If you’re building your website from scratch, you may feel a bit overwhelmed when trying to design its visual layout. While you could create your site using code, this method can be rather difficult and challenging for non-developers. With the WordPress Block Pattern Directory, you can access user-made layouts and quickly build your site’s pages and posts. Furthermore, this feature comes with sub-categories that make it easier to find columns, galleries, text boxes, and other elements for your site. In this guide, we’ll look at what the WordPress Block Pattern Directory is and why it could be useful for site […]
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, […]
13 Best WordPress GDPR Plugins (Cookie Compliance & More!)
Since the GDPR came into effect in 2018, website owners have been scrambling to get their site up to par and avoid hefty fines. While the race to GDPR-proof the Internet has calmed somewhat, it’s important for new sites and existing ones that skipped out to start taking steps to protect user data. Three years later, GDPR fines are continuing to be issued, and small businesses are certainly not immune. While you’re likely to receive a warning before being fined, there’s no reason to take chances. If you haven’t taken steps to protect your site yet, you need to do […]
The 11 Best Email Opt-in Plugins for WordPress
The 11 Best Email Opt-in Plugins for WordPress As a business owner, you probably know how effective email marketing can be. Almost every online marketer swears by its effectiveness, so it’s a channel you simply can’t afford to ignore. Here’s the rub: 99% of all email users check their inboxes daily. That’s a staggering figure, and perfectly highlights the importance of using an email opt-in plugin. More importantly, 59% of respondents to a HubSpot survey stated that marketing emails profoundly impact their purchasing decisions. However, finding the right email opt-in plugin can be a bit confusing. The sheer number of […]
Press This Podcast: August 2020 Word Around The Campfire
Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogelpohl, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter @wpdavidv, […]

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