As Matt Mullenweg said in his 2017 State of the Word speech, WordPress powers 29 percent of the Internet. This is undeniably an impressive statistic and one that will continue to increase, especially as more enterprise companies adopt the CMS. One way more companies are finding their way to WordPress is when looking for a secondary CMS. According to a new, international study jointly commissioned by WP Engine and Manifesto and conducted by Vanson Bourne, the practice of using multiple CMSs is on the rise. This opens WordPress up to even more opportunities to get involved in the space. The […]

According to Nelio Software, in 2017 WordPress now powers 54 of the top 100 sites on Inc. 5000. This shows a rapid increase in adoption among America’s fastest-growing private companies. The continuous and rapid growth points to the maturation of the CMS and highlights just how far it’s come from its humble beginning as a blogging platform. There are several things that can be attributed to this unstoppable growth, including mass-adoption of open source and breaking the ‘blog’ stereotype. WordPress as a Digital Experience By now, WordPress has grown into a dynamic and powerful application used to build incredible digital experiences. From ecommerce and apps to business websites, […]

WordCamp US 2017 in Nashville wound down as Matt Mullenweg walked on stage to deliver his annual State of the Word address. The speech delivered the latest WordPress news as well as what to expect for 2018. Gutenberg A huge focus of last year’s State of the Word was Gutenberg. This year was no different. Mullenweg said Gutenberg has been the longest feature development WordPress has ever had. It’s been 11 months since the kickoff. In that time it’s had over 4.302 commits. “It’s really drawn together the community in a really cool way,” said Mullenweg. It has gone through […]

Every serious WordPress user has had to deal with the complexities involved with migrating their website from one web host to another. Migration can be a daunting task, and even cost a lot of money. Unfortunately, migration has to be done manually. Hand operated and nonautomatic work means multitasking of the highest order. While moving websites, not only will you be in charge of content creation, but you will also have to make the compounded effort to take care of the content transfer and migration. In this article, I am going to discuss the existing WordPress Migration methods and their […]

Very few other technologies are ready to disrupt our future lives more than artificial intelligence. Machines are getting better and better at learning and processing information similar to human beings. As a consequence, they take over even more jobs traditionally performed by human beings. In real life, we can look forward to automated transportation (self-driving cars are already on our streets), robotic limbs and machine-powered care for the elderly. Technology will become part of everyday life even more and we will interact with it on an increasingly regular basis. Naturally, that includes the digital space and, by proxy, WordPress. We […]

Social proof is a powerful part of any business website. It gives your site authority and builds trust. Testimonials are a great way to add this, but they can be a pain to manage effectively on a website if you don’t know the best way to include them. Fortunately, testimonials are easy to manage in WordPress. Plugins make it simple to add them to your posts and pages, using shortcodes, widgets, or archive pages. This makes adding and managing multiple instances of this type of social proof straightforward. In this article, we’ll first explain the importance of testimonials as social […]

Because WordPress is so global, many developers work remotely. It’s so common in the communty, that Automattic closed its San Francisco office this year in favor of remote work. This article is about remote work and finding what’s best for you and how you work. Working remotely is very personal, and so I’ve shared how I work. I hope I can encourage you to think more about why remote work is beneficial for you and optimize your own remote work experience. Personal Space When I talk about personal space, I’m not really talking about being alone or at least sufficiently […]

Last month I spoke at WordCamp Los Angeles. Though I had given the same talk before, this time felt much more successful. Not only was I more relaxed, I learned a lot from the first time around. It got me thinking about what public speaking tips and tricks could be applied to giving WordCamp talks, but I’m in no way an expert, so learn by trial and error. I wanted to start thinking more about how to get better at this type of speaking, so I asked several of my WordPress friends for their best advice. Speaking at a WordCamp […]

Site speed is an important factor in boosting usability, improving bounce rates, increasing conversions, and ranking higher on search engines. However, above all else, your website’s speed is highly dependent on the quality and location of your web host. Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are one solution that can instantly improve the loading speed of your sites. Unfortunately, due to their perceived complexity, many people have no idea where to begin. By understanding the basics of CDNs and learning how to add them to your WordPress website, you can benefit from the speed improvements that come with them. In this article, we’ll first […]

React gained its popularity deservedly. Thanks to its numerous advantages it has a whole army of admirers and contributors. It is sixth on the GitHub trending list and has 75,000 stars. But, no matter how great product is, it always has some cons, and it can be hard to choose between React Native and React JS. Even if those can’t be seen from a first glance. That’s why we’ve gathered major pros and cons of this brilliant JavaScript library. Pros of ReactJS 1. Open Source ReactJS was meant as an open-source library for JavaScript and released by Facebook. However, unlike […]