Since its inception, responsive design has found good response from the design community, with more and more designers and developers favoring responsive design, owing to the steady rise of mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. Speaking of responsive design, media queries form an integral and essential part of the responsive web design process. While a large number of responsive frameworks do exist—including responsive WordPress themes—nearly all of them rely on media queries to differentiate one screen size and resolution from another. So, what exactly is a media query? Are media queries the ultimate means to achieve responsive design? In […]
Working With Post Meta Data Using The WordPress REST API
In version two of the WordPress REST API, several improvements have been made regarding how custom fields are handled in WordPress. If you haven’t downloaded version two yet, you can do so via WordPress.org or by cloning the “develop” branch of the official GitHub repo for the project. In this article, you’ll learn how to edit and create post meta fields using the WordPress REST API and how to retrieve or update metadata for a post. You’ll also learn how to customize the default endpoints for a post to expose post meta or other data related to a post. While this […]
What’s New In WordPress 07/27/2015
Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly What’s New In WordPress roundup? Write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: WordPress Rejects 43% Of DMCAs: WordPress just published their newest transparency report, which shows that they’ve received more than 4,000 copyright notice takedown requests over the past six months. Check out Janet Jackson and other DMCA abusers in their Hall Of Shame. WordCamp US: The first (and second) WordCamp US will be held in Philadelphia! Yoast SEO 2.3: A name change, some premium features made free, and a suggested list of what posts could use some SEO love are all […]
Physical Web First Look: Google Releases Chrome 44 For iOS
Hot on the heels of last Tuesday’s Chrome 44 release for desktop, on Wednesday, Google released Chrome 44 for iOS, available from the app store. Although the latest iOS update saw patches for 43 known critical security vulnerabilities, the headlines understandably focused on two new features: Improved navigation, Safari-style Physical Web support Today I want to take a look at the new features, as well as talk a little more about the Physical Web project. Swipe Navigation The users spoke and Google listened. Chrome 44 for iOS will enable users to swipe left and right to navigate forwards and backwards through their […]
Highlights From WordCamp Boston
Last weekend in Boston it was hot and humid—a typical mid-July day in the Northeast. Despite the heat, roughly 300 attendees gathered together for WordCamp Boston at the Sherman Union Hall at Boston University to talk WordPress. The event featured talks by Scott Wyden Kivowitz, Amy CQ, John Eckman, Fred Meyer, Mel Choyce, and many more. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights from WordCamp Boston. WordPress Design Trends Core contributor and design engineer at Automattic, Mel Choyce presented on industry design trends in WordPress. “Trends aren’t inherently good or bad,” Mel pointed out, “they’re just part of a designer’s toolkit.” In Mel’s presentation she highlighted […]

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