Web Development

Web development refers to the process of creating, building, and maintaining websites and web applications that operate on the internet or intranets. It encompasses a broad range of tasks, including coding, technical design, and performance optimization, to ensure a seamless user experience.

How to Create an Online Training Manual in WordPress (Easy Guide)

Recently, one of our users asked us if it’s possible to create an online training manual in WordPress. Training manuals are helpful for onboarding new employees, sharing product information and instructions, teaching customers how to use your products and services, and more. With the right… Read More »
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26 Feb 2024

A Year of C++ Game Development Improvements in Visual Studio

Game development is evolving rapidly and keeping up with the latest trends is crucial. I’m thrilled that David Li took the time to highlight all the improvements added to Visual Studio for game developers during 2023. Check out his blog here.
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24 Feb 2024

How to Add a Customer Reviews Page in WordPress

Do you want to add a customer reviews page in WordPress? Many businesses add a review page on their website to showcase testimonials from their satisfied customers. This builds trust among potential buyers by proving that your product or service is of good quality. In… Read More »
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24 Feb 2024

How to Migrate Google Business Profile Website to WordPress

The news that Google is shuttering Google Business Profile websites has made many users ask us how to migrate their site to WordPress before the service shuts down for good. In March 2024, Google will be shutting down more than 21.7 million websites created with… Read More »
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23 Feb 2024

What’s Coming in WordPress 6.5 – Beta Testing

Exciting news – WordPress 6.5 is just around the corner! This upcoming WordPress version is currently in beta testing and is set for release on March 26.
This update will merge…
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23 Feb 2024

Maggie Cabrera: Turning a WordPress Passion Into a Professional Pathway

Maggie Cabrera is a JavaScript engineer at Automattic. She’s been working with WordPress for a long time, but has only been contributing to the open-source project since 2020. She…
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23 Feb 2024

Using Copilot Chat with C++ in Visual Studio: Generate code, fix functions, and more..

GitHub Copilot Chat is now available in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code for users with an active subscription. Copilot Chat is an AI pair-programmer that allows you to speak in natural language through the chat interface to accomplish programming tasks such as understanding sections of code,
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23 Feb 2024

Hot Off the Press: New WordPress.com Themes for February 2024

Five of our favorite new themes.

23 Feb 2024

How to Create Custom WordPress Layouts With Elementor

Do you want to create your own custom page layouts in WordPress? Elementor is a drag-and-drop WordPress page builder that allows you to easily design custom WordPress layouts without having any coding knowledge. In this article, we will show you how to easily create custom… Read More »
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23 Feb 2024

Removing the Barriers: Hostinger Joins Groundbreaker Talents to Help Ugandan Youth Succeed in IT

Among promising career opportunities, IT stands out as an exciting and well-paid choice. To help young Ugandan women gain a foothold in the IT field, one of Hostinger’s board memb…
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22 Feb 2024

A Streamlined Extension Manager comes to Visual Studio 17.9

Over the last year, we’ve been building a better Extension Manager for Visual Studio that makes it easier for you to find and install great extensions. Along the way, we’ve invited Visual Studio Preview users to try out the new design and share their feedback with us.
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22 Feb 2024

Small Changes, Big Impact: A Look at What’s New In the WordPress Editor

A handful of small but potent changes to the Site Editor have improved the WordPress.com experience for both you and your visitors.

21 Feb 2024

VisualStudio.Extensibility: Install extensions without restarting Visual Studio!

The new VisualStudio.Extensibility SDK helps you build extensions that run outside of the main IDE process for improved performance and reliability. With a focus on developer productivity, it features a modern, intuitive .NET Core-based API and solid, well-maintained documentation.

This public preview release builds on our previous developer previews,
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21 Feb 2024

Adding structured data support for Product Variants

In 2022, Google expanded support for Product structured data, enabling enhanced product experiences in Google Search.
Then, in 2023 we added support for shipping and returns structured data.
Today, we are adding structur...

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20 Feb 2024

Last Chance: Visual Studio LIVE! – Las Vegas

Less than 3 weeks to go! Join Us at Visual Studio LIVE! Las Vegas

Are you at the forefront of driving business innovation using Visual Studio? With our room block running low, decide today to secure your spot at Visual Studio LIVE!
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17 Feb 2024

Azure Pipelines deprecated tasks retirement schedule

Azure Pipelines includes around 150 build & release tasks as well as many more task extensions. Various included tasks have multiple (major) versions bringing the total to over included 200 tasks.

Some of these tasks have been deprecated for some time,
The post Azure Pipelines deprecated tasks retirement schedule appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

16 Feb 2024

End of SSH-RSA support for Azure Repos

Azure Repos provides two methods for users to access a git repository in Azure Repos – HTTPS and SSH. To use SSH, you need to create a key pair using one of the supported encryption methods. In the past we’ve been supporting only SSH-RSA and we’ve asked users to enable the SSH-RSA here.
The post End of SSH-RSA support for Azure Repos appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

16 Feb 2024

JUnit Attachments Support for Publish Test Results

We’ve recently made some improvements to the Publish Test Results task in Azure Pipelines. This task now supports file attachments when publishing test results from a JUnit report.

JUnit Attachments Report Format

The JUnit XML report format doesn’t officially have support for file attachments but there is a common convention of including attachments in the element of each test case.
The post JUnit Attachments Support for Publish Test Results appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

16 Feb 2024

Introducing Visual Studio 17.10 – Preview 1 is Here!

