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When it comes to marketing, knowing who you’re talking to is critical to brand success. If you’re not yet sure how to find your target audience, this knowledge is critical for the success of your marketing campaigns. If you don’t know who you’re addressing, you will inevitably have an unclear marketing strategy. You’ll also struggle …

WordPress 5.6 Beta 3 is now available for testing! This software is still in development, so we recommend that you run this version on a test site. You can test the WordPress 5.6 beta in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding edge nightlies” option). Or download the beta here (zip). The current target for the …

October 2020 was a notable month for WordPress lovers, thanks to the release of several products and updates. Read on to keep up with all the latest news! The 2020 WordPress Annual Survey is out The team published the 2020 WordPress Annual survey —  to help those who build WordPress to understand more about our …

WordPress has opened its 2020 Annual Survey, a short set of questions designed to collect more information on how different … Continue reading WordPress 2019 Survey Results Show Professionals Slow to Adopt Block Editor, 2020 Survey Now Open →

These plain canvas-like themes have until now been a choice for those who prefer it (those who like to design … Continue reading Full-Site Editing Is Not the End of Artistic WordPress Themes →

On Thursday, October 29, the WordPress core team released WordPress version 5.5.2. This was a minor release containing bug fixes and security enhancements to the core WordPress content management system powering over one-third of the internet. There was a subsequent 5.5.3 release one day later; you can read about the emergency WP 5.5.3 release here. …Read More

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away brand new, free Divi Layout Packs from our design team to you. This time around, Kenny and his team have created a beautiful Realtor Layout Pack that’ll help you get your next …

Whether you’re launching your first website or working on growing an existing one, your domain name is a central factor. It’s important from a technical standpoint in that it makes it easy for users to access your site, but it’s also essential to your digital brand. Since understanding domain names is so crucial to website …

When it comes to buying products online, great product images are essential to closing the sale. That’s why most product pages have those product images at the top of the page so it is the first thing buyers see. However, as the user scrolls down the page to view more information about the product (descriptions, …

Running a domain name auction can be a smart way to recoup some of the costs of registering a web address you no longer want or need. However, this process isn’t one you’re likely to be familiar with unless you’re already in the business of flipping websites. Fortunately, there are many online marketplaces that can …

It’s that time again for our monthly Divi Showcase, where we take a look at ten amazing Divi websites made by our community members. Each month we showcase the best Divi websites that were submitted from our community and today we want to share with you the top ten websites for the month of October. …

We cover a couple of breaking stories this week, including the emergency release of WordPress 5.5.3 on Friday, October 30. In preparation for this, a number of sites autoupdated to version 5.5.3-alpha. We also look at the the defacement of the Trump Campaign website, and how 2-Factor Authentication could have prevented this. We also look …Read More

If you’re running or building a business, then you’re probably familiar with the idea of brand voice. Your brand voice is how your brand sounds and feels each time you communicate with your audience, across all platforms. Alongside your visual design, brand voice is what brings your business to life for everyone who interacts with …

WordPress 5.5.3 is now available.  This maintenance release fixes an issue introduced in WordPress 5.5.2 which makes it impossible to install WordPress on a brand new website that does not have a database connection configured. This release does not affect sites where a database connection is already configured, for example, via one-click installers or an …

WordPress’ Core systems team had an eventful Friday when an error in the auto-update system caused sites to update to … Continue reading WordPress Auto-Update System Misfires, Updating Live Sites to an Alpha Release →

Last Friday, Themes Team representative Carolina Nymark announced the Twenty Twenty-One Blocks theme project. It is a block-based version of … Continue reading Twenty Twenty-One Blocks Theme Launching as a Separate Project →

The WordPress core team has released an emergency release of WordPress 5.5.3, just one day after the release of version 5.5.2. This emergency release was done to remedy an issue introduced in WordPress 5.5.2 making it impossible to install WordPress on a brand new website without a database connection configured. In preparing for this emergency …Read More

Trying to transfer email address to another provider can be problematic. Or, at least, the exact steps are not as obvious at first – especially since we usually don’t do these things too often. The good news is that the task is not that difficult to execute. However, there are still specific things that you must do to guarantee a smooth transition and make sure that no emails go missing in the process.

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away brand new freebies. Today, we’re sharing a global presets style guide for Divi’s Financial Advisor Layout Pack. Divi’s global presets help you speed up your web design process in no time, and …

Even though the old saying is that you should  never judge a book by its cover, people do. The same thing happens to podcasts. Potential listeners judge the quality and colors and composition that make up your podcast cover art before they ever hear a second of your show. That means that as a creator, …

WordPress 5.5.2 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 14 bug fixes in addition to 10 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated. WordPress 5.5.2 is a short-cycle security and maintenance release. The next …

Last week, WP Busters released its first plugin titled Passwordless WP. It is a project from full-stack developer Ilya Zolotov … Continue reading Log Into WordPress By Touch or Face ID Via the Passwordless WP Plugin →

You need to accurately calculate shipping costs to keep margins fair and customers happy, but do you know the four factors that impact shipping expenses?

In what seems to be a never-ending onslaught of new features, Munir Kamal has released some major new features to … Continue reading EditorPlus Introduces Its First Blocks and Adds a Custom Block Creator →

Block patterns were one of the most exciting and transformative features introduced in WordPress. 5.5, giving users a giant head … Continue reading WordPress Contributors Discuss Launching an Official Block Pattern Directory →