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5 Jul 2019

Torque Toons: noindex

Earlier this week, Google announced they will no longer be supporting noindex directives found in robots.txt files. They listed several alternative methods to keep your site unlisted, but we’ve heard that robots.txt isn’t taking the news well. Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and musician living in San Francisco. As a full disclaimer, he …

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2 Jul 2019

A Report from WordCamp Europe 2019 – Making History in Berlin

WordCamp Europe 2019 just ended and like in 2016 and 2017, I was there. Additionally, as in those times, I decided to write a report for those who couldn’t make it. This year, WCEU took place in Berlin in the Estrel Hotel from June 20 to June 22. I live in Berlin, so it was …

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1 Jul 2019

Understanding robots.txt: Why It Matters and How to Use It

Gaining visibility for your site by ranking well on Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) is a goal worth pursuing. However, there are probably a few pages on your site that you would rather not direct traffic towards, such as your staging area or duplicate posts. Fortunately, there’s a simple way to do that on your …

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1 Jul 2019

Videos from WordCamp Europe 2019

This year’s WordCamp Europe was the largest WordCamp ever. The event was hosted in Berlin and featured speakers and attendees from all over the world. We had the chance to talk to several WordPressers in these short videos. The post Videos from WordCamp Europe 2019 appeared first on Torque.

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28 Jun 2019

How WordPress Websites Get Hacked

Your website is like a home – secure if you take the appropriate precautions, but vulnerable to burglars if you don’t. In the website world, however, sites don’t get burgled, they get hacked. The number of sites that get hacked every year continues to increase. How do WordPress sites get hacked? And, is it possible …

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27 Jun 2019

How to Optimize JavaScript and CSS and Improve Website Performance

No one likes a slow website. In fact, many users would rather leave your site rather than wait more than two seconds for its pages to load. That’s why it’s crucial that your site is optimized for performance. Fortunately, there are many ways you can start tackling slow loading times and get your site in …

Development

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26 Jun 2019

6 No-BS Ways to Create Passive Income from Blogging [Examples, Tools]

Generating passive income from blogging is something like the holy grail of online entrepreneurship. Imagine a life in which you are able to spend your time doing what you want, taking vacations when you feel like it, sleeping and working on your own schedule. No office to go to, no boss, no meetings to take. …

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25 Jun 2019

Managing WordPress: The 4 Best Practices Your Clients Need to Know

WordPress makes it fairly easy to set up and run a website. However, this doesn’t mean there’s zero upkeep involved in managing your site. It doesn’t matter if it’s a blog, a business site, or even an online store – they all involve a lot more ongoing work than your clients might anticipate. For example, …

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24 Jun 2019

WP Engine to Acquire Flywheel

It was announced today that Digital Experience Platform WP Engine will acquire hosting and management company Flywheel. This marks the largest acquisition in the WordPress industry to date. “On behalf of the WP Engine team, we couldn’t be more excited to join forces with one of the most respected brands in WordPress. I personally welcome …

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20 Jun 2019

How to Conduct a Backlink Audit for Your Site (In 4 Steps)

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a balancing act. In order to rank well, you need to account for on-page factors such as titles and keywords, as well as off-page considerations like your server’s performance. Plus, you’ll need to keep an eye on your site’s backlinks, which play a key role in its visibility. Although it …

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19 Jun 2019

The WordPress Featured Image – All You Will Ever Need to Know About It

Any WordPress user is familiar with the featured image. It is the picture that usually appears at the top of a post and also inside archives and search results. Knowing how to use it correctly is an important skill for any website owner. For that reason, below, we will talk about this feature in detail. …

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18 Jun 2019

How to Write a Client’s Website Content (For Non-Content Creators)

In an ideal world, your clients would always have the budget to hire the experts they need for any given project. Alas, the real world isn’t like that. The cold truth is that, more often then not, you’ll end up the sole provider of everything required for a project. However, on some small projects wearing …

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