When it comes to WordPress development, it’s essential to use tools that make your life easier, but not all tools are created equal, especially when it comes to text editors. There are many popular word processors that add their own formatting, which means any code you add won’t actually work when you upload the file […]
9 Reasons Why WordPress Freelancers Need a Daily Schedule (and How to Make One)
Life as a WordPress freelancer is pretty awesome. You work with (what we all know to be) the best content management system. You set your own prices. You pick the clients you want to work with. And you get to flex your creative muscles all day. What’s not to love? I think that if there […]
How Microinteractions Make Boring Websites Larger Than Life (and How to Add Them to WordPress)
Microinteractions are single-case interactions that revolve around the use of a product or technology. They are everywhere in the real world and online. Maybe you’ve noticed them, maybe you haven’t. But one thing’s for sure: their proper use (or misuse) can make or break a product. In this articles, we’ll take a closer look at microinteractions […]
WPWeekly Episode 272 – Interview With James Farmer, Co-Founder and CEO of Incsub
On this episode of WordPress Weekly, I’m joined by James Farmer, co-founder and CEO of Incsub. Farmer has been involved in the WordPress community for 11 years and in that time, he and I have butted heads, mildly speaking. Last year, Farmer looked back at the last 10 years of being a WordPress entrepreneur. In that post, he shares emails and conversations he …
Don't Obsess Over the Competition
Valeria Basso, owner of Symphonic Communications, says that you always need to do work that you believe in because it can reflect who you are.
How to Use Google Optimize to Run Experiments On Your Site in a Few Minutes
As WordPress developers, you’re always on the lookout for new ways to improve your workflow as well as your project’s outcomes. We already know that A/B testing is something that can help with this. The problem with many A/B testing tools, though, is that they tend to cost a lot of money to use and […]
VersionPress 4.0 Tentatively Scheduled to Ship in September
Nealy a year ago, VersionPress 3.0 was released. This version added new search capabilities, bulk undo, and a number of bug fixes. It was the first release since it became a free, open source project. In a post on the project’s development blog, Borek Bernard, co-founder of VersionPress, describes what the team is focusing on for 4.0 which includes a tentative release …
Should Your Website Have Sidebars? What the Research Says
I think it was Shakespeare who once said, “To sidebar, or not to sidebar, that is the question.” Shakespeare was a smart dude. He knew that the best way to go about making a major life decision was to stop, take a moment to think through the potential consequences of that choice, and speak it […]
bbPress 2.6 Beta 3 Likely as Team Focuses on Solid Data Migration Path
For the past few months, users have been testing bbPress 2.6 Beta 2. bbPress 2.6 will be the first major version update since 2014 and will include the following features: Per-forum moderators Improved favorites and subscriptions management Improved BuddyPress integration Performance improvements User experience improvements to meta-boxes and admin-area tools Tighter integration with the WordPress Dashboard Template tweaks and clean-up In …
Here's What It's Like to Be in Business With Bill Murray
The founders of theCHIVE give a behind-the-sleeves look at the launch of William Murray Golf.


