News & Articles

• Should You Use “WP” in Your Business Brand? (justinferriman.com)
  Since the first themes were created for WordPress the overwhelming temptation in the WordPress industry has been to slap “WP” or “Press” into the product or business name. But when you think about it a bit more, do you have a specific reason as to why it makes good business sense to use “WP” in your brand?
• Thoughts on WordPress Achieving 40% Market Share (speckyboy.com)
  The continued growth of WordPress is something to behold. It seems like just yesterday that we were watching it surpass 30% market share (it was at 29.2% on January 1, 2018), according to the W3Techs survey. Now, the versatile content management system (CMS) has reached a whopping 40%. It’s quite an achievement – and one that brings up a few key questions. How did WordPress gain such a massive market share? And what does it have to do in order to maintain its dominance?
• Creating Your Website: Get Priorities Straight (pixelgrade.com)
  Working with dozens of small companies, mainly within creative industries(hospitality, arts and crafts, photography, coaching, ceramics, architecture), revealed a conundrum in how people relate to the process of creating their website. Focusing too much on visual gimmicks and too little on the content comes with a hefty bill in the end. Let’s find a better tempo to keep things rolling without ruining the cashflow.
• Working at Yoast During the COVID-19 Pandemic (yoast.com)
  
• Improved HTTPS Detection and Migration in WordPress 5.7 (make.wordpress.org)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Roundup: February 2021, Part 2 (ithemes.com)
  
• 7 Inspiring Headless WordPress Examples Out in the Wild (2021) (torquemag.io)
  
• Varnish vs Nginx FastCGI Cache: Which is Best for WordPress in 2021? (spinupwp.com)
  
• Bluehost Misuses WordPress Trademark, Reigniting Controversy Over Recommended Hosts Page (wptavern.com)
  

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Plugin News

• Reflecting on Gutenberg’s 100th Release (wordpress.org)
  Gutenberg 10.0 released last week, February 17, 2021, marking the 100th release of the Gutenberg plugin; the 100th release of a journey that started more than four years ago when Matt announced the project at WordCamp US 2016.
• Document Library Pro: New Plugin (barn2.co.uk) (barn2.co.uk)
  Barn2 have launched a new plugin which makes it easy to list any type of document or resource online. They designed Document Library Pro in response to feedback from customers who use their existing plugins for document libraries. It aims to be the ultimate document management solution and has everything from adding and importing documents, to listing them in a searchable table.
• 🥊 GraphQL API vs WPGraphQL: the Fight! (graphql-api.com)
  
• A Guide to Outsourcing WordPress Plugin Support (pluginrank.com)
  
• Comparing WordPress Membership Plugins in 2021 (chrislema.com)
  
• Divi vs Elementor: WordPress Page Builder Plugins Comparison (2021) (kinsta.com)
  
• 6 Best WordPress Landing Page Plugins Compared + Recommendations (2021) (www.wpkube.com)
  
• Taking on the Major Players, Plausible Analytics Offers an Alternative, Privacy-Conscious Stats Service (wptavern.com)
  

Theme News

• Build a Full WordPress Site via Block Patterns With the Hansen Theme (wptavern.com)
  

Jobs post your own job

• Cozmoslabs Is Looking for Their New Content Marketing Manager (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  

Tutorials

• WordPress PHP/Development: The Ultimate Guide (ithemes.com)
  Despite what it may seem like WordPress doesn’t run on fairy dust, no — instead your WordPress website is powered by a server-side programming language called PHP and MySQL databases. In this guide we’ll be showing you what PHP in WordPress looks like, explaining how you can add custom PHP to your WordPress website and debunking various myths surrounding PHP in WordPress.
• A Comprehensive Guide to WordPress Staging Site (wphive.com)
  We are bound to test WordPress plugins continuously to keep our site updated. Then how can we overcome this fear of crashing our live site while testing new changes? No worries! Using a WordPress staging site can rescue us from this situation.
• Ditch FTP and Switch to rsync (webdevstudios.com)
  
• How To Use Pop-ups on Your eCommerce Store (wedevs.com)
  
• The Website Speed Optimization Guide For Beginners (www.inmotionhosting.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• WordPress Security | WP Café (youtu.be)
  
• WordPress is Free(dom) | WP Briefing (wordpress.org)
  
• 9 Proven Methods to Fix WordPress White Screen of Death | Kinsta (youtu.be)
  
• Common Ways People Mess Up WooCommerce with Sean Conklin | Press This Podcast (torquemag.io)
  
• Agency Rebranding and Growth with Patrick Garman from Mindsize | Do the WOO (dothewoo.io)
  
• Nailing First-Time User Experience for your WordPress Plugin or Theme - Part 1 | Freemius (youtu.be)