Embedding social content is a simple yet effective way to make your WordPress site more engaging. However, Facebook has announced a change to its API that could potentially break all your website’s embedded Instagram and Facebook content. If your website features any Facebook or Instagram embeds, then the upcoming oEmbed Application Programming Interface (API) change will affect your website. Luckily, there are steps you can take to ensure this update doesn’t leave you with empty pages. In this post, we’ll discuss what this controversial API change is, and what it means for WordPress. We’ll then share how you should be […]
Press This Podcast: November 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 Vogel Paul, 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 […]
Press This Podcast: Word Around the Campfire October
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. This month’s news includes an acquisition by Godaddy of a WooCommerce extension company, new product launches around the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg), new updates on the upcoming Twenty Twenty One theme, Gutenberg 9.0, and much more. If you’re too busy to keep up with all things WordPress, listen to this episode of PressThis to get all the major news in […]
Torque’s Social Hour Birgit Pauli-Haack
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. This week’s special guest is Birgit Pauli-Haack, the owner of Pauli Systems, working with nonprofits to help them connect to their donors & supporters. She also curates the Gutenberg Times and co-hosts the Gutenberg Changelog podcast. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Shannon Shaffer from Purple Finch Studios.
4 Ways to Create Better WooCommerce Product Pages
There are many moving parts involved when it comes to creating and maintaining a WooCommerce site. Product pages are a key element that is easy to overlook, but vital to the success of your online business. Fortunately, there are a few techniques you can implement to significantly improve your product pages. Since they’re a primary driving force behind most customers’ purchasing decisions, it’s wise to do all you can to enhance their effectiveness. In this post, we’ll discuss why product pages are so important to the success of your WooCommerce site. Then we’ll share four strategies you can use to […]

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