This week: creating static pages, WordPress is the base of 40% of all webpages, GraphQL, working during pandemic…
Jason Bahl decided to change his employer. Starting February, he will be working for WP Engine. As the company is steering towards a headless approach, bringing Jason in seems only natural.
What’s next for WPGraphQL?
Last week WPVIP acquired Parse.ly, a platform specializing in content analytics.
Elementor changes its pricing. And quite profoundly for that matter. When it comes to agencies, the new pricing for 1000 pages license will rise from $199 to $999 from March 9.
LearnDash is taking cutting-edge e-learning methodology and infusing it into WordPress. Trusted to power the learning programs for major universities, small to mid-size companies, startups, entrepreneurs, and bloggers worldwide.
40% of the webpages operate on WordPress. That’s an incredible result. On the one hand, it’s a welcome outcome; on the other, it’s worth considering the consequences such domination can provoke.
People at Yoast recapped how they deal with work during a pandemic. It makes sense to examine and consider introducing some of the methods.
Kristen Webb Wright decided to share her know-how in plugin sales (she’s been doing that for ten years at iThemes). I recommend the article wholeheartedly.
Leonardo Losoviz details how to make WordPress young again using GraphQL, which allows for fusing WP with other, more modern solutions.
If you want to know how to convert WordPress into a static page, you should read this article. It explains how to do that using the Simple HTML Output plugin and Buddy.
WP Engine started a Headless WordPress dedicated page where you will find documentation and tutorials.
We have recently talked a lot about GraphQL, so it’s worth mentioning QL Events – a new addon to Events Calendar. It lets us connect this plugin with Gatsby, for instance.
Pixelgrade published their report on the situation at their company. I admire their transparency.
Justin Ferriman shows when it’s a good idea to add “WP” to your brand name and when it’s a bad one.
Human Made summarized their 2020, and a lot had happened. Most of it revolved around the Altis platform and the impact of the pandemic on the company’s operations.
WebDevStudios shows the advantages of project management and having a project manager.
Gutenberg 9.9 will feature some minor changes, such as rounded borders for images or color options for social icons, and a more important one – a format change in the theme.json file.
Kinsta investigated the performance difference between PHP 8 and its previous versions. In WP’s case, it shows noticeable speed improvement, which is not that obvious for other CMS.
Upcoming events
18.02 – WordPress „Mega Meetup”: The „Performance/Elementor” Episode.
Michelle Keefe, Maciek Palmowski, and Bud Kraus will be the speakers.
23.02 – ‘17 Ways to Undo Mistakes with Git’ – a webinar organized by Git Tower & Buddy takes place.
27.02 – WordCamp Praha takes place – online, of course.
04.03 – DE{CODE} 2021 conference.
Jason Cohen, Marieke van de Rakt, and Mike Little are among the speakers.
11.03 Benefits of connecting Gatsby with WordPress – a webinar.
16.04 – 18.04 – WordCamp Greece 2021 Online.
A call for speakers and sponsors has been issued.