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17 Dec 2018

6 of the Best Event Registration and Ticketing Solutions for WordPress

If you’re planning to use your WordPress website to promote events, you’ll need a dedicated tool. WordPress doesn’t offer event registration functionality by default, nor does it easily enable you to sell tickets and track attendance. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools that can get the job done. Of course, not every event registration solution …

Roundup

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13 Dec 2018

10 Reasons for Choosing WordPress as the Best Platform for Your Business Website

It doesn’t matter what business you decide to start or you already have, the website is its main representation of what you can do. You know you need it, and you know it has to be great. This brings us to a question: how can you make the website project easier to develop, cheaper, and …

Beginners

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13 Dec 2018

8 Great Interviews from WordCamp US 2018

WordCamp US has just wrapped up and we were very fortunate to have the chance to talk to many WordPress heroes during our stay in Nashville, TN. Considering the release of WordPress 5.0 was the day before WCUS, it’s no surprise that Gutenberg was a frequent topic, but we also noticed another topic that kept …

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13 Dec 2018

Get Inspiration With These Awesome App Landing Page Designs

It’s almost impossible to imagine a successful tech business without a beautiful website. No matter what sort of digital business you run, it’s important to reach out to your customers and spread the word about your new products. Especially in a dynamic, fast-changing digital environment. This means your product has to be visible and accessible …

Beginners

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11 Dec 2018

6 Effective Tips on How to Take Care Your Mental Health As a Freelancer

Taking care of your mental health for freelancers is as important as in any profession or field of work. If you don’t, bad things happen such as anxiety issues, depression or even burnout. This isn’t news. Mental health issues have been on the rise for a long time, especially among younger people. Today, about 1 …

Community

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11 Dec 2018

Doc Pop’s News Drop: WCUS 2018 Wrap-up

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. Love WordPress News, but hate reading? My name is Doc and this Doc Pop’s News Drop. I’m here in Nashville for WordCamp US 2018. WordPress …

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10 Dec 2018

How to Enforce Secure Passwords on Your WordPress Website

We’re willing to bet that you probably know all about using secure passwords for your WordPress admin account. However, you can’t take for granted that other users will do the same. To make sure your site remains safe, you’ll want to ensure all passwords are secure. While WordPress includes a function to create a secure …

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8 Dec 2018

State of the Word 2018: Learn Blocks Deeply

With snow lightly falling in downtown Nashville, Matt Mullenweg took the stage for his annual State of the Word address. The speech wrapped up another successful WordCamp US 2018 full of talks, networking, and fun. Mullenweg began by letting WordPress reintroduce itself. Reminding the community it was built on the constitution and is powered by …

Community

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7 Dec 2018

Best WordPress Template: Monstroid2 vs. Divi vs. Avada

Building a website, you can go for a good template, a better template or for a super-cool one. You can even go for the very best template in the market. However, how do you learn which theme is currently the best? Template market is vast, and it’s hard to single out the best among best-selling …

Beginners

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7 Dec 2018

What You Need to Know About Geotargeting in WordPress

Designing a WordPress website that appeals to your audience and effectively guides them through the user journey takes a lot of work. It’s not just the development of a user persona and sales funnel that has to be carefully thought out. When building websites for a geographically distinct audience–be it for a smaller local audience …

Developers

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6 Dec 2018

5 Ways to Give Your Blog a Temporary Holiday Theme

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — for blogging. Give your blog a temporary holiday theme and meet your readers’ expectations for a bright and joyful time of year. Small changes make a significant impact on your site visitors, and WordPress makes it easy to add some seasonal cheer. Experts predict holiday eCommerce …

Themes

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6 Dec 2018

Gutenberg is Here!

In January 2017, Matt Mullenweg announced the Gutenberg project. A project that would change the way people created websites and content in WordPress. After nearly two years, Gutenberg has been merged with core in WordPress 5.0. A long time coming The WISIWYG editor hasn’t had a massive update in over 15 years. Gutenberg introduces a …

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