I was listening to Bertcast the other dayyyyyyyy… Bertcast is a podcast created by the stand up comedian, Bert Kreischer. Bert was telling a story about a time when he was doing a meet and greet after one of his comedy shows and someone gave him the typical “I’m a big fan” comment. Bert thanked…

In a community where there’s people creating something that is going to be used by other people, there needs to be trust. Not only trust of the creators, but the community must reciprocate. Whether there’s a cost to the product or service or not, the users need to be fair to the creators. If there’s…

At the top of the wordpress.org About page it says: Democratize PublishingThe freedom to build. The freedom to change. The freedom to share. WordPress is distributed under the GPLv2 license. If you want to use WordPress, you have the freedom to do so. All the high-falutin lawyer talk aside, what does this actually mean for…

We came from a few people writing blogs to large agencies creating websites for multi-national businesses. There’s been a lot of talk about the number of WordPress projects that are being purchased by larger companies. These larger companies are creating toolboxes of plugins, themes, and services that they can use to create an attractive all-in-one…

In the previous post, I recommended two free plugins that made using the block editor easier and more fun. This time we’re going to look at some of the things that you could do to make the editor easier to use. Also, there’s some things that I think could and should be done by the…

Back on December 6, 2018, WordPress 5.0 was released, along with a new editor experience. If you were using WordPress at that time, there’s almost no way that you could have missed the hubbub that surrounded the displeasure that some people felt for the new editor. Many felt that the new Block Editor, named Gutenberg,…

Whether you’re a business owner or an agency that creates websites for businesses, it’s time to start treating websites with the respect they deserve. One if the biggest lessons that we should be learning from the recent Facebook outage is to not have all your eggs in one basket. If you’re customers can’t reach you…

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that the internet is global and includes many different cultures, beliefs, and regional idioms. Something said or done on the internet that might seem innocuous to you might be offensive to someone else. In some cases the online platforms themselves might present issues with clarity. Twitter’s character limit can present…

A community is more than just the bulk of people involved. It’s the beliefs, actions, and motivations of the individual members that give a community its direction. One thing may bring people together to form a community, but it’s the people that have gathered that determine where it will go. In a strong multifaceted community…

There’s several choices when it comes to choosing a type of server to host your website. You’ll need to do a bit of research to find out what your needs are and how to best meet them. Not only is there many different web hosts competing for your business, many of those hosts will offer…