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1 Aug 2018

Torque Toons: WordCamp for Procrastinators

Speaking of WordCamps, I’ll be at WordCamp for Publishers next week in Chicago. I’ll be there shooting videos and handing out WordPress themed comics. I hope to see you there! Don’t forget to check out our other editorial toons! Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and musician living in San Francisco. As a full …

Community & Events

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31 Jul 2018

Top Productivity Tools for Bloggers

We’re all blessed with the same amount of hours in each day. It’s just that some of us seem to make more out of our time than others. This is the essence of productivity: meaningfully improving your output rate on a meaningful task. Obviously, as a blogger, it would be a wondrous thing to be …

Tutorials & Guides

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30 Jul 2018

Torque Toons: Our 5th Birthday!

The big 5.0 is here! No, not WordPress 5.0… It’s our fifth year of publishing Torque Magazine. Thanks for 5 years of support! Don’t forget to check out our other editorial toons! Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and musician living in San Francisco. As a full disclaimer, he is neither a doctor nor …

Community & Events

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30 Jul 2018

Who Is Going to Win the Gutenberg Arms Race?

2018 has been dominated by the Gutenberg editor – WordPress’ attempt to overhaul the user’s writing experience. This (of course) brings change to the platform. Consequently, developers are just beginning to embark on an ‘arms race’ to see who will get the upper hand with early adopters. This may seem like an inconsequential battle to …

GutenbergWordPress

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27 Jul 2018

WordPress Tricks for Working with Records and Pages

WordPress is the most popular content management system, powering over 30 percent of the web. Over time WordPress has transformed from a simple blog to a flexible CMS which enables web users to create any type of website. Users have used WordPress to create digital experiences for ecommerce sites, personal blogs, and enterprise websites. Because …

Tutorials & Guides

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26 Jul 2018

12 Tips For Choosing the Right WordPress Theme

WordPress is the most popular CMS today, powering over 30 percent of the web. It is very easy to use and configure for anything from a small business to an enterprise site. One of the reasons so many people use the platform is the number of themes that are available. Instead of designing a website …

Design & UX

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25 Jul 2018

Doc Pop News Drop: The CCPA vs GDPR

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 about the California Consumer Protection Act of 2018 and how it might affect WordPress users. We also talk about …

Security & PrivacyInterviews & FeaturesWordPress

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24 Jul 2018

Designing Compelling Site Experiences for SEO

We all know that using certain keywords and phrases can help boost your site’s SEO, but keyword optimization is just one part of the equation. It’s essential that site visitors find the relevant content they’re seeking. Otherwise, they’ll move on quickly. Attention to design and user experience (UX) are imperative when it comes to building …

Tutorials & GuidesDesign & UXMarketing & Business

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23 Jul 2018

4 Excellent Resources for Learning JavaScript ES6

Given the growing connection between WordPress and JavaScript, there will likely be more and more JavaScript elements added to the platform over time. Therefore, the pressure to learn the language fluently is high. This can be somewhat challenging, since many older resources haven’t been revised in light of the most recent update. The answer, of …

DevelopmentJavaScript & Frontend

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20 Jul 2018

How Post Relationships Make it Easier to Build Advanced Websites

Post relationships are connections between different posts on a website. Using them means it is easier than ever to build advanced websites. That is because you can link different custom post types with each other, eliminating data duplication and ensuring you only need to edit each piece of information just once. Given how time is …

Community & Events

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20 Jul 2018

The 4 Best Google Analytics Plugins For WordPress

As a blogger, you probably employ several tactics to maximize the impact of each post. Without the proper measurement tools, however, it can be difficult to know which ones are most effective at engaging your audience. That’s why I’m a big fan of Google Analytics, Google’s free web analytics tool. The platform allows you to add tracking code …

Plugins

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19 Jul 2018

The Best WordPress Security Plugins Compared

Nowadays, if your WordPress security approach is passive you are inadvertently playing with fire. All your hard work could turn to dust in the blink of an eye with just one security attack. As a website development tool, WordPress plugins are popular for a great number of reasons. They extend a website’s functionality and flexibility. …

PluginsSecurity & Privacy

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