February 2025

What Is a Slug in WordPress and How Can You Use It Effectively?

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WordPress slugs are URL components that identify specific pages, impacting usability, SEO, and site structure. Proper management enhances user experience, social sharing, and site management. Best practices include using short, descriptive, lowercase slugs with hyphens, avoiding unnecessary dates, and ensuring uniqueness. Editing slugs is straightforward in the WordPress dashboard; advanced tips include using redirects and avoiding dynamic parameters. Common mistakes involve long, irrelevant slugs and frequent changes. Leveraging tools like Jetpack AI Assistant can streamline slug management and content creation.

https://jetpack.com/resources/what-is-a-wordpress-slug/

Postmark Alternatives After Massive Price Hike

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Postmark raised prices from $10 to $120/month, shocking users who relied on it for transactional emails. This shift in business strategy has users searching for alternatives like Amazon SES, SendGrid, and SMTP2GO. Each has pros and cons: Amazon SES is very cheap but complex; SendGrid offers great analytics but may struggle with deliverability; SMTP2GO is user-friendly with good support but isn't the cheapest. Migrating to SMTP2GO is straightforward, especially with the free SureMail plugin that enhances email reliability and tracking.

https://wpastra.com/news/postmark-alternatives/

ACF Chat Fridays: Open Forum and Q&A

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ACF Chat Fridays are monthly gatherings for the Advanced Custom Fields community, facilitating discussions on features and techniques. The February 7, 2025 session highlighted ACF 6.4 updates, block editor improvements, and custom icon support. Co-hosted by Iain Poulson and others, it covered the recent ACF version and discussed future enhancements, including WooCommerce integration and more React-based ACF components. Participants engaged in Q&A, addressing custom post types and block visibility. For the next session, register at the ACF website.

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-chat-fridays-open-forum-and-qa/

Creating Custom Taxonomies for WordPress

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Custom taxonomies in WordPress enhance content organization beyond standard categories and tags, allowing tailored classification systems. They can be created via plugins like Pods for ease or manually through coding for advanced control. Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) adds functionality by associating extra data with taxonomy terms, improving navigation, SEO, and content management. Options include hierarchical and non-hierarchical structures, with ACF simplifying the process of adding fields and managing taxonomies. The combination of custom taxonomies and ACF fosters better content structures tailored to website needs.

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/custom-taxonomy-wordpress/

Astra 4.8.12 – Improved Menu Toggle, SEO Enhancements, and Bug Fixes

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Astra 4.8.12 update improves website management with enhanced menu toggle and SEO for blog titles, fixing layout and integration issues. Notable fixes include LifterLMS heart button color, cart widget CSS, theme preview visibility, and layout whitespace. Upgrade for a smoother experience. More details in docs or contact support.

https://wpastra.com/changelog/astra-4-8-12-improved-menu-toggle-seo-enhancements-and-bug-fixes/

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