We’re excited to introduce the first preview of Visual Studio 17.10! This is where we get to show you what we’ve been working on and what we’re planning, and with feedback from the most active developer community on the planet, we get to deliver truly compelling products.
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15 Feb 2024

February patches for Azure DevOps Server

This month, we are releasing fixes that impact our self-hosted product, Azure DevOps Server.

The following versions of the products have been patched. Check out the links for each version for more details.
Azure DevOps Server 2022.1
Azure DevOps Server 2020.1.2
Azure DevOps Server 2019.1.2
Azure DevOps Server 2022.1 Patch 2

If you have Azure DevOps Server 2022.1,
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14 Feb 2024

Visual Studio 2022 17.9 Now Available

Welcome to Visual Studio 2022 17.9! This release comes with more capabilities and improvements that enhance productivity for you and your team, such as AI-assistance and better extensibility. Plus, we’re always improving core productivity and performance! We’ve included suggestions from you in the community and are publishing more about our backlogs in our release notes and roadmap.
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14 Feb 2024

Meet Hostinger at WordCamp Asia 2024

For WordPress enthusiasts, especially those in Asia, the beginning of the year is a period of excitement – it’s time for WordCamp Asia! This year, the event will take place in Tai…
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13 Feb 2024

Workload identity federation for Azure deployments is now generally available

In September, we announced the ability to configure Azure service connections that do not need a secret. Azure service connections that use workload identity federation are easier to manage and more secure. Many customers have adopted this feature and we’re excited to announce it is now generally available!
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13 Feb 2024

A Look Back: Visual Studio’s Profiling Tool Advancements in 2023

In retrospect, the past year our team was on a mission to enhance Profiling tools, making them more efficient and user-friendly. We improved instrumentation and our .NET counter tool, broadened platform support, seamlessly integrated unit test profiling, and boosted overall performance.
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13 Feb 2024

Unleash Your Creativity With Our “Design Your Own Theme” Webinar

Explore how WordPress.com's innovative new design tool makes creating your site surprisingly easy and fun.

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13 Feb 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Boost WordPress Speed & Performance

Do you want to speed up your WordPress site? Fast-loading pages improve the user experience, increase your pageviews, and can even help with your WordPress SEO. In this article, we will share the most useful WordPress speed optimization tips to boost WordPress performance and speed… Read More »
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13 Feb 2024

How to Hire Virtual Assistants for Your WordPress Site (Expert Tips)

Are you wondering how to hire virtual assistants for your WordPress site? Running a business is a lot of work. But if you fail to maintain your WordPress website properly, then you may see your traffic and sales quickly drop. The good news is you… Read More »
The post How to Hire Virtual Assistants for Your WordPress Site (Expert Tips) first appeared on WPBeginner.

12 Feb 2024

How to Allow Your Users to Subscribe to Comments in WordPress

Do you want to allow your users to subscribe to comments in WordPress? By subscribing to comments, users will get email alerts about any new replies. This can encourage discussion or even heated debates and get more engagement on your website. In this article, we… Read More »
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10 Feb 2024

WordPress January Roundup: Security Updates and WordPress 6.5 Early Test

The WordPress community started the year 2024 with great enthusiasm, especially with WordPress 6.5 just around the corner and the State of the Word 2023 keynote.
That said, the…
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9 Feb 2024

2023’s Top 10 New Features for .NET in Visual Studio

The .NET team has been working hard all through 2023 to create innovative features to enhance the productivity and experience of .NET developers. This blog dives into James Montemagno’s favorite new .NET features in Visual Studio.

I was particularly interested in Dev Tunnels.
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9 Feb 2024

Congratulations to Everyone Who Completed Bloganuary 2024!

Bloganuary 2024 by the numbers.

9 Feb 2024

Developing With Accessibility in Mind at Microsoft  

December 3rd was celebrated as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, or IDPWD, to bring awareness and understanding of the issues that people with disabilities face around the world. At Microsoft, we are committed to empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more,
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8 Feb 2024

Regenerating secrets for Azure DevOps OAuth applications

You can now self-regenerate new client secrets as needed for apps made on top of the Azure DevOps’ OAuth platform. A valid, active client secret is critical for getting a refresh token to continue using your app. Once the secret has expired,
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6 Feb 2024

Azure Boards + GitHub improvements in private preview

Today we are happy to announce several improvements to our GitHub integration story. These improvements are vital for those customers who are seeking better traceability between Azure Boards and GitHub repositories.

AB# Validation

This is a recap of the private preview announcement we made in December 2023.
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6 Feb 2024

The SEO Starter Guide got a makeover

Today we're publishing a refreshed, more pocket-sized version of the SEO Starter Guide with
a better focus on a starter audience and the topics we think a person who's just dipping
their toes in SEO should focus on and why.

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2 Feb 2024

Decoding OKRs: The Hostinger Way

In every organization, setting measurable goals for every team member is a significant challenge. How do we tackle this at Hostinger? Through the Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)…
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1 Feb 2024

Announcing Search Central Live Argentina

We're excited to announce that Search Central Live is coming to Buenos Aires on March 5, 2024. Following successful events throughout
the world last year, we're continuing our mission to help website owners to enhance their site's performance ...

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1 Feb 2024