WordPress News

Here is a Chrome and Firefox…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

Here is a Chrome and Firefox extension that “cleans” URLs by removing parameters such as Google Analytics' UTM parameters. 🚿 I forgot how UTM refers to Urchin — Analytics' predecessor, acquired by Google in 2005.

If you try to keep up…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

If you try to keep up with podcasting, then this article from Tom Webster is a must-read. Tom talks about the newly formed Podcast Academy and shares some market survey data. Notably, Americans over the age of 12 who listen…

WooCommerce Payments offers a more unified eCommerce experience, better feature parity with Shopify

Brian Krogsgard

February 26, 2020

BusinessPlanet

WooCommerce Payments offer an in-dashboard, single-account experience for WooCommerce store owners to manage all transactions.

Elementor has raised a $15 million Series A, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners

Brian Krogsgard

February 25, 2020

PlanetWordPress News

Elementor has raised a $15 million Series A to help them take the extremely popular page building tool to the next level.

Churn

Brian Krogsgard

February 21, 2020

Business

Most businesses deal with churn, even the ones that don't call it that. Businesses with recurring revenue deal with churn most directly. We want to keep the customers we have. We want them to renew over and over again —…

Updates Update WordPress 5.4 Beta 2…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Updates Update WordPress 5.4 Beta 2 is now available for testing. WordPress 5.4 is slated for release on March 31 and contains a number of user and developer enhancements, including updated block editor keyboard shortcuts, favicon handling, and some bugfixes.…

If you use the Demo Importer…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Security

If you use the Demo Importer or a commercial theme from ThemeGrill, you should be aware of a security issue that can potentially let attackers wipe out your sites! There is an update available to address this exploit. 😲 Last…

Broad in the Theme Iain Poulson…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Broad in the Theme Iain Poulson explains the five ways you can create a plugin settings page: use the WordPress Settings API, a Custom Fields Framework, a code generator, the REST API, or VueJS/React. 🎛️

Mel Choyce explains how WordPress can…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Mel Choyce explains how WordPress can safely introduce block dependencies into themes. If you plan on building themes in 2020 and beyond, keep your eyes on Mel's blog.

Ari Stathopoulos proposes a way to…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Ari Stathopoulos proposes a way to ease the transition to block-based themes from older themes that were never designed for the new editor. As you can imagine, moving from hardcoded PHP templates to a blocks structure is not an easy…

Vlad Olaru writes about his attempt…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Vlad Olaru writes about his attempt to understand a WordPress theme’s role and responsibilities so that he can better understand how blocks relate to themes and to each other. He also considers the things themes have been doing in the…

Chris Coyier has a well-written and…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Chris Coyier has a well-written and complete guide to HTML data attributes. He explains what you can and shouldn't do, styling issues, and how to access data attributes in JavaScript. 🐕 CSS Tricks has a nice guide focused on proper…

Work Smart Check out this impressive…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Work Smart Check out this impressive list of one-on-one meeting questions compiled by Vidal Graupera. If you work on a remote team, some of these questions might make meetings more helpful and productive. 🤝 CORY'S TAKE 💥 This is an…

I appreciate this post from Tiago…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

I appreciate this post from Tiago Forte about taking "smart" notes. It's a deep post rather than a list of quick tips, so there's a lot to chew on. As I continue to absorb it, here are two points that…

Here are 101 tips for people…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Here are 101 tips for people attending conferences. This list is especially geared toward WordCamps, but much of it applies broadly to travel and conferences. ✈️

Buffer shared their State of Remote…

Dan Knauss

February 20, 2020

Buffer shared their State of Remote Work report which shares insights and data from over 3,500 remote workers. Among their findings, remote workers say they are happiest "when they spend more than 76% of their time working remotely." Sadly, "a…