Google Core Web Vitals Optimization for WordPress

20 Jul 21
Google makes dozens of algorithm changes throughout the year, intending to weed out poor search results and give searchers only the most beneficial, relevant content. Last fall, the search engine giant ...

Google Page Experience Update Tips for WordPress Sites

20 Jul 21
If you want your website to be found by your target audience, it’s important to take Search Engine Optimization (SEO) seriously. Part of that involves staying updated on Google’s ranking signals, ...

How to Accept User Submitted Posts for WordPress

20 Jul 21
As an entrepreneur, you’re always looking for new opportunities to expand your business and generate sales. Having an effective and high-quality content strategy is one way you can increase your reach. ...

How to Create & Commit to a Consistent Blogging Schedule

20 Jul 21
Once you’ve decided to blog regularly, it’s tempting to publish a post whenever you finish writing a post. However, this really isn’t the best long-term strategy. We’ll discuss the “why” of ...

WPBeginner Releases a Comment Moderator Solution Often Needed for Large Teams

19 Jul 21
Last week, WPBeginner released Comment Moderation Role to the WordPress plugin directory. The plugin does a simple job of creating a single user role that can only moderate comments. The most ...

Identify and Select Blocks via the Wayfinder WordPress Plugin

17 Jul 21
Christopher John, a Seattle-based designer and UX engineer, released his first project to the plugin directory yesterday. Announced via Twitter to high praise, Wayfinder is a block outline solution for the ...

Automattic Acquires Pocket Casts

16 Jul 21
Automattic has acquired Pocket Casts, a popular podcast listening, search, and discovery app for Android and iOS. Australian co-founders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson are staying on to continue leading Pocket ...

Edupack Is Tackling Higher Ed With WordPress, Looking for Development Partners

16 Jul 21
“We’re basically building the Jetpack for Higher Ed,” said Blake Bertuccelli as he pitched me on the idea of Edupack, a project still in its early stages. He and his team ...

Google Concludes FLoC Origin Trial, Does Not Intend to Share Feedback from Participants

16 Jul 21
Google quietly concluded its FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) origin trial this week. The trial was part of Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative, a suite of new technologies designed to replace third-party ...

WordPress 5.8 Media Library Changes You Should Know About

15 Jul 21
It is hard not to look through a list of upcoming WordPress 5.8 changes and not find at least a little something to whet your appetite. With so many enhancements headed ...