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18 Sept 2018

Blockchain Technology in the Future: 7 Predictions for 2020

Blockchain technology has become popular due to its successful adoption of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. This distributed digital ledger has many advantages as it can keep the records of all data or money transaction made between any two parties in a secure, immutable, and transparent manner. Last year, the concept of blockchain started to capture public …

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18 Sept 2018

Why Two-Factor Authentication Does Not Always Guarantee Protection

So, what is two-factor authentication? The two-factor authentication definition or 2FA is a method of identifying a user in a service where two different types of authentication data are used. The introduction of an additional level of security provides more effective protection of your account from unauthorized access. This article will help you to understand …

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17 Sept 2018

WordPress’ Trusted Authors Program: What It Is and How You Can Get Onboard

The WordPress theme review process has become notorious for the sometimes long delay between making a submission and receiving approval. This waiting period is often understandable, given the vast array of new themes that are regularly submitted, but it doesn’t help when you’re trying to push your new product live quickly. With that in mind, …

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14 Sept 2018

5 Tricks to Write Eye-Catching Titles That Make Your WordPress Site Viral

With great chefs, there is always that secret ingredient that turns their dish into a masterpiece. The same goes in the world of blogging. A title is an essential ingredient that will help you drive more traffic to your WordPress site. It is one thing to come up with fantastic content, but it’s another thing …

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13 Sept 2018

How to Effectively Attract and Manage Guest Bloggers in WordPress

Guest blogging is a powerful way of gaining exposure. It’s also a great way to expand your contributor base and bring in experts from around your field. In this article, we’ll talk about how to get guest writers, keep them, and maintain a successful relationship with the best ones. How to find guest writers There …

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13 Sept 2018

How to Save Abandoned Carts in WooCommerce

According to Built With WooCommerce is the most popular ecommerce solution used by shop owners. And the reasons are quite clear it’s free, flexible, simple to use, and has great documentation. It’s no wonder so many people use it! Though the plugin is incredibly full-featured, it can’t help in terms of shopping cart abandonment. In …

Development

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13 Sept 2018

Skills You Need to Develop into a Great Blogger

Are you having trouble improving the quality of your blog? Do you find it difficult taking your blog to the next level? The time and effort that is consumed to create and manage a single blog post is a struggle that bloggers know all too well. Blogging just isn’t as an easy feat as it …

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13 Sept 2018

Torque Toons: The Famous “Five Minute Fork” of WordPress

I was chatting with someone about ClassicPress recently and they said “You know, WordPress gets forked thousands of times a day. In the most basic sense, WordPress is forked every time you download it.” Don’t forget to check out our other editorial toons! Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and musician living in San …

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12 Sept 2018

Doc Pop News Drop: An Interview With The Co-Release Lead of WordPress 4.9.9

Doc’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. In this week’s News Drop we talk with Anthony Burchell, one of the release leads for WordPress 4.9.9, about what to expect from this upcoming release …

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12 Sept 2018

How to Integrate Artificial Intelligence in the Sales Process

Less than a decade ago, the idea of artificial intelligence would inevitably have us thinking about the catastrophic future where machines ruled all mankind. Fast forward a few years, and artificial intelligence is all the rage, albeit with much less dramatic results. However, that doesn’t mean it’s not present in our lives. One area where …

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12 Sept 2018

Why State Management, Like Redux, May Solve Your Problems

It’s only recently occurred to me that I’ve been doing WordPress, PHP, and JavaScript development for a while. In the last 5-6 years, I’ve learned some best practices that are no longer the best. For example, state management — the practice of putting all of the dynamic values of your application — a user inputs …

Development

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11 Sept 2018

8 Kinds of Newsletter Sign Ups You Should Have on Your Blog

Email newsletters are a great way to keep customers interested in your brand. In fact, a survey of retail professionals found that 80 percent of them use email marketing for both customer acquisition and retention. Getting website visitors to sign up for your email list can be a challenge, however. Part of what makes this …

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