For most any project, juggling multiple vendors is the norm. Whether planning a large-scale event, publishing a book, or setting up a fundraiser, working with a variety of contractors is sometimes necessary. Unfortunately, it can also sometimes be chaotic, confusing, and close to a circus act. However, it…
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Company News – September
The excitement never seems to cease in our virtual hallways. As we enter the middle of September, WebDevStudios (WDS) has so much to tell you about, including upcoming events, a new employee, and a special offer on WordPress support that is about to expire (gasp!). Check out the…
Meet the New Peeps on the WebDevStudios Team!
There’ s more growth happening at WebDevStudios. Bigger projects and more of them means we need additional talent. We recently brought in three new team members to add to our pool of knowledgeable experts. Let’ s get to know them! Please meet our newest Project Manager, Daniel Lama, and…
The Project Life Cycle of Your New WordPress Website
Are you curious how website projects happen at our WordPress agency? WebDevStudios (WDS) has a solid project life cycle that can typically be broken down into phases. These highly-focused phases will get you from the initial proposal to a brand new WordPress website for your company. Our…
Gutenberg First
When Matt Mullenweg said to, “ … learn JavaScript, deeply, ” in December 2015 (almost five years ago, wow!), he was laying the foundation for the WordPress Block Editor, Gutenberg, which is being built in four phases : Easier Editing — Already available in WordPress, with ongoing improvements Customization…
Let’s Get Ready to Rumble! Composer vs npm
TL; DR? NPM 🥊 Composer 👊 npm install (libraries go in node_modules, executables in node_modules/.bin ) composer install (libraries go in vendor, executables in vendor/bin ) npm install – production composer install – no-dev npm install – package-lock-only composer update – lock npm install < package> composer require < package> npm install < package> …
Content Collaboration: Why and How?
While insourcing content is a sure-fire method for keeping your company blog robust, content collaboration is one of the most impressive ways to mix things up and make your content more interesting. That’ s because content collaboration requires the commingling of minds, opinions, and advice. If you have yet to…
Headless WordPress: Making Your Own API Endpoints
So you want to learn how to start making your own WordPress API endpoints? Great! Today we will be taking a dive into what it takes to write our own restful API endpoints for WordPress starting from the basics and working our way up to practical examples. If…
Company News – August
We’ re closing in on the end of summer, and it’ s been a busy season for the team at WebDevStudios (WDS). So far, our August has been filled with new faces, media features, contributions, and more. Read on to learn the latest company news from WDS. Giveaway Who doesn’ t…
How to Enable Frontend Editing with Gutenberg Blocks (Part 2)
Welcome back! In Part 1, we covered preparing our block for frontend editing by implementing unique block identifiers, rendering the block dynamically, and establishing a frontend component. Now, we’ ll dive into the WordPress REST API to set up a custom route and call that route asynchronously from our…
Building Successful Client Relationships Virtually
With more and more people working from home, client communication has changed. “ Changed” isn’t the right word. It has evolved. Virtual meetings, phone calls, email, and social networking are now normalized. I know, for myself, that meetings with people in person give me energy. It’s one of…
How to Enable Frontend Editing with Gutenberg Blocks (Part 1)
The WordPress Block Editor (aka Gutenberg), despite all the bumps along the way, has completely changed how we write pages and posts. Instead of a text document, we now have access to an interactive page builder of sorts while editing content, at least on the admin side. But, …
Tips for Insourcing Content
While big media companies have online newsrooms staffed with full-time and freelance journalists to fuel their content feed with important information and breaking news, enterprise companies, educational institutions, and consumer packaged goods companies usually have to rely on insourcing content to fill their editorial calendars and sustain their…
WordPress for Online Newsrooms
Today’s current events are no further than a fingertip away at all times. We are flooded by the news all day, every day. And not just on television like in the past, but on our computers, on our phones, even on our watches! There are many times I…
Practical Tips for Using Zoom
With the recent move to remote working, businesses have had to find new ways to connect with their staff, partners, and clients. Utilizing video conference tools, such as Zoom, is not something new to the workplace. However, with the shift to remote work, Zoom meetings have now…
Get to Know Our Cool Digital Designer
It was the job opening that blew up! After posting an open Digital Designer position on our website, job boards, and sharing it on our social media, WebDevStudios (WDS) received over 100 applications for the role. It was a difficult challenge, as so many applicants were talented and…
Company News – July
The summer heat is on and WebDevStudios (WDS) is on fire. With another new team member added, more recognition of our staff, and other new developments, WDS has some great news to share. Take a look. Maintainn Tools Update Designed to help WordPress site owners manage and monitor…
Headless WordPress: Deeper Dive API Primer and How to Post to Other Platforms
Do you have content you want to write once but share everywhere? Headless WordPress (also known as WordPress API) may just be the answer for you! If you aren’ t familiar with what Headless WordPress is, check out the article I wrote titled Headless WordPress: Taking Posts Anywhere to…
Contributing to the WordPress Core
There are many ways to contribute to WordPress and its community. This article is focused on helping developers set up and get started on contributing to the WordPress core. Spoiler: You can definitely do this without SVN! Before anything, I would like to mention that I’ m running on…
Success Story: Constant Contact Forms Plugin for WordPress
As one of the most widely-used marketing tools, helping businesses, large or small, nonprofits, and individuals reach a greater audience, Constant Contact is the go-to solution for email marketing and connecting with customers. What many users and WordPress community members do not realize is that since 2016, WordPress…
