Since its humble beginnings, WordPress has grown into a major hosting platform for many bloggers. It is used by big brands such as Google, Facebook, BBC America, The New Yorker and Variety. There are many advantages to using WordPress. One is the fact that it’s free – completely free – for you to do whatever...Read More
WordPress design opens huge possibilities for both designers and developers. What’s more, you can bet this isn’t just a passing fashion. WordPress is really great and it’s definitely here to stay. If you haven’t jumped on the WordPress wagon by now, you’ve certainly missed a lot. Don’t worry, it’s never too late to join. If...Read More
WordPress has released version 4.4.2 of its popular content management system and is “strongly†encouraging users to update their websites immediately. Version 4.4.2 fixes two security issues and 17 bugs. The change list indicates that the bug fixes involve things like pagination and a handful of comments-related issues, among others. The update can be downloaded...Read More
A fast site is more sustainable and typically more efficient with happier users who can find what they need quickly and easily. Just because a site isn’t fast doesn’t mean, however, that it is easy to maintain. How do you balance the need for speed with the convenience of easy maintenance? In this post we’ll talk...Read More
For bloggers and websites that have a blog-type back-end, having a WordPress app on your mobile device is a requirement. And every time there’s an update to it, then it should (almost) always be good news as it will (almost) always bring new features and changes for the better. The latest update brings support for...Read More
Here’s the short version: If you use WordPress.org, install the AMP-WP plugin. The longer version may be more interesting: Want to dramatically reduce WordPress page load times for mobile browsers? Want to deliver your WordPress pages quickly to a viewer from a nearby Google datacenter for free? Google, Twitter, and WordPress all support the Accelerated...Read More
Anyone can create a website, but building a visually engaging WordPress page takes skill and resources. The NRGthemes WordPress Bundle designer pack will get you up and running with top-notch PSD templates, HTML templates, WordPress themes and icons to take your site layout to the next level. You’ll spend much less time slaving away in...Read More
Despite the existence of WP_Error and all the pieces required, there is no single “WordPress Way†to handle and display errors. You can indicate an error occurred in a function or method by returning the WP_Error object (and that’s been my usual MO in my work), but once we do, how do we handle these...Read More
Unlike most modern web applications, WordPress is stateless. If you’re going to build a web application on top of WordPress, you’re going to need some sort of a system to maintain sessions. Cookies provide a simple, conventional mechanism to manage certain settings for users who have signed in on the front-end. In this article, we’ll...Read More
In November, Automattic, the company that owns WordPress, announced a comprehensive redesign of its ubiquitous content platform. WordPress 4.4, has now been released, codenamed Clifford in honor of the Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown. A major improvement is that WordPress users can now create responsive images, without the need for third party plugins. Until now third...Read More
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