If you’ve been around WordPress as long as I have, you end up witnessing some of the long standing debates come full circle again. Like which page builder is best and why isn’t WordPress innovating fast enough to keep up with them? While that debate tumbles down the proverbial mountain, gathering debris and growing larger,…
With WordPress, we can build custom solutions to fit our needs. The vast ecosystem of themes and plugins is proof. That principle also applies to Gutenberg, which powers the Site and Block Editors. Custom blocks can serve both niche and universal purposes. They can enhance page layouts or display data in unique ways. This capability…
In this episode of the WP Minute+ podcast, host Matt Medeiros sits down with Ben Ritner, the creator of the popular Kadence WordPress theme. Ben shares his journey from building websites for clients to creating the Virtue theme, which gained over 300,000 active installs at its peak. He discusses the evolution of the Kadence brand,…
When you watch Shark Tank, This Week in Startups, or some random internet marketing person shows up in your Twitter feed — running a business looks easy. Maybe you fell deep down the rabbit hole of the “build in public” hashtag and thought, “I can do that too!” Building a (WordPress) business isn’t easy. For…
User complaints are part of the computing experience. We talk about hardware that is too slow or expensive. Or software that is too buggy or is missing features. WordPress is no exception. All of us have pet peeves and a wish list of features. Sometimes, it’s about a bug that slows us down. Or perhaps…
In this episode of WP Minute+, Matt interviews Angela Jin, the Head of Programs and Contributor Experience at Automattic. They discuss Angela’s work overseeing community training and events like WordCamps. Angela shares her perspective on making WordPress thrive, not just as a CMS but also as an open source community. They talk about bringing younger…
In the latest episode of the WordPress Briefing podcast, host Josepha Haden Chomphosy explored the new Interactivity API for WordPress. This long-awaited API aims to significantly improve front-end interactivity and user experiences in WordPress. What is the Interactivity API? As guest Mario Santos explained, the Interactivity API provides a standard way for developers to create…
Let’s cut to the chase because it seems that WordPress news is back this week! At least, the Link Squad inside the WP Minute Slack have been busy curating the news as we kick off the month of March. 404 Media reported on two of Automattic’s products, WordPress.com and Tumblr.com, apparently signing a deal with…
This episode of The WP Minute+ podcast features host Matt Medeiros in conversation with guest Marc Benzakein. Marc is currently involved with two WordPress-related businesses – MainWP, a self-hosted WordPress site management plugin, and Site District, a managed WordPress hosting company. Matt opens the show recapping his previous interview with Marc on The Matt Report…
I think it’s one of the most important default themes WordPress has released in a while. Sure, the design is fairly opinionated, but with the mix of new patterns/blocks available, I think someone with a little WordPress know how (and grit!) will be able to design a solid website for their brand or business. Even…
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