Spring is here and so is another Five for the Future Friday. Each month on the last Friday, the team at WebDevStudios (WDS) spends the workday giving back to WordPress in a variety of ways. That means we are partaking in this...
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10 Reasons Content Creators Love the Block Editor
As a WordPress content creator since 2006, I was asked by a main contributing developer to try the Block Editor (aka Gutenberg) when it rolled out. I was excited! But also, I was not. In its infancy in 2017, Gutenberg was not...
Read More 10 Reasons Content Creators Love the Block EditorMonitoring and Fixing Website Issues Quickly
Recently, Freemius SDK delivered a notice about a vulnerability. The affected list of sites, plugins, and themes was much larger than previously seen. This required website services companies everywhere to fix website issues quickly. Many of the plugins in the notice still...
Read More Monitoring and Fixing Website Issues QuicklyUsing CLI to Quickly Optimize Images
Author’s Note: The following guide revolves around UNIX systems. You are about to read a story of how I saved myself from eight mouse clicks. TL;DR View the code on Gist. Install ImageMagick CLI Add the above function to a file called...
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I started working at WebDevStudios just over six months ago. Previously, I worked as the sole developer at a small design studio. Beyond developing websites, I was responsible for making any development related decisions—from what tools were best for our clients down...
Read More Asking Questions as a Website DeveloperThe History of Custom Post Type UI
Before I begin sharing the history of Custom Post Type UI, let’s start with WordPress. Released on June 17, 2010, WordPress 3.0, “Thelonious,” is one of the most impactful WordPress releases to date. At that time, it included a number of major...
Read More The History of Custom Post Type UIFebruary Favors Five for the Future Contributions
It’s time again for another WebDevStudios Five for the Future Friday. We expect a jampacked day of Five for the Future contributions, happening tomorrow, February 25, 2022. Five for the Future Contributions in the Media During January’s Five for the Future, WebDevStudios (WDS)...
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February has been a fine month of activity and milestones, giving us plenty of WebDevStudios company news to report. We’re celebrating achievements, sharing knowledge with other WordPress companies and community leaders, as well as looking forward to upcoming events. Take a look...
Read More Company News – FebruaryQuick Tip: When to Choose SSG or SSR in Next.js
Are you debating over SSG and SSR in Next.js? It shouldn’t be difficult. Let us discuss and choose the one that suits your needs. Before we begin, take a quick look at the data fetching methods. Data Fetching Next.js allows you to...
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