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Chrome 76 Adds Native Lazy-Loading, WordPress Contributors Continue Discussion Regarding Core Support (wptavern.com) Given Chrome’s seemingly unshakeable, staggering market dominance, it will not be long before the loading attribute is supported for the vast majority of the web’s users. Firefox has an open ticket for implementing lazy loading using this syntax and the feature is also supported in Chromium 76-based browsers. It even works when the user has disabled JavaScript. In the meantime, Chrome recommends developers continue to use a third-party library along with loading=”lazy” is to provide a polyfill for browsers that do not yet support the attribute.
WordPress 5.2.3 RC 1 (make.wordpress.org) WordPress 5.2.3 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is now available for testing! So please do – every test helps the build get closer to the final release!
Announcing WPBeginner Growth Accelerator Fund (Round 2) (www.wpbeginner.com) Last year, we decided to do something that was never done before in the WordPress community. We created the WPBeginner Growth Accelerator, first-ever growth fund focused entirely on WordPress businesses. Today, we want to take the exciting steps and open up the second round of applications as well as share the results from last year.
How to Sell Group Memberships in WordPress using Paid Member Subscriptions (www.cozmoslabs.com) Selling group memberships on your WordPress site is a great way to increase revenue by making subscriptions purchase more convenient to certain customers. You don’t even need to completely reinvent the wheel if you already have a membership site of your own.
In this post, we’re going to walk you through the process of using Paid Member Subscriptions to setup and sell group memberships. First, let’s go over what group subscriptions are and who purchases them.
Why Most WordPress Email Plugins Suck (deliciousbrains.com) A lot of email plugins do very little to let you know when an email has failed. This could be out of convenience – that way, you don’t question if the plugin is as reliable as you thought.
It’s also important to be able to review the emails that are being sent out, and see if they are being opened and/or clicked.
With that out of the way, let’s dig into some of the most popular email plugins and see how they stack up.
How to Translate Custom Fields in WordPress (Easiest Method) (translatepress.com) WordPress custom fields are one of the features that make WordPress such a flexible content management system, so if you’re looking to translate your WordPress site, it’s super important that you’re able to easily translate data from any custom fields that you’re using at your site.
Thankfully, with the right WordPress translation plugin, it’s pretty simple to translate custom fields in WordPress.
How to Set Up Email Subscription for WordPress With Jetpack’s Subscriptions Feature (www.mailpoet.com) In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to set up email subscriptions for your WordPress site using Jetpack. More specifically, we’ll cover how to configure email subscriptions for new posts and comment notifications, how to add email signup forms in various places, and why and when to upgrade from Jetpack.