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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

WP Send

WP Send is the simplest way to send your files around the world. Share large files with configurable filesizes and…

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

WordPress Plugins – Focus Update

“Every 3-6 months, it’s smart to take a step back and see if you are still on the path you…

Monday, January 22, 2024

Lighthouse – CAPTCHA, Akismet Integration and Spam Registration Hooks

I am excited to announce the latest release of Lighthouse in 2024, the WordPress performance tuning plugin that removes a…

Friday, January 19, 2024

New ImagePress release, new profile editor UI and lots of issues fixed

The latest version of ImagePress decouples the user profile hooks from the front-end profile editor. The reason is that, when…

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Mingle Forum Refactoring, Dogfooding and More

I have just launched version 3 of my Mingle Forum plugin. Yes, forums are a dying breed, and that’s why…

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The Golden Age of Forums

Do you remember forums? They’re still around, obviously, but do you remember the golden age of forums? Every developer or…

Monday, July 8, 2024

How to Build a Multi-User Image Gallery in WordPress: A Comprehensive Guide

So, you want to build a specialized online platform designed for artists, particularly those in the fields of digital art,…

Friday, July 12, 2024

ImagePress – User Onboarding

The latest version of ImagePress has a new feature: onboarding. It's something that every plugin should have, and this is…

Monday, February 19, 2024

tail.select is getting an update

The tail.select JavaScript library is getting an update, jumping from 0.5.x to 1.0.0, and breaking custom functionality.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Advantages of PHP 8.3 with WordPress

I have upgraded my hosting server to PHP 8.3 for all my WordPress and non-WordPress websites. While I am yet…

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

How to build a block editor sidebar using vanilla JavaScript

This article will explain how I moved away from the True Metabox plugin and coded my own sidebar for a…

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

20 essential steps in payment gateway testing for your WordPress plugin store

We have recently updated the user interface for our WordPress plugin store. We have also updated the customer experience with…