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“WordPress Gives A Hand” Movement (wpgivesahand.com) #WPGivesAHand is a WordPress-wide movement that other businesses have joined to help those in need.
If you're making a purchase with the following companies, from December 20th to December 26th, 2021 they will donate a percentage of every sale towards charity!
New Block Plugin Displays Post Formats (wptavern.com) Are you using post formats? Now there’s a block for that! WordPress’ post formats feature was introduced in version 3.1 as a way for themes to customize presentation of a post. It allows users to choose the way a post looks by selecting a post format from a dropdown list. WordPress has a fixed list of post formats available but not all themes support them.
The Past, Present, and Future of Site Speed Optimization: Why NitroPack Does Things Differently (nitropack.io) 60-80% of the sites built on the most popular CMSs and platforms don’t pass their Core Web Vitals. To do better, site owners need more options for solving the speed problem. And that’s where NitroPack focuses their effort - bringing a more performant, reliable, and user-friendly speed optimization solution to everyone, no matter the platform their site is built on.
Backup WordPress: The Ultimate Guide (ithemes.com) In this guide, we’ll show you exactly why you should backup your WordPress site. We’ll take you step-by-step through the various ways that you can backup WordPress and be ready to restore it if the worst-case scenario should happen. We’ll also cover the best WordPress backup solutions and keep your backups current with the least amount of effort possible. Let’s dive in!
How to Create a Multi Language Website With Blocksy and TranslatePress (creativethemes.com) By default, WordPress makes it super easy to create a website in one language. You can use a theme like Blocksy to create a great-looking design, add features with plugins, and just generally make the site of your dreams…in a single language.
But what happens if you want to offer your site in multiple languages and let your visitors choose their preferred language experience? Well, WordPress doesn’t support that by default, but you can add that functionality with the help of a plugin like TranslatePress.