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10 Jan 2019

Torque Toons: Ineffective Lifehacks

Never forget to capitalize the “P” in “WordPress” again, with this simple lifehack. 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: Ineffective Lifehacks appeared first on Torque.

Community & EventsInterviews & Features

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9 Jan 2019

4 Things You Can Do With Gutenberg That You Can’t Do With The Classic Editor

With the release of Gutenberg in v5.0, millions of people have to decide whether to opt for Gutenberg or stay with the Classic Editor plugin, formerly known as Tiny MCE. Though Classic Editor may seem like the safe choice, you can do much more with Gutenberg. To be sure, while Gutenberg has been in development …

Tutorials & GuidesGutenberg

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8 Jan 2019

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): A 2019 Primer

Mobile browsing has become the primary way most people use the internet. As such, any developer who’s not taking a mobile-first approach is likely going to let their clients down. Fortunately, if you’re new to mobile-first development, there are plenty of easy solutions you can put in place. One of the most important is Accelerated …

Accessibility & StandardsDevelopmentDesign & UX

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7 Jan 2019

A Developer’s Guide to Varying Vagrant Vagrants (VVV)

When developing for WordPress, it’s important to have the best tools at your disposal. Arguably, the process starts with a solid local development environment. However, there are now plenty of additional solutions for getting your project up and running quickly. Whether you’re creating a theme, working on a plugin, or contributing to WordPress core, Varying …

DevelopmentTutorials & Guides

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4 Jan 2019

6 Ways to Make Sure Your WordPress Site Reflects Your Brand

Whether you are a self-employed blogger or an enterprise business, having a great website with compelling content is a necessity. It’s important to maintain your brand throughout your site so your customers become familiar with you and can recognize your work anywhere. WordPress has remained the leading CMS platform for years among businesses, professionals, and individuals. …

Tutorials & Guides

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4 Jan 2019

The Best WordPress Plugins to Boost your Content Marketing Strategy

Establishing a strong content marketing strategy is one part of the game but all your efforts are a waste if you don’t spend time organizing your ideas, campaigns, and results. So, how do you ensure your content reaches the right audience in a timely manner and induces action? This is where WordPress can be of really …

PluginsInterviews & Features

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3 Jan 2019

Can WordPress make other ecommerce platforms obsolete?

According to W3Techs, WordPress now powers about 30 percent of the web with that number increasing every day. It is not only the most popular CMS on the web, but it is also the most versatile. With plugins such as WooCommerce, you can turn any website into a full-fledged ecommerce powerhouse able to stand up …

Interviews & Features

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2 Jan 2019

Can AI Help You Plan?

Technology has come a long way in recent years. One aspect of technology that has come to be rather impressive is artificial intelligence. It has come into our lives in every form from GPS apps to the spam filters in email inboxes and even to smart refrigerators that let you know when you need more …

Tutorials & Guides

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2 Jan 2019

SEO Basics For Your New WordPress Website

WordPress is a powerful tool for connecting with customers and is SEO-friendly from the start, with its setup making it easy for Google and other search engines to quickly and easily index pages and posts. That said, there are numerous things your company can do to get even more SEO benefits out of your WordPress …

Tutorials & Guides

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2 Jan 2019

Torque Toons: Gutenberg Blocks We’d Love To See

During his State of The Word Speech at WordCamp US, Matt Mullenweg mentioned some interesting Gutenberg block options that were available to download. That got us thinking about some Gutenberg blocks that we’d like to see in 2019. Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and musician living in San Francisco. As a full disclaimer, …

Community & EventsInterviews & Features

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31 Dec 2018

Welcome to the WordPress of Tomorrow!

As Noel Tock explained at WordCamp Europe 2018, we’ve potentially hit “peak WordPress”. With that in mind, some are now looking forward to the next evolution of the platform. While no one can say for sure what the future holds, a ‘Digital Experience Platform’ (DXP) looks to be the latest method of reaching fresh customers. This …

Marketing & BusinessInterviews & Features

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28 Dec 2018

Do WordPress Page Builders Have A Future In Gutenberg’s World?

Page builders are a mainstay of the WordPress economy. WordPress is designed to be user-friendly, but the complexity of the underlying theme framework puts the creation of custom page layouts beyond the reach of non-developers. Page builders allow people who can’t code to build unique page layouts with a graphical drag-and-drop interface. Gutenberg is a …

Development

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