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...
In an effort to help the WordPress community grow and prosper as well as expand and add value to the WP Engine Digital Experience platform, WP Engine recently acquired StudioPress. For our customers, this means, in addition to the Genesis framework, they’ll have access to 35 premium themes. All
When it comes to providing world-class digital experiences, less than a third of respondents (29 percent) thought their customers would rate their digital experience as superior. On mobile, a poor design or bad user experience is even more pronounced. With three billion smartphone users in the
To show our support for the Domain Connect project, WP Engine visited ICANN 63 in Barcelona to talk with DNS providers and Domain Registrars about the technology. We were joined by representatives from other companies who have adopted the Domain Connect technology, including GoDaddy, Google
Blockchain Success Stories Show Valuable Opportunities
If you look past the origins of old-line companies, however, some projects display the breadth and depth of the ways that blockchain will continue to be adapted to solve some significant global business issues. That, in turn, can serve as a valuable primer for tomorrow’s blockchain
Blockchain Metrics Will Add Transparency to Investing and Better Inform Investors
At the moment, SeekingAlpha charges from $19.92 to $29.99 monthly, while TradingView charges from $9.95 to $39.95 per month to access real-time trading data, breaking news and access to unique trading tools. Many retail investors are unable to afford these services or do not feel that access to
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’
Sympathy vs. Empathy in UX
In UX, empathy enables us to understand not only our users’ immediate frustrations, but also their hopes, fears, abilities, limitations, reasoning, and goals. It allows us to dig deep into our understanding of the user and create solutions that will not only solve a need, but effectively improve
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When and How to Create Customer Journey Maps
Don’t expect to get “buy-in” and foster interest in your journey map by simply sending a lovely graphic as an email attachment. Make it a living interactive document that people can be a part of. Bring up your story in meetings and conversations to promote a narrative that others believe in
Branding an Intranet
The colors and fonts used in the intranet’s visual design often closely match those used on the organization’s public-facing website, since intranets usually adhere to corporate branding guidelines. In theory, it’s a good idea to for the intranet to support the organization’s sanctioned
Confirmation Dialogs Can Prevent User Errors (If Not Overused)
MailChimp: Confirmation dialog to delete a mailing list follows several of our confirmation-dialog guidelines: (1) specificity through the name of the list and (probably more important) the number of subscribers; (2) extra protection against automated behavior by forcing the user to explicitly type
Group Form Elements Effectively Using White Space
If form length is a concern, you can place field labels to the left of the text fields. However, make sure that labels are of similar length and are placed as close to the text fields as possible. If the labels are too far to the left, it can be difficult to associate the correct label with its
OK-Cancel or Cancel-OK? The Trouble With Buttons
We get countless questions about small details in UI design that don't matter much to the overall user experience. One classic is the order of buttons in dialog boxes: OK / Cancel Cancel / OK Both are reasonable choices, and people can argue for hours about their preferences: Listing OK
Let Loyal Shoppers Edit Saved Credit Cards
Users need to be able to update payment information as part of the checkout flow. When sites fail to make these changes possible, they force people to go through extra steps and make the task unnecessarily complex. They also clutter the interface and the site’s backend data with information that
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Is Poor Usability Killing E-Commerce?
In 1997, I predicted that specialized sites will generate most of the Web's value. My assumptions then were somewhat too optimistic: I assumed that Web advertising would generate one cent per page view, and that the Web economy's total value would amount to $1.3 trillion by now. As it turns out
The State of Transactional Email
In preparation for the fourth edition of our report on transactional email and confirmation messages (part of our Ecommerce User Experience report series), we conducted two user research studies: in-person usability testing, and a longitudinal diary study. The main types of transactional email
6 Tips for Successful Personalization
In some instances, there may well be good reason to use personalization to remove access to certain information. Examples include restricting a minor’s access to particular content or limiting employee access to a site section intended for employees in other areas of the world. An employee in
Design Critiques: Encourage a Positive Culture to Improve Products
Design critiques should be a key part of the iterative creative process, but incorporating feedback into your team’s existing process is likely to hit obstacles. It is a given that you will experience people and scenarios that make critiques difficult and frustrating. Often the critique goes
Tooltip Guidelines
Tooltips are hard to discover because they often lack visual cues. If tooltips are erratically displayed throughout your site, people may never discover them. It’s important to be consistent and provide tooltips for all the elements in your design rather than just for some. If only some of the
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
CRM and GDPR Compliance in 2019 for Startups
CRM is compliant with GDPR if you are honest with your clients and you have clear purposes for using information that you get. SaaS CRM will let you save money by not having to rent servers or hire IT experts for maintaining your platform work. Nothing is difficult with custom solutions and can
The Top WhatsApp Backup Solutions for iOS and Android
This is a native solution to backup and restore WhatsApp data on Android devices. You can link your Google account to WhatsApp and take its backup on the drive. Though, there is no option to preview your data or save it selectively. Also, when you restore it, the entire WhatsApp data will be
How to Get into Tech Without a Tech Background
If you look at the greatest recent tech companies there are plenty of newcomers that aren’t even considered tech, let alone, high tech. Uber and Airbnb, are less about tech and more about their concept. You can run a tech company without a tech background but find the best tech you can when
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A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
Finally, Hathaway sees this as a unique opportunity for the United States to work with countries around the world, and with organizations on an extremely local level. “We cannot succeed if our government works in isolation,” she added. It requires “leading from the top” from
Your Swag is an Extension of Your Brand, So Don’t Neglect It
Here’s the bottom line. When your swag is premium, your brand is premium. Conversely, poor quality swag sends a bad message to not only the public but also your team. Unless you’re a household name like Nike or Apple, there’s a slim chance someone is going to stick your company logo on the
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Effective Use of Style Sheets
Cascading style sheets (CSS) are an elegantly designed extension to the Web and one of the greatest hopes for recapturing the Web's ideal of separation of presentation and content. The Web is the ultimate cross-platform system, and your content will be presented on such a huge variety of devices
Zigzag Image–Text Layouts Make Scanning Less Efficient
Both the 34-participant heatmap for the zigzag version (left) and the 32-participant heatmap for its aligned variation (right) showed that people spent relatively little time on the information-poor images of HelloFresh.com. (Heatmaps are quantitative visualizations that aggregate the number and
Why Country Sites Are So Bad
This third problem isn't found only with lumbering multinationals. NIH (not invented here) is a universal human feeling, even though it often degrades usability and causes inconsistent design. In our work on non-profit organizations' websites, we often see that local (city or state) groups have
