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2024 WordPress Recap: A Lot More Happened Than Just #WPDrama
As we kick off the 22nd year of WordPress, many people are anxious about the ongoing #wpdrama. But it's important to remember that there were almost ten months of exciting things happening in WordPress before Matt fired shots at WP Engine. In an effort to provide some counterbalance, I present to you a recap of what happened in the world of WordPress throughout 2024.
If You Could Only Choose 5 WordPress Plugins, What Would They Be?
I recently stumbled upon a Reddit thread that asked a simple but really compelling question. You can see it in the headline: If you could only choose 5 WordPress plugins, which ones would you pick?
Let’s All Laugh Together, Or Not Laugh at All: An Essay on Pineapples, WordPress and Humor
A new week, a new chapter of the Matt Mullenweg vs WP Engine saga unfolds. This time, the plot twist involved the tropical fruit, pineapple. For the past three days, if you wanted to log in to your WordPress.org account, you'd have to agree to a controversial statement, "Pineapple is delicious on pizza."
My 5 Favorite WP Simple Pay Alternatives for WordPress
WP Simple Pay has been a staple payment processor plugin for many years now. While we can admire its longevity, it's not without its faults. You're likely aware of them already. Otherwise you wouldn't be here looking for alternatives. Well, let me not keep you waiting any longer. Here are my five favorite payment processors for WordPress users that I like better than WP Simple Pay - and why.
Are Block Themes Better Than Classic Themes? Here’s What People Think
Twenty Twenty-Two was the first official default block theme that was released with WordPress 5.9. Ever since then, WordPress aficionados have been going back and forth on whether block themes are better than classic themes or vice versa. I have my own thoughts, which I'll share, but I also reached out to my colleagues and other WordPress professionals to crowdsource some opinions. Here's what I discovered...
What Writers and Bloggers ACTUALLY Think of the WordPress Block Editor
A while back, I set out to browse through all the interesting opinions about WordPress’ block editor and how it’s meeting user needs these days. What I was interested in wasn’t so much the historical record of how the block editor started – back then called Gutenberg – but rather how well it’s working for people now.
A Skeptic’s Look at the WP Full Pay Plugin (for WordPress Payments and Donations)
There are two things I can be absolutely certain of with WordPress: 1) I can make virtually any type of website with it. 2) I’ll always have to suffer with clunky payment processing plugins. I’ve tried them all. Sometimes they require to mess with complicated coding elements. Other times these payment plugins lack essential features, like forms, subscriptions, or donations.