New “Time to Read” block in Gutenberg 15.3

New "Time to Read" block in Gutenberg 15.3

Last week Gutenberg version 15.3 was released. Among other things, a new “Time to Read” block has been added to calculate and display the estimated reading time on a post or page. It uses the same method as the metrics shown in the admin details

WordPress, 20th anniversary

WordPress, 20th anniversary

WordPress turns 20 this year. And next year it will be 21, but that’s how we are with ephemeris. We like round dates. The worldwide WordPress community is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the day WordPress was launched on 27 May 2023. Two decades ago,

Goodbye to Google Analytics

Goodbye to Google Analytics

After almost a year of using Google Analytics and Matomo together, yesterday I disconnected Analytics from the blog for good. I could have removed it much earlier, as for performance purposes it wasn’t a very good idea to keep both JavaScript tracking codes running at

Simple image gallery with GenerateBlocks

Simple image gallery with GenerateBlocks

GenerateBlocks 1.7 and GenerateBlocks Pro 1.5 have entered their first release candidate and will soon be available for use on production sites. With this important update of the plugin, which was born with four simple blocks, now has eight with the addition, among other things,

New GenerateBlocks, tabs and accordion blocks

Nuevos bloques de GenerateBlocks, pestañas y acordeón

I still believe that GenerateBlocks will eventually rise above most block plugins and even the occasional builder. Here are 13 reasons to use it, and now there are a few more. GenerateBlocks was born in August last year with just four blocks that promised you