Create your Server If you are working with React and webpack, you probably or mostly never have to create your own local server. If you ever wonder how it works under the hood, here is a simple way to get a local server up and running in no…
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Springing Into Five for the Future Tomorrow
No matter the season, WebDevStudios (WDS) is always keen on contributing to Five for the Future (5FTF). While the spring air is invigorating, our motivation to give back to WordPress never stops, regardless the time of the year. We also love hearing how our continuous contributions inspire others…
Company News – April
April has proven to not be a month of fools, as WebDevStudios (WDS) continues to keep busy and focused on client projects, as well as giving back to WordPress. We have exciting stuff to tell you about. So, let’ s get to it. CPTUI News Michael Beckwith, Support Engineer…
More Ways to Contribute to Five for the Future in 2021
One of my favorite benefits of working at WebDevStudios is the company-sponsored opportunity to contribute to Five for the Future (#5FTF). Once a month, usually the last Friday, the whole company spends the day working on various projects and efforts that give back to the WordPress initiative. Because WordPress…
Quick Tip: Gutenberg Blocks as JSON
Big Ugly Blobs When WordPress saves Gutenberg blocks to the database, it smashes them together as a string of markup. When you query that via the REST-API or WPGraphQL? You get this big ugly blob of HTML: The screenshot above isn’ t that bad, but what happens when you…
Quick Tip: Add Custom Meta Fields to GraphQL
One of WordPress’ greatest strengths, at least in my opinion, is its ability to function as a general-purpose content management system. This is usually done through custom post types and custom meta fields. Putting them onto the website is as easy as adding a few pages to your…
Using Constants and Input Fields to Store User Information
One of the advantages of using wp-config.php is how it allows us to add configuration options for our theme or plugin in a central place accessible throughout the entire site or web application; but using wp-config.php assumes a level of technical prowess some don’ t have or some don’ t…
Plan a Website Strategy to Meet Your 2021 Goals
If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that your web presence is more valuable than ever. Your website, or better stated, your online real estate that you have full control over, is your best chance at impacting your audience. Simply put, you need a website strategy. Sixty-eight percent of…
Quick Tip: Next.js Hello World App – Part 1
This quick tip may seem simple to some, but to many working in a terminal, it isn’ t trivial. In Part 1 of this series, “ Next.js Hello World App, ” I want to focus on the absolute basics like: The Terminal Installing Node Getting familiar with NPX and NPM Installing…
Former WebDevStudios Team Member Returns
Brad Parbs, Senior Backend Engineer It’ s no joke! After leaving WebDevStudios four years ago, Brad Parbs has returned as a Senior Backend Engineer. It’ s not usual for former WebDevStudios (WDS) team members to stay in touch, but it’ s especially heartwarming now that one has come back to work…
Company News – March
March is coming to an end, and all kinds of activities are blooming at WebDevStudios (WDS). Our team has been working diligently on a variety of client projects, while still making time for talks, interviews, and Five for the Future (5FTF) contributions. Their hard work is being seen and…
Marching Our Way to Five for the Future
We are marching our way to Five for the Future (5FTF), a WordPress initiative designed to encourage WordPress agencies and entrepreneurs to donate 5% of company time to the platform and community. What better way to spring into a new season than by contributing to WordPress? That’ s what…
Why You Should Use Cloudflare for All Your Websites
What even is Cloudflare? According to Wikipedia … “ Cloudflare, Inc. is an American web infrastructure and website security company that provides content delivery network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain name server services.[2] Cloudflare’ s services sit between a website’ s visitor and the Cloudflare user’ s hosting provider, …
WordPress Market Share Surpasses 40%
Once in awhile, we have internal discussions amongst our team about WordPress and its place in the current market. Conversations revolve around whether or not we should expand our offerings to other types of content management systems (CMS) and asking the big “ what if” question of what happens…
WebDevStudios Day in the Life of a Director of Operations
April Williams Job Title: Director of Operations Years at WebDevStudios: 11 April Williams, Director of Operations Where to begin? It was 2008. Brad [Williams, WDS CEO] had moved from Indiana to New Jersey to focus on growing WebDevStudios (WDS) into the top WordPress development and design agency it…
Digital Strategy and Project Management: Your Website Project Needs Both
Imagine, for a second, the pandemic is no longer a thing. You can finally get out of the house and travel. You plan to go on an adventure; backpacking through Europe, going on a safari in Africa, or maybe walking the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. How are…
Why I’m Excited About VR
You might not know by looking at me, but I am a huge fan of virtual reality (VR) especially when it comes to video games. My love for VR comes from a place of wanting to experience true magic, imagination, and creativity. So far I’ve played lots of…
Tight Deadline? Use These Project Management Tips
Here at WebDevStudios (WDS), we build websites for countless number of reasons.Each project is unique in its own requirements and goals.One thing remains the same, though: the hopes and dreams of having plenty of time to complete the desired website build.Unfortunately, we all know that isn’t always the…
February’s Five for the Future Is Here!
A short month won’ t deter WebDevStudios (WDS) from dedicating the last Friday of February to Five for the Future. All a short month does is make the opportunity to contribute to WordPress happen sooner, and because WDS loves to participate, we’ re that much more grateful for it. Get…
Company News – February
The year is looking great at WebDevStudios! We’ re keeping busy and taking things to the next level. So, let’ s kick it off by beginning with an exciting announcement. Here’ s the latest company news from WebDevStudios. Introducing WebDevStudios’ s Next.js WordPress Starter WebDevStudios (WDS) is excited about the potential that…
