[ad_1] Last week, I published an opinion piece on the barrier to entry in the modern WordPress era. The article followed a tweet and post by Chris Wiegman that stated the current learning curve was extremely high, regardless of past experience. Members of the community responded with a flurry of articles, podcasts, and videos. Because […]
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New Boilerplate Speeds Up Building “Nearly Headless” WordPress Themes – WP Tavern
[ad_1] Alex Standiford, a WordPress developer at AffiliateWP, has released a boilerplate for what he is calling a “nearly headless” WordPress theme. It uses Underpin ,Nicholas, and AlpineJS to provide an app-like experience for a website while providing the flexibility for rendering specific pages using PHP instead of Javascript. In a post titled “Headless WordPress is Overrated: A […]
Continue readingA Second Look at ElmaStudio’s Aino Theme and Companion Block Plugin – WP Tavern
[ad_1] I am about a month away from my second anniversary writing for WP Tavern. There has been one project that I have followed since the beginning of this journey. In some ways, we are learning the ropes and growing in this block-based WordPress era together. In 2019, just before taking on this role, one […]
Continue reading5 Top Tools to Help You Manage Multiple Sites from Single Dashboard
[ad_1] It’s normal to run multiple WordPress websites as a modern site owner. The best place for visibility is on the internet, which means each business or blog will often have its own site. Though, running all of these sites could be a hassle and an administrative nightmare. As such, you’ll need a tool to […]
Continue readingThe Block Editor’s Main Competitor Turns Up the Heat
[ad_1] Now that WordPress is a full-featured Content Management System (CMS), it needs more tools to help create stellar websites. The native Block Editor is a step in the right direction, but in this Elementor review, we’ll showcase the clear leading competitor to the platform’s creative vision. On the surface, Elementor is another in a […]
Continue readingThe Road Toward Deeper Responsive Block Design – WP Tavern
[ad_1] Gutenberg project lead Matías Ventura announced the Preliminary Road to 5.9 on the Make Core blog earlier today. He covered several big picture items, including several sub-points for each. He also linked to a GitHub issue with specific tasks and tickets that need work. The post covers notes on block patterns, navigation menus, the […]
Continue readingWordPress Learning Curve in 2021 • WPShout
[ad_1] There’s been some worthwhile discussion of the WordPress learning curve lately. My “main link” here is the article from Courtney Robertson. Though I’d also point to the one of the topic from Justin Tadlock at WP Tavern. I thought Courtney’s summary rang true: While the block editor experience has improved the content creation and […]
Continue readingResources, Week of 8 August 2021
[ad_1] I don’t have a lot of things to share this week – just some articles and utilities – but if I had to narrow it down to what I’d recommend reading, it’d be the articles on Things 3.14, and the article on incentivizing quality code. That’s all my comments; on to the list. Week […]
Continue readingWooCommerce 5.6 Release Candidate 2
[ad_1] Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, WooCommerce 5.6 release candidate 2 is out and available for testing. The update is on track for the planned August 17th release date. Beyond that, Gutenberg 11.2.0 is released with some new features, and we have some […]
Continue readingWordfence and WPScan Publish Mid-Year WordPress Security Report – WP Tavern
[ad_1] WPScan is on track to post a record-breaking year for WordPress plugin vulnerabilities submitted to its database, according to a collaborative mid-year security report the company published with Wordfence. In the first half of 2021, WPScan has recorded 602 new vulnerabilities, quickly surpassing the 514 reported during all of 2020. The report is based […]
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