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The best free learning management system (LMS) for WordPress is Masteriyo. With that said, there are other free LMS options that have particular strengths and lend themselves well to specific use cases. In the remainder of this post, I'm going to break down five of the best free choices available right now, so you can pick the one that suits you.
(read more)WordPress 7.0 is shaping up to be one of the most significant releases in recent years, or simply the most ambitious rebranding of what WordPress thinks it is.
(read more)Looking for the best image optimization plugin for WordPress? To help you choose, we went hands-on with five popular options and ran our own tests. See the results of these tests here.
(read more)Your site is slow. People leave. Google shrugs. You tweak your theme, compress your images, scream into the void. Still slow… The problem might be your cache plugin, or rather the cache plugin you're not using yet.
(read more)Neve has long been considered one of the top ten WordPress themes in the official WordPress repository. It consistently gets high ratings and is active on hundreds of thousands of websites. It's obvious that many people like it, but does that mean it's a good choice for you? In this review we peel back the curtain and give you all the information you need to make that decision.
(read more)A few days ago, the annual WordCamp Europe meetup took place in the picturesque city of Basel, Switzerland. The biggest announcement from the event was the new FAIR Package Manager - but what exactly is it? In this article we dive into the details, including Matt Mullenweg's reaction when asked about it on stage.
(read more)Hostinger Horizons is marketed as an easy way for non-developers without a technical background to build their own apps, but it can also be used to build websites. I decided to try both and in this post I will share the results with you. I'll also provide my overall thoughts on Hostinger Horizons's strengths, limitations, and usefulness.
(read more)During Google's annual I/O developer conference, they simultaneously released a combination of dozens of other AI tools and features - literally dozens. Here are the top six, along with a summary of some of the others.
(read more)Images can quietly wreck your site. They generally slow pages down, eat bandwidth, and frustrate users if they take too long to load - especially on mobile. Any solution to this?
(read more)We're thrilled to announce Modern WordPress Fast Track – a WordPress development course designed to take you from zero to mastery in 10 weeks.
(read more)Teaching online shouldn’t feel like wrestling with software, yet that’s what many WordPress LMS plugins make you do. It’s often not entirely their fault, though. After all, transforming WordPress into a full-featured LMS is a significant challenge, and it’s difficult to keep things intuitive while making a lot of functionality possible.
(read more)The latest advancements in AI art have taken over the internet. It seems like many people are enjoying the ability to instantly make their vision come to life. One thing that hasn't gotten as much attention is that you can take AI-generated images (or any images for that matter) and transform them into videos. In this quick guide, I'm going to show you just how you can do it.
(read more)During the last week of March, nearly 30 WordPress core committers, project leaders, and team members gathered to discuss WordPress' release schedule. According to the meeting notes, the conversation was prompted by organizations reducing their contribution hours to the WordPress project. Ultimately, project leadership decided that WordPress 6.8 will be the only major release of 2025. In this post, we'll talk about what the implications of this are for your site(s) and how you can stay up to date in this new once-per-year world.
(read more)On Tuesday, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg sent ripples throughout the WordPress community with a blog post announcing the layoff of 281 employees – representing 16% of Automattic’s workforce.
(read more)Back in 2018 I spent some time in the city of Mitaka - which happens to be where the Ghibli Museum is located. I walked by it several times a week and have fond memories from there. When the internet became flooded with Ghibli style art last week after OpenAI released their newest AI image generator, my reaction was probably more visceral than most people's. After spending some time Ghibli-ficating myself, reading others' opinions, and having a few days to reflect on it all, here are my thoughts.
(read more)Most WordPress theme lists bore me. So I made one that's actually useful. This post covers 15+ WordPress themes that real users love, backed by solid ratings, and good numbers of "active installations." I picked only themes people genuinely like, not just ones that look good on demos.
(read more)If you have a static WordPress site or you're strongly considering launching one, then you're probably already aware of its default limitations. One of the big ones is the inability to add a search function to your site. But with a little bit of creative thinking, you can use a free, open-source JavaScript library called Lunr (along with a few other tools) to get around that problem and build one anyway. Here's how...
(read more)Static WordPress sites have a lot of advantages over more traditional WordPress projects. In most cases they are cheaper, faster, and more secure. However, one big drawback is that you can't use contact forms on your pages or posts by default. In this guide I'm going to show you a free solution to get around this problem.
(read more)I know what you're probably thinking - there's a catch. Well, there IS. But it's not some special promo rate or a first-year deal. The catch is that this solution requires more effort to pull off compared to signing up for a shared hosting plan with pre-installed WordPress. What I'm going to teach you is how to build a WordPress site on your computer using Local by Flywheel. Then you're going to convert that site to a static version, deploy it Cloudflare Pages, and maintain it using GitHub and some code. It's ambitious, but worth it.
(read more)According to the internet lately, AI agents are the next wave of innovative AI tech that's going to make us more efficient, make our lives easier, take our jobs, or end the world. Okay, maybe not that last one, but still, the point is that there are a lot of opinions flying around about AI agents.
(read more)Whether you work for a non-profit organization or a charity, or you're simply running a fundraiser for a particular cause, you know that having a donation form on your website is a must. And if your website happens to run on WordPress, then today's your lucky day because I'm going to show you one of the easiest available ways to add it.
(read more)You might have noticed a new report published on the official website of the WordPress project. I'm emphasizing the word "official" because the publication location is quite strategic, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here.
(read more)If you work in content or social media and you often have to take screenshots of other websites then you know how annoying it is when you come across a page with random obstructions. Whether its a giant banner announcing a seasonal sale, a popup window, a sidebar widget, or some awkwardly inserted Google ad - it doesn't matter. The point is that you don't want it there. You want a nice, clean image. Fortunately, there is a very quick and very easy way to do it. Here's how.
(read more)Sometimes the difference between security and compromise comes down to a single click - and a healthy dose of suspicion. And it's because scammers are getting increasingly sophisticated with their phishing attempts. It's to the point where even following standard security best practices isn't enough to protect you. Case in point: last week's near-successful phishing attack on Zach Latta.
(read more)The new DeepSeek R1 model from China launched last week. If you're into AI or even into technology more broadly, it was hard to miss the news. Everyone was talking about it. But it's not just that. It's the way everyone was talking about it. I was left with the impression that DeepSeek is going to drive a stake through the heart of OpenAI and Anthropic.
(read more)This morning, I came across some interesting news about Google's updated site reputation abuse policies. Apparently, they've revised their main guidelines with some fresh updates.
(read more)While the web buzzes with anxiety about AI taking our jobs or achieving consciousness, real artificial intelligence systems have already been making life-altering decisions about healthcare, housing, and basic human rights – often with devastating consequences.In this article I'm going to examine three real-life cases where AI systems destroyed thousands of lives. Then I'll share my opinion on what we can do about it.
(read more)Google has made a significant change: you now need to enable JavaScript to use Google Search. According to them, this move is about security and improving the experience for users like you and me. By requiring JavaScript, Google says it can better protect its platform against spam, bots, and other types of abuse. It also claims this change ensures you get “the most relevant and up-to-date information.”
(read more)Last week, Automattic announced that they'd be cutting their weekly contributor hours to WordPress.org from roughly 4,000 to a mere 45. This is a massive shift in how open-source WordPress has functioned for over a decade. Let's explore four possible implications of this major change.
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