Keeping up with the WordPress community is no small task. After all, the platform powers nearly a third of the internet. Developers, designers, and other professionals from all over the world are constantly making discoveries and launching new ideas. One of the best ways to stay on top of what’s going on is to read high-quality WordPress blogs. Since it started out as a blogging platform, it’s no surprise that there’s a tremendous amount of WordPress-related content online, providing valuable knowledge for users and developers alike. In this post, we’ll look at excellent blogs that are written by professionals in […]
Who Is Going to Win the Gutenberg Arms Race?
2018 has been dominated by the Gutenberg editor – WordPress’ attempt to overhaul the user’s writing experience. This (of course) brings change to the platform. Consequently, developers are just beginning to embark on an ‘arms race’ to see who will get the upper hand with early adopters. This may seem like an inconsequential battle to partake in. To many, however, being first means the entire market is available. This means there’s more business to win, and a greater cash supply to tap into. For a lot of WordPress developers, those reasons are plenty of motivation. This piece will briefly look […]
Doc Pop’s News Drop: Mass Deletion of Unused WordPress Plugins
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. There are over 9,000 plugins that have been approved, but the developers never uploaded the code. It’s believed that many of these developers submitted their plugins just for free security review or just to squat on a plugin name. So the WordPress Plugin Review Team have announced they will start deleting these “unused” plugins from the repository. This week we’ll talk about a few of those unused plugins plus we’ll have […]
10 Massive Online Publications Powered By WordPress
WordPress began as a blogging platform and even though it has now grown to power some of the biggest Enterprise websites, it hasn’t forgotten its roots. These ten massive online publications trust the CMS to publish breaking news, in-depth features, celebrity interviews, and more. Fortune One of the biggest business magazines out there uses WordPress to deliver everything from stock reports to investigative pieces on the economy. New York Times The New York Times, known for decades of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism is run on WordPress. Reuters US Specializing in international and political news, Reuters U.S., trusts the CMS to support […]
An Inside Look at WooCommerce 3.0 – What to Expect From The Update
eCommerce in WordPress usually means one thing: WooCommerce. The plugin is the go-to solution for most online shops – not just in the WordPress sphere but on the web in general. WooCommerce’s popularity is due to its ease of use, number of features, developer friendliness, high extendability, and a host of other reasons. We have explored the plugin in the past in our detailed tutorial on how set up an online shop with WooCommerce. Today, WooCommerce 3.0 was dropped. The new version comes with many new features, improvements, and other stuff to look forward to. We have taken a look under […]
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