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ProcessWire 3.0.173 core updates: New URL hooks

New5 March 2021 4

ProcessWire 3.0.173 adds several new requested features and this post focuses on one of my favorites: the ability to hook into and handle ProcessWire URLs, independent of pages. More

WebP images on an existing site

16 August 2019 2

In this post we’ll look at a process used for migrating an existing website to use WebP images. We’ll cover everything from preliminary considerations to implementation and testing, with lots of tips and tricks along the way. More

ProcessWire 3.0.137 core updates

2 August 2019 2

Core version 3.0.137 on the dev branch adds the ability to hook multiple methods at once, in a single call. This post details how it works and provides a useful example of how you might put it to use in your development environment. This version also refactors and improves upon several core classes. More

Two new WireMail modules and using Gmail with PW

19 July 2019

A look at two new WireMail modules for sending email, plus details on how you can configure ProcessWire to use Gmail for sending email. More

ProcessWire 3.0.135 core updates

3 July 2019

Version 3.0.135 of ProcessWire on the dev branch focuses on .htaccess updates, adds additional layers of security, adds clarity to debug mode, and improves upon the installer. More

Using InnoDB with ProcessWire

17 August 2018 4

This week we take a look at a couple of reasons why you might want to choose InnoDB as your MySQL database engine when installing ProcessWire. More

What to do after upgrading to the latest master

23 March 2018 7

With everything running smoothly on the new master version, we wanted to recommend a few additional steps that will help you take advantage of some of the new features. Plus a look at developing for and with ProcessWire. More

ProcessWire 3.0.91 core updates

9 February 2018 4

This week we take a look at an interesting and useful new way to find pages in ProcessWire: by Fieldtype. More

Building custom admin pages with Process modules

1 December 2017 8

A tutorial on building custom admin pages in ProcessWire with Process modules, by Bernhard Baumrock. More

ProcessWire 3.0.62 and more on markup regions

5 May 2017 4

This post covers what's in ProcessWire 3.0.62 and provides an in-depth look at the final spec of markup regions, how they work, and how to use them. More

Optimizing 404s in ProcessWire

3 February 2017 7

This week we give extensive coverage on how to optimize 404 requests in ProcessWire. In this post you'll learn about why 404s are significant issue, and then we'll look at what you can do to optimize and ensure your site doesn't waste valuable time and resources serving irrelevant crawlers and bots. This post also briefly covers this week's core version 3.0.52. More