Category: WordPress

5 Things WordPress Website Owners Should Understand

Every business is different. So are websites. The client and the website development agency should be on the same page to build, redesign, or migrate data successfully. Educating a client is rewarding, and fun. At WebDevStudios, we take the time to walk clients through...

Debugging WordPress Using Xdebug, Local, and VS Code

This post covers debugging WordPress using Xdebug, Local, and VS Code. This approach to debugging is far superior to logging variables to the error log or to the screen. Getting things set up correctly can be tricky. That’s where this tutorial helps....

Optimizing the WordPress Block Editor Experience

Our website agency is currently working on a Headless WordPress Multisite project using Next.js. Development is almost completed for this WebDevStudios client. However, as we’ve begun entering content, we realized that we can make improvements to the editing experience for the client....

Integrating WP Search with Algolia: Settings and Configurations for WooCommerce

Ever since WebDevStudios forked the WP Search with Algolia (WPSwA) plugin and took over support and maintenance, we have received requests regarding extra support when used with WooCommerce. Our stance has been that due to complexities with WooCommerce, we are not planning...

Adding Custom Notices for the Gutenberg Editor

WordPress admin notices have changed and the good old PHP-based hooks no longer work for Gutenberg. This post covers the easy way to add admin notices when a post gets added or updated.

Which SEO Plugin Is Right for You?

We’ve all heard of the importance of getting the SEO right on your site. To the average person, who doesn’t have a content marketer in their back pocket, knowing which SEO plugin is right for you can be a daunting task. Thankfully,...

Let’s Create an FSE Theme

A lot has changed since the last time I wrote about Full Site Editor. With the arrival of WordPress 6.0, the Full Site Editor (FSE) has matured for the better. Perhaps the most obvious update is the UI, along with a new...

Selecting a Learning Management System for You

Online courses have been around since the early 2000’s, but they boomed in 2020 when the COVID pandemic forced many organizations to rethink live trainings. In the WordPress ecosystem, there are a number of learning management system plugins that help you set...

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...