catch-fse-featured-770x500 Catch FSE Is a Bold, Business-Friendly WordPress Block Theme design tips

Catch FSE Is a Bold, Business-Friendly WordPress Block Theme

And another theme shop hops on the block bandwagon. Catch Themes’ first block-based theme, Catch FSE, landed on WordPress.org over the weekend. The company is one of the most prolific authors in the official WordPress theme directory, touting a total of 109 themes. There are only a few others with such an impressive body of…

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This Week at WordPress.org (May 9, 2022)

ZippyKid is a managed WordPress host that’s been around around three and a half years. They have grown their business consistently since their launch in May 2010, and today have a number of high profile blogs and corporate profiles as part of their client portfolio. Vid Luther, founder of ZippyKid, has been a PHP consultant……

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Brutalism: A New Trend in Web Design

Some designs aren’t polished and clean. They are rough, jarring and ragged. Yet they still work and communicate effectively. This class of websites makes up the raw trend called brutalism. While it is somewhat new to web concepts, it’s been around for decades as a popular technique for posters and art in the 1950s, 60s…

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Introducing WordPress Starter: Make Your Mark

Every site starts with an idea. WordPress Starter is a new, beautifully pared-back plan designed to put that idea center stage. For just $5/month. Like the WordPress Pro plan (more on that below), WordPress Starter brings you the fastest WordPress managed hosting on the planet. Unlimited site traffic. And a revolutionary price. Make Your Mark…

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Getting to ‘Yes’ on Plugin “License Hell”

Is there a win-win solution for plugin owners fighting churn and their professional WordPress customers, like agencies and freelancers? I appreciate Rob Howard’s response to the insightful discussion that emerged on Twitter over MemberPress’s new subscription renewal interface in the WordPress dashboard. I learned a lot, and I was reminded this controversy goes back a long way. In 2015…

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20+ Best React Native App Templates 2022

If you’re thinking about finally building your own mobile app, React Native is one of the best platforms you can use to make your project a reality. One of the best things about using the framework is how flexible and easy it is to use, especially including the ability to use pre-built app templates. With…

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WordPress Community Attributes Declining Market Share to Performance Issues, Increased Complexity, and the Lagging Full-Site Editing Project

For the first time in WordPress’ nearly 19-year history, the software’s usage stats are showing signs of declining market share. Its remarkable ascension to 43.3% market share took a turn in March 2022 and usage has slowly declined since then, according to a new WordPress market share report from Joost de Valk that references stats…

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Post Status Upgrade — Zen and the Art of Lockpicking

Learn new skills and build your knowledge to enhance your career in WordPress! Post Status Upgrade is an ongoing series of live workshops centered around a particular skill or learning activity. Watch Robert Rowley explain the basics of lock picking in this live, hands-on workshop for Post Status members that took place on May 5th,…

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