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Whether you are a photographer or designer with a need to edit photos, Adobe Lightroom can be a great tool. Designed for photo editing, it allows batch work that can be cumbersome in programs such as Photoshop.One of the most popular elements of Lightroom are the number of presets available. These tools within the tool…

Two weeks ago, the Gutenberg team put out an open call for block-based widgets feedback. I had already written a lengthy review of the new system earlier in September but was asked by a member of the team to share my thoughts on the most recent iteration. With the upcoming freeze for WordPress 5.6 Beta…

Today we’re looking at how you can generate a news feed for your website with sources from around the globe with mediastack. The free and simple REST API can help you deliver news in real-time, adding relevance and credibility to your website or app.Here, we’re going to take a look at mediastack and how you…

Google announced an expansion of listener engagement metrics today for those using its Podcast Manager. Previously, audience insights included data about the types of devices listeners are using, where listeners tune in and drop off during a given episode, total number of listens, and listening duration, but the service lacked analytics regarding how visitors were…

This is a love letter of sorts to an underrated design tool: open source fonts. Open source fonts are licensed in such a way that anyone can use them for any project at no cost. Many open source fonts come with the standard Open Font License (you can find it here), and it gives you…

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…