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How Much Should You Encourage Self-Sufficiency in Your Clients?

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Tom Rankin

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Community

Published

May 9, 2019

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An oft-stated goal of modern web design is to empower the client, by giving them the skills and tools they need to run their website. However, it’s logical to assume that this isn’t a good thing all of the time. After all, too much self-sufficiency might damage your earning potential. In reality, the answer to whether you should encourage self-sufficiency is more complex than a simple “Yes” or “No”. It can be the case that giving a client free rein actually keeps them on the books while trying to handle every need they have could result in driving them away. The […]

Doc Pop’s News Drop: WordPress 5.2 is here

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Doc Pop

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News Drop, Videos

Published

May 8, 2019

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Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. WordPress 5.2 is here and full of new features. In this week’s News Drop we talk about Site Health, Fatal Error Recovery Mode, and support for cryptographically-signed updates. Love WordPress News but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. Site Health section of the admin panel, support for a modern cryptography library, and support for cryptographically-signed updates. WordPress 5.2 launches today, May 7th and […]

How to Create an Impressive About Page for Your Business

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Syed Balkhi

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Beginners

Published

May 8, 2019

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When someone visits your website’s about page, it’s because they want to know more about your company. It could be that they’re interested in how you started or what you do exactly; whatever the case may be, you want to make sure you’re able to answer their most pressing questions and tell them a bit about who you are. You want your about page to build a rapport between you and your audience. When done correctly, it can gain the trust of your visitors and encourage them to convert on your website. It’s the gateway to the answers users have […]

Why and How to Create a Gutenberg Block – A Tutorial for Beginners

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Nick Schäferhoff

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Community, Featured

Published

May 7, 2019

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Learning to create a Gutenberg block is a good future investment. No matter where you fall on the Gutenberg debate, the block editor is here to stay. Even if you have reverted back to the classic editor, chances are good that at some point in the next few years you will also start creating web pages in the form of blocks. More and more themes, like Twenty Nineteen, will take advantage of what the new WordPress editor has to offer. Plus, soon you will also use blocks in other parts of WordPress like the navigation menu or widgets. Therefore, you […]

What Should You Recommend Clients Use – A Page Builder or the Block Editor?

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Tom Rankin

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Community

Published

May 6, 2019

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There’s been enough talk lately about how to create content within WordPress that it warrants further attention. While there are technically still the same number of available options – i.e., the native editor or a third-party page builder plugin – choosing between them is causing confusion thanks to the new Block Editor. In fact, the decision between the two is often simple. While the Block Editor and your favorite page builder may look similar on the surface, there are plenty of inherent differences. This means if you take the time to compare them directly and bring your client’s needs into play, choosing […]

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