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11 Oct 2019

How to Use the Scrum Methodology to Boost Your Team’s Productivity (In 6 Steps)

As a developer, you’re often charged with tackling complex projects. Organizing, prioritizing, and delegating tasks is a necessary but often challenging aspect of project management. The Scrum Methodology is a simple concept that can be used to streamline these types of complex projects. Implementing the Scrum Framework can help you facilitate greater collaboration and productivity. …

Development

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9 Oct 2019

6 Eye-Opening SEO Case Studies and What Made Them Succesful [2019]

SEO case studies are a great way to learn more about how to do search engine optimization. Instead of studying the theory and applying it to your own site in the hopes of achieving results, you can instead see what someone else did and got out of it. In the following, you will find the …

Community & Events

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9 Oct 2019

Doc Pop’s News Drop: Is “the End of WordPress Themes” In Sight?

Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this episode of News Drop we talk with Ben Gillbanks, a WordPress theme designer, about how Gutenberg and content blocks could spell out the …

Accessibility & StandardsGutenbergWordPress

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8 Oct 2019

How to Use Image Processing to Optimize Your Photos and Maximize Performance

In this post, we’ll help you get acquainted with image processing and how it can benefit your website’s performance

Tools & Resources

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7 Oct 2019

Torque Toons: The Legend of Headless CMS.

Looking for a Halloween costume? How about The Legend of Headless CMS? Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and musician living in San Francisco. As a full disclaimer, he is neither a doctor nor popular. The post Torque Toons: The Legend of Headless CMS. appeared first on Torque.

Community & EventsInterviews & Features

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2 Oct 2019

Why Mobile Apps Are Making a Comeback for WordPress Publishers

When it comes to news sites, blogs, and other digital content publishers, making sure your posts are accessible on mobile devices is key. While responsive web design is the first choice and a must-have, a web experience doesn’t always provide the easiest or most engaging reading experience for your most loyal readers. This is why …

Virtual Assistants

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1 Oct 2019

WooCommerce Maintenance: How to Care For Your E-Commerce Site

WooCommerce is now one of the most popular e-commerce solutions with 41% of all online stores built on the platform. With WooCommerce, a business or individual can start with a few products and grow over time into an online store with 500+ products, wholesale pricing, and numerous integrations. It’s no surprise then that the e-commerce solution …

Development

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30 Sept 2019

AI Marketing: What It Can Do for Your Business or Website

AI marketing seems to be the new buzzword in digital marketing. Statistics on the kind of impact this new technology will have in the future are certainly impressive. Among other things, they predict that as early as 2020, 85 percent of customer interactions will not be with a human. Already today, you are making use …

Development

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26 Sept 2019

The Best 4 CRM Integrations For Improved Sales and Happy Clients

Customer relationship management (CRM) software is the biggest software market in the entire world, and it’s expected to grow to $80 billion by 2020. It’s no secret that CRMs are powerful tools for both sales and marketing teams. They provide powerful data features to manage customers and engage them at the right moment. However, many …

Virtual Assistants

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25 Sept 2019

Google’s Layout Changes and What They Mean for Your SEO

Google likes to mix it up. From constant algorithm changes to its RankBrain AI, there is always news out of Mountain View. Another thing that has changed a lot over time is the layout of the SERPs or Search Engine Result Pages. As of late, you might have noticed that the search field now has …

Community & Events

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24 Sept 2019

Everything You Need to Know About Genesis 3.1

Genesis is one of the most popular WordPress frameworks. However, it previously lacked certain features that were important to developers, such as a way to edit footer credits and demo content with one click. Now, Genesis 3.1 is here. With it comes a handful of useful updates and features to enhance the WordPress site-building experience …

Development

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19 Sept 2019

Automattic Gets $3 Million at $3 Billion Valuation from Salesforce

Automattic just closed a Series D funding round of $3 million from one investor, Salesforce Ventures. According to Automattic founder, Matt Mullenweg, this investment will allow the company to stay the course and honor the current roadmap. For Automattic, the funding will allow us to accelerate our roadmap (perhaps by double) and scale up our …

Interviews & Features

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