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Design Like a Pro in Just a Few Clicks via WordPress.com wordpress.com/blog/2023/02/24/… #WordPress

👋 WordPress Community on Mastodon! So happy to announce the "Toot the Word Survey"!We, the admins of the 5 WP-related instances have joined, to learn about and improve your tooting experience! @javiercasares @praetorverlag @simon @nathan Please take 2 minutes to answer our 8 questions before 5 March 2023 and tell us what you think: https://forms.gle/a2c7BAibVPfEjXQ19 […]

Thank you everyone for the amazing feedback last time. Here is part 2 of my #WordPress myth busting series: https://humanmade.com/2023/02/20/5-more-wordpress-myths-busted/ Let me know if you can think of any more WordPress myths to bust!

Lol. #WordPress https://github.com/wp-admin/index.php

Did you know that changing your website’s color palette has never been easier? Check out a short video guide to see just how easy it can be using Site Editor and Yuna Block Theme 👇 Discover Yuna: https://www.anarieldesign.com/themes/yuna/ #WordPress #Gutenberg #WooCommerce#nonprofits #webdesign

Did you know you can automatically add a privacy policy link to a WordPress theme if the Privacy Policy tool is used? if ( function_exists( ‘the_privacy_policy_link’ ) ) { the_privacy_policy_link( ‘<div class=”privacy-policy”>’, ‘</div>’ );}

Over 43% of the web runs on #WordPress — and that massive success makes WP sites a prime target for hackers. One study found that in 2018, over 90% of hacked sites ran WordPress. But there’s a way you can make WP unhackable. Learn how in my latest video: https://youtu.be/fWxn-r83ygQ

Finally got around to organizing all of the demo sites for each of the #WordPress themes I’ve built. https://demo.jacobmartella.com/

This #WordPress #plugin is very good for visualizing diagrams and games. I use it in my #chess #blog https://chess.blogpocket.com/2023/02/23/un-plugin-de-wordpress-para-visualizar-partidas-descritas-en-formato-pgn/ @wordpress@a.gup.pe @wordpress@chirp.social

I wrote about how I finally figured out how to effectively use content marketing for my WordPress plugin business. https://brianjlink.com/oh-no-am-i-running-a-publishing-business/ #WordPress #Software #Marketing

#WooCommerce supports L-2 now, but in a few months will support L-1. If you want to use WooCommerce, you will need the latest #WordPress. As it should be with everything.Revisiting WordPress Core Support Policy for WooCommercehttps://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/02/23/revisiting-wordpress-core-support-policy-for-woocommerce/

I don’t believe #wordpress can afford to move to #gutenberg Phase 3 when their basic FSE experience triggers multiple regressions. This still isn’t ready for mass adoption!

What made me approach #WordPress? That it was Open Source. What has made me fall in love? Their community. Although I say that I am a WordPress developer, I am actually a WordPress lover ❤️ .

This week in Make #WordPress: Countdown to WP 6.2 β WordPress 6.2 Beta 3🗓️ 6.2 Live Product Demo🙋🏾 Help Test WordPress 6.2🔃 Proposal: Updates to the WordPress Release Cycle✍🏼 Apply to Attend the 2023 Community Summithttps://poststatus.com/wordpress-6-2-beta-3-live-demo-help-test-changes-to-wp-release-cycle

TikTok Opening up an API for Researchers is HUGE: https://www.tiktok.com/transparency/en-us/research-api/ Just as Twitter is closing off. It will be interesting to see, hopefully researchers will jump onboard because for its influence, TikTok is criminally under studied. Often critiqued, but not studied.

Okay so this is how to make a “Share this to Mastodon” in WordPress Things you’ll need if you don’t want to edit your style directly: WordPress, lol WPCode plugin (you don’t need the pro version, the free one is fine) A style that’ll let you add raw HTML to a sidebar or wherever you […]

#WordPress If you have a WordPress username at wordpress.org, you should probably update your security and add…The NEW 2FA!!!https://wordpress.org/support/users/profile/edit/account/

I've met a lot of WordPress folks in my day, mostly online and I'll likely never hear or see them again. But, I'm always wondering what became of them. Where did they go? What did they end up doing? I hope it's something awesome.

