With inflation rising and the unemployment rate falling, economic forecasters are predicting an impending recession in 2023. A few major WordPress companies are tightening their belts ahead of what many believe will be an unavoidable economic downturn. Elementor announced that it is laying off 60 employees, 15% of its workforce, in a tightly controlled release…
Post Status Notes #502 With a global recession looming, layoffs happening in some companies, and gloomy takes in the WordPress space on market share, Gutenberg, etc., maybe it’s time to look at the glass half (or a third) full and ask what really matters? What makes a vital WordPress community? Are we in a marathon…
It’s something most brands or companies have to do every three to five years: tackle a website redesign. The speed of technology is constantly changing, design trends evolve, and overall functionality requirements make a semi-regular redesign a must to ensure your presence online is modern and usable. It’s a big project, but with the right…
I built four block plugins last week. It was not something I had set out to do. I did not wake up one day and declare, “I think I will build a suite of custom block types over the next few days.” It just happened. The first plugin I built was to address an old…
Hey WordPress peeps! I’m starting a new little project, but first some background… Ten years ago this month I attended my first #WordCamp which was #WCOC in Southern California. I am 100% confident that attending that event changed my life in a positive way. Over the years I’ve taken a plethora of photos at a…
When it comes to guiding purchase decisions and educating customers in person, nothing is more effective than a product or service catalog. Some might argue that websites have replaced the need for catalogs. But when dealing with a client or customer in person, the feel of a professionally designed catalog in their hands has a…
WordCamp US, scheduled for September 9-11 in San Diego, is trialing a new program that would connect speakers from underrepresented groups with companies that agree to sponsor their travel and lodging. “To improve diverse representation at WordCamp US (WCUS), our Programming Team has looked into the barriers that hold different groups back, the largest of…
Drawing comic book-style pop art can be quite a difficult process, even for experienced graphic designers. But that’s okay because as a designer you don’t have to be good at everything. You just need to work smarter and find ways to get things done faster. Like learning to use Photoshop actions. With Photoshop comic book…
Why not take a nice long bath instead? It’s going to take time — probably into next year — to get WordPress events back to something like the way they used to be… except we can never go back, only forward. Things will always be different. The pace of change has seemed too fast and…
A couple of weeks ago, Munir Kamal updated his Block Slider plugin for WordPress. While not as popular as some of the other projects he has spearheaded, such as Editor Plus, he wanted to breathe some fresh life into it. The original plugin allowed users to insert a slider block and create the slides directly…
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