February 4, 2020 — In this post, we’ll set up a demo site and tutorial for headless WordPress, including a starter template! We’ll use the WordPress dashboard for rich content editing, while migrating the front-end architecture to the JAMstack. Read More…

January 28, 2020 — WordPress adoption is massive. So why would a WordPress site consider moving to JAMstack? In this technical case study, we’ll cover what an actual WordPress migration looks like, using Smashing Magazine itself! We’ll talk through the gains and losses, the things we wish we … Read More…

January 23, 2020 — WordPress Multisite allows you to run multiple websites on your server using the same WordPress installation. This article will help you understand every facet of this unique WordPress tool. Read More…

November 28, 2019 — Making our code CMS-agnostic, as much as possible, enables us to easily port our application to another CMS if the need arises. In this article we will learn how to abstract a WordPress application, making its code readily available for other frameworks or CMSs. Read More…

November 18, 2019 — Making our code CMS as agnostic as possible enables us to easily port our application to another CMS if the need arises. In this article, we will learn how code abstraction works, why it is a good idea, and the key concepts to achieve it. Read More…

November 7, 2019 — Gutenberg is reinventing the experience of creating content in WordPress, granting it new powers to create, edit and manage our content. Let’s see what these new powers are. Read More…

October 28, 2019 — The term COPE (“Create Once, Publish Everywhere”) is a methodology for publishing our content to different outputs (website, AMP site, email, apps, and so on) by having a single source of truth for all of them. Let’s explore how to implement COPE using WordPress. Read More…

October 17, 2019 — A postmortem of what went wrong with the launch of Gutenberg, as to allow ourselves to embrace Gutenberg as the product. Read More…

October 15, 2019 — As a web designer, you’re probably all too familiar with feast or famine. Or with the dreaded scope creep that robs you of the profits you were so looking forward to pocketing. But that’s what happens when your ability to make money rides on how many hours you can work. … Read More…