With the Automattic vs. WP Engine battle dominating headlines at the tail end of the year, it’s easy to forget that 2024 was a huge one for WordPress even without all the drama. In this WordPress 2024 Recap, we look back over the year that was, highlighting the major releases, developments, and news surrounding the [...]
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Whether you’re struggling to get your content ranked in Google or simply looking for an easy win in your WordPress SEO efforts, learning how to optimize your robots.txt file could be the solution. This basic yet all-important file can make a big difference to the way search engine crawlers prioritize and index pages from your [...]
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Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, took to Twitter today, sparking conversations across the WordPress community. In his tweets, Matt touched on WordPress’s relationship with businesses built around it and the growing competition from platforms like Shopify. What Matt Said? Matt used a park analogy to explain the WordPress ecosystem. He tweeted: [...]
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If you’ve ever looked into website creation, you’ve likely heard of WordPress and Elementor. They’re two of the biggest names in the industry, often mentioned together. But are they the same? The short answer is no. The long answer is what we’ll cover in this blog. WordPress is your website’s foundation, while Elementor enhances it [...]
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Just weeks after Gutenberg 19.4 was officially released earlier this month, there’s already a new version of the WordPress block builder available for download. Launched on October 23rd, 2024, Gutenberg 19.5.0 improves on the 19.4 version by adding greater stability to existing features. However, the exciting news is that it also brings a few new [...]
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The third and final major new WordPress release of 2024 was released on November 12, bringing with it further improvements and a raft of exciting new features. From a brand new theme to upgrades for both front-end creation and back-end development alike, WordPress 6.7 presents a plethora of upgrades designed to create what product lead [...]
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When is the best time to start getting your WooCommerce store ready for Black Friday 2024? Right now. The annual shopping extravaganza officially takes place on Friday, November 29, 2024, the days of it being limited to just a single 24 hours are long gone. In 2023, early bargain hunters generated a 63% year-on-year increase in [...]
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As someone who’s built multiple Shopify stores, I hit the same roadblock each time: the basic blog held me back. I knew WordPress could fix my problems. The SEO tools and content features were perfect. But connecting it to my store looked too complex. Then I found PressProxy. It runs WordPress right on my store’s [...]
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I’ll be honest: WordPress site maintenance used to make me want to hide under my desk. Every time I logged in, I’d face a barrage of notifications demanding attention. Plugin updates, theme patches, broken links – the list never seemed to end. I’d promised myself I’d tackle it all “next week,” but next week turned [...]
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Ever spent hours manually syncing WordPress users with Mailchimp, only to find your lists out of sync a week later? I’ve been there. Between managing multiple user roles, tracking membership changes, and keeping your Mailchimp tags in sync, it can feel like a constant juggling act. That’s why Simple Mailchimp Sync caught my attention. It’s [...]
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