WordPress 5.2 – New Admin Features

The latest WordPress release, version 5.2, came bundled with some new administrative features to evaluate and troubleshoot problems related to the site. Below we’ll look at a couple of notable additions. Site Health Check Version 5.1 of WordPress kicked off the release of Site Health features. This included a notice to administrators running outdated versions…

WooCommerce Brings Product Blocks to the Gutenberg Editor

The Gutenberg WordPress editor, released in December 2018, revolutionized how users create appealing web content with a new interface standard and without the need for third-party plugins. The release brought many helpful blocks for the easy embedding of YouTube, layouts with columns, content like headings, and media including images and galleries. However, embedding WooCommerce products…

Manage Site Tracking with Google Tag Manager

Tracking the performance of your site is extremely important. This information allows you to make informed decisions when making improvements. It can help you identify issues and opportunities. When it comes to tracking your site there are many tools out there that range in price and purpose. All of these services will require some amount…

The Importance and Use of Alt Text

To be rendered by a browser, images come with several attributes like src, width, height, etc. What if an image cannot be displayed? What if a user is visually impaired and uses a screen reader to access the web? The alt attribute provides text, an alternative to an image, to be rendered by browsers or…