Doc’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. This week Doc talks to Jimmy Rosén, from Angry Creative, about WordPress The Card Game. The project is live now on Kickstarter and can be found here.
Google’s Presence at WordCamp US
Google participated at WordCamp US 2017 with a booth centered around performance. One side of the booth showed a data-driven glimpse into the state of the WordPress ecosystem in terms of key performance metrics and coding best practices, as well as the use of tooling (e.g. WebPageTest/Lighthouse) for assessing the performance characteristics of specific WordPress sites. The other side was shared with the excellent XWP engineering team, where they showcased a new auditing tool we’ve been collaborating with them called Tide, which enables quality assessment of plugins and themes. Our goal was to engage with the WordPress community and start […]
Why Laravel is Ruling Web Development
In today’s business-centric world, it is an arduous task to pick the right PHP web development framework for your business from the many available options. Choice of the correct platform is like an asset for your brand where a mere negligence or a wrong step can cause negative results. When it comes to discussing the leading name that tops the chart, Laravel certainly comes first in the list by surpassing the other popular frameworks including CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Symfony, Zend, and Yii. Its incredible features led to huge popularity, which is why businesses are opting for its unhindered growth. With Laravel, […]
Tips and Tricks for Web Designers
Visitors decide within four seconds of landing on a website if they want to continue reading. A well-designed website conveys ideas without adding too many graphics. It’s not about powerful content or attractive design; it’s about great user experience and dynamic functionality. It can be hard to juggle content and design. These tips will help do that. To start, here are two pointers to keep in mind: Know who you are: Successful web designers have one thing in common: creativity. Know what you can do as a web designer and what you are best at. Work on your designs to […]
Generation Z Opts for Personalization Over Privacy: What That Means for WordPress
Security is of great concern for anyone who uses the Internet. Whether you’re creating sites or just visiting them, security is always top of mind. Large breaches can make you think twice before buying something online. However, the way people view online security changes with age. Every day we see another brand hurt by a security issue. A recent Ponemon study revealed brand reputation is hurt more by a security breach than even a scandal involving the company’s CEO. A study of over 1,200 people in the U.S. ages 14 – 59 conducted by the Center for Generational Kinetics for […]

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