Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, the WordPress team announced they will continue to support the Classic Editor plugin through 2022. Beyond that, Google Search completed the rollout of the link spam update. This is an important update for WordPress site owners and content […]
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Adding Custom HTML Attributes With the Block Attributes Plugin – WP Tavern
Earlier this week, websevendev released its fourth WordPress plugin to the official directory named Block Attributes. The extension allows end-users to add any HTML attribute to nearly any block. One of the problems with the WordPress editor is that it can be a bit fussy about customizing HTML. Blocks are built on a set of […]
Continue reading5 Best WooCommerce Hosting Providers Compared in 2021 (All Budgets)
If you have a WooCommerce store, finding the best WooCommerce hosting is important because your hosting plays a key role in your store’s performance, reliability, security, etc. To help you make a choice that will set your store up for success, we collected the five best WooCommerce hosting providers in 2021 and beyond, including both […]
Continue readingUsing a Registry, Subscribers, and Services in WordPress
TL;DR: I find the using a registry, subscribers, and services very useful when building backend-centric plugins and utilities for WordPress. This post walks through how to do it. After working in with design patterns, object-oriented programming, and WordPress for years, common ways of solving problems are bound to arise. This is how we got object-oriented […]
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So You Want to Learn WordPress Development WordPress development is a hugely useful skill, but it’s also tricky to learn—especially if you learn things out-of-order and try to tackle advanced topics while remaining confused on the fundamentals. This free WordPress development course is designed to get you familiar with the basics of how WordPress works […]
Continue readingWordPress Classic Editor Support Extended for at Least Another Year – WP Tavern
Last week, I reached out to several members of the core WordPress committers to see if we could get an official word on whether Classic Editor support would continue beyond the mere months it seemingly had left to live. I received a semi-official answer but was asked to hold off on publishing for a more […]
Continue readingJeremy Keith Resigns from AMP Advisory Committee • WPShout
As an AMP hater, I was gratified to see this headline from Sarah Gooding over on the Tavern. Here’s the core his very frank and pretty interesting resignation post: I can’t in good faith continue to advise on the AMP project for the OpenJS Foundation when it has become clear to me that AMP remains […]
Continue readingNever give up on your dreams – Moet nooit jou drome laat vaar nie
Die opstel is ook beskikbaar in Afrikaans. For years and years, I always wanted to do websites. I dabbled in coding with HTML and CSS had one website go live within 3 months, but everybody who has done coding, also know, that it is very time consuming, something as a mom, I don’t have much […]
Continue readingWhat Is Gravatar? Complete Guide for WordPress Users + Everyone Else
What is Gravatar and why should you care about it? In a nutshell, it’s a service that helps you display avatars on the Internet. If you’re a user, it helps you create a profile picture that automatically follows you around to other sites. And if you’re a WordPress webmaster, it helps you automatically display profile […]
Continue readingGoogle Search Completes Rollout of Link Spam Update – WP Tavern
Google announced today that it has completed its rollout of the link spam update, which was started a month ago. In an effort to combat sites using spammy links to manipulate rankings, the search engine has developed more effective ways to identify and nullify link spam across multiple languages. The update took a couple weeks […]
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