WordPress 5.0 is here, and with it comes Gutenberg , the new content editing platform that will serve as the default replacement for the classic editor .
We’re excited about what Gutenberg has in store , and as users ramp up and start to get a feel for it, we’re re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now include built-in features and advanced Gutenberg support to help you get the most out of the new editing experience. Those six themes are:
Authority Pro
Essence Pro
Magazine Pro
Infinity Pro
Monochrome Pro
Breakthrough Pro
While all StudioPress themes are Gutenberg-ready, these six themes have been modified specifically to let you do more with...
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
Last week, WP Engine employees from all over the U.S. came together at our Austin headquarters for the first biannual All-Hands event of 2019. All Hands is a two-day event in which employees from other offices and teams around the country get the chance to collaborate and strategize with one
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
Cryptocurrency Fraud Is the Exception, Not the Rule
Pump-and-dump schemes aren’t new — nor are they limited to the cryptocurrency space (just ask Jordan Belfort). That said, the growing popularity of blockchain technology, combined with a lack of general public understanding, make the space a breeding ground for these types of ploys
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
5 Ways Blockchain Startups Can Appeal to Enterprises
Though enterprises see the appeal of using blockchain, companies often don’t want to take on the challenge of working with their business partners to create a new blockchain solution. Last year, 74% of organizations in a global blockchain survey said they felt compelled to use a blockchain
Experience Design: Bridging Brand Intention and Brand Interpretation
Designers extended these elements to create user interactions that aligned with Google brand attributes. The dot animations that reflect the “expressions” of listening, thinking, replying, incomprehension, and confirmation not only serve as a way to indicate system status (remember, this is one
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Beyond Usability: 3 User Experiences Reshaping Their Industries
At first, you might think that such an innovation in the field of reverse logistics should not be discussed in a UX article, but many pieces of the user experience are improved by optimizing this backend operation. A traditional UI-only solution to the problem of high demand would be to clearly
Contextual Menus: Delivering Relevant Tools for Tasks
Submenus triggered from contextual menus can easily disappear if the cursor moves away from the primary list item or if the user accidentally clicks outside of the contextual menu. If a submenu is needed, make sure that none of its options open yet another level of submenus and don’t overload it
Instructional Overlays and Coach Marks for Mobile Apps
In the following proposed redesign for the Makr app, the primary actions that the user should take are clearly outlined in a digestible format of images with ultra-short text. People can immediately understand that their goal is to personalize their chosen template, and what they can do to
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
Placeholders in Form Fields Are Harmful
As we saw, placeholders can be problematic for all users: disappearing placeholders increase the memory load; persistent dimmable placeholders cause confusion when they look clickable but aren’t, and placeholders that do not disappear require more keyboard or mouse interaction to be deleted
Decision Making in the Ecommerce Shopping Cart: 4 Tips For Supporting Users
The minicart pattern also eliminates the step in the shopping process where users can confirm what items are in the cart and make any edits, selections, or deletions. Editing the cart becomes secondary to proceeding through checkout, and as such, may become a distraction during the checkout
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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
Empathy Mapping: The First Step in Design Thinking
In this step, the team moves through the stickies on the board collaboratively and clusters similar notes that belong to the same quadrant. Name your clusters with themes that represent each group (for example, “validation from others” or “research”). Repeat themes in each quadrant if
Storyboards Help Visualize UX Ideas
Storyboards are often used to describe a fragment of the user journey (and several of them may be needed to capture the different branches in the journey). They are an efficient way to establish context and common ground for all the team members working on a specific problem. In contrast to journey
The Impact of Interaction Design on Brand Perception
Ask your users to use a specific interactive feature in your system. Then ask them to fill out rating scales indicating how much their experience matched up to your brand attributes or emotions of interest (Likert scales or semantic differential scales might work equally well for this). You might
Sliders, Knobs, and Matrices: Balancing Exploration and Precision
In a recent usability study, a user working with Adobe Photoshop on a PC ran into difficulties when using the Transparency slider in combination with the keyboard command to zoom in (ALT+Scroll wheel): since the keyboard focus moved to the fine-input control, an error beep was played each time he
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
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
Groundbreaking Tips for Managing Big Data
Big data is the type of data that is characterized by informational and technical features. A huge and ever-growing data volume, variety of data formats and log of records nature belong to the informational aspects. Traditional solutions were no longer suitable for capturing, storing and processing
Why Blockchain and Remanufacturing are a Perfect Match
Production in the remanufacturing industry can be difficult as the quality, quantity, and availability of used products can be random and unpredictable. Unlike new items, remanufactured ones depend on the availability of already used parts. There is no way of knowing when these parts will be
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Yes, Entrepreneurs Can Thrive in Corporate Environments
Government-funded or private research facilities at universities or research institutes can provide some of the elements needed. Large companies are also well-suited to create a cross-functional, collaborative, win-together environment. Demonstrated support has been shown by innovation incubators
How Healthy Office Snacks Can Help Create A Better Culture
SnackNation does healthy office snack delivery right. This ultra-convenient, set-and-forget solution delivers a monthly shipment of the newest emerging brands in the natural foods space, curated by their internal team of snacking experts. A snack concierge helps ensure an optimal mix for your team
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Visibility of System Status
Whenever users interact with a system, they need to know whether the interaction was successful. Did the system actually catch that button press or was it busy with something else and it ignored it? Did the item get added to cart? Did the request go through? (One reason users have these questions
User Skills Improving, But Only Slightly
Interface conventions exist for a reason: they allow users to focus on your content (in this case, the car and its options). When all interface elements work as expected, users know how to operate the UI to get the desired effect. Conversely, when you deviate from user expectations, you erect a
Mastery, Mystery, and Misery: The Ideologies of Web Design
There are times when it makes sense to constrain users' choices, but it must be done in a way that feels supportive and not limiting. For example, during the checkout process on an e-commerce site, you should not distract users by including links to all possible site areas. Highlight the proceed to
