Human Made has released its first public beta of Chassis Desktop, an application for local WordPress development. Chassis is a Vagrant-based virtual server and a community project that Human Made has commercially supported since 2012. The new desktop app is in early beta at version 0.2.0 with version 1.0.0 coming soon. Chassis Desktop was designed with a user-friendly interface suitable …
5 Easy Exercises to Find Your Brand's Voice
It’s what every consumer should hear whenever and wherever they encounter your product or service.
Review: Is The SEO Framework the Best Free SEO Plugin?
When it comes to SEO and WordPress plugins, there’s plenty of choice. The reality is, though, that most users tend to fall back on the most obvious and popular choices without giving much attention to the up-and-comers. Besides our own SEO plugin SmartCrawl (which is currently in the midst of a pretty exciting development update!) and […]
WPWeekly Episode 275 – The JavaScript Framework Rabbit Hole
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I celebrate WordPress’ 14th birthday. We discuss the removal of HHVM from WordPress’ testing infrastructure and how it was likely the reason PHP 7 gained so many performance improvements. For a majority of the show, Jacoby and I spoke in-depth on which JavaScript framework WordPress core should choose. We discuss what’s at stake, …
Why I Am Killing a Startup That Has Over 100,000 Customers
Having sold a startup for $1 million, this founder knows the importance of looking past short-term success.
How to Use JavaScript in WordPress and Lose jQuery Bloat
jQuery has become ubiquitous on the web and in WordPress. Many of its components are in the WordPress core software, the admin uses it heavily, and it’s readily available for front-end use as well. We enqueue it without thought when we need it, but should we always do so? I tend to think not, and […]
WordPress Core JavaScript Framework Debate Heats Up, Contributors Narrow Discussion to React vs. Vue
photo credit: oskay Small Parts – (license) WordPress core contributors met this morning to continue the discussion on selecting a new JavaScript framework for use with new core features. The discussion on the Make/Core post intensified over the weekend with more Vue.js proponents commenting to add their thoughts. Adam Silverstein and Andrew Duthie facilitated this morning’s meeting and began by …
Instagram Analytics: Which Metrics Really Matter?
These key figures can help you measure your reach and make smart moves that engage audiences to interact with your brand.
Are GIFs, Emojis or Memes a Good Idea for WordPress Sites?
Personally, I’m a fan of using humor and pop culture references in content marketing. I don’t necessarily think it fits for every occasion nor do I think every audience will understand it, but that’s why we do research before creating websites and launching our brand’s web presence into the social-sphere. Right? That being said, including […]
10 Ways to Determine the Quality of a Free WordPress Plugin
Whether you’re a developer who loves to code or you’re an implementer looking to design high-quality sites without breaking too much of a sweat, at some point you’ll want to turn to WordPress plugins for help. Sometimes, it’s not worth it to try and figure out the manual way of adding popup messages to your […]




