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On Friday, June 26, Gutenberg Times will be holding a live Q&A on block-based themes and full-site editing. The Zoom … Continue reading Gutenberg Times to Hold Live Q&A on Block-Based Themes and Full-Site Editing →

This week, we look at some targeted phishing attacks that are bypassing Microsoft Outlook’s protective filters, and phishing campaigns using calendar invitations to target unsuspecting recipients. We also look at some successful bitcoin scams and a new record for a massive DDoS attack that targeted an AWS customer. Drupal pushes out some security fixes, and …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 PR Firm Layout Pack that’ll help you get a …

Defiant, dba Wordfence, is now listed on the Privacy Shield certification list participating in both the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks. The purpose of these frameworks is to allow for the lawful transfer of personal data from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States. Two years ago when the General Data Protection …Read More

Images help to make your website engaging and visually appealing. However, if you don’t optimize images with alternative text (also referred to as “alt text” or “alt tags”), you’ll miss a key opportunity to improve the user experience and accessibility of your site. To use them properly, it’s important to first understand what alt tags …

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 time around we’re building upon the Charity Layout Pack with a brand new blog post template that matches the rest of pack perfectly. Hope you enjoy it! Check …

Live video is being prioritized more and more often by nearly all social networks. But specifically Facebook. The social giant makes going live incredibly simple, especially if you’re using one of its many mobile apps (including Instagram). However, just pressing the red Go Live button doesn’t mean that you’re actually doing it the best way …

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 Fitness Coach Layout Pack. To help you get your website up and running as soon as possible, we’re sharing a global header …

The easiest way to find out how happy your customers are is to ask them for their input. This information is invaluable when it comes to implementing changes that can improve your business. Positive and negative feedback loops are one method of collecting it. In this article, we’ll talk about what feedback loops are. Then …

The University of Wisconsin is offering a free self-paced course on Creating WordPress Websites for students through its Stevens Point … Continue reading University of Wisconsin Offers Free Course on Creating WordPress Websites →

Yesterday, core contributor Aaron Jorbin proposed renaming the default “master” branch for all WordPress-owned Git repositories to “main.” The proposal … Continue reading Proposal to Rename the ‘Master’ Branch of WordPress-Owned Git Repositories →

Best HR software can help you get the most out of your employees and team. The very best solutions out there help with streamlining onboarding, payroll, internal processes, and more. In this roundup, we compare the features, prices and qualities of the best HR software the market has to offer!
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The benefit of a dedicated server on Google Cloud is also that we can offer very insightful Server Metrics that are not possible with shared hosting. This week we added a powerful feature to metrics, called Events.

Divi’s built-in element structure can be used in traditional ways to define and style different sections, rows, columns and modules. But, they can also be used creatively to enhance the design structures on your page. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use column outlines to emphasize your Divi design grid. We’ll dedicate an …

It’s possible to seek out and even “create” your own freelance opportunities, whether you’re a copywriter, graphic designer, web developer, photographer, or other creative entrepreneur. The freelance landscape is broader and more varied than ever before, so it’s a great time to start or grow your freelance business. These days, almost half of working millennials …

It has been a while since we released the previous Ultra skin (we’ve been working very hard on the new Pagespeed framework). Today we are excited to release a new skin — Profile. It features a minimal design that is suitable for any freelancer who wants to showcase his/her profile and portfolio online. If you …

WebDevStudios released its custom block scaffolding tool to the public on Tuesday. It is a fork of the core WordPress … Continue reading WebDevStudios Releases Block Scaffolding Tool for Developers →

One year ago developers at Google and Yoast began collaborating with other contributors on a proposal to add XML sitemaps to … Continue reading WordPress 5.5 to Include Extensible Core Sitemaps →

Improving customer loyalty is the fastest, most cost-effective way to grow store revenue. Discover ten proven strategies to earn more repeat business.

The fixed position property is a crucial position type to learn how to use properly. Fixed elements are important for improving user experience on your website. Fixed headers stay in view when scrolling through a web page, making it easier for users to navigate the site. Fixed sidebars keep important CTAs and Email Optins visible, …

TikTok is a fun, rapidly-growing marketing platform with tremendous potential for brands, small businesses, artists, musicians, performers, freelancers, and entrepreneurs of all kinds. The platform utilizes short-form video, primarily to entertain and raise brand awareness. TikTok marketing is still new compared to other social media platforms. That means brands that utilize it have a higher likelihood …

BuddyPress broke into the world of blocks last month with its 6.0 release. Group and Member blocks were the first … Continue reading BuddyPress Contributors Begin Work on Block-based Activity Post Form →

The first beta for WooCommerce 4.3 was released yesterday. The team behind the popular eCommerce plugin added a new homepage … Continue reading WooCommerce 4.3 Beta Available for Testing →

Pitching new clients is one of the most exhausting aspects of life as a freelancer, but it is also one of the most essential. Luckily, you can make pitching easier by using quality cold email templates. In this guide, we will discuss why email templates work and what an email template needs in order to be successful. We will also provide specific email templates for pitching new clients and explain why each template works.
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Whether you or looking for a fresh new look for an image gallery or just wanting a nice display for product images, this tutorial should help. Normally, when adding images to a Divi website, we may limit the design to one image per column. While this is traditionally a safe and clean design, you may …

Review Signal founder Kevin Ohashi has published the site’s annual WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks for 2020, along with a smaller set … Continue reading Review Signal Publishes WordPress Hosting Benchmarks for 2020, Introduces WooCommerce Testing →

Not your normal online store: a 100-year-old, $24 million-dollar brand shares their eCommerce tech stack. Unique, enterprise-level apps are just the start.

Yoast, the company behind the popular Yoast SEO plugin, announced it had acquired the Duplicate Post plugin earlier today. Along … Continue reading Yoast Acquires Duplicate Post, Brings on Creator Enrico Battocchi as a Senior Developer →