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13 Aug 2019

The 4 Best Custom Post Type WordPress Plugins

Custom post types are the first step to turning your basic WordPress website into something professional which will stand out. You can use custom post types to create a unique website in your own style. Not only that, but it will make it even easier for your users to navigate your site and find exactly …

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13 Aug 2019

Torque Toons: 30 – 50 Feral Wapuus

Legit question for WordPressers – how do I cuddle the 30-50 wild Wapuus that just appeared on my yard? 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: 30 – 50 Feral Wapuus appeared first on …

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12 Aug 2019

Automattic Acquires Tumblr

In its biggest acquisition to date, Automattic Inc. has purchased Tumblr along with its 200 employees. Automattic CEO, Matt Mullenweg told the Wall Street Journal that executives will try to find ways to merge Tumblr’s functionality with WordPress.com’s. According to Post Status, Mullenweg’s initial goals for the website are to: 1. Move infrastructure off Verizon.2. …

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12 Aug 2019

Doc Pop’s News Drop: WordCamp US, Asia, and Central America

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 week’s News Drop, we talk about a few of the workshops at WordCamp US plus details of the first ever KidsCamp at WCUS. …

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8 Aug 2019

5 Common Web Design Portfolio Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)

History logs and ‘rollbacks’ are useful developments in the history of computing. While there’s something to be said for their contributions to decision paralysis, you’re also afforded a sandbox for making constant improvements to your site and portfolio. For example, you can iterate over and eradicate a number of common web design portfolio mistakes, such …

Best Practices

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7 Aug 2019

WordPress for Startups – 10 Amazing Features That Make It an Ideal Solution (2019)

Is WordPress the right platform for your startup site? In the process of searching for the perfect CMS for your startup company, you might have asked yourself that very same question. The decision what system to base the website of your fledgling business on can be intimidating and confusing. After all, there are a number …

Community

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6 Aug 2019

6 Key Features to Include on Every Client Site You Create

As a developer, you probably create dozens of sites every year – maybe even more. Starting from scratch with each one can make the development process long and tedious. Plus, you run the risk of forgetting to include important functionality. By creating a standardized list of client site features, on the other hand, you can …

Tips & Tools

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2 Aug 2019

3 Benefits of Cloud-Based Web Hosting

When it comes to hosting, you have plenty of options to pick from. There are hundreds of web hosts you can use, and they often provide various types of plans. Some of the options are fairly self-explanatory, such as ‘shared’ plans or ‘dedicated’ servers, but that isn’t necessarily the case with cloud hosting. Cloud computing …

Technical

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31 Jul 2019

Search Intent: How to Effectively Use it for Your Business

Search intent is the key to creating content your audience absolutely loves. You may think you’ve already got this covered by targeting certain key phrases, but keyword research alone doesn’t reveal one important aspect – the “why”. Why is your audience interested in that particular keyword or phrase? What are they hoping to achieve? The …

Developers

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30 Jul 2019

How to Add Gated Content to Your WordPress Site

There’s a lot of content online that isn’t accessible to just anyone. In order to get to it, someone needs to give you permission, which often comes in the form of a membership. That’s called ‘gated’ content, and it can be a great way to drive signups on your website. For gated content to fulfill …

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26 Jul 2019

How to Recognize Scams Targeting Your Website

One of the downsides to owning your own website or domain is that you have to register, mostly using personal information, in a public directory of sorts. Anyone can look up a URL or site and immediately see the owner, as well as their related contact information. It’s not a big deal until marketers and …

Beginners

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24 Jul 2019

6 Tips From Experts on Optimizing Websites for Google’s Lighthouse 3.0 Speed Tests

So much SEO advice focuses on aspects of optimization around content strategy, outreach, and competitor tracking. But even the best backlinks can’t replace a fast and easy-to-use website. Even though site speed has been considered a ranking factor for nearly a decade, the technical side of SEO tends to get ignored. While WordPress does have …

Developers

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