Meredith Corporation is a huge media group that owns magazines, television stations, websites, and radio stations. You have almost certainly heard of many of their brands including People, Entertainment Weekly, Travel and Leisure, and Martha Stewart Living. They recently finished migrating millions of articles and images into a company-wide CMS based in WordPress. The company…
When Gutenberg launched in 2018, it inspired a lot of discussion around the future of pagebuilder plugins. At that time, many WordPress users were installing pagebuilders because they wanted to use blocks and a drag-and-drop approach to site-building. Gutenberg was clearly a response to user demand. So, more than two years after Gutenberg arrived, how…
Welcome to another post in this series which focuses on the very best publishers using WordPress. We’re not always looking for household brand names. We’re also searching for publishers who are building new, brave and innovative platforms. That description perfectly describes MountainStateSpotlight.org which publishes news for West Virginia.
For several years, the PublishPress Revisions plugin has focused on controlling who can update published content. The Revisions plugin is very helpful when you want to copy a WordPress post, edit it, and then publish the update. We’re delighted to say that is starting to change. With version 2.4 of PublishPress Revisions, you can now…
Changing permissions in WordPress can be a tricky task. It’s possible to lock yourself or others out of some important features. So, we’ve built a way to keep your site safe. Every time you change your permissions, the PublishPress Capabilities plugin will automatically create a backup. If you make a mistake, go to the “Backup” menu link…
One PublishPress user asked us if it was possible to have different statuses for different WordPress post types. This user wanted to have a customized workflow for each post type. For example, this is a possible approach they could use: Posts can move between these statuses: Draft, Pitch, Assigned, Approved, Published. Pages can move between…
Welcome to another post in our series that features exciting WordPress publishers. We’re not always looking for household brand names. We’re also searching for publishers who are building new, brave and innovative platforms. This week’s WordPress site is a new site with a long history. Defector.com is a sports and media blog that is owned…
The Advanced Slider block in PublishPress Blocks lets you create image sliders (carousels) to present them on posts, pages, or even custom post types on your WordPress site. After finishing this tutorial, you will be able to insert an image slider in the Gutenberg editor, and configure all its settings. Let’s start!
The Count Up block is perfect for showcasing a number in the Gutenberg editor. You can use it show how many clients you have, how much money you have raised, how many cups of coffee you’ve served, or anything else. In fact, count up blocks are useful to present any kind of statistics on your side. Showing…
It is possible to control access to certain Gutenberg blocks for some users or WordPress roles. This is possible thanks to the PublishPress Blocks plugin and its Block Access system. Keep reading to learn how to use this useful PublishPress Blocks feature.