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Historically, the week between Christmas and New Years brings in the lowest traffic of the year. This makes it the perfect time to try out new things on your site without risking the loss of customers or upsetting readers. If something breaks, there are fewer eyes on it, giving you more freedom to experiment a little. Add …

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7 Nov 2019

Yoast Creates Free Online Course for WordPress Beginners

Getting to know WordPress can be quite daunting. Especially if you don’t have a background in engineering. That’s why we — team Yoast — created a brand new free online training course to teach you how to get started with WordPress. We’ll cover all the basics from “What is a page builder?” to “How do …

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4 Nov 2019

WCUS 2019 Video Round Up

We had a great weekend at WordCamp 2019 in St. Louis, MO. This year we had the chance to chat with 12 fascinating WordPressers about several interesting topics. You can watch all of our interviews here: This year we chatted with Marieke van de Rakt (Yoast SEO), Matt Barry (Wordfence), Ben Pines (Elementor), Mikey Veenstra …

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29 Oct 2019

WordCamp US 2019 Attendee Guide

WordCamp US kicks off this Friday at America’s Center Convention Complex in the heart of St. Louis. The two-day event is jam-packed with incredible speakers, sessions, and swag. Since the Torque team has been lucky enough to attend every year, we thought would pass along some advice to anyone going this year. General WordCamp Advice First, let’s …

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21 Oct 2019

Announcing the Torque Redesign

Torque was created at WordCamp San Francisco in 2013 as a way to give back to the WordPress community. That vision has since grown and made Torque a leading resource in WordPress. Geared toward beginner and experienced developers alike, