In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I recap the news and headlines of the first half of 2016. Part two will be recorded on January 4th, 2017, where we’ll look back at the headlines during the second half of 2016, give our predictions for 2017, and share what we’re looking forward to in the new year. WPWeekly …
5 Excellent Ways to Hack the Twenty Seventeen WordPress Theme
Twenty Seventeen is the most versatile default theme WordPress has ever seen. However, the options built into the theme leave a few things to be desired. In this post, I’ll show you five hacks you can use to make Twenty Seventeen uniquely your own. We’ll start with the basics and move on to more challenging […] View original post at …
A Guide to Building WordPress on Docker for Windows, Linux and OS X
“Containerization” is a relatively new buzzword in big-company enterprise software circles. Just put a batch of environments in the cloud, or on a server, that just have important applications and little else. The name you hear most often when containers come up is Docker, an open source project that has become a monster. You don’t […] View original post at …
How to Use WordPress Multisite for Different Divisions in a Company Website
WordPress Multisite has many uses. You can use it to create a profitable network of sites which people create themselves, to manage your own sites, to host sites for clients and much more. But something that clients often ask me about is using it to power a network of sites for a company that has separate divisions with […] View original post at …
Why You Need to Consider to Content-First Design for WordPress
Having a powerful website and a fantastic UI is important—not only for your visitors’ experience, but also for SEO purposes. That being said, without the right content in place, all that well-planned and laid-out design and development work will go to waste. You want to tell a story through the website you’ve built, right? But how […] View original post at …
Building an Awesome Demo for Your WordPress Theme or Plugin
As another year draws to a close, it’s time to start thinking about business goals for 2017. Do you know what the coming year has in store for your WordPress business? A better question to ask may be: do you have a plan in place to ensure your WordPress business grows and thrives in the […] View original post at …
BuddyPress 2.7.4 Patches Security Vulnerability That Could Allow Arbitrary File Deletion
The BuddyPress development team has released BuddyPress 2.7.4 to address a security vulnerability that affects all versions back to 2.0. According to John James Jacoby, lead developer of BuddyPress, “This version patches a vulnerability to the BuddyPress core attachments API that could allow arbitrary file deletion on certain installation configurations.” The vulnerability was responsibly disclosed by Sam Pizzey through the HackerOne …
How to Create and Customize Error Pages for WordPress
I’m a WordPress nerd and as a WordPress nerd, I hate seeing error pages on my site. It means I broke something, but at least I can fix it – visitors can’t and neither can yours, and that’s way worse than any error. That’s why creating your own custom error pages, including 404 pages, can help […] View original post at …
WordPress.org Launches Homepage Redesign
WordPress.org made its new homepage redesign live today. The meta team worked quickly to put the new design in place in time for the holidays. “While this is only the first iteration, the plan is to continue design and development to create something truly amazing,” Mark Uraine said in the announcement. “This is the first step toward that goal.” The …
The Power Users Guide to WordPress Navigation Menus
The humble navigation menu. It’s an important part of your WordPress site that lets your visitors find their way around and helps to structure your content. Every theme will have a slot for it somewhere at the top of each page. But are navigation menus just for your site header? The truth is that they can do much […] View original post at …