If you haven't checked out Learn WordPress lately, it's probably a good idea to do it today. This free educational hub has just had a serious glow-up, and I'm here to give you the scoop on why it's worth your attention.
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I sat down with Anne McCarthy, long-time WordPress contributor and Test Lead for WordPress 6.6 (which has just been released), to get a better understanding of how this process works – and how you can get involved.
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WordPress 6.6 “Dorsey” went live a couple of days ago on July 16! As with most of the major releases over the past few years, the new features and changes primarily focus on the Site Editor and Block Editor, with not much being done for people using the “classic” approach to WordPress.
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Lately, I’ve learned that there are three sure things in life – death, taxes, and Awesome Motive acquiring popular WordPress businesses. That third certainty is what prompted me to write this post and let you know about the latest addition to their portfolio.
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Howdy, WordPress friends. In this edition, I’ll cover WordCamp Europe 2024 (and tell you more about its venue in 2025), an ongoing supply chain attack that’s affecting lots of plugins/WordPress sites (make sure your sites are safe), several new WordPress acquisitions, and plenty more news and tidbits.
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Learn how to use the WordPress Interactivity API, why it’s essential, and how it simplifies adding interactive features to your blocks. Discover seamless integration with PHP server-side rendering and real-world examples of dynamic user experiences.
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Hey there, WordPress fans! I am back with the latest edition of our monthly WordPress news roundup, which covers everything that happened in WordPress over the past 30 days…or so.
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One of the most useful features added to the JavaScript language in recent years is JavaScript modules, also referred to as ES6 modules. In this tutorial, I’ll cover some of the history of JavaScript modules, show you a handful of syntax examples, and introduce all their basic features.
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Just like apps enhance your phone, some of the best WordPress plugins can transform a basic WordPress site into something special. From powerful SEO tools to simple contact form plugins, it’s impressive how a quick ten-second installation can make such a big difference.
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Choosing the right hosting stack informs your server response times, resource availability, and compatibility with other tools. A good setup can help you scale your site, too. Let's take a look at where your hosting fits in when it comes to your WordPress development environment.
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A trend toward consolidation in WordPress has been going on for at least a decade now, but it's not only limited to WordPress. All aspects of the web industry have been affected by it. In this post, we'll introduce you to five mergers and acquisitions from recent history.
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Our regular readers know that we’ve been conducting hosting surveys ever since 2016. This initiative has grown to become the biggest WordPress hosting survey on the web. Roughly once every 1-2 years, we look at the lineup of the most popular WordPress hosting companies and ask our readers to assess their actual long-term experience with those companies.
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Check-in for the latest WordPress news, including Jetpack Stats going paid, Woo rebranding, WordPress.org redesigns, and lots, lots more.
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It took some time to find the right place for WPShout in our portfolio, but now we think we're there. We've merged the WPShout and CodeinWP websites together under WPShout's brand and name!
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The problem with trying to find the fastest WordPress hosting available is that you can’t really do it overnight. You certainly don’t just want to believe the hosts’ own marketing materials (since I have yet to come across a host that doesn’t say they’re the fastest around), and doing any performance tests of your own will take time.
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We've asked several WordPress developers how AI has impacted their work. Read their answers to learn how you can take advantage of the new AI tools out there.
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Learn how to use AI for personalized content creation, SEO and customer support. Tom shares how you can get help from AI and LLM in WordPress by using plugins.
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I've worked with WordPress for a long time. I know how to build a website, customize it with top-quality themes and plugins, and how to maintain it and keep it safe. What I didn't know was how things work behind the scenes. How is WordPress built? How do WordPress updates work? What can we do to make WordPress better?
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Greetings fellow bargain hunter. If you’re reading this right now, then I’m assuming that you love a good deal just as much as I do, especially when it comes to domain names.
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In the biggest news of the month, WordPress 6.5 is being shipped today after having been pushed back from March 26th. Bluehost also launched a new cloud hosting service, along with what appears to be a pretty tight partnership with Automattic.
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HTMX and WordPress might not seem like a good match, especially when there's a reliance on PHP and React in some places. However, the lightweight JavaScript library lets you create dynamic, interactive web pages without the need for complex front-end frameworks. Whenever you require glitch-free functionality, HTMX could be the answer.
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I explain exactly how to install WordPress on Raspberry Pi with a simple, step-by-step tutorial and thoughts on its overall usefulness. I planned to backup my version of Home Assistant currently running on my Raspberry Pi 4 and walk through the entire process of setting up a local WordPress environment using a Raspberry Pi. To my surprise, this setup was fun and simple enough once I sifted through the barrage of convoluted tutorials online. I also found a myriad of useful reasons to install WordPress on Raspberry Pi.
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Are you considering a career as a web developer but would like some deeper insight into what a day in the life of a software engineer is actually like?
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If you want to level up your email marketing strategy, you might be considering a platform like Brevo (formerly Sendinblue). However, with so many products in their portfolio, different packages, add-ons, and even sliding scales for adjusting pricing, Brevo’s offering isn’t very clear and can cause a headache by merely looking at it all.
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We are back with the latest edition of our monthly WordPress news roundup, covering all the biggest WordPress news and events from the past 30 days or so. In some of the largest news from the past month, the results are out for the 2023 WordPress Annual Survey, which provides some interesting insights into the state of the WordPress community.
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Explore the latest digital marketing statistics, the ins and outs of Email marketing, PPC, SEO, E-commerce, influencer marketing, and more.
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Looking for the best image optimization plugin for WordPress? To help you choose, we went hands-on with five popular options and ran our own tests. See the results of these tests here.
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Take a closer look at the latest internet usage statistics, including penetration rates, average internet speeds, user behavior and more.
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Discover the latest email marketing statistics including email marketing ROI, email performance by industry, conversion rates and much more.
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