When it comes to building high-performance websites, small changes to the way your site functions, the content within it, or even the way you work can have a huge effect on user experience. It’s often thought that performance is all about speed—and that’s definitely a big part of it. But at XWP, we believe that […]
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We’re excited to announce XWP is contributing five performance engineers to WordPress Core Performance. These WordPress Developers will work part-time on Core Performance and so drive forward XWP’s mission to make the web a better place. XWP has aimed to increase our contribution since the beginning of the community’s initiative, so we’re happy to report […]
2021 was a year of reflection, recovery and rapid digital transformation, and this year’s State of the Word (SOTW) from WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg showcased WordPress’ important role in how people and organizations communicate online. As a company, XWP was glad to host a watch party for this SOTW and could not be more enthusiastic […]
Evolving A Visual Storytelling Content Type for the Open Web XWP loves to help make the web a better place, and so we’re very excited to share Web Stories in partnership with Google. Web Stories for WordPress is an open-web visual storytelling format that enables people to create visual narratives with engaging animations and tappable […]
Chelsea, Melbourne Australia. Today, October 21, 2021, marks a milestone we have long anticipated celebrating at XWP. This month, XWP has crossed 100 XWPeople! Beyond the three-digit number, we’re thrilled about the positive impact that XWP has been able to make for our community, the clients we serve and the WordPress ecosystem that we belong […]
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: website performance is key for a successful business. With users expecting faster and faster load times, and search engines now taking website performance scores into effect, performance is more important than ever. That’s why, working with our partners Jetpack, we’ve helped launch Boost, a unique performance […]
A WordPress website is a lot like a house. WordPress, the CMS, provides the foundation, the theme is the walls, doors, windows, and utilities, while the plugins provide everything else: intricate crown molding, fancy furniture, and decorations. Just like with a house, you want to ensure you’re building your website with the highest-quality components possible. […]
For the better part of a decade, XWP has helped some of the world’s biggest publishers and media companies improve website performance and grow their businesses. How? While our projects take many forms, our roots are in migrations. From our very first project working with News Corp Australia to migrate over 90 brands and 15 […]