened my eyes going to an …


