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What Will Happen If You Don’t Renew Your Premium WordPress Theme?
Have you ever wondered what happens if you don’t renew your premium WordPress theme? Different sites treat licensing differently, but the rule of thumb is: You remain in control of your theme after your upgrade license has expired. Yes, you no longer have access to theme updates. If you run a really straightforward, minimalist theme,…
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Are WordPress Plugins Highly Overrated?
Are WordPress plugins highly overrated in terms of expecting each of them to work flawlessly on production? Yes, totally overrated. People keep mixing up multiple complex, heavy plugins, expecting them to behave as they have been authored by the same development shop. (Honestly, even if they were, compatibility would still be a chore.) I was recently…
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Why Do Some Programmers Fail To Meet Web Development Project Deadlines?
Of course, not all of them are bad, but there are plenty of reasons why some programmers fail to meet their web development project deadlines. Top Reasons Programmers Have Issues Meeting Project Deadlines Vague Assignment One of the most frustrating challenges that programmers face in web development projects is dealing with vague assignments. When project…
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How Should Job Applicants Include WordPress Knowledge In Their Resume?
If you want to steer clear, drop your plan of including your WordPress knowledge in your resume. There are two possible scenarios: The business won’t benefit from you having experience with WordPress so this would be relevant to the job application The business may require some proficiency in WordPress and you would want to clarify…
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Are WordPress Plugins Fully Vetted Before Going Into The WordPress Repository?
WordPress plugins are kind of fully vetted before going into the WordPress repository, but not completely. The Plugin Review team conducts a manual review for every single WordPress plugin submitted to the repository. A similar process exists for the Theme Review team. However, themes are designed for “presentation purposes”, following a set of predictable rules: A style.css…
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SiteGround’s GrowBig Plan Features You Need to Know
SiteGround’s GrowBig plan includes their standard feature set for managed WordPress sites. On top of the standard features a generic shared host would offer, GrowBig also offers: Free automatic transfers from a different host Automatic updates for your plugins or core Additional security layers on a server level (both Linux, your web server, MySQL) WP-CLI…
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How To Make A Multilingual WordPress Site For Your Business?
There are three separate responsibilities to make a multilingual WordPress site happen: A technical matter, an implementation/tooling process, and a content/marketing assignment. From a purely technical perspective, “redirecting users to the corresponding version” and providing options for a multilingual WordPress site is doable with different plugins out there. Polylang’s example of adding languages (say, US…
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What Is The Best Top-Level Domain Alternative for B2B SaaS Companies?
I believe that when it comes to choosing a top-level domain, this is subjective and depends on the industry/target market. But despite the fact that more and more top-level domains (TLDs) are getting introduced, .com still carries a lot of value, especially for US and international businesses that can’t benefit from a local TLD. Both the original…