Monthly Archives: October 2020

Image credit: picjumbo.com on Pexels.Starter content. It was a grand idea, one of those big dreams of WordPress. It was the new kid on the block in late 2016. Like the introduction of post formats in 2011, the developer community was all in for at least that particular release version. Then, it was on to…

There’s something unusually attractive about a gothic font design. It can make any typographical layout look magnificent and majestic, and it’s probably why gothic fonts are widely used in branding and logo design.If you’ve been looking for a unique gothic font for a new project, you’re in luck.We’ve handpicked the best gothic fonts for this…

WooCommerce 4.6 was released today. The minor release dropped during WooSesh, a global, virtual conference dedicated to WooCommerce and e-commerce topics. It features the new home screen as the default for all stores. Previously, the screen was only the default on new stores. Existing store owners had to turn the feature on in the settings.The…

October 21, 2020Brian Krogsgard David Bisset interviews Joe Casabona, an independent creator and teacher, and discusses what it’s like to be a creator as his job, plus some news topics.LinksW3C drops WordPress from consideration for its redesignW3c selects Craft and selection reportDisabling full screen modeCreator CoursesHow I Built It recording notesCamoPartner: Sandhills DevelopmentSandhills Development crafts…

On: 13 Oct 2020 By: Roshan Perera Feature: App Templates Category: Inspiration Length: 6 min read Progressive web apps are easier to manage and cheaper to build. And, when using web app templates, you can get a complete app made in half the time.In this post, we feature some of the best progressive web app…

Created by Donna Peplinskie, a Product Wrangler at Automattic, the Book Review Block plugin is nearly three years old. However, it only came to my attention during a recent excursion to find interesting block plugins.The plugin does pretty much what it says on the cover. It is designed to review books. It generally has all…

On: 14 Oct 2020 By: Roshan Perera Feature: Lightroom Presets Category: Inspiration Length: 14 min read VSCO is a popular photography app for both Android and iOS, known for stunning filters and effects. Today we’re featuring a selection of VSCO Lightroom presets, inspired by the VSCO app, to help you achieve similar results with greater…

The big news in the world of e-commerce today is Stripe’s acquisition of Paystack, a Nigeria-based payments system that is widely used throughout African markets. The company, which became informally known as “the Stripe of Africa” picked up $8 million in Series A funding in 2018, led by Stripe, Y Combinator, and Tencent. Paystack has…

On: 15 Oct 2020 By: Roshan Perera Category: Inspiration Length: 5 min read Twitch is well-known as a video game streaming platform but it’s actually much bigger than that. Now it’s populated by all kinds of content creators and professionals. Most of them are even using Twitch as their main source of income.You’ll notice that…