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.blog Featured Site: samk.blog
Comedian, author, and award-winning activist, Sam Killermann, is the voice and heart behind samk.blog. Sam travels the world performing comedy and giving talks on themes of social justice, gender, and sexuality. He has been featured in TIME, The New York Times, and “other fancy places.”
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A PHP developer's guide to getting started with block development
Web developers looking to get started with block development face a bewildering array of learning and reference resources. This post will guide you through the learning process and help you to get started with block development.
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How to add typographic fonts to WordPress block themes
The easy and compliant way that every theme developer should know.
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The Simple Content Strategy Framework and Template That Anyone Can Use
Content strategy doesn't have to be difficult to implement. With an understanding of the framework and a handy template, you've got this.
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Automattic Women: Damianne President
Welcome to Automattic Women—conversations with some of the remarkable women working all over the world to design and develop Automattic software and make the web a better place. Today’s interviewee, Damianne President, talks to us from her home in Prague. Who are you, and what do you do? I was a third culture kid, now…
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24 Awesome Email Newsletter Examples (And What Makes Them Great)
No matter which industry you're in, there are examples of great newsletters that can inspire your own. See if any of these inspire you.
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Black Friday: All of Our Deals in One Spot
All the best Black Friday deals across our family of online solutions.
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WordPress Autosave: How to Use, Change, Enable, & Disable This Feature
Things go wrong at the worst possible times. WordPress autosave might be your best friend — customize preferences for your site! How to restore an autosave
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What Is WooCommerce? Guide to the WordPress Ecommerce Plugin (Features, Cost, Setup)
WooCommerce unlocks the power of ecommerce for WordPress. Free integrations for payments, shipping logistics, marketing, & more. See real-life examples.
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Introducing Twenty Twenty-Three
Twenty Twenty-Three, the new WordPress default theme is here, alongside WordPress 6.1.
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150+ Newsletter Ideas You Can Write About All Year Long
Need to publish your newsletter this week but you're drawing a blank on what to include? We got you. One of our 150+ ideas will get you on track.
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.blog Is 6! So, Here Are Six Tips for Celebrating Your Blog’s Anniversary
We’re so excited that we’re celebrating our sixth anniversary this week! We know we wouldn’t be here without you, so we want to recognize you and bring attention to your accomplishments. Do you know your blog’s anniversary? Is it coming up? Do you celebrate it? No matter how you answer these questions, we want to share why your anniversary is worth celebrating and give you some ideas on how to do it.
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How to profit from an Analytics Skill Matrix
These job postings usually arise due to a problem of inaccurate needs assessments, resulting in a delayed and complex hiring process Javier Andrés Tiniaco Leyba – Tumblr Data Science Analytics Team Lead at Automattic The Analytics Skill Matrix is a tool we use in Data teams throughout Automattic. It developed from our interest in creating…
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New Patterns: Subscriptions, Link in Bio, Wireframes, and More
The newest additions to our Pattern library include newsletter subscriptions, link in bio designs, and minimalist wireframes.
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How to extend WordPress via the SlotFill system
In WordPress 5.0, the WordPress SlotFill system was introduced as part of the Gutenberg project and is the extension paradigm that allows developers to extend the UIs introduced with the Gutenberg project such as the Post Editor and the Site Editor.
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Crucial Website Maintenance Tasks to Keep Your Site Running Smoothly
Wondering what's involved in maintaining a website? Learn what you need to know to keep your site online and healthy.
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Demystifying Home and Posts Templates in WordPress theme development
A WordPress user can choose the type of content displayed on the homepage. A new WordPress site’s default behavior is to display a view of the website’s most recent posts. However, it is also possible to set a static page as the homepage. Changing the default behavior to display a static page can be done…
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Welcome to the WordPress Developer Blog
One of the big-picture goals for 2022 was to create a developer-focused site. Since then, contributors have been working toward making such a site a reality. Today, I’m happy to announce its beta launch. What does it mean to have this type of developer-focused site? Is it news? Will it have tutorials? Code examples? It’s…
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Creating Themes from a Pattern-first mindset
Throughout most of WordPress’ history, classic theme development was a template-first affair. Templates housed the structure of the eventual document that would appear on any given front-end page. However, the block paradigm allows for a rethinking of how developers approach theme creation. More and more, it is easy to see how patterns could almost entirely…
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Jetpack Search: Free for Small Sites and Free Trials for All
Jetpack Search now has a free tier with a limit of 5k records and up 500 requests per month. For those with more records, we now have a 3-month free trial also.
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53 Website Homepage Design Ideas and Examples for Inspiration
Wondering what your homepage should look like and what to include? We've got the tips – and the inspiration – to get you on the right track.
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WordPress Revisions: How to Enable, Disable, Limit & Delete Them
Save multiple versions of your work, compare them over time, and restore a version almost immediately. Learn about the power of WordPress revisions.
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Website Structure: Optimize Your Site Architecture for UX and SEO
Learn how to plan and set up your website architecture to optimize for user experience and SEO.
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Setting Up Your Local Development Environment for WordPress
Tip: While there are many local development tools available, we recommend Studio, released in April 2024. It’s free, open source, and we know you’re going to love it. Learn more and download Studio today. → As a software developer, you’re likely familiar with local development environments. They allow you to run your code, applications, and…
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.blog Featured Site: greatermancunians.blog
Greatermancunians.blog is a collaborative photography project that profiles people across Greater Manchester who have somehow shaped the community. Created by students at Manchester College, this blog shows us how blogging can contribute to and celebrate a community.
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How to Deactivate a Plugin Without Access to WP-Admin
WordPress site down? No access to WP Admin? No worries! Four easy-to-follow steps to deactivate a plugin without access to your Dashboard.
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A Note On CSV Injection Reports
We process a large number of submissions every day, some of which have a high impact on the WordPress ecosystem, and others less so. In order to ensure that our work effectively helps make the web a safer place, we have to prioritize the submissions we receive. As part of that, we’d like to clarify…
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How to Fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN (Chrome, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android)
Seeing this WordPress error? Learn the common causes, & more importantly, the best way to fix it fast! Step-by-Step guide: Fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN
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Embed a Pocket Casts Player in Seconds With Our New Block
Are you a podcaster or a prolific blogger? You don’t want to miss out on our most recent additions and updates to the WordPress editor.
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Celebrating 200 WordPress.com Websites With Out in Tech!
We recently celebrated 200 websites built with Out in Tech!
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Complete Guide to WordPress Transients
In the WordPress ecosystem, transients are a part of the codebase that’s rarely talked about. But depending on what type of code you’re writing in your plugins and themes, transients can be a powerful aid in making your code more performant. If your code is running a complex database query or calling an external API…
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How to Add a Video Background to a WordPress Page
Quickly add a video background to a WordPress site — see the top methods and a variety of tools. Plus, learn how to improve speed, avoid ads, and more!
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Best WordPress Sitemap Plugins: 6 for XML and 4 for HTML Sitemaps
If you're looking for a WordPress sitemap plugin to create either an XML sitemap or an HTML sitemap, we've got the details you need to make that choice.
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Jetpack 11.5: Under-the-hood improvements to enhance your experience
Jetpack 11.5: This month we have worked on several under-the-hood improvements to enhance your Jetpack experience, including updates to forms, notification emails, and Jetpack Social.
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