Turn your recent Twitter thread into your next blog post.Have you ever written a Twitter thread, and then wished you could turn it into a blog post? You can now do it in seconds.Writing Twitter threads, also known as tweetstorms, can be a great way to clarify your thoughts: keeping each paragraph under 280 characters…
Contrary to popular belief, condensed and narrow fonts don’t make your text cramped or crowded. You just have to know the appropriate time and place to use the font. Condensed fonts are widely used these days for headlines and portraying bold messages, and when deployed in the right place, they can give stunning impact!It takes…
The WordPress.com Referral Program: Encourage Others to Start a WebsiteLearn how you and your connections can earn WordPress.com credits with the Refer-a-Friend Program. All of us know interesting people with unique talents. Some have business ideas. Others write beautiful poetry. Some are inspired to make the world a better place. If they’re not online, they should be.…
Ariele Lite, the latest theme from Rough Pixels, went live in the WordPress theme directory today. In an ecosystem where designers are dubbing most themes as multipurpose, it is refreshing to see a well-designed theme that is unafraid to cater specifically to bloggers.It is not often that I get the opportunity to test a brand…
For illustrators, the creation of a character can have different sources of inspiration; a childhood memory, the visual idea of a person they’ve met or simply a creative outburst of imagination. It’s a combination of all of these, plus details carved in memories, that shape new characters.Illustrators have a certain kind of magic that not…
This week WordPress’ Documentation team announced a ban on links to commercial websites in a revision to its external linking policy:During discussion about external linking policy, we came to conclusion that we won’t allow, at least in the beginning and for the time being, any commercial blogs. So before you start arguing that some popular plugin’s…
With more people switching to remote work and office meetings taking place online, you now have to do presentations remotely. These remote presentations also require special slideshow designs as well.When designing a presentation for an online audience, whether it’s a remote office meeting or a webinar, it needs to be accompanied by slides that feature…
Learn the basics of podcasting from our resident podcasting experts in this free webinar.Podcasting isn’t just for professional broadcasters or celebrities. If you have a passion for a topic — no matter how niche — and want to explore your options beyond blogging and tweeting, consider launching a podcast! All you need to get started…
GutenbergHub block library.Spearheaded by Munir Kamal, GutenbergHub launched a free block library to the WordPress community today. Currently, there are 37 custom-designed blocks that users can copy and paste to their website.Unlike the block directory on WordPress.org, the blocks available from this project are not plugins. They are handled through copying and pasting a bit…
Posted July 14, 2020 by Jake Spurlock. Filed under Development, Releases.WordPress 5.5 Beta 2 is now available!You can test WordPress 5.5 beta 2 in two ways:WordPress 5.5 is slated for release on August 11th, 2020, and we need your help to get there!Thank you to all of the contributors that tested the beta 1 development release…
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