JavaScript is a powerful scripting language where you as a WordPress developer can do a lot. That is why in this article we will discuss 15 handy JavaScript libraries and sources that you undoubtedly can use! 15 JavaScript libraries and sources 1. BackBoneJS You probably know that messy code can have a negative effect on both your work and the user interface. This library is not called “BackBone” for nothing; it has been developed to provide developers with an easy way to use models to streamline and improve their code. More info 2. Boba.js Boba is the JavaScript library for Google Analytics integration on your WordPress website. More info 3.…

Are you looking for the best auction plugins for WordPress? With the right plugin, you can turn your WordPress website into a cash machine! Whether you want to build a small auction website or the next eBay, with these 7 auction plugins for WordPress you can undoubtedly go for it. Auction plugins for WordPress 1. YITH WooCommerce Auctions YITH WooCommerce Auctions is one with a wide range of features that would make eBay jealous! You can not only set up auctions with your own product catalog but also offer affiliate sellers the possibility to add products to your online auction house. You can then receive a percentage of the sales…

Smush 3.0 is now out. This new version of your favorite image optimization tool now offers a Global Image Delivery Network, WebP compression, Automatic Image Scaling, and a brand new interface. Sounds impressive, but what does that mean? Smush 3.0 has its own super-fast CDN Smush 3.0 has a lot of new features, and that is all made possible by their brand new, global server network. Smush Pro users can now deliver the Smush CDN (Content Delivery Network) to images. Servers (with a speed of 40 terabytes per second) are placed at 45 locations around the world. Closer standing servers means more speed, and more speed means a better SEO…

Usability is a nice word. Translated to ‘ease of use,’ we come across it everywhere, from the ergonomic screwdriver to the user-friendly clock radio. In the SEO world, the website and the CMS fall into this. WordPress saw usability as a strong requirement for WordPress 5. And this is why. Website usability scores Before we examine WordPress 5, we first look at website usability. This is – simple enough – everything that makes it easy for users to hang around on web pages. Now there are easily dozens of things to mention, but think of things like a clickable logo through which one goes to the homepage accessibility of the…

Good news for GitHub users: they no longer have to pay to keep their code private. Since this month the company offers unlimited private repositories (repositories) for users with a free account, with up to three collaborators. They do not have to upgrade to a Pro account for 7 dollars a month. The new policy under Microsoft Some GitHub users did not trust it at all when Microsoft bought the company last year for an amount of 7.5 billion dollars. But GitHub does not seem to be focusing so much on saving money from the small fish; the focus is more on developing the Enterprise products. The Business Cloud and…

WordPress 5.1 will replace the famous “Happy blogging” in wp-config-sample.php with “Happy publishing.” “Start blogging” will be replaced by “Start writing.” The next big WordPress update will also include some other blog “references replaced by the word” site. “These changes ensure that a lot of tutorials and documentation need to be updated. WordPress contributors are currently working to adjust the new wording in different files so that they reflect the extensive possibilities of WordPress as a “publishing platform.” A new era for WordPress “By recording this change, WordPress is no longer a simple blog platform; It is now a comprehensive publication solution. wrote Gutenberg and WordPress core contributor Gary Pendergast.…

I often get questions about WordPress, especially via social media. Many wonder if WordPress is good and if it’s, in fact, the best blog platform. You might also wonder if WordPress is right blog platform for you? To answer that question, I have been helped by Jon Jens, who runs his blog for over 10 years now. Jon is, in fact, also my partner, so I think it’s really fun to be able to get him to contribute a blog post on loreleiweb.com! Jon is a very experienced programmer, and after we gave up our jobs and moved to Thailand, he started running his own business. He focuses on the…

It’s here! It took a while, but WordPress 5.0 has been released today. Update your blog right away, if you were waiting for this big milestone! Ho ho, not so fast this time. In this article, I’ll show you what has changed and what is going on with it. WordPress 5.0 is a milestone WordPress 5.0 “Bebo” is now available for download. This update, named after the Cuban jazz musician Bebo Valdés, is a big milestone for WordPress. The Classic Editor is hereby replaced by the new Gutenberg editor. It is not for nothing, that it took so long before we stepped from 4.9 to 5.0. This has everything to…

After a series of more than 5 beta versions, the WordPress 5.0 Release Candidate was rolled out last weekend. According to Gutenberg stats, more than 1.1 million WordPress websites have now installed the Gutenberg plugin. Besides, over 980,000 blog posts were written with the new editor. But these are still modest estimates because only WordPress.com sites and sites that run Jetpack are included. In reality, the figures are even higher. But there are still a lot of Gutenberg critics who think that Gutenberg is far from ready for an official introduction. Planning WordPress 5.0 The changes to the Release Candidate are described in Gutenberg’s 4.5 release post last week. An…

Previously you may have heard about the introduced Google reCAPTCHA v3. Older versions of the API were allowed to stop bots; but they also got the frustration of internet users who sometimes needed to fill in the Captcha a few times, before they were able to send their comment. Users were regularly displeased with contorted text challenges, road sign puzzles, clicks and other challenges to prove their human origin. But this version promises to offer a new “problem-free user experience”. Let’s see what’s in there for us… About reCAPTCHA v3 reCAPTCHA v3 offers a significant improvement by detecting bots in the background and returning a “score” that tells the WordPress…

At the beginning of September, Matt Mullenweg already announced that WordPress would continue to support the Classic Editor for years to come. But for how long, it was not clear yet. Last week, Gary Pendergast announced that the Classic Editor plugin would be officially supported until December 31, 2021. The plugin facilitates the transition for sites or themes that are not yet compatible with Gutenberg and offers WordPress users the option to add a few more to their existing workflows. Classic Editor plugin Because the Classic Editor is essential to this development, we are considering to include the plugin in the upgrades to WordPress 5.0. New WordPress installations would still…

WooCommerce 3.5 was released last week, after a long anticipation, it’s finally out. It is a relatively small update that has been under development since May, and the test phase started in September. This version of the popular WordPress e-shop plugin, currently owned by Automattic, which is the WordPress itself, has retrospective compatibility to version 3.0 of the plugin, but users are always advised to test all their themes and extensions before updating. About WooCommerce 3.5 Eshop owners who will upgrade to WooCommerce 3.5 can expect a number of changes in standard transaction e-mails. These mails have been re-written to appear friendlier and more humane. The content of the following…

Every person who has ever used WordPress is in risk of brute force attacks that occur every now and then. In fact, the number of brute force attacks is increasing like never before, and they are unlikely to stop anywhere in the near future. What does this mean for you, as an end user? Do you have to quit blogging on the WordPress platform and move over to another CMS option? Of course not! It simply means you need a defense system to protect your WordPress-based website. With just a few precautions, your dashboard will become a real bulletproof shield, that not even a super hacker would be able to…