Creating Speech Balloons With the WordPress Block Editor
I do not know how I overlooked LIQUID SPEECH BALLOON. The plugin is less than a month shy of being three years old, and I follow block-related projects religiously. This one ...
Automattic’s Livro Is a Minimal Block Theme for Writers
Sometimes the sweetest things in life are the simplest. Automattic’s latest block theme landed in the review queue yesterday, and I had to give it a spin. What I found was ...
Extendify Launches New Pattern Library Plugin
Extendify has simplified access to its pattern library with a new plugin that offers patterns and full-page layouts for WordPress sites using Gutenberg-friendly themes. The company has high expectations for the ...
What Are Block Themes? What You Need To Know Before WordPress 5.9
WordPress 5.9 is set to launch on January 25, and many users will be in for a surprise. The upcoming release will be the most monumental shift in how the platform ...
WordPress 5.9 to Introduce New API for Locking Blocks
The advent of block themes delivers more creative power into the hands of users, but there are times when theme authors may want to lock down key elements of a design ...
5 Best Cheap Ecommerce Platforms for Starting Your Online Store
By now, you’re probably aware that the online business sphere is served by platforms with increasingly diverse tariffs. On one end of the spectrum, we have ecommerce platforms that charge hundreds ...
WordPress Community Team Proposes Stricter COVID-19 Safety Protocols for In-Person Events in 2022
Mounting concerns about loose safety protocols at upcoming WordPress events, and the prevalence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, have prompted the Community Team to be more explicit in its COVID-19 ...
Customizer Will Disappear for Some Block Theme Users With WordPress 5.9
Nine years ago, the customizer had a rocky start among theme authors and users. Despite this, it has become the standard for modifying the look and feel of a website. Developers ...
Microsoft Bing Releases New IndexNow Plugin for WordPress
In July 2020, Bing released its first official plugin for WordPress that allowed site owners to submit URLS and get their content indexed immediately, instead of waiting for the search engine ...
Decorating Web Pages With the Grainy Gradient Block
Yesterday, Kelly Choyce-Dwan released a souped-up Spacer-type block. However, instead of just empty space on the screen, end-users can decorate the area with various gradient backgrounds. Grainy Gradient Block is just ...