Last year, in the wake of a global pandemic, WordCamp US organizers made the painful decision to cancel the conference. Citing Zoom fatigue and organizer burn out, the team decided it was best to allow people a break at the end of the year. After a year of planning and perfecting virtual events, WordCamp US is back! The team will hold a one day all virtual, free event on October 1 starting at 8:45 am PDT and we couldn’t be more excited. Get ready for great speakers, sponsors, and even music! Get your free ticket! Back and Better Than Ever […]
Torque’s Social Hour: AmyJune Hineline talks about contributing to WordPress
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life. This week’s special guests is AmyJune Hineline, an Open Source Community Ambassador and QA Engineer at Kanopi Studios. We talked about how non-coders can help contribute to WordPress core. AmyJune will be giving a full talk at WordCamp US on this topic. Join us each Wednesday from 3-4pm PST for the next episode of the Torque Social Hour. Next week’s guest will be Jen Swisher, a lead organizer at WordCamp US.
4 Best WooCommerce Alternatives
Investing in an eCommerce platform is one of the most important decisions you can make as an online business owner. WooCommerce is a very popular option. However, it isn’t perfect, and you may be looking for a more suitable choice. Fortunately, there are some excellent WooCommerce alternatives available. Each eCommerce platform serves different company sizes and budgets, and varying levels of technical experience. In this guide, we’ll look at the importance of choosing the right eCommerce platform for your online business. Then, we’ll discuss four of the best WooCommerce alternatives and why they may be suitable for your needs. Let’s […]
CSS Specificity: A Detailed Guide (Incl. Best Practices, Examples)
CSS specificity is an important tool in the arsenal of web designers and developers and anyone who changes the design of their site by playing around with cascading style sheets. If you have ever been in the situation that you just couldn’t get an element to behave or a look the way you wanted it to, you have likely felt its power. But, wouldn’t it be great to harness CSS specificity for your own gains rather than feel at the mercy of it? If you just nodded empathetically, then you have come to the right place. Right here, right now, […]
WordPress Community Advocate, Brian Gardner, Joins WP Engine
StudioPress founder and one of the architects of the modern WordPress theme ecosystem, Brian Gardner, will join WP Engine as a Principal Developer Advocate. He will wear many different hats but will further enhance the developer experience at WP Engine by charting a course to advance WordPress and lead developer relations, specifically helping people with the transition to Gutenberg (block editor). When some were wary of the inclusion of Gutenberg, Gardner led the charge in not only making StudioPress compliant but designing specifically for StudioPress. Gutenberg is the future of content creation in WordPress. While the transition is still ongoing, […]

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