This little gem is one of my favorite WordPress tools: https://github.com/berlindb #WordPress #WordPressDevelopment

Hreflang tag attributes and Polylang : Everything You Need To Know · Polylang https://polylang.pro/hreflang-tag-attributes-and-polylang-everything-you-need-to-know/#WordPress #plugin #seo

#WP20 Now that it’s our 20th anniversary, it’s worth remembering my #infographic with all the #jazz musicians from the #WordPress versions, created in 2014 and maintained ever since, and the playlist I created on #YouTube does too some years. https://www.blogpocket.com/2022/05/24/todos-los-musicos-de-jazz-de-las-versiones-de-wordpress/ @wordpress@a.gup.pe @wordpress@chirp.social

WordPress is the most important piece of software in 2023 (and beyond) ” #Twitter exodus should be the last warning you need to invest in a blog, a podcast and RSS. #WordPress becomes a necessary tool to build an online presence decentralized from the legacy social media sites. Like QR codes in the last few […]

Over the weekend, I built a WordPress plugin for an agency that integrates a third party events API with WordPress. This plugin loads fast, and reduces the number of requests. This post talks about how I approached this small project. https://alexstandiford.com/blog/side-hustle/i-built-a-restful-events-integration-this-weekend/ I love these little “snack-sized” projects. #WordPress #WordPressPlugin #RestApi #SideHustle #Freelance

This post about WordPress by @hirozed resonates with my own experience. https://hirozed.me/betrayed/

Plug-in devs need to work within the honor system and there’s no honor system. It’s a race to see how much users can tolerate before throwing the plug-in away. Bonus: other plugins add their own piles of bullshit until you get a massive pile of it and then you’re shit out of luck https://twitter.com/jason_coleman/status/1627654465661685763

Hello, could any #WordPress experts advise on a small question about pricing? It’s for a small campaign site with little money. I would like to know if I pay £72 to upgrade the website for three years, but this includes just one free year of my preferred domain name, will I get an additional bill […]

I may ruffle some feathers, but should you use WordPress to build a static site? I talk about some pros and cons in this week’s Patchstack weekly:https://patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-static-site-benefits/#WordPress

On a brand new viewSource: @aurooba and I dig into the differences between native #wordpress blocks and ACF blocks. Then we break down Aurooba’s code in real time to see how ACF blocks are made. The audio feed is great but if you want to see the code, it’s on YouTube:https://youtu.be/NowGadjZHR4

Things I have made lately: A Dumpster Fire and a Wapuu. #crochet #WordPress #IMadeThis

I’m sorry but if you have a #WordPress plugin and are pushing #Facebook Groups are your method for promoting a community, IMO, you are doing it wrong. The last thing I want to have to do is join some Facebook Group.

Proud. The Most Reliable #WordPress #Hosting Providers. The Study Based on Real Outage Data https://statusgator.com/blog/reliable-wordpress-hosting/ @kinsta

Gravity Forms Eway Pro v1.13.0 • changed: minimum required PHP version is now 7.3• fixed: Gravity Forms 2.7 compatibility• fixed: {beagle_score} merge tag• fixed: hidden sections on Eway feed editor were not hidden• fixed: Customer ID can now be empty for recurring payments sandbox testing https://shop.webaware.com.au/gf-eway-pro-v1-13-0/ #WordPress #GravityForms #Eway

The #WordCampSwitzerland 2023 is going to take place at the fantastic #CentreLoewenberg. We've just added infos about the venue and access on the website, as well as some pictures. Have a look!https://switzerland.wordcamp.org/2023/venue-and-access/#WCCH #wordcampswitzerland #wordcamp #wordpress

So I sat down and wrote this post in about an hour, it’s 454 words. Wrote it on my phone too! It’s my first blog post! Super nervous but trying not to judge myself too much. 😅 Also my WordPress home page is all weird and I can’t figure out how to edit it and […]

The ActivityPub WordPress plugin simply works! Thank you, @pfefferle #WordPress #ActivityPub #Plugin

#WCAsia 2024 in Taipei! The food! I can’t wait!

