Ah, December. For many around the world it’s a time for family, friends, celebration, and a multitude of festive traditions, be it large banquets or intimate meals, extravagant gifts or just spending time with a loved one. But it’s also potentially the busiest time of the year for many web designers, with clients pushing through last-minute ‘urgent’ requests, projects long-left on the backburner needing to be completed and a new year with new ideas and inspiration beckoning. There’s no doubt about it, December is absolutely chaotic; your time, and your budget, is stretched beyond all belief. So as a designer, […]
Doc Pop’s News Drop: Storify Shuts Down and More
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’s episode covers a bunch of great topics, including: Pippin’s Plugins Ends Memberships WordCamp US Videos on WordPress.TV Storify Is Shutting Down FCC Repeals Net Neutrality Love WordPress News, but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. We have a ton of news to cover this week, so let’s start with Pippin’s Plugins. For the past 6 years, Pippin Williamson has been using a […]
12 (WordPress) Web Design Trends 2020 You Should Not Miss Out On
What will be the web design trends 2020? We actually asked ourselves similar questions several times this decade: 14 WordPress Web Design Trends in 2015 17 WordPress Web Design Trends We Can Expect in 2017 WordPress Web Design Trends 2018 – What to Expect in the New Year 5 WordPress Trends That Aren’t Going Away in 2019 However, there are constantly new developments on the web and everything continues moving forward. For that reason, we thought it would be time for another edition of this article. In the following, we will try to make some predictions about the web design […]
3 Ways to Learn and Experiment With JavaScript (Without a Local Install)
The future for WordPress and JavaScript is looking bright. This is in large part due to projects like Gutenberg, which are leading to JavaScript usage blossoming. Many existing WordPress developers will, therefore, need to learn the language to design modern websites. However, to do so you’ll require a WordPress install full of content to work with, and you’ll almost certainly come across a myriad of files that could play havoc with your learning. Fortunately, there are a number of tools available that don’t require a full WordPress installation. These are essentially sandboxes that let you code snippets without having the other elements in […]
A First-Time Developer’s Guide for Contributing to WordPress
WordPress is huge, and so is its community. What’s more, WordPress was built on collaboration and has always been welcome to new developers contributing to the project. However, while you may want to help the platform grow even further, it can be hard to know where you could apply your skills. Fortunately, getting started with WordPress development is easy, regardless of how you’d like to take your first steps. There’s almost certainly a task that will suit you perfectly, whether that’s contributing directly to the WordPress core, testing for bugs, or helping out in one of many other ways. This […]
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