Monthly Archives: June 2022

Whether it’s print or digital, magazines are still one of the best forms of entertainment and marketing. There are actually more than 7,400 consumer magazines in the US alone. Believe it or not, the numbers are growing every year. If you’re planning to launch a new magazine, keep in mind that competition is fierce. Coming…

SpinupWP, the cloud-based WordPress server control panel from the folks at Delicious Brains, turns four this year. They celebrated by launching one of the most frequently requested features, a command-line interface to manage servers and sites from the terminal. Other recent updates include external database support, the site log viewer which allows you to view…

By Dan Knauss and David Bisset ️ June 3, 2022 WP Engine acquires Delicious Brains’ plugins 🧠 • Jetpack decouples • Tadlock exits Tavern • InstaWP gets seed funding from Automattic • World-class FSE, how? • Weglot gives back — and enjoys it 🫶 • Why ‘why’ matters most • The Big 2-0 next year…

Turning your photos into artworks or drawings used to be an expensive and time-consuming task. Back in the day, you had to hire an artist to get the job done. Thanks to Photoshop, this task now only takes just a few mouse clicks. With the help of Photoshop actions, you can easily transform your photos…

I have been raving about the power of patterns for what feels like forever at this point. And, just when I start wondering what this feature will look like next, someone surprises me with a new idea. Often that person is Munir Kamal. He mentioned that he would share a “little” page-generation app that ties…

Growth is uncomfortable; you have to embrace the discomfort if you want to expand.Jonathan Majors Have you ever had to work outside of your comfort zone? It’s something I’m trying to get used to. But it sure isn’t easy. This week and next I’m working from my dad’s home office in Tennessee while we prepare…

James Kemp, a WooCommerce developer and founder of Iconic, has acquired ReplyBox, a privacy-focused comment system. Originally built by Ashley Rich and Lewis Warren and launched in 2018, ReplyBox has struggled to gain a strong foothold in the WordPress ecosystem as a commercial product with no free version, but it has continued growing at a slow rate. “It’s…

Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship returns to WCUS › Think like a platform again! › Leo Gopal on support for mental health in the community › WP Accessibility Day › Performance Lab 1.1.0 › The WordPress Way › Dropping jQuery for speed › More to WP than Headless and FSE for devs › and more… Source

Kevin Batdorf released the Image Filters plugin for WordPress yesterday. It is a block that allows users to select from curated list of filters and apply it to their images. Batdorf is the creator of one of my favorite “fun” plugins for WordPress: Wavy Divider. It allows users to create wavy and jagged divider sections…

Here’s yet another time-saving WooCommerce function. No need to reinvent the wheel — with a single line of code and no custom queries, you can get all the categories a product belongs to. This week’s function is wc_get_product_category_list, and there’s no need to explain what it does as its name is self-explanatory. As usual, we’ll…