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Accessibility

How to Make Your Custom Block Accessible

It has been almost two years since the initial release of Gutenberg; and although a lot of users have embraced it, there are still a few who prefer the old WordPress way of doing things. It will take a bit more time...

Building the Next.js 9.4 WordPress Example

A bit of history Before I go into how I got involved with building the NextJS 9.4 WordPress Example, let me give you some background. In the spring of 2019, I was nose-deep in Gatsby. It was all I could think about....

May We Celebrate Another Five for the Future?

It’s May and we’re celebrating another Five for the Future day tomorrow, Friday, May 29, 2020. That means that WebDevStudios (WDS) is dedicating an entire workday to giving back to WordPress. WDS believes in giving back. That’s always been a part of...

Retroactively Sign Git Commits

It’s a classic situation. You’re contributing to a project, filed your pull request, and gotten it approved by your peers. You’re all ready to merge your code and add your humble contribution to the project when, out of nowhere, GitHub gives you...

Staying Healthy While Working From Home

As many people join the work-from-home revolution due to COVID-19, it is important to remember a few key items to help navigate this new environment. At WebDevStudios (WDS), we are very familiar with remote work since this is our norm; and we...

Spice Up Your WordPress Site with These Built-In Gutenberg Content Block Recipes

Goal The goal of this blog post is to dive into the existing Gutenberg content blocks and document some useful examples for all skill levels. Let’s see what’s possible by simply configuring existing blocks to make clean, quick, functional layouts and spicing...

Cybersecurity Tips for Remote Workers

There’s no question we live in interesting times. The recent global pandemic has had everyone scrambling to try and meet customer demand and keep employees working. For the lucky ones who get to continue working during this crisis that means making changes...

Company News – May

For the team at WebDevStudios (WDS), May is kicking off in high gear and we are busy. WDS continues to remain focused on the success of our clients, contributing to the WordPress community, expanding our knowledge base, and growing our team. See...

Cache Busting Scripts and Styles

All browsers implement a private, client-side browser cache. When a browser visits a page, it downloads the scripts and stylesheets (amongst other assets) into its cache. This caching is beneficial to performance, reducing network traffic and page load times. Other pages on...