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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. This Monday, we shared a brand new Robotics Layout Pack. To help you get your website up and running as soon as possible, we’re sharing a global header & …

Tracking landing page redirects does not have to be as overwhelming as it seems at first glance. When dealing with data and analytics, you will often come across a hundred different ways to find the same information. There are UTM campaigns, URL shortening services like Bitly, and even built-in analytics on services like MeetEdgar, Buffer, …

When thinking of ways to include CTAs in your page design, you might consider including a contact form in your hero section. This approach allows people to immediately get in touch with you without having to navigate any further on your website. If you’re looking for a seamless way to make this work inside Divi, …

In the wake of COVID-19, video conferencing has made the transition from office to remote work much easier for many teams. However, virtual meetings have their own unique etiquette you’ll need to internalize. Plus, it can be difficult to figure out how to look good on Zoom if you’re not familiar with camera angles and …

Riad Benguella released BlockBook, a project that promises to overhaul how developers build blocks and more, on Tuesday. It is … Continue reading Develop, Test, and Showcase Blocks in Isolation With BlockBook →

Concerns are mounting regarding Unsplash’s terms and image licensing after the site launched its official WordPress plugin this week. Several … Continue reading Unsplash Responds to Image Licensing Concerns, Clarifies Reasons for Hotlinking and Tracking →

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. In the past, we shared the beautiful Interior Design Layout Pack. To help you get your website up and running as soon as possible, we’re sharing a blog post …

Have you ever seen a gadget, piece of clothing, appliance, or piece of furniture online–only to meet dead ends when searching for a place to purchase it? If this scenario sounds familiar, visual search is the solution. And, if you sell physical products, incorporating visual search into your marketing strategy can help boost your brand. …

A great checkout experience isn’t just about generating more revenue; it’s about serving customers! Learn six strategies to delight customers and improve sales.

Yesterday, Alex Shiels posted an update to the proposed guidelines for the WordPress block directory. The document adds eight rules … Continue reading Revised Block Directory Guidelines Proposal Updates Wording but Changes Little Else →

Divi Ribbon Module is a third-party plugin for Divi that adds a stylable ribbon to the module’s content. Add an image, button, title, content, and style each element as detailed as you’d like. Use it to highlight a product sale, build a call to action, or draw attention to any element. In this Divi plugin …

Personalized marketing is marketing that’s targeted to an individual customer’s needs. This strategy goes beyond inputting a buyer’s name in your email software. Instead, it’s meant to follow your customer through each stage of your sales funnel. Consumers respond well to personalization. That’s because personalized marketing helps potential buyers feel seen and understood by your …

We would like to update you on the Pagespeed framework that was announced a few months ago. There has been a long delay because Google Pagespeed Insights changed their metrics when we were close to completion. So we ended up re-coding a lot of stuff to comply with the new metrics. Before, Google just evaluated …

Hi BuddyPress contributors! We will soon publish a maintenance release (6.2.0) to prepare BuddyPress to some changes that will introduce WordPress next major release (5.5.0). WordPress 5.5.0 is slated for August 11, and we’d love you to help us use the coming days to make sure your favorite community engine is ready to fully enjoy …

Google had set September 2020 as the deadline for when it would begin to fully switch over to crawling and … Continue reading Google Delays Mobile-First Indexing Deadline to March 2021 →

Today we released a beta version of WPML 4.10.0. This includes the ability to select currencies and payment options based on customer location. Introducing new location-based features A few weeks ago, we asked which location-based features would be the most beneficial for you. Thanks to your feedback, we started with two of the most important …

Mike Stott, co-creator of Zero BS CRM, announced the launch of Jetpack CRM on Monday. The news was the seemingly … Continue reading Zero BS CRM Rebrands and Relaunches as Jetpack CRM →

At first glance, location doesn’t seem to matter much when it comes to choosing a web host. Other factors, like cost, seem more important. But will an international company really provide the same quality of service that you can get from the best Canadian web hosting companies?
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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 FREE global presets style guide framework that you can use for any website you’re planning to build. Divi’s global presets help you speed up your …

Every business, big or small, needs a social media presence. That’s why a social media scheduler is so important. But when it comes to choosing the right one, it’s all about what the tool can do for you and if it fits your needs. You might have seen MeetEdgar while doing research for the right …

You’ve just set up your e-commerce site. The design is trendy, the product descriptions are top-notch, and you’ve set up the perfect payment gateway. You’re officially open for business — boom, mic drop, collar pop! Now you just sit back and wait for the orders to come in, right? via GIPHY Sorry, Charlie. Getting that first …

Unsplash has released its own official plugin for WordPress, co-developed with the team at XWP. The plugin seamlessly connects Unsplash’s … Continue reading Unsplash Launches Official Plugin for WordPress →

WordPress 5.5 Beta 3 is now available! This software is still in development,so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version. You can test WordPress 5.5 Beta 3 in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding …

There are plenty of hidden gems to choose from when picking an SEO plugin for your multilingual site. Here are three great alternative choices to Yoast and All in One SEO Pack that are all compatible with WPML. With the number of robust SEO plugins available, you don’t need to be an SEO expert to …

“Do you ever read the subtitles on a video so you didn’t need to unmute it?” asked William Patton, a … Continue reading Why Accessibility Matters for WordPress Themes and Their Users →

Large headers with a lot of navigation links can take up a lot of valuable real estate on your site (especially above the fold). That’s why menus that popup and slide-in are becoming more and more popular. Most of the time, menus that slide in to view stay above the content of the page, hiding …

On June 12, 2020, Wordfence Threat Intelligence discovered an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting(XSS) vulnerability in TC Custom JavaScript, a WordPress plugin with over 10,000 installations. Wordfence Premium customers received a new firewall rule to provide protection against attacks targeting this vulnerability the same day. Wordfence users still using the free version received this rule after …Read More