WordPress 5.0.3 is now available!
5.0.3 is a maintenance release that includes 37 bug fixes and 7 performance updates. The focus of this release was fine-tuning the new block editor, and fixing any major bugs or regressions.
Here are a few of the highlights:
For a full list of changes, please consult the list of tickets on Trac, changelog, or read a more technical summary on the Make WordPress Core blog.
You can download WordPress 5.0.3 or visit Dashboard → Updates on your site and click Update Now. Sites that support automatic background updates have already started to update automatically.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to WordPress 5.0.3:
Aaron Jorbin, Alex Shiels, allancole, Andrea Fercia, Andrew Nevins, Andrew Ozz, Birgir Erlendsson (birgire), bobbingwide, Csaba (LittleBigThings), David Binovec, David Herrera, Dominik Schilling (ocean90), Felix Arntz, Gary Pendergast, Gerhard Potgieter, Grzegorz (Greg) Ziółkowski, Jb Audras, Job, Joe McGill, Joen Asmussen, John Blackbourn, Jonathan Desrosiers, kjellr, laurelfulford, Marcus Kazmierczak, Milan Dinić, Muntasir Mahmud, Nick Halsey, panchen, Pascal Birchler, Ramanan, Riad Benguella, Ricky Lee Whittemore, Sergey Biryukov, Weston Ruter, and William Earnhardt.
One interesting line I heard once has stuck with me for years when it comes to carbohydrates,
“If it is white, don’t eat it”
Well that may be true for a few reasons that I wanted to cover today. When we eat carbs they tend to come in all colors, fruit has all sorts of colors, vegetables have all sorts of colors and bread, rice and potatoes some in one color often and that is white.
So why should we avoid all of those white carbohydrates? There are two ways that colored carbs are better than white carbs but I don;t think that we really ever hear why…so I will tell you now
Carb Loading Foods
If you are looking for a way to lose then you are going to have to eat high water foods. I have not written about this too much in the past but fruit and all colored veggies like peppers or broccoli and other classic fruits and vegetables are high in water which will fill you up with less calories. Having high water foods to eat also means that your body will be better hydrates with these lower calorie foods but this is not the only great reason to eat colored fruits and vegetables, you also need them because….
If you think about rice or potatoes and even white breads then you also thing about foods that are devoid of many nutrients. Vegetables are very high in minerals and fruits are very high in vitamins. I know that this is a generalization but I don’t think I have ever heard of someone getting healthier by eating bread, rice and potatoes but anyone can get healthier by eating more fruits and vegetables
Earlier this year there were some stories around about fears that Prilosec and Nexium may not be quite as healthy as they should be for people taking them for dealing with acid reflux disease and that they increased heart attack risk. The FDA is now saying that there are no increased risk of heart attacks with these drugs in the long term
Long-term use of Prilosec (omerprazole) and Nexium (esomeprazole) is not likely to be associated with an increased risk of heart problems.
FDA has completed a comprehensive, scientific review of known safety data for both drugs, which are used to treat the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other conditions caused by excess stomach acid. While long-term studies reported to the agency on May 29, 2007, collected safety data, the study protocols did not specify how heart problems, such as heart attacks, were defined or verified. As a result, evaluating the information that was gathered about the safety of both drugs in these studies was challenging.
FDA’s assessment of the information from the data gathered was further supported by an additional analysis of 14 comparative studies of Prilosec, four of which were placebo-controlled (an inactive substance was used). Although these studies were not specifically conducted to assess the risk of heart problems, and patient follow-up was incomplete, they do not suggest an increased risk of heart problems with the use of Prilosec or its newer formulation Nexium.
Based on everything now known at the agency, the reported difference in the frequency of heart attacks and other heart-related problems seen in the earlier analyses of two small long-term studies does not indicate the presence of a true effect. This represents the agency’s current analysis of available data on these medications.
FDA recommends that health care providers continue to prescribe–and patients continue to use–Prilosec and Nexium as described in the labeling for the two drugs.
Article source: https://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/fda-says-ok-to-prilosec-and-nexium.html
If you’re integrating your Node.js service with MySQL, you probably want to execute queries.
I’ve seen a fair bit of ugly code to do this, often using callbacks. I thought I would share some of my own patterns here. Maybe this is useful to others to read.
I don’t typically use ORM’s. If you’re already happy with sequalize, this article is probably not for you.
The most popular NPM package for MySQL is mysql, but I use the mysql2 package instead.
The mysql2 package is also very popular, but has a few advantages.
The advantage I care about is support for promises. The authors of this
package have actually teamed up with the authors of the mysql package to
reduce double efforts, and was made to be compatible with mysql so for many
people it’s a drop-in replacement.
const mysql = require('mysql2/promise');
const pool = mysql.createPool({
host: 'localhost',
user: 'root',
database: 'test',
waitForConnections: true,
connectionLimit: 10,
queueLimit: 0
});
A pool manages multiple connections. I create a pool once per node.js server.
