Author: Eetu Mäkelä

  • Optimize Images for Better Loading Times

    Optimize Images for Better Loading Times

    When browsing the internet every second counts. A single second wasted on loading a website might determine if a visitor stays on a site or wanders off. For that reason, it is important to consider people with slow and potentially weak mobile internet connections when designing a website. Not everyone has a gigabit fiber you…

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  • PHP 7.3 Set to Launch in December

    PHP 7.3 Set to Launch in December

    The latest PHP version, 7.3, is on its way and is set to launch in December. The current, and presumably last, pre-release version is 7.3.0RC6 (released 22th November 2018). The 7.3 release is focused on improving developer experience, with flexible heredoc and nowdoc syntaxes among other things being implemented. For a full list of changes,…

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  • Why Choose WooCommerce?

    Why Choose WooCommerce?

    WooCommerce is the most popular eCommerce plugin for WordPress, with over four million active installations and it is estimated to power over 30% of all online stores in the world. It’s easy to use, integrates seamlessly with WordPress and is maintained by Automattic.  We’ll dive deeper into the pros and cons of WooCommerce and compare…

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  • What’s new in WooCommerce 3.5?

    What’s new in WooCommerce 3.5?

    Nobody can blame Automattic for resting on their laurels when it comes to improving and updating WooCommerce, with three new minor releases this year already, the latest being WooCommerce 3.5.

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  • WP-CLI v2 has arrived

    WP-CLI v2 has arrived

    WP-CLI is the go-to command-line tool for WordPress users and developers, and the latest 2.0.0 version has just been released to the public. The latest update comes with plenty of new commands which you can further educate yourself on by checking out the official release notes of WP-CLI 2.0.0. The main difference between WP-CLI 1.5…

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  • HTTPS is not optional

    HTTPS is not optional

    Encryption has been keeping your data safe for years now, and you might be using a VPN application to form a secure internet connection and protect your personal information from prying eyes. That’s all great, but with thousands of websites still using the unencrypted HTTP instead of the encrypted HTTPS, your information is still at…

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