WordPress 5.0 was released on December 6th of 2018 and with it comes the new Gutenberg editor as the default core editor. Gutenberg is the project code name for the new block editor UI designed to allow users to create, manage, and layout their content. This change helps modernize the WYSIWYG editor that was introduced over…
Category: Web Development
Highlights from WordCamp US 2018
Two weekends ago, I attended WordCamp US in Nashville, TN. The largest WordPress conference in North America, WordCamp US attracts roughly 2,000 users and developers each year. This year’s sessions were on a variety of topics including web development, UX design, mobile experience, WordPress tools, and web privacy practices. It was inspiring to come together…
SVGator: SVG Animation Made Easy
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is the best format for web images. SVG format makes responsive design easy because images do not get pixelated and stay crisp regardless of screen size. Another advantage of SVG is a small file size. It takes less time for images to load which improves a website’s performance. SVG can be animated…
The Different Flavors of Web Cookies
What are cookies? In the simplest terms, cookies allow a website to remember you. When you go to your favorite social media site and it’s already logged into your account, that’s cookies. Or when you’re scrolling through the latest news and the links you clicked yesterday are highlighted, that’s cookies too! Cookies allow a webpage…