In a series of Fall WordPress Meetup Presentations – Speed Matters on WP optimization, Mobile Presence on how to adapt new mobile device needs on client sites in order to address the profound ascendancy of mobiles use on the Web, and New WordPress CSS Views & Tools show how CSS+JavaScript is breaking the WordPress “No […]
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In a recent Meetup on Speed Matters we did some simple exercises with Google’s Page Speed Insights to illustrate the information that this free website speed tester provides. But at the same time we got some extra insights which were enlightening. Here is the simple Elementor Gallery post using first flexbox in component layouts and
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Here are basic CSS Help Tips and Tutorial Resources which will be reviewed at the start of the Meetup. This is a helpful start off point into the CSS World. And a smapler of Yellow Pencl as one of the Best CSS Style Editors There are 3 advantage:s to Yellow Pencil It is easier to
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WP Tavern has been reporting stories which show WordPress and Automattic under duress for the past few months. It started with the May 12th 2022 story WordPress Community Attributes Declining Market Share to Performance Issues, Increased Complexity, and the Lagging Full-Site Editing Project. This is a tough indictment for WordPress and some of the evidence
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In 2018 MasterWP.guru wrote an optimistic review of BoldGrid Cloud WordPress. The report examined the Pros and Cons for BoldGrid Cloud WordPress and found many positive features Pros: + fast and easy full WordPress install, easier than most manual installs + reasonable performance for editing and runtime operations + SSL support right out of the
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From the meetup on Methods for Fixing up Gutenberg Editor’s Styling Problems there came a 4 step plan. First was to use the Classic Editor for posts and pages that did not need extensive styling – fast, easy-to-use, and ever more capable with Advanced TinyMCE plugin[See our upcoming free Meetup – Classic Editor Hot Tips
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Over the past 7 years Gutenberg has gone through several name changes – The Gutenberg Editor, Block Editor, Gutenberg Block tool, and now the Block Builder with FSE-Full Site Editing features. In sum, Gutenberg with its JavaScript driven blocks is being advanced as the primary UI engine for the evolving WordPress Core System. *** Table
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DIY Creation of Gutenberg Block can quickly become non-trivial as seen below: Simple – edit existing Block code as described in BoldGrid tutorial. Most code is HTML and CSS. Challenging – WPBeginner describes how to create your own block using Genesis Block Editor. May require PHP or Javascript as well as HTML, CSS or SCSS.
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As a MVP-Minimum Viable Product the Gutenberg Editor is in continual beta to keep up with tough competition and changing requirements of “No Coding Required”, WordPress Visual Design and Editing . But this is a common condition for the top tools such as Elementor [over a year of beta versions with move to Flexbox layout,
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The Mobile Presence Meetup was filled with as many questions as facts and answers. However, important facts evident in the presented Hootsuite slides – Mobile device usage, at 92% of all internet connections. simply demands attention. And the the second HootSuite slide puts “mobile devices” into perspective – it shows the multiple flavors for mobiles
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Mobile WordPress Development often gets the short emd of the analytics stick. Fortunately, Hootsuite publishes annual reports on the state of the Web World which clearly shows the pivotal role mobile devices play on the Web. Mobile in their many forms play everywhere in contemporary computing. For the past 5 years these reports have marked
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From the April 6th Meetup on Elementor Changes there were some interesting observations about Elementor and the WordPress PageBuilder/ThemeBuilder market. First, attendees were split equally between using Elementor, Beaver Builder and the Classic Editor as their goto post and page editor. Second, choices of Gutenberg Block Editor, SiteOrigin Pageuilder and Thrive architect indicated diverse commitments
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With more Business Meeting being done online, there is a need for convenient display with a Flipbook view that reads like a magazine. Fortunately Google Docs, Microsoft Office and Open Office plus many art and content creators provide PDF, mage, and HTML output for flipbook use. And WordPress Flipbook developers have provided a wealth of
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First of 20 landing pages for Family Art Website There is lots more work to be done for each landing page . Expect the website prototype to appear in late March or early April.
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This morning I discovered a message on my cellphone: (1)TD account blocked click on https://td.1account-web.com/TD,7 to resolve. Now I was immediately suspicious of the message so I went to WHOIS.com to check the link and here is what WHOIS reported: So the same day the phishing attack message arrived, the hackers behind it had setup
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This post is about the the free online Holiday Meetups featuring 6 Backend plugins – all of which have substantial free versions in addition to premium plugins with specialized add-on features. Users get choose the approach for WP Optimization to Backup Migration and Staging services. Also, welcome to being a part of the multi-billion $
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Within the last two years there has been a whole new batch of better WordPress Performance Optimization plugins. What sets these plugins apart from the many caching and image compression plugins is that many of the new Gun Performance plugins incorporate not just caching tools but also image compression, database optimization, app assets cleanup, and
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WordPress Optimization used to be an arcane art similar to scurrying around in an Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole of misdirections. But not any more. Now the range of tuning tools and optimizing methods outlined above can be quickly tracked and corrected. The net result is that sub 2 second response time for most WordPress
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All the WordPress UI Development Community is buzzing about FSE-Full Site Editing plus a whole crop of excellent PageBuilders evolving into Theme Builders lead by Beaver Themer, Divi, Elementor Theme Builder, Thrive Theme Builder which are delivering right now capabilities that Gutenberg promises hopefully some time in the Fall. Add to this array of FSE Theme
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WordPress over 20 years has a stellar record for using open source code and open processes. The WordPress core code is available for free along with many free or low cost themes and plugins that set the layout and performance of WordPress sites. As a result WordPress has a commanding usage of 42.5% by the top
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