The Human Made blog
The latest thinking on enterprise WordPress, open source technology, and life at Human Made.
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WordPress 6.1 changes that will improve enterprise sites
WordPress 6.1 was released earlier this month with some big improvements for both users and developers, some of which we’re excited to share! After the major release of 6.0, 6.1 brings a number of more granular changes, along with numerous developer-focused updates. We’re proud to stay in great company as one of the largest contributors…
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Grasping CSS fundamentals at WordCamp Valencia 2022
We’ve contributed to and attended dozens of WordCamps over the years, including the recent return of the grand WordCamp US. Whenever we can, we are delighted to share our work, ideas, and expertise on WordPress development, remote work, project management, and more to WordCamp audiences, no matter the geography or language. Recently, Human Made Web…
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Celebrating our incredible project managers
November 3rd is International Project Management Day, and we want to shine the spotlight on some of the amazing people who help us deliver the best value for our clients and the best experience for our teammates. They’re the unsung, behind-the-scenes heroes who keep the wheels of a project turning. Where would the world be…
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End of PHP 7.4: what it means for enterprise WordPress
The majority of active WordPress installations still use PHP 7.4 (56.9%). PHP 7.4 is no longer maintained beginning November 2021, and has only been on minimal security maintenance support until 28 November 2022. By that date, PHP 7.4 will be officially declared end of life. This means that all WordPress sites which would like to…
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1001 ways to implement Gutenberg blocks
The major update in 2018’s WordPress 5.0 release was the Gutenberg editor. Facilitating more visual content creation, Gutenberg blocks have a multitude of uses, and there are many specific ways and situations to create Gutenberg blocks. While the flexibility and freedom of the blocks system is great, sometimes too much choice can be overwhelming. To…
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Extend and Create Screen Options in the WordPress Admin
One of the most interesting (and undervalued) parts of the WordPress admin is the Screen Options tab.
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WordPress Translation Day: how do you contribute?
September 28th is WordPress Translation Day – what’s it all about, and how can you get involved? Since 2016, one of the largest WordPress contributor communities – the Polyglots team – has hosted the annual global WordPress Translation Day. To celebrate the occasion and shine a light on the amazing Polyglots team, Human Made’s Director…
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Welcome back, WordCamp US
Photo by Paul Clark Two newbies and three veterans walk into a WordCamp. A newbie says, “Oh gosh, what do I do?” A veteran says, “You do you.” Human Made has long been a proud participant and organiser of WordCamps the world over, and the return to the great WordCamp US was as smooth as…
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Being part of the Digital Project Manager community
I’m a senior project manager at Human Made. As a technology partner to enterprise companies, we have a leaning toward WordPress and agile practices, and we are a fully remote company. For those reasons, the Digital Project Manager family and community are of real value to us. If I was to cook it down to…
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Meet us at WordCamp US!
We’re beyond excited to meet face to face once again for WordCamp US (WCUS), taking place in San Diego, California, 9-11th September 2022. Our Humans are WordCamp veterans, with many of us contributing to the community since the early days. This time round we also have a few newbies attending for the first time! Check…
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Cultural intelligence: how to work with people everywhere
Petya Raykovska is Human Made’s Director of Agency Operations and long-time WordPress Polyglots contributor. Petya will be diving deeper into all things cultural intelligence at this year’s WordCamp US in San Diego during her session Developing Cultural Intelligence. We all speak English. Why don’t we understand each other? The world has gone remote, and today…
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Devs: position checks can save lives!
Well, not really. The powerful headline is to capture your attention, because I really think you need to know how helpful position checks can be. Position checks help avoid project struggles, and I strongly believe that using them can be a step forward for project teams’ communication. Position checks can save dev time in a…
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Can we please stop saying ‘Gutenberg’?
It’s been five years now since the Gutenberg project was first introduced to WordPress. The Gutenberg project was, and still is, a re-imagining of the following WordPress components: When you say “Gutenberg”, you are therefore referring to the entire project, which may not be what you actually mean. For a lot of people, the name…
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Why you shouldn’t use a Super Admin account on WordPress
Within WordPress, site owners give control over different hierarchical permissions of users by using roles. For multisite configurations, the six available roles, in descending order of authority, are: Super Admin Administrator Editor Author Contributor Subscriber Now, if you’re a project leader or run an editorial team, it probably makes sense to want to take the…
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Everyone is a marketer
Recently I was lucky enough to experience my first Human Made/Altis company retreat. We went to Athens for a week, and it was great. The main highlight was undoubtedly getting to meet everyone face to face, many for the first time, and generally hanging out and spending time with people. I realise now how essential…
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How to manage unknowns as a web engineer
As a web engineer working across multiple projects and platforms, there are many things we’re expected to know. However, it’s important to stress that we don’t need to know every single technology or concept we’re likely to come across. Rather, it’s how you manage the unknown that tests your mettle as an engineer, and there…
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Implementing global payroll giving in a remote company
Over the past month, we’ve been watching the devastation that the Russian army has been wreaking on the people of Ukraine. It has left me and other humans heartbroken and feeling powerless. Many of our people are in Eastern Europe, many of us have friends and family in Ukraine, and we will all be dealing…
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Human Made in 2021
At the beginning of last year, I shared how 2020 was a year marked by adaptation. Against the backdrop of considerable challenges globally, 2021 has been a big year for Human Made, our clients & customers, and for our partners too. It has been our most successful year since we began all the way back…
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Mental health and remote work at Human Made
Just under 6 months ago in October 2020 Human Made celebrated World Mental Health Day which was arguably the most important one yet with the global COVID-19 pandemic changing our lives and daily routines and bringing with it a set of new challenges. Although we found strength in our remote-first structure & culture, it has…
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Happy International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, a day that calls on us all to step back, recognise and celebrate the achievement of women worldwide, raise awareness of the bias and barriers that impact women globally, and take action for equality in whatever ways we each can. To the amazing women at Human Made, thank you! You…
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How Human Made’s values guide our approach to remote work
Human Made has always had a culture which values openness, transparency, accountability, and a can-fix-it attitude. This was true when we were just a few people hacking together websites and it remains true now as we create digital experiences with our platform, Altis DXP. As we’ve grown up as a company, though, and as more…
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