The long awaited WordPress version 5.0, with the Gutenberg content editor, is nearly ready to be released. There’s still a lot of things to iron out, like accessibility, and the obvious- re-teaching current WordPress users the new editor. However, the biggest question has been if people are ready for it? What is Gutenberg? Gutenberg is
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Why WordPress?
WordPress hasn’t ever been just a blog platform. Sure, it’s roots came from it’s b2 cafelog days, but once it was forked, the plans to improve and make it a robust content management system started. And today, it’s considered the best CMS in the market. Millions of websites are powered by WordPress. However, when it
[Continue Reading...]WordCamp US 2016 Recap – Part 2
If you missed Part 1 of the WordCamp US 2016 recap, you can find it here. This is Part 2 of the series. Again, I want to thank both GoDaddy and WPEngine for making my trip to WordCamp US 2016 possible. WordCamp US 2016 Recap – Part 2 Day 1 After Parties I went to
[Continue Reading...]WordCamp US 2016 Recap – Part 1
WordCamp US 2016 was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 2-4, 2016. It was the 2nd WordCamp US, and the last to be held in Philly. I had a blast, and it wouldn’t have been possible without GoDaddy and WPEngine generously sponsoring my trip. I took a lot of pictures and did a lot of things,
[Continue Reading...]Why You Should Go to WordCamp US 2016, in Philadelphia
I’ve come across many people in the past year that have asked me, “Why should I go to WordCamp US in 2016?” Many might think it’s just another conference. It’s not, it’s like gigantic WordCamp! Last year, the first WordCamp US, had well over 1800 in attendance. This year, nearly twice that is expected. This
[Continue Reading...]Happy 13th Birthday, WordPress!
Over 13 years ago, on March 27th, WordPress came to be. It was forked from b2 cafelog by Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg. From there, WordPress grew from being just another blog platform, to a full-fledged content management system. For me, I’ve been there through it’s journey. In fact, I see WordPress much like it’s
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