Note: if you are migrating from the mysql to mysql2 package, you probably
don’t want to require mysql2/promise. You can instead require mysql2 to get
full backwards compatibility and use the promise() functions to get access
to promisified versions of the APIs.
Note2: mysql2 uses the utf8mb4 charset by default. If you don’t know what
this means trust that it’s the right choice. If you do know what this is,
rejoice that somebody finally picked a sane default.
SELECT queryGenerally I don’t need transactions for SELECT queries, because of this I
can simply ask the pool to execute the query.
async function getBlogPost(id) {
const result = await pool.query('SELECT * from posts WHERE id = ?', [id]);
if (!result[0].length < 1) {
throw new Error('Post with this id was not found');
}
return result[0][0];
}
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In the initial stages of a project, when ideas aren’t quite fully formed, it’s good practice to wireframe the layout of your mobile app or web project by stripping away all design elements and flourishes to help define and better communicate the information hierarchy of the layout and plan for functionality and user flow.
Whether you create them using a whiteboard, pencil and paper, web-based tools, or using a graphic application, effective wireframing and planning play a critical role in the success of your product.
While most wireframing tools are readily and freely available (pen, paper, markers…), you may have to pay to use some web-based tools, and if you know where to look, you can also grab some free, templates for graphic applications like Photoshop, Illustrator or Sketch. Lucky for you know where to look, as you have landed on this page!
To make it easier for you to find the exact type of wireframe template you’re looking for, I’ve split them into the following sub-categories: Material Design, iOS, Multi-Purpose Mobile, Web Design and UX Design.
Specifications, guidelines, and design trends are constantly being improved, and the below wireframe templates reflect that, but if you’re looking for older, yet possibly still relevant, wireframe templates, you can take a look at this post from 2014.
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Is your goal to create one or more websites that are at a minimum above average? Or, better yet award winners? Then, a good place to start is with the most popular CMS on the market today – WordPress.
The next step will be to select a WordPress theme to help you get the job done. That’s not an easy task given there are hundreds if not thousands of themes out there. Some will get you where you want to go, while others can be a complete waste of time.
What WordPress theme to choose? We’ve handpicked 15 of the top ones to get you off to a great start in the New Year.
You’ll surely find the perfect choice for your 2019 projects in this collection. Starting with:
You can start building a website from scratch by using code. Not so easy. Or, you can start from scratch using Be Theme and one of its more than 400 pre-built websites. Now, we’re talking about a much easier and faster approach that doesn’t involve any coding.
Be Theme is a premier multipurpose WordPress theme that’s packed with a set of powerful core features that let you build anything and everything. In many instances once you have a client’s requirements in hand you can have that client’s website up and running in as little as 4 hours.
Be’s secret is the coverage its library of pre-built websites provides. They address all industry sectors and common website types (standard, portfolio, blog, creative, one-page, etc.). Be Theme, with its one-click pre-built website installation feature, its Muffin Builder editor, powerful Admin Panel, shortcode generator and library and much more gives you all the flexibility you’ve ever dreamed of or will ever need.
Special features like the new Header Builder, SEO-friendliness, and responsiveness combine to speed up your design workflow and make life just that much easier.
This extremely popular Creative WordPress theme’s flexibility and tons of design options allow you to create truly beautiful websites; websites that will show you at your creative best. More than 100,000 happy customers will attest to that. Bridge is a suitable choice for any business niche, no coding is required, and you can expect 5-star support should you ever need it.
Bridge’s features include 376+ pre-made websites to help you get your projects off to a blazing-fast start. You can pick one that suits your needs best and borrow features from different demos to help you along the way.
The popular Visual Composer page builder’s drag and drop interface lets you quickly and easily add and arrange design and content elements on your pages, plus you can take advantage of Bridge’s modules to create any type of website that comes to mind.
Brook is a multi-purpose creative WordPress theme that places an emphasis on creativity, diversity, and efficiency in website building. It’s a great choice for beginners and experienced web designers alike.
Brook’s 30 professionally designed & fastidiously crafted predefined homepages, blogs, portfolios as well as header and footer layouts, which meet the demands of site developing for a wide range of business areas. Users can enjoy a bundle of stunning features namely one page scrolling, infinite scrolling, mega menus, Retina sliders, Parallax effects, etc.
Additionally, you’ll get a nice assortment of premium plugins, including the WPBakery Page Builder, Revolution Slider and especially, Font Awesome 5 Pro for striking typography and icons. These plugins are already integrated into the theme, so you don’t have to worry about setting them up. Besides, installing theme, importing demo, or customizing theme options just only take you a few clicks. It’s just sophisticated and usable.
