Author: Paul

How to Build Man. United’s Grid Layout Homepage

Manchester United currently stand eighth in the table, but at least they have a beautiful card layout on their website. In today’s Build and Beyond video, Jamie Marsland attempts to build this unique layout using WordPress.com. Grid functionality is coming to WordPress 6.6, but it’s actually available on WordPress.com right now. Test it out, and […]

The Best Way to Quickly Build a Beautiful WordPress Website

There’s no better way to quickly build a WordPress website than with patterns, whether you’re a seasoned pro using patterns to quickly mock up wireframes or a dabbling hobbyist using them for your finished product. In today’s Build and Beyond video, Jamie Marsland shows you how to use patterns to build your site with WordPress […]

The Top 5 AI-Powered Tools for WordPress Creatives

While AI tools offer great potential to streamline our creative processes, their proliferation has made it hard to know which specific tools are useful and which are more showy than practical. In today’s Build and Beyond video, Jamie Marsland walks us through his five favorite AI-powered tools, including text-to-speech software, the best image generator on […]

Hot Off the Press: New WordPress.com Themes for April 2024

The WordPress.com team is always working on new design ideas to bring your website to life. Check out the latest themes in our library, including great options for minimalist bloggers, retailers, and creatives of all stripes. All WordPress.com Themes Alter Alter is a lean theme for bloggers that gets directly to the point, showing text-only […]

Meet Studio: Your New Favorite Way to Develop WordPress Locally

Say goodbye to manual tool configuration, slow site setup, and clunky local development workflows, and say hello to Studio by WordPress.com, our new, free, open source local WordPress development environment. We’ve built Studio to be the fastest and simplest way to build WordPress sites locally. Designed to empower developers, designers, and site builders, Studio offers […]

10 WordPress Influencers to Follow in 2024  

In this “Build and Beyond” video, Jamie Marsland highlights 10 WordPressers to keep an eye on in 2024.  A couple of weeks ago, we shared a list of 15 WordPress developers you should follow to stay on top of WordPress development news and tips. This video broadens the scope and features folks worth following, regardless […]

Streamlining Your Content Creation: Adding Images From Your Phone With Ease

The internet is rife with small annoyances, which often lead to breakthroughs in user experience. For example, needing to hit “refresh” or “next page” led to infinite scroll, which is now baked into our media consumption habits.  Today, we’re excited to share a new feature in the desktop editor and Jetpack mobile app that eliminates […]