People around the world celebrate the twentieth birthday of WordPress today. WordPress has grown to be the most popular Content Management System. Here are some fascinating statistics about WordPress (source) Unfortunately, some people believe old information about WordPress, thinking it’s buggy and lacks security features. Yes, there have been issues in the past, but by…
I found a plugin that will fix another issue I have run into. This problem was caused by YouTube, not the WordPress Editor, aka Gutenberg. This plugin also will automatically center your YouTube videos, so you won’t have to go to the WordPress Customizer and add the Additional CSS snippet I mentioned in my last…
I like the new editor in WordPress. During development, it was called Gutenberg. Some still call the editor by its development name, but as of November, 2018, the editor is part of the WordPress Core. I like it, but I have had one problem with it. I couldn’t find a way to center an embedded…
Many of my Facebook friends have taken the “Ten-Year Challenge” where they post a picture of themselves from ten years ago alongside a current picture. Well, I have a different kind of “Ten-Year Challenge” and it works to your organization’s advantage! I have been developing website solutions for Ten Years now. Admittedly, the look of…
WordPress 5.0 was released on December 6 and an update has already rolled out. A second is scheduled to be released on December 19. Ok, so why so many updates in such a short time? WordPress 5.01 was released on December 13. It was a security update to patch some recently-discovered vulnerabilities. These are some…
All of the organizations that we work with are running the latest version of WordPress (5.0). Everything seems to be working properly. You may not see much difference since the Classic Editor is still set as your Default Editor. However, you may notice a slight speed increase. As I said last week, there are some…
This is a much-anticipated major update and it includes several enhancements, most notably a new visual editor called Gutenberg. The release date has been very fluid with the date pushed out a little more and a little more as developers worked to fix the reported software bugs. For instance, the update was supposed to be…
A snicker crept across the auditorium as a room full of website developers awaited a panelist’s answer when asked this question last weekend at WordCampDFW. Her response? “How much is a house in Dallas? That all depends on what size house you want and the neighborhood you want to live in!” Website developers are often…
phish verb (used without object) to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from Internet users, typically by sending an email that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution, but contains a link to a fake website that replicates the real one. (Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/phishing) Steve Dotto has identified…
If all goes according to schedule, WordPress 5.0 and the new content editor Gutenberg will be released in three weeks (November 19). With this new major version upgrade, Gutenberg will move from being a WordPress plugin to being integrated into the WordPress Core. If you have not installed the new editor, it’s time to do…