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WordPress

The latest WordPress news from our blog

WordPress is the world’s most popular website platform for a reason. In this section, you’ll find tips, tutorials, and insights on getting the most out of your WordPress site—whether you’re just starting out or looking to enhance your existing setup. From choosing the right plugins and themes to improving performance, security, and SEO, we cover everything you need to build and manage a powerful, user-friendly website with WordPress.
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Elementor
Chris Grant (he/him)

Boost Your Website Speed with the Latest Elementor Update

As avid users of Elementor and Elementor Pro, we’re excited to share some fantastic news: the latest update of Elementor is here, and it’s packed with performance improvements that are giving our customers’ websites a significant speed boost!

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Chris Grant (he/him)

WooCommerce 9.0: Transforming Small Business E-commerce

As a small business owner, staying competitive in the digital marketplace is essential. WooCommerce, a leading e-commerce platform, has just launched its latest version, WooCommerce 9.0, packed with features designed to enhance the shopping experience for both you and your customers.

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WordPress
Chris Grant (he/him)

Take your site-building experience further with WordPress 6.5

Take your site-building experience further with WordPress 6.5. Explore more avenues to make it your own, with new features and enhancements that will help fine-tune your creative work. Discover the latest additions to the developer experience, with fresh foundational tools poised to transform the future of blocks.

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WooCommerce
Chris O'Brien

WooCommerce 8.7 has arrived!

WooCommerce 8.7 has arrived! This new version introduces a wide range of updates, including a rendering engine for printing order receipts, Product Collection block enhancements, an experimental additional fields API for checkout, and more.

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WordPress
Chris Grant (he/him)

Unveiling WordPress 6.4 “Shirley”: The Latest WordPress Release

Your digital landscape is about to get a significant upgrade with the introduction of “Shirley,” the latest and most intuitive WordPress release. At O’Brien Media, where innovation meets expertise, we are excited to guide you through the new features that are set to revolutionize your website’s performance.

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WordPress
Chris Grant (he/him)

Toolset 1.6.9: Enhancements for Integration with WordPress 6.4

WordPress 6.4 is being released today with new features and improvements. A plugin used on a lot of websites we create, called Toolset, needs an update to version 1.6.9 to ensure compatibility with this latest version of WordPress. 

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Chris Grant (he/him)

Why O’Brien Media Still Champions the Classic WordPress Editor

In the ever-evolving world of web development, choices abound. One such choice that has garnered attention in recent years is the selection between WordPress’s Classic Editor and the newer Gutenberg Block Editor. At O’Brien Media, we’ve made a conscious decision to stick with the Classic Editor for our web development projects.