I’ve written up a bit on federating the #WordPress blog I’m ramping up, using the #ActivityPub plugin. It works! But there are caveats which may and may not matter to you. https://solarbird.net/blog/2023/02/18/federating-a-wordpress-blog/ Also, even if you’re interested, DO NOT follow the blog directly yet, I’m working on importing from a few other blogs and every […]

#WCAsia the longest planned wordcamp in history is finally happening! The entire #WordPress world is excited. Ty organizers for the years of hard work and dedication!

“Web hosting giant #GoDaddy says it suffered a breach where unknown attackers have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers after breaching its cPanel shared hosting environment in a multi-year attack.”#Hosting #WordPress https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/godaddy-hackers-stole-source-code-installed-malware-in-multi-year-breach/

Modified my “Share on Mastodon” mu-plugin, i.e., where I keep my PHP filters/tweaks, to correctly “thread” cross-posted replies to not only notes, but articles as well. https://indieweb.social/@janboddez/109884956066372057 Should probably share the exact code, but it looks something like https://jan.boddez.net/wordpress/share-on-mastodon#threaded_toots, i.e., I’m using a regex to look up the note or article I’m replying to and […]

Note and Like Microformats https://jan.boddez.net/articles/note-and-like-microformats #indieblocks #microformats #wordpress #indieweb

Bloated themes are a scourge in #wordpress I just rescued a site running a theme that someone purchased a while ago and is no longer supported. The theme had so many customization options, it may as well have been a whole new CMS. Ridiculous. And since the code was deprecated, doing simple things like uploading […]

“The layoffs came as a surprise to GoDaddy employees, after they had been assured the company would not be cutting jobs. A few days after employees were let go, the company reported significant growth in its last earnings call, with a total revenue of $4.1 billion in 2022, up 7.2% year-over-year, and 8.4% on a […]

Just saw a demo of WP Engine's Pattern Manager beta (Mike McAlister's team) and it's a game changer. Brian Gardner explicitly stated there's an open invite to request small group demos for anyone who wants to see it in action. I'd take him up on it, this is a huge efficiency for freelancers and agencies. […]

Air-light v9.3.0 released 🎉 https://github.com/digitoimistodude/air-light/releases/tag/9.3.0 #WordPress #WordPressThemes #OpenSource

Noodling on WordPress in 2023 https://chriscoyier.net/2023/02/16/noodling-on-wordpress-in-2023/

It’s been a tough month at Human Made, especially for those leaving. I wrote a brief summary https://joehoyle.co.uk/2023-01-tough-month-at-human-made. If you are looking to hire experienced WordPress folks, give me a shout, would love to make recommendations.

It’s funny how in open source #WordPress world, removing Jetpack from the mobile WordPress app was widely seen as a positive move. But in the dot-com blogging world, it’s often viewed with skepticism and perhaps as a precursor to Automattic squeezing more revenue out of Jetpack. Not saying either view is more correct, but it’s […]

Good article with 14 WordPress CRM plugins for 2023, including Web-to-Lead for Salesforce:https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-crm #WordPress #wordpressplugins #CRM #business #sales #WooCommerce #HubSpot #Zoho #Salesforce #WebtoLead

Whipped up a small #WordPress plugin yesterday to assist my team with a rather tedious task. I love how easy it is build something useful like that. Took an hour, saved us several hours combined. Worth it.

“WordPress found me in 2009. A good friend said I needed to learn this new thing that could “change our lives”. Their partner was using it as a Virtual Assistant…and she worked from home full time!” — Mark-Andrew #WordPress https://heropress.com/essays/alice-robert-and-wordpress/

I had a great conversation with @briancoords on today’s Torque Social Hour livestream. We started off talking about viewSource, the #WordPress podcast Brian does with @aurooba, but then we branch out into talking about GitHub CoPilot, WordPress’s 20th anniversary, and how SEO and site-discovery might change if AI-powered search catches on. https://youtube.com/live/pDjiZntbLas?feature=share

File Upload Types is quite a popular #wordpress #plugin allowing to define which file types the user can upload (for example to Media Library) and it is free. Though it was not updated for quite an amount time. Now it’s changed! We just released a new version. All the features have been developed by me […]

