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14 Feb 2019

Keep Your Website Running Like a Well-Tuned Car

“If your WordPress website is not properly maintained, then getting hacked is not a matter of IF, but WHEN.” This is a common saying in the WordPress community. Unfortunately, if you forgo the basic tune-ups on your WordPress website, it’s just a matter of time before your site is compromised. The good news is that …

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14 Feb 2019

Seven Reasons Why You Should Use WordPress For Your Website

In the midst of online businesses and the rise of online consumers, there are two types of business owners today: Those who need a website but don’t have time or money to do so Those who have a website but it doesn’t garner enough traffic from limitations (appearance or content) Regardless of what kind of …

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13 Feb 2019

Tips for Choosing the Right CMS For Your Business

Are you struggling to find the right content management system (CMS) for your website? It can be confusing to choose one CMS that is right among several platforms available in the market today. We all know the website is the most valuable marketing asset of the organization that helps in driving revenue, brand awareness, and …

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13 Feb 2019

Torque Toons: Valentine’s Day Cards For WordPressers

Forgot to buy a Valentine’s Day Card for your favorite WordPress developer? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Just print the picture below, cut the lines, and fold your own set of cards. Print this image, cut the lines, and fold your own set of cards. Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and …

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13 Feb 2019

Using Express To Build A Node.js Server To Proxy The WordPress REST API

Currently, the WordPress front end is powered by JavaScript. That’s clear. But what about the server-side? We’ve always used PHP, but the more I learn JavaScript development and the more I use it, the more the switching back and forth with PHP hurts. Also, JavaScript is so much easier to deploy than PHP at this …

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12 Feb 2019

Doc Pop’s News Drop: Hello WP!

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. Hello WP! is one of the newest WordPress podcasts around. Sponsored by WPMU DEV, each episode follows along as Micah Dailey learns about SEO, caching, …

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12 Feb 2019

The Google E-A-T Algorithm Update (And What It Means for Your WordPress Site)

The Google E-A-T algorithm update is part of a long line of major changes to how Google ranks websites. While they introduce smaller changes several times a day, it’s the major updates that really impact the lives of websites owners. This time is no exception. While the E-A-T update didn’t make as big a splash …

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11 Feb 2019

Amazing WordPress Plugins Using Artificial Intelligence

WordPress might be one of the only CMSs to date that has a broad utilization of AI-controlled modules. These aren’t ongoing augmentations — AI has actually been around in WordPress for functionalities, for example, content curation, suggestion and accelerating the planned procedure, among others. Be that as it may, it’s going even further in finding …

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11 Feb 2019

How to Maintain Your WordPress Plugin After It’s Published

In the past, we’ve discussed how to get started with WordPress plugin development. However, what happens after your plugin is finished and in the hands of users? Of course, your job is far from done at that point, as it’s important to maintain your plugin after launch. After all, you’ll want to make sure that …

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7 Feb 2019

Create These Content Upgrades and Get More Conversions

You’ve probably already seen them on other websites, you might have even read about them. If so, you’ll know just how fantastic content upgrades are — they can increase your opt-in rates to your mailing list by 785%. It’s likely that you haven’t yet created a content upgrade, perhaps you have your doubts, the one …

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7 Feb 2019

How to Increase Online Visibility of Your Ecommerce Store

If you are reading this article, it probably means that you don’t see your online store on the first page of Google. Do you worry about your website’s visibility loss? You’ve come to the right place. Here’s how to increase the visibility of your online store. SEO Visibility SEO visibility is a metric. It shows …

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7 Feb 2019

Torque Toons: ALL CAPS!

If you’ve ever left an overly-enthusiastic comment on a site, you may be able to relate to this. 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: ALL CAPS! appeared first on Torque.

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