Upgrade Your Publishing Flow with the Post Descriptions WordPress Plugin

21 May 21
Tom de Visser, a developer from Amsterdam, released the Post Descriptions plugin last week. It was his first submission to the WordPress.org plugin repository. It allows users to write short descriptions ...

No More Accidental Custom Plugin Overrides, WordPress 5.8 To Allow Developers To Set Plugin Hostname

20 May 21
Almost since the dawn of the plugin and theme upgrade mechanisms inclusion in core over a decade ago, third-party developers have asked for an easy way to bypass the system. WordPress ...

#3 – Benjamin Intal on Why He’s Betting His Business on Blocks

19 May 21
About this episode. On the podcast today we have Benjamin Intal. He’s the founder of Stackable, which is a suite of custom blocks. Benjamin decided early on that his company was ...

15 Best PHP Books to Read in 2021 (Learn Core PHP, Frameworks, and More)

19 May 21
Even though PHP was first released in the 1990s, learning the programming language is still highly rewarding. Even today, it is widely used and in high demand in the job market. ...

How To Design an Effective Landing Page — 8 Best Practices

19 May 21
Building a landing page that represents your brand while also moving visitors farther along the sales funnel can be a tricky balance to strike. In this post, we’ll give you a ...

Blocksy Theme Expands Free Starter Site Collection, Plans to Create New Suite of Blocks

19 May 21
When Sergiu Radu and Andrei Glingeanu launched their free Blocksy theme nearly two years ago, they were surprised by how quickly their business grew during a global pandemic without any investment ...

ProfilePress Rebrands and Repurposes WP User Avatar, Now a Membership Plugin, Users Revolt via the WordPress Review System

18 May 21
Less than two weeks after publishing about the broken user experience of the former Dark Mode plugin being renamed and repurposed, another plugin development company decided to do the same. The ...

How To Set Up WooCommerce Shipping Options (in 5 Steps)

18 May 21
As a WooCommerce site owner, setting up your shipping options is a relatively simple, yet essential process. Follow our guide and learn how to configure your WooCommerce shipping to optimize the ...

Anariel Design Launches Naledi, a Block-Based WordPress Theme

17 May 21
Naledi theme homepage. Over the weekend, Anariel Design co-founder Ana Segota tweeted that she was nearly ready to submit the company’s first block theme into the WordPress directory. There are only ...

Register Now for WordSesh: May 24-28, 2021

17 May 21
WordSesh 2021, a free virtual event targeted at WordPress professionals, is less than one week away. Sessions will be broadcast May 24-28, followed by hands-on workshops May 27 – June 4. ...