If you are not yet familiar with browser developer tools, they are one of the most useful things for anyone tinkering with websites – be it as an owner, enthusiast, ongoing developer, or else. Developer tools or dev tools can tell you a lot about any website, such as CSS markup and JavaScript errors. In addition, they allow you to test drive front-end changes, check you site’s responsive design, and even optimize its performance. Furthermore, they are completely free and built right into all major browsers. If you are ready to learn about their usefulness, this browser developer tools tutorial […]
Press This Podcast: Feat. Ben Ramsden of GFChart
Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to the WordPress community podcast on WMR. This is your host, David Vogelpohl I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine. And I love to bring the best in the community to you here every week and press this as a reminder, you can follow me on twitter @wpdavidv and subscribe […]
Grant For The Web Accepting Proposals Through June 22
The Grant for the Web proposal deadline has been extended through June 22. The $100M fund was set up to help developers working on “privacy-centric, open, and accessible Web Monetization ecosystem.” Grant for the Web is funded and led by Coil, working in collaboration with founding collaborators Mozilla and Creative Commons. (Additional collaborators may be added in the future.) A Program Team, led by Loup Design & Innovation, manages the day-to-day operations of the program. “Through our work building the Coil Web Monetization WordPress plugin to make it easy for people to add and control micropayment functionality on their WordPress sites, we […]
4 New WordPress Features and Plugins to Help With Your Development Projects
Working in the WordPress community can be exciting, because there’s always a steady stream of new updates and features to look forward to. While it would be nice to have the time to read up on each one, you’re probably eager to learn which are most applicable to your development projects. In addition to the official release of WordPress 5.4, there are a handful of recently-released and upcoming plugins that might help to make your job easier. From block editor improvements to new core functionality, there are a variety of updates that developers of all types should know about. In […]
The Beginner’s Guide to Outbound Link Tracking in WordPress
As a marketer, you probably recognize the key role links play on your WordPress site. They can influence everything from Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to User Experience (UX). It’s not just internal links that are important, however. Tracking outbound links, the URLs that take visitors away from your website, can provide you with helpful insights into user behavior. You can learn how your visitors interact with your site, and make informed decisions as a result. In this post, we’ll explain the purpose and benefits of tracking outbound links from your website. Then we’ll walk you through how you can get […]

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