Any New Year’s resolutions you have set for your business will be well-supported with a website audit. Reviewing necessary repairs and improvements could be the leveling-up you desire. Keep reading to understand how you can start your new year right with an...
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Integrating WP Search with Algolia: Autocomplete and Instantsearch Customization
In the first part of my three-part series, Integrating WP Search with Algolia, I covered settings and index management for a WordPress install. There, I shared details like managing indices settings, as well as controlling when products may or may not get...
Read More Integrating WP Search with Algolia: Autocomplete and Instantsearch CustomizationDebugging WordPress Using Xdebug, Local, and VS Code
This post covers debugging WordPress using Xdebug, Local, and VS Code. This approach to debugging is far superior to logging variables to the error log or to the screen. Getting things set up correctly can be tricky. That’s where this tutorial helps....
Read More Debugging WordPress Using Xdebug, Local, and VS CodeOptimizing the WordPress Block Editor Experience
Our website agency is currently working on a Headless WordPress Multisite project using Next.js. Development is almost completed for this WebDevStudios client. However, as we’ve begun entering content, we realized that we can make improvements to the editing experience for the client....
Read More Optimizing the WordPress Block Editor ExperienceWe Built a Custom Gutenberg Block for a CPG Client
Early this year, one of our consumer packaged goods (CPG) clients came to us needing a new custom Gutenberg block. They were in the process of creating a new marketing campaign landing page and wanted to feature recipes by collection. This functionality...
Read More We Built a Custom Gutenberg Block for a CPG ClientHTTP/2 and HTTP/3 Flipped the Performance Optimization Script
Understanding the updates to HTTP over the last few years can help adjust asset delivery strategies to take advantage of the major advances in the protocol, leading to faster sites with better performance optimization scores. Below we’ll look at the evolution of...
Read More HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 Flipped the Performance Optimization ScriptUsing the React Hook useEffect
React’s useEffect hook has to be one of the most useful React hooks of all. With applications leaning more toward functional components (as it is undeniably easier to read, maintain, and test), useEffect hooks are generally used to handle side effects of...
Read More Using the React Hook useEffectFinish Your Coding Projects with the MVP Method
Input Overload With so many resources available today, learning software development can still be a challenge. The anxiety of constantly changing technologies, along with having to sort through vast amounts of content, all while committing hours of your life to complete courses...
Read More Finish Your Coding Projects with the MVP MethodAsking Questions as a Website Developer
I started working at WebDevStudios just over six months ago. Previously, I worked as the sole developer at a small design studio. Beyond developing websites, I was responsible for making any development related decisions—from what tools were best for our clients down...
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