When WordPress 5.8 shipped, it replaced widgets with blocks and provided a new interface to manage them. This means that blocks that are used in the content editor can now be used as widgets in the sidebars of themes. However, … Read More
Today, I shared an idea on Twitter I’ve been thinking about where I would create a new podcast called The Junction. I’d bring people on the show to do one-on-one interviews or have general conversations. This would allow me to … Read More
I am exhausted. I spent so many hours trying to get a custom role with the right capabilities correct in bbPress and then set up Paid Membership Pro to assign that role to new subscribers. I feel like I’m using … Read More
At the end of Chapter 2, I decided to whip up a new WordPress installation on Convesio so that I could try out a new WordPress site on the same hosting platform as WP Mainline to determine if it was … Read More
In my quest to find out what is causing the failed JSON error in the block editor, I reluctantly disabled all of the plugins on the site and switched to a default theme. This didn’t solve the issue and now … Read More
All WordPress themes ship with a Functions.php file which stores all kinds of code related to a theme. It’s also where users and developers can add code snippets to alter or add functionality. However, if you manage multiple websites, keeping … Read More
While researching some information, I came across an article by Freemius that reminded me of Tevya Washburn who passed away last year. Tevya was the developer behind the Starfish Reviews plugin and was part of the web development company wpEXPRESS. … Read More
Chris Lema has published his thoughts on what it has been like to embrace Gutenberg for the past five months. Instead of using Gutenberg for just writing content, he ended up using it to redesign his site, including numerous pages. … Read More
If you’ve used WordPress for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with the ability to quickly link text to a URL within the post editor. It’s one of WordPress’ best features and thanks to two browser extensions developed by … Read More
While writing a post the other day, I encountered an error that was frustrating to work around. As I tried to embed a Gist from GitHub using a Custom HTML block, the following error occurred. Updating Failed. The response is … Read More