We’re closing in on the end of summer, and it’s been a busy season for the team at WebDevStudios (WDS). So far, our August has been filled with new faces, media features, contributions, and more. Read on to learn the latest company...
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Core Web Vitals
The experiences on the web have gotten pretty bad. The latest trend of pop-up videos and ad-block interstitials (à la Admiral), banner ads that cause content and layout shifts, and sluggish interactions from heavy JavaScript execution is extremely frustrating for users! Google...
Read More Core Web VitalsHow to Enable Frontend Editing with Gutenberg Blocks (Part 2)
Welcome back! In Part 1, we covered preparing our block for frontend editing by implementing unique block identifiers, rendering the block dynamically, and establishing a frontend component. Now, we’ll dive into the WordPress REST API to set up a custom route and...
Read More How to Enable Frontend Editing with Gutenberg Blocks (Part 2)Building Successful Client Relationships Virtually
With more and more people working from home, client communication has changed. “Changed” isn’t the right word. It has evolved. Virtual meetings, phone calls, email, and social networking are now normalized. I know, for myself, that meetings with people in person give...
Read More Building Successful Client Relationships VirtuallyHow to Enable Frontend Editing with Gutenberg Blocks (Part 1)
The WordPress Block Editor (aka Gutenberg), despite all the bumps along the way, has completely changed how we write pages and posts. Instead of a text document, we now have access to an interactive page builder of sorts while editing content, at...
Read More How to Enable Frontend Editing with Gutenberg Blocks (Part 1)Another Five for the Future in Our Forecast
Not only are rising summer temperatures in the forecast as July comes to an end, but there is another Five for the Future Friday scheduled in ours. Tomorrow, the final day of July, WebDevStudios (WDS) will devote the day to giving back...
Read More Another Five for the Future in Our ForecastTips for Insourcing Content
While big media companies have online newsrooms staffed with full-time and freelance journalists to fuel their content feed with important information and breaking news, enterprise companies, educational institutions, and consumer packaged goods companies usually have to rely on insourcing content to fill...
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Today’s current events are no further than a fingertip away at all times. We are flooded by the news all day, every day. And not just on television like in the past, but on our computers, on our phones, even on our...
Read More WordPress for Online NewsroomsPractical Tips for Using Zoom
With the recent move to remote working, businesses have had to find new ways to connect with their staff, partners, and clients. Utilizing video conference tools, such as Zoom, is not something new to the workplace. However, with the shift to remote work,...
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