The Human Made blog
The latest thinking on enterprise WordPress, open source technology, and life at Human Made.
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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 PHP 7.4 is no longer maintained beginning November 2021, and has only been on minimal security maintenance support until 28 November 2022.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…