WordPress for Beginners 2024

admin October 1, 2024

If you are a beginner or a senior who wants to learn how to create websites using WordPress, then this book is ideal for you. "WordPress for Beginners 2024" provides a complete step-by-step instruction manual with illustrations to help you master how to use WordPress. This easy-to-understand manual covers everything you need to know about WordPress, from the history of...

WP Engine Reprieve

admin September 27, 2024

I’ve heard from WP Engine customers that they are frustrated that WP Engine hasn’t been able to make updates, plugin directory, theme directory, and Openverse work on their sites. It saddens me that they’ve been negatively impacted by Silver Lake‘s commercial decisions. On WP Engine’s homepage, they promise “Unmatched performance, automated updates, and bulletproof security ensure your sites thrive.” WP...

How to automate a multilingual site in WordPress with AI, WPML and Polylang

admin September 26, 2024

Reaching a global audience is essential to expanding your website’s reach and influence. One of the most effective ways to do this is to create a multilingual WordPress site. By using CyberSEO Pro and RSS Retriever in combination with multilingual WordPress plugins like Polylang and WPML, you can automate the translation of your content into multiple languages. This approach...

WP Engine is banned from WordPress.org

admin September 25, 2024

Any WP Engine customers having trouble with their sites should contact WP Engine support and ask them to fix it. WP Engine needs a trademark license, they don’t have one. I won’t bore you with the story of how WP Engine broke thousands of customer sites yesterday in their haphazard attempt to block our attempts to inform the wider WordPress...

WordPress 6.x

admin September 24, 2024

If you're new to WordPress and feeling overburdened by all the features and options, "Understanding WordPress 6.x for Beginners" is the perfect guide for you. This book breaks down the basics of WordPress in a clear and easy-to-understand way, making it accessible for beginners without any prior experience. With 104 pages packed full of practical tips and step-by-step instructions, you'll...

PDX + WCUS 2024: A Recap

admin September 21, 2024

WordCamp US (WCUS), North America’s largest WordPress event, hosted over 1,500 attendees from around the world at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, from September 17 to 20. Over four days, WordPress professionals and enthusiasts came together to explore the latest advancements and use cases, collaborate on open source projects, and strengthen community connections. A dedicated team of more than...

WP Briefing: Episode 86: My First WordPress Experience

admin September 16, 2024

Join us this week as Josepha takes a personal journey down memory lane to her first encounters with WordPress. In this episode, she shares the story of her very first WordPress website, the excitement of getting involved with WordCamps, and how those early discoveries shaped her rewarding path in the WordPress community. Whether you’re a seasoned user or new to...

OpenRouter – One Key to Rule Them All

admin September 13, 2024

Sometimes it feels like the world of APIs and AI models is designed to confuse us. Each model has its own account, its own limitations, and, of course, its own price tag. Want to use OpenAI GPT? Pay here. Want to try Google Gemini? Forget it if your server is in the EU. You’re juggling multiple models at once, instead...

Tour the New Learn WordPress

admin September 13, 2024

The reimagined Learn WordPress experience launched just over a month ago. It introduces Learning Pathways, a new approach to educational content from the Training team. In case you haven’t explored the updated Learn WordPress site yet, take a peek at what you’ve been missing in this short and sweet virtual tour: The reception of the new experience and Learning Pathways...

WordPress 6.6.2 Maintenance Release

admin September 10, 2024

WordPress 6.6.2 is now available! This minor release includes 15 bug fixes in Core and 11 in the Block Editor, addressing issues like unexpected CSS specificity changes in certain themes. For a full summary of the maintenance updates, you can refer to the Release Candidate announcement. WordPress 6.6.2 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.7...