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Meet Studio: Your New Favorite Way to Develop WordPress Locally

Say goodbye to manual tool configuration, slow site setup, and clunky local development workflows, and say hello to Studio by WordPress.com, our new, free, open source local WordPress development environment. We’ve built Studio to be the fastest and simplest way to build WordPress sites locally. Designed to empower developers, designers,...

Wed Apr 24, 2024 17:22
WordPress Block Patterns Give You Superpowers

With the power of block patterns you’ll be a WordPress superstar in no time, whether you’re an establish pro or just starting out. Block patterns are professionally designed layouts that you can add your site in a single click. What makes them especially powerful is that once they’re inserted, you can edit and customize every aspect. (Or,...

Tue Apr 23, 2024 23:34
10 Amazing WordPress Design Resources

Designing a beautiful website from scratch can be difficult for developers of all skill levels. Luckily, in today’s Build and Beyond video, Jamie Marsland reveals his ten favorite WordPress design tools and websites to elevate your next build. Get inspiration for your next website’s design and then start building with WordPress.com....

Fri Apr 19, 2024 00:50
Making 43% of the Web More Dynamic with the WordPress Interactivity API

Creating rich, engaging, and interactive website experiences is a simple way to surprise, delight, and attract attention from website readers and users. Dynamic interactivity like instant search, form handling, and client-side “app-like” navigation where elements can persist across routes, all without a full page reload, can make the web a more efficient...

Wed Apr 17, 2024 16:19
WordPress Website Speed Build: The Masters Golf Tournament

Congratulations are in order for Scottie Scheffler, the winner of the 2024 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia! In today’s Build and Beyond video, Jamie Marsland takes on the slightly less intimidating task of re-creating the Masters website as quickly as he can. Can he possibly do it in just 30 minutes? Along the way, you’ll...

Tue Apr 16, 2024 20:45
Registering Custom Post Types in the WordPress Admin: Our CloudFest Hackathon Report

With WordPress today you need to use custom code or a plugin to create a custom post type like “Book” or “Member.” This is a popular need, and there are a variety of approaches; however, one challenge is that the end-user experience can be confusing and non-standardized. A few weeks ago, some Automatticians and I went to the 7th CloudFest Hackathon...

Mon Apr 15, 2024 16:08

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