WordPress News

The Washington Post is preparing for…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

The Washington Post is preparing for a "post cookie" ad targeting future by developing a first-party data ad targeting tool. It is able to tell what article a person is looking at, what position they have scrolled to on a…

Lindsay Rogers Cook explains how the…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Lindsay Rogers Cook explains how the digital transition team at the New York Times created a program to help reporters "learn to love spreadsheets." If you want to encourage non-coders on your team how to be more fluent with data…

Seth Godin discusses his picks for…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Seth Godin discusses his picks for the five best books on marketing. 📚

Christopher Schmitt shows how placeholder text…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Christopher Schmitt shows how placeholder text in forms is problematic for real-world use. He suggests a method that includes positioning the label element, so it overlaps the input field.

Jem Turner shares ten solid micro-optimizations…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Jem Turner shares ten solid micro-optimizations for faster WordPress. Suggestions include reducing WordPress HTTP requests, reducing code size by removing duplicate functionality, and tidying up menus as well as wp_head(). 💨

Speaking of performance boosts, SpinupWP has…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Speaking of performance boosts, SpinupWP has published a terrific introduction to WordPress caching. After reading this, you should have a better understanding of how the various layers of caching play a role in speeding up WordPress page load times.

Tidy Repo made a speed comparison…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Hosting

Tidy Repo made a speed comparison of 100 WordPress themes. The tests were limited to free themes in the WordPress repo, so popular commercial themes were not featured. Because of the variables involved — including your hosting and installed plugins…

I found some of Andy Priestner…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

I found some of Andy Priestner thoughts as a UX consultant in the UK and former librarian insightful. Andy says the phrase "Ask for forgiveness, not permission!" translates into trying things out and seeing where they lead, but when it…

Survey results from WordCamp Europe have…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Survey results from WordCamp Europe have been published. Notably, with "the help of a whopping 60 sponsors, [WCEU] gathered over €700,000," and the "total revenue from tickets sold was a little over €130,000." 🙌

Rachel Andrew recently wrote an excellent guide…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Rachel Andrew recently wrote an excellent guide to CSS Margins, including some things I had forgotten.

Ionut Neagu reviews the redesign of…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Design

Ionut Neagu reviews the redesign of Themeisle, including the pros and cons of the decisions that went into it. The design itself cost $10,000-$15,000. Commenting on that Ionut writes: While the design itself is something almost impossible to track the…

Here’s a reminder that WPCampus 2019…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Here's a reminder that WPCampus 2019 is happening from July 25-27, and sessions will be live-streamed for free. 📹

WP Decoupled is a React theme…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

WP Decoupled is a React theme boilerplate for WordPress, built with Next JS, Webpack, Babel, Node, Express, and WPGraphQL.

Video and Podcast Picks of the…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Video and Podcast Picks of the Week 📹 Here's my recommendation for video watching this week: Alex Young

Gutenberg and Full Site Editing Gutenberg…

Dan Knauss

July 15, 2019

Gutenberg and Full Site Editing Gutenberg 6.1 was released this past week, and it includes some significant interface enhancements you will notice right away. The most noteworthy is the introduction of motion/animation when you are reordering, adding, or removing blocks.…