2020 was a tough year. WordCamps and meetups had to move entirely online and some were even canceled altogether. After parties and hallway tracks felt much different and overall we just missed our WordPress friends. Big Orange Heart created WordFest to bring us a little bit closer. This 24-hour long conference starts on Jan. 21 at 23:00 UTC and spans four different time zones: It starts in Oceania at 10 AM – 4 PM AEDT, January 22, 2021. Then onto Asia arriving 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM IST. Next up it’s EMEA at 11 AM through 5 PM UTC. Finally […]

If your eCommerce store sells multiple versions of individual products (such as clothing, jewelry, or furniture), keeping your storefront organized can be challenging. Ensuring that your customers can find what they’re looking for should be a top priority. Fortunately, WooCommerce makes it easy to sell different versions of the same item using the ‘variable products’ feature. Add-ons for WooCommerce can further extend this functionality, and make your storefront more engaging for customers and profitable for you. In this article, we’ll introduce variable products in WooCommerce and explain how they work. Then we’ll show you how to take your WooCommerce product […]

Finding ways to customize the WordPress navigation menu is a common request online. That’s understandable since navigation is one of the central elements of any website. It guides visitors around and overall contributes a lot to user experience and user friendliness (or lack thereof). If you’re looking for ways to customize the navigation menu on your own WordPress website, you have come to the right place. In this post, we will go over several ways how you can change your site’s navigation in terms of content, design, and position. In the end, we want you to be able to make […]

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 Vogel Paul, 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 […]

Few landscapes change as fast as web development. Languages evolve, design directions change, and consumer preferences are fickle, to say the least. Staying on top of the latest trends can be a challenge, especially if you want to start 2021 off strong. If you want to be ahead of the curve for the coming year, you’re in luck. We’ve checked out the field and rounded up some of the most prominent and impactful directions the design and development world is moving in. In this article, we’ll explore six of the most exciting trends in web design and development that we […]

The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. In this week’s episode Doc talks with Michelle Frechette, the Head of Customer Success at GiveWP, as well as a business and blogging coach. She is the podcast barista at WPCoffeeTalk.com, and a volunteer at Big Orange Heart. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Blair Williams, the creator of MemberPress and Pretty Links.

For a software to be efficient and functional from design to launch, you need a good development model. Well, this is where RAD or Rapid Application Development comes in. It gives you the ability to develop prototypes rapidly for the purpose of testing functions and features. Best of all, there’s no need to be concerned about how the end product will be impacted. Of course, before you can really adopt RAD for your software, you do need to understand more about it, including the benefits associated with it. In this case, the information below, will provide you with all the […]

There are a lot of options when it comes to WordPress hosting providers. Some cater to users on a budget, and others to agencies and freelancers. However, few options provide the features that you might need to make your work as a WordPress developer easier. As a developer, it’s smart to use hosting solutions that provide you and your clients with the tools needed for your projects. One example is staging functionality, which lets you approach updates and deployments more safely. In this article, we’ll discuss five features that you should look out for in your WordPress hosting provider, and […]

WordPress is undoubtedly the most popular CMS with millions of websites currently running on the platform. But, not all these websites get the desired traffic and recognition. What can you do to market your WordPress website better? First, you need to create and launch a well-designed WordPress website that is easy to navigate, aesthetically pleasing, and provides a good user experience. Next, you need to leverage SEO and marketing tools to take it a notch higher and get more traffic. Here are some WordPress marketing tips that you can use to get more visibility for your website. Ready to find […]

The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. In this week’s episode Doc and Emily talk with Pippin Williamson, a PHP developer and founder and CEO of Sandhills Development, LLC. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Michelle Frechette.