WordPress 6.3 "Lionel" has just been released on August 8, 2023. This is a big release that is integrating the WordPress experience to have complete full site self editing. It has brought together in the Site Editor for the first time, content, templates, and patterns. You can now preview Block... read more →
Aug
09
May
30
People all over the world have been celebrating the WordPress 20th Anniversary on May 27, 2023. WordPress has a lot to be proud of. It started back in 2003 and evolved in to having the clear mission to 'democratize publishing', with the freedom to build, the freedom to change, and... read more →
Jun
23
Often times I am talking with clients explaining how I build websites within a WordPress based content management system. The topic of WordPress being "open source" often arrises and there can be some misunderstanding of what that means. The following is a brief introduction to both what open source is... read more →
May
25
WordPress 6.0 "Arturo" has been released. This is the second major release of 2022 which brings many improvements; including hundreds of updates and hundreds of bug fixes. WordPress has never been better! As of the release of WordPress 5.9 WordPress has moved towards what they call Full Site Editing which... read more →
Jan
26
WordPress 5.9 "Joséphine" has been released. This is the first major release of 2022 which brings the long awaited Full Site Editing. The blocks editor has further refinements and controls added. The Block Patterns have been improved. The List View has been revamped. They are introducing Block level locking (in... read more →
Aug
20
Wordpress is constantly getting upgraded and improved. In WordPress 5.5 (released August 11th, 2020) your site gets new improvements in three major areas: speed, search, and security. Lazy loading is now included which helps speed up website load time. Sitemaps are now automatically included within WordPress itself; not needing an... read more →
Feb
14
A Content Management System (CMS) is a platform that enables you to organize and publish a lot of content on a website. Websites are all built with a foundation of at minimum the HTML and CSS languages (and usually javascript). And if you are not a coder or programmer then... read more →
Dec
07
Welcome to WordPress version 5.0 of WordPress. The biggest upgrade in this version is the introduction of a block based editor. It's called Gutenberg. With a name like that you should realize the world changing WordPress intends. The new editor is the 1st step towards making the need for a... read more →
Jul
09
Are SSL certificates really necessary? With Google about to release the latest Chrome browser any day now (version 68 set for July 2018), the reasons for getting an SSL certificate for your website are becoming harder to ignore. When Chrome updates to version 68 this month it will begin displaying... read more →
Jun
20
Disclaimer: This post is not legal advice. Watts Web Studio is not a law firm. This post does not constitute legal advice and does not replace any advice you obtain from a lawyer or other legal expert.] GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It's European legislation relating to personal... read more →