You don’t need to have studied web design to use WordPress, or have an advanced degree in PHP or CSS. WordPress is the world’s most popular website building tool for a reason: it empowers even its most inexperienced users to build fully functional, great looking websites with the minimum amount of fuss. All you need …
30 Essential Plugins For WordPress Beginners
WordPress is the world’s most popular website building tool by far. However, while the out-the-box version of WordPress comes equipped with lots of useful features and functionalities, the core itself will only take you so far. The real reason for WordPress’s meteoric rise in the last decade or so is the platform’s robust collection of …
6 Things Google Analytics Can Tell You About Your WordPress Website
Is it possible to run a successful website without an understanding of key web metrics? Possibly, but you would certainly face an uphill battle. The truth is, in today’s increasingly competitive environment, stunning aesthetics and solid content alone won’t cut it. Unless you get very lucky indeed, your chances of success are massively increased by …
11 Best eCommerce Plugins for WordPress
Over time, WordPress has evolved from a simple blogging platform to a fully functional CMS. You can now use WordPress to power just about any website — including eCommerce stores. However, the WordPress core doesn’t come readily equipped with eCommerce functionality. If you want to build a thriving online store, you’ll need to install a …
The Pros And Cons Of WordPress Page Builder Plugins
In case you’ve missed it, one of the dominant trends in the WordPress world is the overwhelming demand for products that can do just about everything. I’m talking about multi-purpose themes and, the focus of today’s post, page builder plugins. Page builder plugins give WordPress users an easy way to build custom layouts for their …
New Guidelines For Naming Plugins Announced By WordPress.org
On Monday, Pippin Williamson announced that WordPress.org is changing their guidelines for acceptable plugin names for plugins submitted to the official repository. Going forward, plugin developers will not be able to use a trademarked product name or term, company name, or other plugins’ name as their plugin’s name or slug — unless you are representing the …
Proposed Customizer Roadmap Announced
The build up to WordPress 4.3 launch day was dominated by talk about the WordPress Customizer, with a lot of uncertainty and disagreement over the direction the Customizer was headed. It’s fair to say that most regular WordPress users aren’t huge fans of the Customizer, but the core team sees it as an integral part …
Jeff Yablon Vs. The WordPress Foundation Trademark Infringement Case Settled Out Of Court
In June, the WordPress community was divided by the news that the WordPress Foundation was suing the TheWordPressHelpers.com’s Jeff Yablon for trademark infringement. As most of us already know, the WordPress Foundation forbids the use of the “WordPress” trademark in top-level domains, unless permission is sought and granted. Due to the infringement, the WordPress Foundation …
WordPress REST API Merge Proposal Submitted For WordPress Version 4.4 And 4.5
After months of excitement and speculation, over the weekend the WordPress core team made a big announcement: It’s time to merge the REST API into the WordPress core. The proposal is still in its earliest stages, and so the team is currently looking for community feedback to take the project forward. If you have any …
A First Look At WordPress 4.3 “Billie”
Yesterday marked the release of the latest version of WordPress, version 4.3. Named “Billie” after legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, WordPress 4.3 introduces a number of new features aimed at enhancing the user experience. For those of you looking to install the latest version on your website, you can download WordPress 4.3 here or you …
A Quick Look At WooCommerce 2.4
Last week, WooThemes released the latest version of their market-leading eCommerce plugin, WooCommerce 2.4. Named “Helpful Hedgehog,” the update focuses on the WooCommerce back-end, with an array of features aimed at making setting up an eCommerce store easier than ever before. Now that the dust has settled, it feels like this a great opportunity to …
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 …