#WordCampSwitzerland is nearing! Here is the information regarding the schedule so that you can organise your transportation and decide if you need to book a hotel room at the #LöwenbergCentre.https://switzerland.wordcamp.org/2023/schedule-and-after-party/#WCCH #WordPress #WordCamp

Official #WordPress Plugin Directory now in 2nd place in Google search results. https://www.google.com/search?q=wp+plugin+directory

Developer @raymondcamden shares lessons learned from 20 years of #blogging: https://www.raymondcamden.com/2023/02/12/lessons-learned-in-twenty-years-of-blogging “No matter where you choose to write, ensure you have the ability to keep your content. Sites come and go, and you don’t want to wake up one day to find that all of your hard work has disappeared.”

#WordPress 6.2 Beta 2 is out. The current target for the final release is March 28, 2023. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/02/14/wordpress-6-2-beta-2/

I’ll be leading a talk/discussion on migrating #WordPress sites between hosting providers this week at our local #meetup. If you have any recommended tools that I should give a look and bring up during the talk/discussion let me know! https://www.meetup.com/wpgrandrapids/events/291606216

Code with #swearing is better #code “We find that open source code containing swearwords exhibit significantly better code quality than those not containing swearwords under several statistical tests. We hypothesise that the use of swearwords constitutes an indicator of a profound emotional involvement of the programmer with the code and its inherent complexities, thus yielding […]

#Automattic published this video titled “A meditation on the open web” a few years ago. I return to it now and then for a little #InspirationBoost. #OpenWeb https://youtu.be/pB5gaJloeRU

I am on the editorial team for Opensource.com over on and have a writer’s prompt… International Women’s Day is coming up. – What women have inspired your career in tech? – What books by women technologists would you recommend? This would look something like the 2020 Opensource.com summer reading list.https://opensource.com/article/20/6/summer-reading-list Thanks in advance.

Yoast SEO added @Mastodon to the user profile in WordPress. And if you’re adventurous like me, you can now use this function reference in your templates to output the Mastodon URL. <?php echo get_the_author_meta(‘mastodon’); ?> #WordPress #Social #Mastodon #Federation

A new episode of viewSource is out and we are discussing the start of new #WordPress projects! Wait till you hear about this one early project @briancoords did, I cracked up. 😂 Listen in here: https://viewsource.fm/s1/3 Here’s a sneak peek of another part though 😉

There’s a special guest post on the HeroPress Network today from Barış Ünver about the recent earthquakes in Turkey. Please read and spread the word. #WordPress https://heropressnetwork.com/wp_disaster_relief/

Just helped a company we invested in with Shopify’s Markets internationalization feature. Honestly, that’s *so* much easier on Shopify than it’d be on #WooCommerce, that by itself it’s a reason to use Shopify. WordPress + Woo *really* needs to up its game in this space.

WordPress Twitter is like having a great party and when the cops show up, everyone scatters, never to be seen or heard from again.

@jb510 I would like it if camps put more than twitter handles on lanyards and bios and such. Did this in photoshop just to see what it would look like:

These layoffs are now getting far too close to home. Sad for everyone involved here. 🙁 (And in ALL the places I know that have had layoffs/redundancies this week)

Feature Project: Plugin Dependencies · Make WordPress Core https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/02/24/feature-project-plugin-dependencies/#WordPress #plugin

GoDaddy announces they are laying off 8% of their global workforce. Hoping none of the great people I know there are impacted, and that all of this ends soon. https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/GODADDY-INC-21452893/news/GoDaddy-A-message-from-GoDaddy-CEO-Aman-Bhutani-42935339/

I made a list of the #WordPress Performance Debug Tools I use. https://remkus.devries.frl/wordpress-performance-debug-tools/

A gift to #WordPress 6.2, more performant, efficient, and less resource intensive plugin/theme updates. You’re welcome from @costdev @peterwilsoncc, Sergey, Ozz, me and a slew of others. https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57375 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57557

Why you should apply to speak at WordCamp Europe 2023 · WordCamp Europe 2023 https://europe.wordcamp.org/2023/why-you-should-apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-europe-2023/