Just like last year, the WordCamp Europe organizers have decided to once again hold the conference online. That means anyone around the world can access it for free from the comfort of their desk, couch, bed, or neighborhood cafe. Tune in Monday, June 7, at 15:00 CEST to enjoy the workshops, talks, interviews, and sponsor booths. Talks run all day on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday on Track 1, while Track 2 features discussions and workshops. A standard ticket gives you access to both tracks as well as the virtual sponsor booths where you can catch up with your favorite companies […]

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, […]

Using a WordPress membership plugin is a great way to create a social network-like community around your site, monetize your website with restricted content or paid memberships, and more. In the following review, we want to look at one of those plugins: ProfileGrid Memberships. It is available for free in the WordPress directory and has more than 8,000 downloads and a solid 4.6/5-star rating at the time of this writing. The plugin comes with a wide range of features and functionality that we will dive into in this blog post. In addition, we will also take a look at the […]

The developers journey in providing security without compromising customer convenience is a delicate balance to consider. Password breaches leading to account takeovers and attacks such as business email compromise, social engineering, phishing of all sorts and other attacks are running rampant and have been for some time. Criminals and scammers have become extremely skilled at exploiting the inherent weaknesses in traditional systems which include the “human system” as well. Developers must consider for their product roadmap how they will integrate stronger security, while at the same time giving convenience to customers and not creating friction in interactions.  Customers nowadays are also […]

Now that the WordPress Gutenberg editor has become a viable option for building sites, agencies are starting to transition from page builders to get back to “plain WordPress.” We spoke with 15 agencies to understand the shift. After two years on the market, Gutenberg is overcoming its rough start and reputation as a half-baked product. Now, it’s proving itself as a solid foundation for building WordPress sites, and agencies are starting to notice. Who we interviewed Fifteen agencies reached out to help us understand what led them to transition from page builders to the Gutenberg block editor. All of the […]

Now, more than ever, businesses are looking to WordPress agencies to help them move online. If you’re looking to stay up to date with all things WordPress, stop by WP Engine’s virtual Summit on June 24. The day long conference will feature talks about headless WordPress, the WordPress economy, optimizing your eCommerce site, and more. You won’t want to miss the keynote speaker, Reshma Saujani the founder of Girls Who Code. Registration is completely free!

The next major WordPress release is due mid-July, and the first steps toward Full Site Editing will land along with it. Dubbed “Gutenberg Phase 2”, this new set of features will bring a entirely new ideas and workflows to the Gutenberg editor. ​How will these changes effect you? Let’s dive into the details. What Is Full Site Editing? What if, instead of using PHP templates, we were to build WordPress themes entirely out of blocks? This is the core idea behind Full Site Editing – a theme that includes everything from a Site Logo block, to an Author Meta block, […]

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, […]

Optimizing your online store for search engines is critical for driving sales. However, these platforms frequently introduce new ranking criteria. Most recently, Google announced that its new Core Web Vitals initiative will become a factor in how content is indexed and returned to users. Thankfully, there are already tools available that can help you meet these new requirements. The Jetpack Boost plugin is designed specifically with Core Web Vitals metrics in mind and boasts a straightforward one-click configuration process. In this article, we’ll look at why optimizing for Core Web Vitals now may be the key to getting ahead of […]