Welcome to the beginner’s guide to CSS media queries. In this article, we will take a deep dive into what media queries are, how they work, and how to use them correctly. Contrary to popular belief, they go beyond responsive design (even though this is what will focus on here). In the end, we want you to walk away with the knowledge of how to implement your own media queries to customize the way your site behaves. What Are CSS Media Queries? Media queries are basically a way to write conditional CSS. That means CSS markup that the browser will […]

The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life. This week’s special guests is Oliver Sild from Patchstack. We’ll talk about building a community around WordPress and security. Join us each Wednesday from 3-4pm PST for the next episode of the Torque Social Hour. Next week’s guest is Brad Williams from WebDevStudios.

As a successful store owner, chances are you have multiple channels where you connect with your customers. This multi-platform approach is essential for eCommerce success. However, if you’re not connecting the dots, then your customers may actually be having a poor experience – across multiple platforms!  Fortunately, it’s possible to transform disjoined multi-channel shopping into a seamless omnichannel experience. Once you start thinking in a more integrated way, you’ll have no problems delivering a consistent and effective brand message, and driving sales across all of your channels. In this post, we’ll discuss what an omnichannel experience is, and why so […]

We recently published an article on eCcommerce UI design. In it, we mentioned that when talking about eCommerce website design for mobile devices, you could fill an entire separate post with it. In the following, we will go over best practices to create a mobile friendly experience on your eCommerce website. We will start off with some statistics why it matters and research on common UI issues that keep mobile users from completing their purchases. We will follow that up with different techniques how you can make the design of your eCommerce website more appealing for mobile users. Why Care […]

The 11 Best Email Opt-in Plugins for WordPress As a business owner, you probably know how effective email marketing can be. Almost every online marketer swears by its effectiveness, so it’s a channel you simply can’t afford to ignore. Here’s the rub: 99% of all email users check their inboxes daily. That’s a staggering figure, and perfectly highlights the importance of using an email opt-in plugin. More importantly, 59% of respondents to a HubSpot survey stated that marketing emails profoundly impact their purchasing decisions. However, finding the right email opt-in plugin can be a bit confusing. The sheer number of […]

WordPress site maintenance is a key component of owning and operating a site in the first place and having the right tools makes it much easier. However, what those are can vary a lot from person to person. That’s why we’re spending time here today outlining essential tools that speed up the maintenance process, make it more efficient, and offer greater stability. We’ll be covering things like FTP clients, database management tools, and third-party platforms as well as a variety of other tool types that you may find helpful.  Let’s dive right in.  Code Editors The first maintenance tools for […]

WordPress is an excellent Content Management System (CMS) that enables you to run your business website easily. However, it can be frustrating having to constantly log in to WordPress to view your content and site updates. The process is time-consuming and can reduce your team’s productivity. Fortunately, by integrating WordPress with your Slack channels, you can bypass these inconveniences. You can set up WordPress to send you Slack notifications whenever changes are made to your website. This can help you to automate your business communication and scheduling processes. In this article, we’ll explain how to integrate WordPress with Slack using […]

Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogelpohl, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter @wpdavidv, […]

The REST API is a universal exchange language that every website and application can use to communicate. It allows you to obtain data from remote sources, e.g., third-party apps, using the so-called HTTP commands – GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE. REST API is flexible software because it returns data in various formats. However, WP REST API sends and receives data in the JSON format only.  Web developers highly value it since it requires no additional protocols to function correctly. WordPress REST API is an autonomous system, which is just good on its own as it can be. But as with […]

WordPress’s most popular SEO plugin, Yoast, announced it was acquired. Founded in 2010, the plugin along with founder Joost de Valk have become staples in the WordPress community. The plugin was purchased by Newfold Digital. According to the announcement written by current Yoast CEO Marieke van de Rakt, “Joining Newfold Digital provides us with the freedom to build and iterate on ideas to further our mission. We plan to release many new features and products to help people with the findability of their websites.” Yoast currently has over 140 employees and boasts a whopping 12 million active downloads. Acquisitions in […]