Thoughts & Insights

Blog

On software development, web technology, and building for the web.

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 …

Development

Read article

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 …

DevelopmentPlugins

Read article

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 …

Tutorials & Guides

Read article

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 …

Community & Events

Read article

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.

Community & EventsInterviews & Features

Read article

6 Feb 2019

Why Generation Z is the Most Entrepreneurial Generation

The Internet plays a huge part in everyone’s lives. We use it to shop, connect to people, and be entertained. However there is a group of people utilizing the Internet like never before, and in fact, planning their lives around it, Generation Z. Generation Z consists of anyone born after 1995 and makes up about …

Tutorials & Guides

Read article

5 Feb 2019

Online Marketing Strategy 2019 – Use These Statistics to Plan Your Year

Did you formulate your online marketing strategy 2019? If so, what did you base it on? Last years results? Your Google Analytics reports? The predictions of a soothsayer? What I’m trying to get at is that it can be difficult to plan your next steps without anything to base them on. Preparation is always better …

Community & Events

Read article

4 Feb 2019

Why Chatbots Are Not a Dying Trend (And What That Means for You)

Are chatbots on the way out? Some seem to think so, declaring the concept a passing fad that never lived up to its potential. However, while it’s true that chatbots have seen a slump in popularity over the past few years, they’re not even close to going away. Given the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), …

DevelopmentMarketing & Business

Read article

1 Feb 2019

Nominate Your Favorite Plugins for Plugin Madness 2019

Is there a WordPress plugin you can’t live without? An awesome tool that helps you promote your site or optimize images? Perhaps there’s an administrative plugin that’s saved you hours of work? Now is the time to say thanks! Torque’s Plugin Madness 2018 is taking nominations from now until March 1st. Nominate your favorite plugins …

Community & EventsPlugins

Read article

31 Jan 2019

Your USP: What it is and How to Make it Stand Out

Unique selling propositions, or USPs, are the way companies show how they are better than their competition. In the past, businesses would do this by advertising on television or the radio with the hope of convincing the viewer to choose them. In 2018, the majority of businesses are online. There is serious competition in this area, …

Tutorials & Guides

Read article

30 Jan 2019

How to Test Usability of a Website Before Launch

Websites have become more important than ever as the Internet has continued to play an increasingly important role in our everyday lives. One of the biggest mistakes companies make when it comes to using a website is failing to conduct adequate usability tests before launching. Conducting tests to figure out where you’re having problems You …

Tutorials & Guides

Read article

29 Jan 2019

Using the WP Queue to Copy REST API Data to Files

Recently Matt Shaw from Delicious Brains published a post about a new library they created to help in one of their products. This library WP_Queue provides a Laravel-like Job management system for WordPress. A job queue is a system that allows you to schedule jobs to run in the future. We tend to use jobs …

Development

Read article