In celebration of DE{CODE} 2024, we talked with Miriam Schwab, Head of WordPress Relations at Elementor, about the evolving landscape of WordPress entrepreneurship. From agency work to startup ventures, Miriam shares insights on building successful businesses with WordPress, ahead of her appearance at DE{CODE} 2024. Discover trends shaping the WordPress business ecosystem and Elementor’s latest innovations.
17 Best WordPress Beginner Courses: Learn WordPress Now
Mastering WordPress from scratch is tough. It’s a sprawling platform and there’s a lot to learn, including how to properly use the CMS features, build pages with Gutenberg, or extend your website with plugins and code. Beginner training courses for WordPress can help you get started more easily. Unfortunately, there are tons of classes to choose from, and narrowing down the best ones is no easy task. What you need is a curated list of some of the best courses so you can decide from there. And that just happens to be what we have put together here. Below, are […]
WordPress File Permissions: Everything You Need to Know
Did you just hear about WordPress file permissions and are wondering if yours are set correctly? Or are receiving an error that you don’t have the right permissions? Either way, this is the right post for you. File permissions are a very important part of protecting your website. They keep your site locked down while giving WordPress itself, its plugins, and other scripts the ability to modify what they need to. But sometimes things can go wrong. Errors may pop up, or file permissions get changed to improper values. In that case, it’s helpful to know how WordPress file permissions […]
Press This: What Happens at the Intersection of Culture, Creativity, and Tech
In this episode of Press This, we explore the intersection of culture, creativity, and technology with Lawrence Edmondson, founder at Eat Big Digital. Lawrence shares insights on how technology and creativity intersect, shaping cultural shifts over the past decades.
4 Easy Ways Create a WordPress Sticky Header (+ Best Practices)
You’ve probably seen a sticky header in action before, even on a WordPress site. They follow you as you scroll down the page, making navigating a website quicker and easier. They can even increase engagement by keeping the site menu always a click away. But despite its popularity, this attractive UX design isn’t built into WordPress by default. Headers will usually stay put at the top of the website. So, how can you make your header sticky? There are several different methods, from using WordPress blocks over installing a plugin to using code. Let’s cover a few of the best […]
Voting is Now Open for Plugin Madness 2024!
Get your brackets set and pick your favorites to win it all—Plugin Madness 2024 is now in full swing!
While the last few weeks were all about nominating the best WordPress plugins, it’s now time to shift focus as the competition truly begins.
Press This: The Creator of the Hashtag Talks About The Future of WordPress and the Open Web
In this episode of Press This, we talk with Chris Messina, the inventor of the hashtag and an author of ActivityStreams and Oauth. We talk about the evolution of WordPress, decentralizing the web, open-web standards, and how SEO might change over the years. This is a really fun conversation with someone who has helped change the way we use the web.
Press This: Improving Learning Pathways on Learn.WordPress.org
Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Each episode features guests from around the community and discussions of the largest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. Powered by RedCircle Doc Pop: You’re listening to Press This, a WordPress community podcast on WMR. Each week, we spotlight members of the WordPress community. I’m your host, Doc Pop, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine and my contributions on Torquemag.io. You can subscribe to Press This on RedCircle, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. You can also […]
Press This: Empowering WordPress Learners With Nyasha Green
On this episode of Press This, we talk with Nyasha Green, a LinkedIn Learning Instructor and WordPress contributor, about her newest class, “Introduction to Custom Block Building”. We also talk about Nyasha’s journey into WordPress development and lessons she learned while creating WP tutorials. https://www.linkedin.com/learning/wordpress-introduction-to-custom-block-building.
Elementor Tutorial: How to Use the Popular Page-Builder Plugin
Feeling overwhelmed by the thought of creating a professional-looking website all by yourself? In this tutorial, we will show you how the Elementor page-builder plugin can help you do so without technical skills or a hefty budget for a designer. Elementor is powerful yet user-friendly. It has a drag-and-drop interface, extensive template library, and design widgets–all the tools you need to create a website easily. In this article, we’ll explore everything you need to know about this page-builder solution. You’ll discover how to install and set up Elementor, create your first page, and explore its powerful features. Let’s get started. […]
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