The WordPress Speed Build Challenge is a fun live streamed event, where two people battle it out against the clock and each other to replicate a website design in just 30 minutes. Round One: Brian Coords versus Mike McAlister Rules of the game:

This is a working document where I’ll keep you up to date with the most exciting features that will hopefully be coming in WordPress 6.6. WordPress 6.6 is scheduled for a final release on July 16, 2024, following a Beta 1 release on June 4, 2024. The information below is based on my current research…

In my latest video as part of the Build and Beyond series of videos on the WordPress.com YouTube channel I pick 15 Pro WordPress Developers you should follow in 2024 👇

As part of my new series of videos with WordPress I’ve just published how to recreate the New York Times in 30 minutes 💪👇

There’s been quite a bit of chat lately about what constitutes being a WordPress professional. Web design as an industry is only 30 years old, so it’s quite a hard definition to pin down. A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and…

Creating a scroll snap effect for a series of WordPress Gutenberg Cover blocks involves using CSS with the scroll snap properties. You’ll need to apply CSS to the container that holds your Cover blocks, making it the scroll container, and then apply the necessary scroll snap alignment to each Cover block. Below is a step-by-step…

What Is the WordPress Interactivity API, and Why Is It Important? With the introduction of the WordPress Interactivity API, the platform is set to change how we think about and implement interactive elements on websites. But what exactly is this API, and why is it getting so much attention? Let’s dive in. Understanding the WordPress…

A critical vulnerability was disclosed last week in the popular WordPress Page Builder Bricks Builder and unfortunately many peoples websites have been hacked. If your Bricks website has been hacked, the post below should help. It was published by Rick Tibbe on the Bricks Facebook Group and it’s a good summary of what happened, and…

For my latest website recreation I attempted to rebuild the Apple.com website in 30 minutes and here’s what happened.

Are you using the Twenty Twenty-Four WordPress theme? If yes, there’s a free WordPress plugin called Twentig that can enhance your experience even more. And guess what? It’s free! Transforming Your Blocks Imagine making your cover, group, and columns blocks clickable with just a few clicks. This plugin lets you do exactly that, adding an…

Welcome to 2024! Big changes are coming to WordPress, making it an exciting year for anyone using the platform. In this blog post, we’re going to break down the major updates heading our way. From better font options and easier ways to use custom fields, to new tools for teamwork and creative design tweaks, WordPress…

Welcome to the world of Semantic HTML, where code is more than just code – it’s the secret language of web design. Introduction: Unraveling the Mystery Ever heard of Semantic HTML and wondered if it’s some kind of secret society language? Well, it’s not that mysterious. Semantic HTML is essentially about using the right HTML…

Last week I sat down and chatted to Jonathan Jernigan. This is what we covered 👇

In this video I show you how to recreate the key elements of procreate.com website in 10 minutes 👇

This tutorial demonstrates creating Bento grids using WordPress Gutenberg, using Columns and Cover blocks. – Key steps include adjusting block size and layout, adding videos and text, and customizing text position, line height, and block radius. – The video highlights features like making blocks reusable by saving them as patterns, locking blocks to prevent edits,…

The parallax effect is a phenomenon where the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions. To understand it, think about how your perspective changes when you look at something close up versus far away. If you’re looking at a tree while driving, the tree seems to move fast…

WordPress’s Gutenberg editor has revolutionized the way themes are created and customized, and at the heart of this transformation is the theme.json file. This file acts as a central configuration hub for a theme, defining its settings, styles, and structural elements. Let’s dive into an example theme.json file to understand its various components and how…

WordPress block themes are a new paradigm in WordPress theme design, introduced with the Full Site Editing (FSE) features. These themes are built primarily using blocks, which are the fundamental units within the WordPress editor. Let’s break down the various parts shown in the screenshot, which represent the different components of a WordPress block theme:…

In this video, I review the new 2024 WordPress theme, showing its capabilities by building various types of websites like business, portfolio, WooCommerce, one-page, and blog sites. I built 5 themes from Twenty Twenty Four: 👇 Download these FREE Themes 👇 Click here to get free copies of each of the Themes i built Built-in…

Just to be clear, we’re not trying to decide the best WordPress Page Builder here 😉 I’ve been experimenting with ChatGPT’s new image upload feature and thought I’d put it to the test by evaluating some website designs. Using a specially designed prompt, I compared the Bricks and Elementor websites to see what the AI…