TheGem is versatile, responsive, and flexible. Its modern and creative design makes it an ideal choice for creating stunning websites. More than just a theme, TheGem can easily be described as the best in WordPress toolboxes, according to the ThemeForest users.
As a start, TheGem features more than 70 built-in creative concepts you can apply to a multitude of purposes ranging from home pages, landing pages, and online shops to business and finance enterprises, gyms and restaurants, and everything in between.
Uncode makes it especially easy for you to acquire a solid understanding of what this creative and user-friendly multiuse WordPress theme could do for you. All you need to do is browse their showcase of user-inspired websites to see how easy it would be to start a blog, put together a stunning portfolio, or create an online shop in a matter of hours and without any need to code.
Kalium is a uniquely organized and visually stunning theme that enables you to showcase your work as you’ve always envisioned. This highly rated and popular theme provides a host of layout designs, full concept design demos, and drag and drop design elements.
The package also includes a set of premium plugins and a selection of premium fonts such as WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer), Revolution Slider, Layer Slider, Advanced Custom Fields PRO, WooCommerce Product Filter, Product Size Guide. The package contents are continually evolving through periodic updates.
Grenada was designed to accommodate all creative people; especially so for those deserving of stunning portfolios to showcase their work. Grenada can easily be described as being a particularly elegant, innovative, and minimalist WordPress theme in keeping with today’s design trends and standards.
Key features include a set of creative portfolio slides, Ajax creative portfolio showcase page load, and the Visual Composer editor and page builder. Grenada is also Gutenberg compatible.
Houzez brings to the table all the features and functionality a real estate agent or agency is ever likely to need. This theme’s features include Advanced Search capabilities and a well-organized and efficient Property Management system, along with drag and drop custom Visual Composer modules that enable users to perfectly match Houzez’ capabilities to their business models.
Houzez is easy to use and its users can always count on receiving caring and efficient support.
There’s definitely a lot to like about this #1-ranked real estate WordPress theme, as its 4.66/5-star rating indicates. Real Homes’ advanced property search feature is easily customizable to fit user needs and at the same time is remarkably easy to use.
The same is true for property listings thanks in part to a variety of design options and detail pages. Real Homes also offers easy to work with front end property submission and major payment gateways.
You won’t be facing the various design restrictions found in many WordPress themes, even some of the top-rated ones, with Avada.
This WordPress theme’s professionally designed demos and wide range of design options gives you the ability to build virtually any design or design style you can envision and do so without any need for custom coding. Avada has been a WordPress #1 seller for 5 years running for a good reason.
Movement, whether real or apparent, has a way of capturing user attention. It also has a way of making a WordPress theme that can offer special effects like unique animations, ultra-dynamic parallax and other captivating goodies a top-rated and top-selling product. Movedo can definitely move your world and that of your website users. If you feel you’re stuck in a web design rut, here’s your opportunity to break out of it.
SEO is one of the key challenges any web designer faces, in part because search engines have a habit of moving their goal posts from time to time. Schema theme quickly and efficiently shows search engines where to look to find what they are looking for.
This WordPress theme leads the search engines through your site content-element by content-element. If effective SEO is a design issue or challenge for you, here’s a great solution.
Incorporating a forum into a website, especially one that will effectively attract a community of users, can be a challenge. ForumPress, the #1 WordPress forum theme lifts that design burden from the shoulders of WordPress users.
This forum-focused theme powered by the bbPress forum plugin provides all you need to quickly set up a forum that you can customize to match your company brand and address any type of forum community.
An attention-getting and engaging portfolio should represent the heart and sole of any creative individual’s or agency’s online presence.
Pofo, with its 150+ pre-built design elements, large selection of home and demo pages, WordPress Customizer, and WPBakery page builder provides everything needed to create a portfolio that will showcase your products or creations in a way that turns visitors into customers.
Pofo is WooCommerce ready, fast loading, optimised for SEO, fully responsive and also include One click demo data installation, detailed documentation, professional support and lifetime updates.
Looking for a way to provide high-quality support to your customers? Look no more – KnowAll is the all-in-one solution that has your back. KnowAll is #1 WordPress Knowledge Base Theme that can help you to make your customers happier by providing them with the opportunity to find the necessary answers by themselves.
KnowAll combines all the necessary tools that are needed for an effective knowledge base. It also provides you with actionable and valuable analytics.
Finding the WordPress theme that will serve you best can involve a great deal of searching. We’ve eliminated that problem, although it can still take some time to select from 15 of the best. Whether you’re looking for a multipurpose theme or something more specialized, now you know what WordPress theme to pick.
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