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Tie up your Jordans, put on your compression sleeve, and stretch out your hamstrings because it is time for Plugin Madness. Now in its eighth year, this bracket-style competition pits the best 64 WordPress plugins against each other to find the very best one. But first, we need you! To find our contenders we’re turning to the experts, the WordPress community, for Plugin Madness nominations. We want to find the hidden gems. Tell us about the plugins that solve an annoying problem, that make life easier, or that just work really well. Plugins will be sorted into four categories; Marketing, […]

Press This: Keeping Users On Your Site Longer

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January 31, 2023

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Each episode features guests from around the community and discussions of the largest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. Powered by RedCircle Doc Pop: You’re listening to Press This, a WordPress Community Podcast on WMR. Each week we spotlight members of the WordPress community. I’m your host, Doc Pop. I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and my contributions over on TorqueMag.Io where I get to do podcasts and draw cartoons and tutorial videos. Check that out. You can […]

Press This: AI-to-Code, Building WordPress Plugins with ChatGPT

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January 26, 2023

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Twenty Twenty-Three Theme Review: Flexible and Community Driven

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January 18, 2023

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Every year, WordPress releases a new theme to serve as its default theme — the one that comes with every fresh WordPress installation. As we head into 2023, WordPress has released their latest theme offering into the world, Twenty Twenty-Three, which we will review here. WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg introduced Twenty Twenty Three in his State of the Word address. This theme aims to be fast, lightweight, and accessible, with a focus on simplicity and easy customization. In other words, it’s the perfect blank canvas for your next WordPress project. But what sets it apart from previous years? An intense […]

Press This: WPGraphQL and Faust.js

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January 12, 2023

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Find WordPress Work: 16 Best Job Boards to Help You Get Hired

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Nick Schäferhoff

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January 11, 2023

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If you’re a WordPress developer or designer, the struggle to find work can feel overwhelming. Not to mention neverending. The good news is that there are ways to get your WordPress skills in front of those who need it most. In fact, a good way to do this is to apply to ads on WordPress job boards. Doing so can help you land a high-quality client. Of course, you have to know where to look first. That’s what we aim to solve here today. We’ve rounded up some of the best job boards for finding WordPress work currently available. So […]

A Look Back at WordPress in 2022

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Emily Schiola

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December 28, 2022

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It is hard to believe 2022 is coming to a close. After two years of learning how to live and work apart, this year allowed for us to start to come back together. There were more in-person events, more contributions to Core, and three massive releases. The uncertainty of the landscape started to fade, and the perseverance of the community was on full display. Though we can never fully predict what will happen next, one thing is for certain, the WordPress community will continue to be a pillar of strength through all of life’s ups and downs. A lot happened […]

Press This: Word Around the Campfire December 2022

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December 27, 2022

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5 Press This Episodes to Listen to Over Break

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