Authors Note: Due to an issue that surfaced during our testing process, we will be rescheduling automatic WordPress 5.0.3 updates. While this issue only affects a small subset of customers, we have decided to ensure complete resolution before proceeding.
WordPress 5.0 has arrived , and with it comes a new and improved way to create content in the post editor. At WP Engine, we’re excited for this change and are now ready to begin auto-upgrades for our customers. Historically, we have halted updates mid-November through January 1 in respect of holiday schedules, and this release is no different. Now that we are in the new year, we are ready to share...
Admin Columns helps you to manage your content faster and better. It’s one of those plugins you didn’t know you were missing until you’ve started used it. It gives you perfect insight into your content and can drastically reduce the time you need to find, sort, filter, export, and
Additionally, two unique awards are also handed out. For this hackathon, they were Customer Inspired, which recognized a project that has real potential to impact our customers in a positive way and was decided on by WP Engine’s Chief Customer Officer, Tina Dobie; and Warp Speed, a Star
In less than two weeks, members from the WordPress community around the world will head to Nashville, Tennessee for WordCamp US. This is the second consecutive year that the event has been held in Music City and WordPress community has evolved significantly since 2017. The most anticipated topic of
4 Ways to Enter the Blockchain Industry
The Internet combined with the decentralized framework of Blockchain now allows anyone in the world to start a business. Anyone — anywhere — will be able to execute transactions securely. Before the Internet, this kind of powerful encryption was inaccessible to many small business
9 Blockchains Transforming the Way We Pay, Play, and Work
Look past digital currencies’ nosebleed pricing volatility, and you’ll discover a robust, decentralized, secure database. Brands and technologists are quickly figuring out how to put this powerful ledger to good use. Here are several real-world examples that demonstrate cryptos’
Blockchain Supercharged with AI: The Next Revolution
If a network is decentralized, it means that the blockchain stores data on a vast network of computers, which regularly verify the information with each other, making the data stored on the network immutable. In case a hacker gets into one computer and manipulates the data, the abnormality is often
When and How to Create Customer Journey Maps
At the heart of a journey map’s narrative is what the user is doing, thinking, and feeling during the journey. These data points should be based on qualitative research, such as field studies, contextual inquiry, and diary studies. The granularity of representation can vary based on the purpose
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UX Mapping Methods Compared: A Cheat Sheet
Low-fidelity maps are unpolished and often created with sticky notes in a flexible, unrefined manner. These maps are best in an early part of the process. Low fidelity means little commitment or creation effort and empowers people to collaborate, revise, and update as needed. Use sticky notes
Brand Is Experience in the Digital Age
In digital systems, customers interact with the representation of the brand in the form of websites and other interactive services, making behavior a crucial attribute of brand. The granularity of behavior as a brand attribute can and does vary and can be expressed holistically at the level of
Group Form Elements Effectively Using White Space
You might be wondering, "if proximity is such a problem, then why not place the labels inside the text fields?". Don't be tempted. When you place the labels inside the text field as filler text, the label disappears when users input their text and they must remember it as they fill in the field
Modal & Nonmodal Dialogs: When (& When Not) to Use Them
Etsy uses modal dialogs whenever a user attempts a task in which further steps are required before continuing. For example, when a user attempts to mark an item as a “favorite,” and the user is not logged in, a dialog appears in order to gain the required information to conduct the desired
Indicators, Validations, and Notifications: Pick the Correct Communication Option
Notifications have the design challenge that they are not the immediate and obvious result of a specific user action. On the contrary, the user is likely in the middle of doing something different and may not be thinking about the issue raised by the notification. This requires notifications to
Wishlist or shopping cart? Saving products for later in ecommerce
In today’s rich ecommerce landscape, finding the right product takes time and effort. Thus, it makes sense for users to want to avoid redoing the same work. However, using the shopping cart for saving items of interest occasionally conflicts with the normal functionality of the cart, which is to
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Ecommerce UX Trends: User Research Update
The Children's Place allowed users to click a button to Add Coupon Code in the shopping-cart preview that appeared in the upper right corner of the page. This button led to the shopping cart, where users could enter and apply the discount while shopping, rather than having to wait until the payment
After the Buy Button in E-Commerce
I recently discussed our report on the usability of confirmation email with a marketing manager. She said that while it was interesting research, it wasn't really relevant to her marketing team because confirmation messages are sent out only after customers have placed their orders. It's
Smart-TV Usability: Accessing Content is Key
The interface must not only support users in locating specific programs, but it must also support content discovery and browsing. As users browse large sets of content like the channel guide or the On Demand programs, the design of these screens should provide the right information in the right way
Why Zen Mode Isn’t the Answer to Everything
While the lack of visual clutter might be aesthetically pleasing and create a more emotional response with the user (such as the feeling of control over the potentially harrowing task of writing a novel), the deeper usability issues might detract from the façade of a beautiful product. Clean and
Google gibt Podcastern neues Analyse-Tool an die Hand
Der Podcast-Manager liefert Podcast-Erstellern detaillierte Informationen über die Hörer, die das jeweilige Audioangebot über die App des Unternehmens abrufen. Podcaster können beispielsweise sehen, wie sich die Hörerschaft auf Smartphones, Tablets, Desktop-Computer und
8 predictions for the future of IoT in 2017
Similarly, insurance companies will start to invest more in a move to adapt to the IoT. The IoT is going to generate data that will fundamentally redefine the way they can calculate and mitigate risk. This year will be critical for them as they work to embrace the IoT with early consumer
Why IoT Data Protection Has Become More Important than Ever
Passed in May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law designed to give users more control over their personal data – and to protect against data breach and misuse. Unlike in Europe, in the US, there is no single, national law that regulates the collection and use of
The Place of Secure Browser Extensions in 2019’s Enhanced Cyber Threats
For example, security researchers in 2018 uncovered four malicious extensions in the Google Chrome Web Store. It was not a case of isolation as there were reports that in late July and early August of 2017, unknown attackers compromised the accounts of at least two Chrome extension developers. The
A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
She explained that the original design of the Internet was driven more by considerations of interoperability rather than security, and as a result we are now faced with almost insurmountable issues. Some examples include online criminals who steal our information, mass bandits who have the ability
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Free Up the World’s Best Entrepreneurs to Keep Inventing
The Startups That Create Startups Over the past year, venture studios have seen an impressive influx of funding, marking the beginning of a sea change in how new companies are conceived and grown. Late last year, for example, startup studio Atomic closed on the second fund of $150 million. Then
Meet Meural, Fine Art on My Walls at Home
It has been shocking and revealing to realize that I didn’t even really know these people I’ve worked with for years. Stories are told that we have never heard before. “Bro, what did you put a pic of a 1950’s toaster up on the Meural for?” “Well, that was sold in my grandfather’s
Customer Updates to WordPress 5.0 | The Characteristics of Minimalism in Web Design
The Characteristics of Minimalism in Web Design
The portfolio of art director Alexander Engzell uses bold typography on his tagline to create visual interest without adding extra graphic elements to the page. However, the text is an image file, which adds to page load time. Also, unlike the Buffet portfolio, this page doesn’t directly
Best Practices for Homepage Links on websites
Our research indicates logos positioned in nonstandard locations damage usability. Users are 6 times more likely to successfully navigate to the homepage in one click when the logo is left-aligned than when it is centered. Simply moving the logo towards the right side of the page caused people to
Centered Logos Hurt Website Navigation
It appears that other factors (such as the contrast, padding, and legibility of the brand name) affect brand recall more than the position in the center of the page versus the top left corner. For example, the Nolitan hotel websites had a background image behind the logo, which may have
