If you’re interested in developing WordPress themes, you could start by building from scratch. While a noble pursuit, it can also be quite inefficient. That’s especially so if you plan on creating multiple themes over time. The repetitive nature of a theme’s structure means that you’ll be doing a lot of the same things over […]
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Podcasts have become a source of convenient entertainment that’s growing in popularity, but their growth can become limited on platforms like PodBean and BuzzSprout. By building a website and using a WordPress podcast theme, you can garner more downloads and listeners.
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There’s no doubt that WordPress rules the roost among content management systems (CMS). It has grown so much and for so long that even a small drop in market share is considered noteworthy. Being the top dog has plenty of benefits. WordPress enjoys an extensive plugin and theme ecosystem, a dedicated community, and a good
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If, like me, you started in the early days of the web design industry, you may have worked on both front and back-end projects. Specialization wasn’t yet common – and it probably didn’t need to be. After all, a typical website consisted of HTML, text, and images. Eventually, CSS and JavaScript came along. But they
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As the WordPress ecosystem continues to mature, it presents new challenges. Everyone from end-users, web designers, and theme/plugin authors is impacted. While it may seem like the open-source content management system (CMS) and its community are niche, the numbers say differently. When over 40% of the web is using the same app, it’s a big
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For much of recent history, a sizeable segment of professional web designers turned up their collective noses at DIY website builders. You know, those products that promise literally anyone can build a site with minimal effort. This makes sense on a couple of fronts. First, the marketing hype rarely held up when viewing the results
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If you want stability and performance from your WordPress website, it takes a commitment to routine maintenance. At the most basic level, that entails logging into the dashboard every so often and installing any available updates. That may sound simple enough. And, if you want to make things even easier, just turn on the auto-update
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Block themes have ushered in a new era for WordPress. Through the use of full site editing (FSE), they put every facet of a website’s design within reach. There’s no need to open up your code editor, as you can point-and-click your way to a fully custom design. But before we get too far into
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In life, there are certain situations where you probably shouldn’t press your luck. For example, if you see a cobra taking a nap, don’t poke it with a stick. And if you run across a busy web designer, don’t force them to change their workflow. In either case, you won’t like the reaction you get.
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The components that make up a typical WordPress theme haven’t changed much over the years. So much so that project co-founder Matt Mullenweg quipped that the old school Kubrick theme (released in 2005) still works with modern versions of the content management system. Sure, theme developers have bolted on their own additions. We’ve seen everything
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