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...
Diversity has long been an important topic for WP Engine. CEO Heather Brunner often says “diversity attracts diversity.” This means that as a company naturally attracts and retains diverse talent, that diversity is sustained from the inside by employee referrals. Ultimately, the
There are so many things to love about WordCamp. The one thing that makes these events uniquely awesome is it’s inclusion of different people of all backgrounds, skills, and interests. This made for a comfortable, safe environment to truly learn and explore the open-source world of WP. Huge
The earlier way of designing websites involved using full page templates. These templates were helpful but very rigid and you ran the risk that your template matched someone else’s. With Gutenberg’s block approach, you get the convenience of pre-designed layouts, you don’t have to write
CSS conversion of my Radio weblog
The hardest thing about the re-design was integrating the tableless CSS design into Radio Userland. I had to do some jiggery-pokery with the Radio Userland templates and macros, and the CSS implementation is not yet complete. I’ve had to temporarily remove my blogroll and topicroll, along
What B2B Companies Need to Implement Blockchain Solutions
Blockchain technology is bringing companies to a turning point in their business operations. With the rise of data sharing and connected devices, companies need to evolve into connected enterprises that share data both within the organization and externally. Blockchain can solve many of the
Shaping Healthcare Ecosystem with Blockchain
In this distributed network of computers, a group of members or users can share health data, information, or scans etc. The sharing is basically classified as peer-to-peer transactions that are structured into a block that contains cryptographic hash. This digital information is shared onto a
The Most Hated Online Advertising Techniques
Wireframes were presented for both desktop and mobile variants of the same ad, when possible. If there were no common or practical implementations of an advertisement type on mobile, only the desktop variant was shown. We used wireframes instead of screenshots as our stimuli to avoid influencing
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Brand Is Experience in the Digital Age
Brand is a tool for influencing choice. Brand is not made of visuals or words alone — it’s not a logo or a slogan. Nor is it a figurehead, such as Steve Jobs. Those things are simply ways to communicate the brand. Although a figurehead such as Elon Musk or a logo such as McDonald’s golden
Dot Voting: A Simple Decision-Making and Prioritizing Technique in UX
If your group is especially privy to group think, consider turning the voting session digital to prevent people from being influenced by others’ vote. Use a survey tool or a whiteboarding tool like Mural.co or Miro (both of which have built-in voting capabilities). If you prefer to keep the
Date-Input Form Fields: UX Design Guidelines
Formatting a date-entry field may seem like a minor detail; however, even small interactions can draw a process to a standstill if implemented improperly. Poorly designed date input leads to distressed or annoyed users — risking the abandonment of the form altogether. Even worse, if the user
Beyond Usability: 3 User Experiences Reshaping Their Industries
Unless you have an unlimited clothes budget, it’s unrealistic (and wasteful) to wear a new outfit for every single occasion, yet social media pressures us into it. Rent a Runway solves this tension elegantly by recycling (expensive) clothes across a large set of women. It’s an example of the
Design Thinking 101
Despite these (and other) early examples of human-centric products, design has historically been an afterthought in the business world, applied only to touch up a product’s aesthetics. This topical design application has resulted in corporations creating solutions which fail to meet their
The State of Transactional Email
Even though transactional messages are typically sent after the user has placed an order, these messages have substantial business value in improving customer satisfaction. They can increase the likelihood that the user will place another order in the future. Each email is another touchpoint on the
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The User Experience of Customer-Service Chat: 20 Guidelines
While chatting with a customer-representative on Met Opera’s site, one user was told to wait while the agent was searching for an answer. After a while, she received the message Your session has expired due to inactivity. The user was surprised and disappointed, and she was ready to close the
In-Store & Online: Designing For the Changing Behaviors of Today’s Shoppers
Not all transitions can be avoided and some of them are options built into the shopping experience. Such transitions often occur when users return or exchange an online item or visit a store to pick up items ordered online. The best omnichannel experiences anticipate when customers will move to a
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 Role of Enhancement in Web Design
Be consistent. Use the same enhancement everywhere you can. That is, try to give users many opportunities to practice and thus strengthen the association between the enhancement and its effect in the interface. (Remember, repetition is the mother of retention.) Ideally, designers should use the
UX Expert Reviews
A written document is often the deliverable of an expert review, although sometimes the expert’s conclusions may be presented in a meeting instead. Written documents take more time to create and read, but contain detailed information and recommendations, and can serve as a reminder for the
Hackers are Ready to Exploit Zero-Day Flaws; Companies are Slow to Act
Despite this potential impact to their bottom line, businesses often find it challenging to act on these threats promptly. Many smaller operations are ill-equipped to manage their IT effectively. Even those with dedicated IT teams are only able to respond if they are made aware of the threats. For
Understanding Today’s IT Hierarchy
A company’s IT department handles all equipment used for acquisition or storage. The daily issues and efforts facing — and solved — by an IT team cannot be overemphasized. This team manages all various technology assets that will be impacting productivity, and they are charged with fixing
Five Best Open-Source Antivirus’ for Carefree Cyber-Threat Protection
You can detect a lot of different types of malicious software by using open source antivirus products. Experienced developers in both fields will tell you this is the most secure way to connect to the internet today. These programs simply make their code available for free so you can modify and
Production Quality Over Cost: What Really Generates Engaging Video Advertising
And, it turns out that social media channels like YouTube aren’t necessarily impressed with what others think about video ads. In fact, it turned out that YouTube didn’t give any preference to the best-performing video ad. The tests showed that the ad ordered first in a group of uploaded videos
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ShiftLeft Raises $20 Million to Ensure Security Keeps Pace with Accelerating Software
Founded in 2016, ShiftLeft has created a great deal of buzz in the market with its unique ability to identify and prioritize code vulnerabilities, root out false-positives and enable developers and application security teams with the level of analytics needed to secure the enterprise. Just
A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
Melissa Hathaway came across our radar recently when President Obama tasked the former Bush administration aide with leading a 60-day review of Bush’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative; a largely classified, purported $30 billion, multi phase plan to address cybersecurity issues
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The Illusion of Completeness: What It Is and How to Avoid It
Since we’ve been warning designers of this usability problem for 18 years, why write about it again now? Because sites keep making the same mistake and because we keep seeing users trapped by the illusion of completeness in much of our ongoing user research. Let’s put a last nail in this coffin
Changes in Web Usability Since 1994
In early studies, I found that only 10% of Web users would scroll a navigation page to see any links that were not visible in the initial display. The vast majority of users would make their selection from those links they could see without scrolling. In retrospect, I believe this was due to people
The Characteristics of Minimalism in Web Design
In order to reduce a website to only its most necessary elements, designers must accept a cascade of consequences that impact both the user interface (UI) and the content of the site. Many of the visual-design characteristics commonly associated with minimalism are choices that serve the core
