It has been a long year since Paal Joachim Romdahl’s proposed an alternative block pattern experience. In November 2020, he opened a ticket on the Gutenberg GitHub repository to explore an overlay-based approach to viewing, searching, and inserting patterns into the content canvas. Late last week, a pull request for the long-awaited feature landed in the Gutenberg plugin.

A year ago, patterns were a new concept for the average WordPress user. WordPress 5.5 introduced them to the world, and we were only a month out from the next major release. I had hoped we could plug the new…

A one-page WordPress theme can launch a business, product, or even a promotion. Modern single-page design utilizes stylish minimalism to keep visitors focused while leaving room for bells and whistles, such as animated elements, parallax effects, and call-to-action buttons.

Here is a list of one-page commercial WordPress themes. There are themes for startups, agencies, products, portfolios, and more. Most of these themes are free, while some offer premium versions as well.

Illdy

Illdy

Illdy has a clean design for a business, landing page, or portfolio site. Illdy’s…

One of the reasons WordPress is a popular choice for website management is the robust and frequent updates WordPress releases. The WordPress version 5.8 Tatum update includes some exciting features that will make it easier for users to refine their website design and toggle between making updates on their web pages and posts. Read on to see what the latest WordPress update has to offer.

Exciting New WordPress Version Features

New Block Management System for Displaying Posts, Editing Templates, and Managing Widgets

According to the WordPress update release notes, “WordPress [version] 5.8…

It needed to be said. I know some of you loved writing in the classic editor. I know some of you enjoy the current block editor. Some of you may have even been thrilled with the platform’s earlier attempt at a distraction-free writing mode.

But, for actual writing, WordPress has always been kind of, sort of, OK — maybe even good — but not great.

Coupled with a content-focused theme with great typography and a registered editor stylesheet, both the classic and block editors could be equals. They would offer an interface and experience of editing the content as seen on the…

WordPress has become one of the most efficient platforms to develop your website because of its simplicity and usability. At this moment, WordPress offers some of the most diverse and valuable features for professional website management.

But it’s challenging for you to sit in front of a computer to monitor the business website constantly. Thus, WordPress empowers you to access your website on the go.

Therefore, using some great apps available on your Android and iOS phone, you can have more control and agility in managing…

While it’s a big security no-no, login sharing on WordPress happens more often than one might think. As the term suggests, login sharing is the practice of users sharing their login information with other users. In a recent survey, a whopping 49% of users admitted to sharing their business login details, with younger users (16-24 years) more carefree about sharing their login details than those in the older cohort (55+years).

While you might think that this is not happening on your WordPress website, many administrators tend to underestimate the scale of password sharing. Without…

No sooner than I said the floodgates of block theme development would be open, a couple of more FSE-capable themes landed in the WordPress.org directory. I checked the review system, and three more were queued up.

It took mere days for me to find another favorite: Ona by DeoThemes. When the author mentioned it, I checked the source code to ensure it was a 100% block theme. It was hard to believe at first glance.

The theme has been approved for the directory, but it has not yet been set live. It should be available soon, but anyone can grab the ZIP file from its ticket if they…

The official Gutenberg demo page on WordPress.org may soon be getting an update that better reflects the editor’s capabilities and showcases the design creativity available through patterns.

Automattic-sponsored designers Beatriz Fialho and Kelly Hoffman have submitted a prototype for consideration with explorations of both light and dark modes and three different variations for typography.

“Now that Gutenberg has been a part of WordPress for a few years, it makes sense to update it, shifting the message from what used to be the new post editor to the editor that can…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Rocket.net, the complete Managed WordPress Hosting Platform, announced today that it has launched the world’s easiest and most customizable Managed WordPress Reseller Hosting product for agencies and creatives alike.

“In the last 15 years, we’ve learned a lot about how agencies and creatives leverage WordPress within their business,” said Ben Gabler, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Rocket.net….

The new WordPress Performance Team, which includes contributors from Google and Yoast, is meeting to plan the next steps for coordinating efforts for improving WordPress performance. A kickoff meeting is happening on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.

What is underway is an energized approach toward solving performance bottlenecks in all areas of WordPress, including plugins and themes.

Virtually everything is on the table, with currently 19 categories of focus-areas to improve.

The initial meeting is in the WordPress slack group. Those without access are encouraged to participate in the announcement…