If you’ve ever delved under the hood of a WordPress theme, you’ll know that it contains four kinds of files: the stylesheet, the functions file, a number of template parts, and one or (most likely) more template files. For a theme to work, it must have at least two files: the stylesheet and an index.php […]
AMP for WordPress 0.7 RC 1 Released
XWP, Automattic, and Google’s AMP team, has released 0.7 Release Candidate 1 of the AMP for WordPress plugin. Hinted at during AMP Conf 2018 earlier this year, 0.7 is a major release that contains significant new features. This release adds Native AMP support for all of the default widgets, embeds, and commenting. Notifications will be triggered for posts that contain …
WordPress Categories and Tags: What’s the Difference and How to Use Them
Composing content for a blog is simple enough: brainstorm an idea, write the post, optimize it with a plugin like SmartCrawl, and publish. Did you know, however, that there’s more you can do to not only improve the performance of that post in search (and, in turn, your website), but to also enhance the user […]
WordPress for iOS and Gutenberg Don’t Get Along
When it comes to editing and crafting content on the go, the WordPress Mobile apps are a good choice. The question is, how does the editor in the iOS app interact with content written in Gutenberg? Let’s find out. Quick Edits Turn Into Lengthy, Frustrating Fixes For testing purposes, I used a simple scenario that many users may run into. I’ve …
I Hate Building Reports…Thank God for Visible.vc (Try It Free and 30% off?!)
If you’re like me, your working in a team – a lot of teams! You know communication is essential for keeping things moving along smoothly. But how do you get anything done if your constantly preparing and designing reports? You need to check out Visible.vc. In my experience, working on multiple projects with a bunch […]
Conversion Rate Optimization in WordPress: It’s Not That Simple
It doesn’t matter if your WordPress site sells digital products, physical inventory, subscribable services, or something else entirely. If your site was built for the purposes of selling something, then you should be making sales from it. In terms of what a good revenue baseline is for a WordPress site, or even what percentage of […]
What Makes a Good WordPress Contact Page? Breaking It Down
The contact page is a critical part of every WordPress site. Sure, you could place social media links in a top sticky bar, include a live chat down below, and embed a contact form on relevant pages. But visitors know that, if there is a means by which you can reach the company in person […]
Gutenberg 2.7 Released, Adds Ability to Edit Permalinks
Gutenberg 2.7 is available for testing and not only does it refine the visuals around block controls, it adds the highly requested ability to edit permalinks. Editing Permalinks in Gutenberg 2.7 A new pagination block is available that adds a page break, allowing users to break posts into multiple pages. The block is located in the Blocks – Layout Elements …
Defender Gets Fierce New Security Features (Login Masking and Forced Two-factor)
Defender is flexing some serious muscle when it comes to protecting WordPress. His layered security toolkit, automated scans and alert notifications are best in class. Plus, with 9.5+ million events (that can’t be modified or deleted by hackers) being logged per day, Defender’s Audit Logging is a one-of-a-kind power feature serious WordPress users can’t live […]
BuddyPress 3.0 Beta 2 Released
The BuddyPress development team has released Beta 2 of BuddyPress 3.0. BuddyPress 3.0 is a major release that contains some significant changes. A new template pack called Nouveau will replace the bp-legacy template packs introduced in BuddyPress 1.7. The new template pack has been refactored to be semantic, accessible, and use a new set of markup files. Loops, members, and …