Monthly Archives: July 2021

Tiny, the makers of TinyMCE, have acquired Setka, a content design and editing platform, for an undisclosed amount. Founders Katya Bazilevskaya, Alexey Ametov, Vasily Esmanov, Roman Khudonogov, and the rest of the Setka team will join Tiny as part of the agreement. Tiny has been tracking an increasing developer demand for rich text editing components,…

There’s a website and app design trend that’s so subtle you almost don’t see it. Soft UI creates a frost-style or glassy blur where elements sink and extrude from the background to create varying levels of depth and dimension. Combine this effect with a softer, more pastel color palette, and the result is a light,…

WordPress 5.8 “Tatum,” named in honor of jazz pianist Art Tatum, landed earlier today. It is the second major release in 2021. It includes duotone media filters, block-based widgets, theme-related blocks, template editing, and theme JSON file support. The release also ships tons of other notable features, such as support for new Emoji and an…

If you’re working on a greeting card or a wedding invitation design, chances are you’re still looking for that perfect cursive font for your project. No need to look any further because we’ve rounded up a collection of the best cursive fonts just for you. In this post, we’re featuring some of the best free…

Many plugins in the WordPress.org repository have shown a significant drop in active install growth this year. Along with some other people, I have been intensely watching the active install growth charts on the WordPress.org plugin repository for a variety of plugins for the past few months. Since I’m involved with several different plugins to…

BuddyPress 9.0 was released one day before WordPress 5.8. As all major BuddyPress releases are named for pizza joints, this one has been dubbed “Mico” in honor of Pizzéria Chez Mico, a small restaurant on the French riviera, where you just may find capers and anchovies on your pie. This short release cycle was laser…

Finding the right font is the most important part of book design. It not only plays a key role in improving readability but also helps make your book look more professional. In this collection, we’re featuring some of the best fonts you can use to design books. It’s always good practice to use at least…

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