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8 Ways Generative AI Will Have an Impact on Search and SEO

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August 9, 2023

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AI continues to dominate the headlines. Everyone is wondering how it will change the way we live and do things, including if it will replace us all. One area where it is relevant especially for website owners and online marketers to examine the impact that generative AI will have is search and SEO. Since search engines and websites are both in the business of answering users’ search for information, it makes sense to ask if artificial intelligence will take over their job as well. In the future, if someone wants to know the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci or how […]

WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” Streamlines Site Design

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August 8, 2023

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Just ahead of WordCamp US, an exciting WordPress update was released, WordPress 6.3 named for Lionel Hampton. Hampton was a jazz vibraphonist, pianist, and percussionist who worked with the likes of Quincy Jones, Benny Goodman, and Charles Mingus. In 2021, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.  Image source: make.wordpress Enjoy some of Hampton’s fast fingers in “Hot Mallets” as we go through the exciting updates to WordPress.  WordPress “Lionel” 6.3, makes creating beautiful and powerful sites easier than ever before. There are updates for non-coders creating their first website and ones for long-time developers looking to optimize theirs. We […]

Translations May Slow Down Your WordPress Site, Plugins Can Help

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August 4, 2023

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WordPress is a global platform with users in every corner of the world. And because of that, translations have been a hot topic for years. Translating your site makes it more accessible and opens it up to entirely new audiences.  However, a new in-depth study by the WordPress Performance Team indicates that translations could slow your site down. Testing showed that localized websites, or websites that  are tailored to specific target audiences and languages in different regions, can load up to 50 percent slower than non-localized sites.  According to WordPress Contributor Pascal Birchler, “In addition to core itself, each plugin […]

Press This: Big Changes Coming to WordPress 6.3 with Justin Tadlock

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August 3, 2023

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We’re just a few short weeks away from the release of WordPress 6.3—a significant milestone for the WordPress community as this release officially wraps up Gutenberg Phase 2. To find out more about some of the new features coming to the site editor, Gutenberg, and beyond, we asked Justin Tadlock, WordPress Developer Advocate sponsored by Automattic, to join us for this episode of Press This and tell us everything we need to know ahead of WordPress 6.3.

Torque Social Hour: Kadence Launches A New AI Tool

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August 2, 2023

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The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream of WordPress news and events. On this episode with Ben Ritner, the Kadence WP WordPress product manager and developer who originally created the Kadence Theme and Kadence Blocks. We’ll talk about Kadence AI and other big changes coming to Kadence. We also talk about Ben’s attitude towards the Full Site Editor and his thoughts on the newest changes in WordPress 6.3 Join us next each Wednesday from 3-4pm PST for WordPress news and interviews.

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