Today we are excited to announce the release of Upfront 1.3, which we’re dubbing “Upfront for Publishers.” This version of our WordPress theme platform includes a huge update to the post and page writing experience. Want to display your featured images above the titles of your posts? Easy. Or show the publication date at the bottom of posts instead of …
Bulgarian Government Now Requires Custom Software to be Open Source
photo credit: Bulgarian Flag – (license) The Bulgarian government has just passed an amendment to its Electronic Governance Act that mandates all custom software created for the government must be open source. The amendment was voted on in the Bulgarian parliament and put into effect July 1, 2016. According to Bozhidar Bozhanov, a 27-year-old software engineer and advisor to the …
7 Courses That Turn WordPress Users into Developers (Free and Paid Options)
You’re not a beginner anymore. You don’t need to watch another tutorial on how to install WordPress, set up a theme, or find and install plugins. But, that doesn’t mean that you know everything. Maybe you’ve built a simple theme or plugin, but not the sort of thing you’d consider submitting to WordPress.org. Or maybe you’re pretty good with HTML …
7 Ways to Make Search Results For Your Brand Name Exactly How You Want Them
You want searchers to find your brand specifically, not just the products or services you offer. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How to Use Git for WordPress Development
You know Git, right? It’s one of the most popular version control systems in use today. Plus, it’s everywhere: Pre-installed by many hosting providers, used as the system that operates behind GitHub and Bitbucket, and now even built into easy-to-use WordPress plugins. There’s been a lot of noise about Git in the WordPress community lately thanks to the development of …
Responsive Design Should Be Required for WordPress.org Themes, Says Matt Mullenweg
photo credit: Jeffrey Betts During Matt Mullenweg’s Q&A session at WordCamp Europe, an unidentified Google employee asked about making WordPress sites more mobile-friendly: I work at Google with search and we think the web and mobile are important, but one thing that we noticed is that 28% of the new sites that choose WordPress and come online (that we’ve discovered) …
3 Things to Know About Writing for Large Publications
Being featured in a large publication will increase your exposure, but it’s not an instant money maker. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How to Add Adults-Only Age Verification to Your WordPress Site
Do you know who is visiting your website? And, more importantly, does the demographic of your visitors even matter? For some businesses and bloggers, that answer is a resounding: YES. If you’re reading this, you probably have (or need to implement) an age requirement restriction for visitors to your site. There are a variety of reasons for needing to restrict …
WordPress 4.6 Beta 1 is Available For Testing
The WordPress development team has released WordPress 4.6 beta 1. This release includes a new process for installing, updating, and deleting plugins and themes, native fonts in the WordPress backend, and improvements to the post editor. It also contains a number of changes that developers should be aware of. WordPress 4.6 Beta 1 is still in development and should not be used in …
WordPress Developer Super Cheat Sheet
There sure is a lot you need to remember when working with WordPress theme files. From the names of basic template files to functions and how the WordPress Loop works, it’s next to impossible to remember every PHP tag or even how to define a new theme. About 550 students enrolled in our Academy course, WordPress Development for Beginners, are …








