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8 Jan 2024

Introduction to Creative Digital Marketing

In the digital realm, where every click can lead to a new discovery, and every impression could turn into a lasting relationship, creative digital marketing stands as a cornerstone for businesses aiming to not just survive but thrive in the long term. It’s a blend of art and science, requiring a deft touch of creativity …

Marketing & Business

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19 May 2020

Web Monetization Plugin from Pragmatic and Coil Announced

Monetizing website has always been a big conversation among WordPress users. How do you get paid for your content without alienating readers? San Francisco based company Coil and WordPress agency Pragmatic, have come together to answer that question. Introducing the Coil Web Monetization. Once a reader has set up a Coil subscription, they can enable …

Interviews & Features

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19 May 2020

Your Guide to Using WebP Images On WordPress Sites

We all love high-quality, crisp visuals. They’re a big part of what makes modern websites so enjoyable. The problem is, these files can weigh a lot. Depending on the formats you use and whether you optimize them or not, images can significantly impact your site’s performance. Most websites rely on common formats, such as JPEG …

Development

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15 May 2020

How to Fix the Most Common WordPress HTTP Error Codes

When a page on your site, or your entire website, is unreachable due to HTTP error codes, it can be quite frustrating. Beyond causing general annoyance, it can also contribute to higher bounce rates and poor User Experience (UX). Fortunately, you can fix many of the most common HTTP error codes for WordPress users without …

Development

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14 May 2020

Torque’s Social Hour: May 13th with Ricky Blacker

Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. This week’s video features Ricky Blacker, a WordPress evangelist and pre-sales engineer at WP Engine. Ricky is deeply involved with the WordPress community in Australia and tells us about what makes it so unique. Be sure to …

Community & EventsInterviews & Features

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13 May 2020

9 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health During the Coronavirus Lockdown

Preserving your sanity during the coronavirus lockdown poses a challenge for many people. Staying inside for a prolonged amount of time can take a toll on your mental health. And why wouldn’t it? It has all the ingredients for that: Social isolation and lack of person-to-person interaction Loss of structure and routine Lack of exercise, …

Community & Events

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12 May 2020

Running a business during Covid 19

Amazon informed its workers that they would be out until October 2020, nearly five months from today. Captial one told 40,000 workers that they will be out through Labor day, possibly longer. Running a business during COVID 19 this way doesn’t seem possible. Google and Facebook told their employees on Thursday that they could stay …

Interviews & Features

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12 May 2020

What’s New in WordPress 5.4

As you probably know, WordPress regularly updates its platform to incorporate new features and functionality. While using the latest version is recommended, you may feel reluctant to change. Whether you embraced Gutenberg from the get-go or still prefer the Classic Editor, it’s smart to familiarize yourself with the next version of WordPress’ Block Editor. Not …

Interviews & Features

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8 May 2020

6 Common Landing Page Mistakes Sabotaging Your Conversion Rate

Landing pages are integral to increasing your conversion rates. If you are not investing much time in developing your landing page, you may be missing out on a lot of conversions. On average, the conversion rate for a B2B landing page is 13.28%. It is important to test and optimize your landing pages to see …

Virtual Assistants

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7 May 2020

How to Prevent Your Clients From Accidentally Deactivating Plugins

You spend a lot of time and effort creating beautiful, powerful websites for your WordPress clients. It can be incredibly frustrating when a well-meaning customer accidentally messes with something critical to their site’s functionality. Fortunately, there is a way you can reduce the risk of this happening. Hiding the relevant link in WordPress can prevent …

Security & Privacy

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6 May 2020

Headless WordPress: What It Is and How to Use It

“Headless WordPress” is a popular buzzword lately. Chances are, you have heard it thrown around the digital water cooler but aren’t quite sure what’s behind it. WordPress is an extensive, amazingly complex platform, but it does have its limitations. While it’s a fully-featured tool for bloggers and web developers that offers many possibilities, it doesn’t …

Development

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6 May 2020

Torque’s Social Hour: May 6th with Kathy Zant from Wordfence

Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. This week we talked with Kathy Zant, from Wordfence, about a recent uptick in WordPress site attacks, Wordfence’s documentary premiere at WCUS, and Doc tells some terrible puns. Be sure to catch next week’s episode live by …

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