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WordPress Powered Almost Every Contest in the US Elections (publishpress.com) As everyone waited to find out the winners in last week's elections for US president and Congress, one winner was immediately obvious: WordPress.
Earlier in the election cycle, we saw the PublishPress plugin used by more than one presidential candidate. Even so, it was still surprising to see WordPress used in almost every 2020 race, from the presidency to Senate and House seats.
Website Hacking Statistics in 2020 (www.webarxsecurity.com) Every developer, agency or website owner should be aware of the alarming state of website hacking statistics and cyber security statistics. Almost every software built can be “hacked” in some way and statistics will give some insight on where to point your focus to.
Google Search to Add Page Experience to Ranking Signals in May 2021 (wptavern.com) Six months ago, Google announced its plans to introduce a new ranking signal for Search, based on page experience as measured by Core Web Vitals metrics. Yesterday Google confirmed that it will roll out the new page experience signals in May 2021. The search engine also plans to introduce a new visual indicator for pages that fully comply with the page experience requirements.
Best WordPress Slider Plugins Compared (smartslider3.com) Sliders, carousels, slideshows. There’s no other design element that’s as versatile as they are. And there’s no other element that divides web designers and developers as much as sliders do. Nonetheless, clients love and demand to have sliders. So if you’re in a position where you need to find the best WordPress slider, you’re lucky.
5 Best WordPress Community Plugins to Grow Your Community Website (www.cozmoslabs.com) Quality content can go a long way, but creating a community around your website or business can take this even further. Adding community functionality to your site can be an excellent strategy for growing your business and forming a long-term bond with your users.
Luckily, WordPress makes this easy. With the ever-growing selection of WordPress community plugins on offer, adding community functionality to your site can be seamless.
PHP Techniques to Write Clean and Readable Code (metabox.io) When starting a project, developers should think about how to write clean and readable PHP code so that it can be easy to maintain and fix when there’s a bug. Improving and optimizing code is always a matter of concern for coders. The cleaner and more readable your code is, the more efficient your teamwork is.