Function components in React are awesome. They let you create a component without the overhead and extra code of a class. However, up until recently, class components did have an edge over function components. Specifically: class components could have state, whereas function components were doomed to be stateless. Now, with the addition of hooks in »

As WordPress developers, we’re busy with developing features most of the time. Developing functionalities is awesome, but a lot can go wrong too, unfortunately. One way to help prevent things going awry is having your own blog. Here, I’ll explain how writing for my own blog helped me understand WordPress users better and improved my »

WordPress plugins and themes need to make sure the PHP dependencies they need to use do not conflict with other versions of the same dependency.

Welcome to part three of our series on using the WordPress JavaScript API’s, in which we explore the API’s that were introduced in WordPress 5.0. And, we’ll look at how we can use them to better integrate with other plugins, in a reliable and safe way. Make sure to also check out our repository on »

Welcome to part two of our series on using the WordPress JavaScript APIs. In this series, we explore the APIs that were introduced in WordPress 5.0. And, we’ll look at how we can use them to better integrate with other plugins, in a reliable and safe way. Make sure to also check out our repository »

With the recent release of WordPress 5.0, a new editor was introduced into the WordPress ecosystem. Based on a new tech stack that includes React and Redux, WordPress now allows for richer, more intuitive interfaces and simplifies the overall editing process. But that’s not all! With the recent changes, it’s also become much easier for »

What’s it like building blocks for the new block editor for WordPress? Turns out it’s pretty hard. Our front-end developer Sjardo Janssen spent a considerable amount of time learning how to do this. The new editor is built on technologies unfamiliar for many front-ender, Sjardo found. He also found it incredibly hard obtaining what he »

At Yoast, we like to release often. We’re a fan of continuous delivery and currently release every two weeks. As we sometimes get questions about our release cycle, we’d like to tell the entire story on why and how we release and test our plugins before they are ready to be installed on millions of »

We’re delighted to share the news that our new approach to including rich, complete and extensible Schema.org markup on all sites which run Yoast SEO is now live (from our 11.0 release). This is a project which we’ve been working on for months, and it was unashamedly ambitious. As search engines make more and more use of structured »

In our ongoing quest to make yoast.com lightning fast, we’ve reached a bottleneck when it comes to optimising our CSS. The ways in which WordPress themes manage, handle and output stylesheets just aren’t good enough. Technology has changed, the web has evolved, and the tools we have are out of date. We think we can come »