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When it comes to WordPress core, many of the updates we’ve seen in the past few years have been directly related to the Gutenberg block editor. To some members of the community, those developments have come at the expense of…
If you use WordPress to power your website projects, it’s a safe bet that you like one or more aspects of it. The content management system (CMS) has its flaws – but plenty of benefits, too. Still, even if you…
When you work with a tool over a significant period, it’s easy to put yourself into a “bubble” of sorts. You might not see things from the same perspective as an outsider or even a casual user. WordPress is no…
Despite the marketing hype, there’s no such thing as “bulletproof” security. If someone (or something) has the desire and means to break into a system, they’ll likely be able to succeed. And the threat scales from the smallest blogs to…
Building an awesome website takes more than just a keen eye and functional code. There are a lot of moving parts to look after. And a big portion of being a freelance web designer involves keeping all of these ducks…
For many years, WordPress has made creating an efficient and manageable workflow relatively simple. It was something each of us could personalize to match our needs. And it was easy enough to adjust when new features were released. However, recent…
One of the main goals of the WordPress project is to democratize publishing. That means anyone can use the software for any purpose. Considering its dominant market position, the free, open-source content management system has lived up to that lofty…
I’ve been in web design since 1996. And for the first 14 years of my career, my focus was primarily on writing HTML and (eventually) CSS. It was an enjoyable time, but I started to feel very limited with just…
The release of WordPress 5.9 marks the dawn of a new era. One that will change the way websites are designed, built, and maintained. We’re talking about Full Site Editing (FSE). When coupled with a compatible theme, this new feature…
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