Tag: wordpress

  • So Many Ways To Skin The WordPress Cat

    So Many Ways To Skin The WordPress Cat

    I’ve been using WordPress as my exclusive content management system for years now. I honestly don’t even remember how long it’s been. With all this time in the ecosystem, I’ve noticed something that I’m not sure I like or dislike. With WordPress the ecosystem is so robust with innovation that there’s a page builder for

  • WordPress 5.3 Is Out – Update right away?

    WordPress 5.3 Is Out – Update right away?

    WordPress 5.3 is out. With it comes some great new features. Significant improvement of the Site Health Tool Addition of a default theme that is known as TwentyTwenty Enhancement of the Admin User Interface Enhanced support for PHP 7.4 Enhanced accessibility So, do you run out and go install 5.3 right away or do you

  • WordPress & WordCamp US 2019

    After watching the live stream of WordCamp US this past weekend, I decided to spin up a site and to beta test all the new features coming out in the next few months and year with WordPress. The block editor is something that I need to get used to and with the coming functionality in

  • 90 essential tools for WordPress web designers and developers

    This is a pretty good roundup of some great tools for WordPress. Source: 90 essential tools for WordPress web designers and developers – The Garage

  • Your Most Common Gutenberg Questions Answered

    Joe Casabona is a WordPress expert and has taken to the new editor like peanut butter on bread. (Ugh bad analogy) If you don’t already know about Joe, this article (link below) is a great intro to him and his plethora of knowledge! I’m proud to say I know Joe personally. He’s as jolly, friendly

  • WordCamp US 2018

    Going to WordCamps (conferences that are focused on the WordPress CMS) is always a lot of fun. When the national WordCamp (WordCamp US) comes around every December it’s gives one a sense of how fantastic this community is. Last year and this year #WCUS (as it’s affectionately known) is in Nashville Tennessee. I wasn’t able

  • WordCamp US 2016 Recap

    [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Post” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] *The collage you see above this post was made by @WPSiteCare. It is made up of some of my images from WordCamp US 2016* The Second Annual WordCamp US was held this past weekend in Philadelphia. What an event! The City of Brotherly Love has had the

  • WordPress Calypso: Improvements Needed

    I’ve been using the WordPress.com new Calypso desktop app and LOVING IT. But it needs some improvements. Here are my thoughts.

  • Open Source vs. Close Source

    I’ve been thinking about open source lately. I’ve always been a big proponent of it, but now with Google, Facebook, Automattic and others releasing their software, hardware, and other stuff into the open source community, it’s got me thinking. Why wouldn’t you want to open source your software and hardware? First off what is open

  • WordPress.com the other Medium.com?

    With the new WordPress.com and Calypso, I’m noticing something I haven’t before. WordPress.com is really the other Medium.com. There is a vibrant community on the system and with Calypso and the new WordPress.com, it’s easier than ever to dive in and read some great stuff. Being a Web designer and only using self-hosted WordPress, I’ve