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22 Apr 2020

Coronavirus and Small Business: 12 Tips to Weather the Crisis

Small business owners are one of the many groups hit hard by the spread of coronavirus. Many have to close and can no longer earn money because of the lockdown. Understandably, this leaves a lot of people scrambling to make ends meet and keep their companies alive. In order to lend some assistance, we have …

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21 Apr 2020

How to Create and Customize a WordPress Child Theme

With everyone around the world self-isolating, it’s important to make sure your site is as optimized as possible. Now more than ever, you want people to come to the site and stick around. With WordPress, you can easily customize any aspect of your website, including the theme you use. However, tweaking its code directly can …

Development

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17 Apr 2020

Torque News Drop: What is Next For Elementor?

The Torque News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. After winning our Plugin Madness competition for a second year in a row, we reached out to Ben Pines from Elementor about what to expect from the company in 2020. The post Torque News Drop: What is Next For Elementor? appeared …

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16 Apr 2020

DDoS Attacks Explained: What You Need to Know to Prevent Them

Every growing website needs to be aware of DDoS attacks, and other common threats that can quickly take down an unprotected server. They can be devastating if you don’t know what’s going on or how to deal with it. In this day and age, anyone who knows where to look can purchase DDoS services. As …

Security & Privacy

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16 Apr 2020

Torque’s Social Hour: April 15th with Chris Garret

Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. In this week’s episode we talk about our predictions for WordPress in 2020 and our special guest, Chris Garrett, tells us about how he is using headless WordPress to connect his Commodore 64 to the internet. Be …

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15 Apr 2020

Google Data Studio Tutorial – Basics, Beginner Tips, Next Steps

A lot of running a successful site comes down to collecting, interpreting, and using data. Many people already use Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Google Site Kit. But there is a new tool on the block, Google Data Studio. I keep hearing good things about it, so let’s go ahead to see what it …

Development

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14 Apr 2020

5 Tips for Moving Your Business Online

If recent events have taught us anything, it’s how quickly the world can change. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought major disruptions to people and businesses across the globe. If you’re concerned about these unpredictable times crippling your company, you’re not alone. To prevent unforeseen circumstances and market changes – initiated by a pandemic or otherwise …

Virtual Assistants

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13 Apr 2020

Elementor Wins Plugin Madness 2020

After another hard-fought battle, Elementor has gone on to win Torque’s Plugin Madness competition for the second year in a row. Elementor beat out big contenders such as WordFence, former winner Advanced Custom Fields, WooCommerce, and finally, Custom Post Types UI to remain the champion. Elementor is a free page builder that was created to …

Community & Events

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9 Apr 2020

How to Move Your Business Online and Grow It Quickly

Just like that, our whole world has flipped upside down. If you’re an entrepreneur and small business owner like me, you might be asking how you can quickly digitize your business to start making money online while you practice social distancing in the coming months. In this post, we’ll explore ways to move your business …

Development

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8 Apr 2020

Landing Pages – The Ultimate Guide (Best Practices, Examples)

Landing pages are an all but necessary part of marketing campaigns. Yet, crafting one that actually gets you conversions isn’t easy. There’s a lot that goes into a successful landing page, from the images you include to the copy you write to even the text you use in your call to action. Every little element …

Design & UXDevelopment

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8 Apr 2020

Torque’s Social Hour: April 8th

Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. In this week’s episode we talk about the release of WordPress 5.4, the final round of our Plugin Madness competition, WordCamp Europe 2020, and a proposal to move WordPress theme reviews to GitHub. Be sure to catch …

Community & Events

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7 Apr 2020

4 Ways Google Site Kit Can Benefit Developers

From page speed testing to analytics, Google tools play a pivotal role in the management, maintenance, and optimization of WordPress sites. However, one pitfall of using third-party services is that they cause minor delays in an otherwise efficient workflow. Fortunately, Google just made integrating its products with WordPress easier. Its new Site Kit plugin lets …

Plugins

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