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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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7 Apr 2020

WordCamp Europe 2020 Will Be Hosted Online

After the decision last month to postpone WordCamp Europe 2020, the organizers announced they will be moving the event online for free. The event will take place on June 4-6, and the team has even arranged a virtual Contributor Day on the 4th. The event will be completely free and anyone who bought a ticket …

Community & Events

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3 Apr 2020

How to Use a VPN in SEO Strategy

We all know that a virtual private network (VPN) is a useful technology to establish a secure connection to another network. A large number of people across the globe use VPN to gain access to a region-restricted website, bypass Netflix ban, or shield their browsing activities while torrenting. These are some of the common uses …

Development

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2 Apr 2020

How A WordPress User Can Trade on Amazon

If you aren’t selling on Amazon, you could be missing out on 300 million active users in 180+ countries. That’s a massive audience that is at your fingertips. This article is designed to help you integrate your WordPress store with Amazon, and show you how to integrate your products. Full speed ahead! Why integrate with …

Community & EventsDevelopment

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1 Apr 2020

Torque Toons: April Fool’s Day is Cancelled

Good news, April Fool’s Day is cancelled this year. The post Torque Toons: April Fool’s Day is Cancelled appeared first on Torque.

Interviews & Features

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1 Apr 2020

Torque’s Social Hour: March 30th, 2020

Like everyone else out there, we are trying new ways to reach and engage with our audience. Recently we’ve been experimenting with a live stream with the Torque Team and Anthony Burchell discussing the latest WordPress news, life in quarantine, and more. We plan on airing new episodes live each Monday at 3pm PST. You …

Community & Events

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1 Apr 2020

WordPress Version Control – Why and How to Use It (+Plugins!)

Organizing a team of editors, developers, and designers is never a simple task. Trying to keep track of what each of them is doing on your WordPress site can seem all but impossible. What if someone makes a mistake and your entire website goes down? You won’t know what happened, who did it or likely …

DevelopmentPlugins

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