Web Designer Blog
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WordPress 5.8 WebP image format support
In the upcoming WordPress 5.8 update, scheduled to ship July 20th, WordPress is allowing its users to use a new image format. No, it is not SVG, which technically is not an image by the way. There are still security hurdles to jump for that to happen one day. However, WordPress is now supporting the WebP…
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WordPress Birthday 2021
Happy 18th birthday to WordPress. WordPress would be considered an adult now. Thank you to everyone that has contributed to this project over the years to create such a great platform to build a website on.
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E.E.A.T for S.E.O
In the world of SEO (search engine optimization), there are countless strategies and techniques that digital marketers use to improve the search engine rankings of their websites. One of these strategies that has gained popularity in recent years is E.E.A.T. In this blog post, I will explore what E.E.A.T. is, why it is important for…
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Openverse: Why This Project Is Good for WordPress and the Web
In today’s episode of the WP Briefing podcast titled The Commons of Images, host Josepha Haden Chomphosy discussed the Openverse project with WordPress lead Matt Mullenweg. Automattic recently paid the non-profit Creative Commons organization for their Creative Commons Search engine to be hosted on WordPress.org, where there will be a community-run team taking over. They are…
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CC Search to join WordPress.org: Now called Openenverse
CC Search which is a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) image search engine, is finally joining WordPress with its millions of openly licensed and public domain images discoverable from over 50 different sources with audio and video soon to come. It is now under the new name Openverse. The WordPress community has finally got CC Search…
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WordPress Birthday 2020
Happy 17th birthday to WordPress.
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The Web Turns 30
Now it’s time to celebrate a different birthday other than WordPress, it’s the web’s birthday today. Sir Tim Berners-Lee submitted he proposed a project based on the concept of hypertext to his boss at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) of which would later become the World Wide Web (and, a huge influence on the life…
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WordPress 5.0 “Bebo”: Introduction of Gutenberg
Today WordPress released its latest update, 5.0 nicknamed “Bebo” paying homage to the pioneering Cuban jazz musician Bebo Valdés. Within this update they also introduced a new way to edit your WordPress website called Gutenberg. Say hello to the new editor WordPress has made some big upgrades to the editor, changing the way users build their sites.…
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Fareharbor
After 2 years in business Graham of Long Point Island Hugger Tours has decided he wants to use an online platform for bookings going forward after the 2018 season had ended. While researching different online booking platforms I came across Fareharbor, this company seems to be a good fit for what is needed. They are…
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WordPress Birthday 2018
Happy 15th birthday to WordPress.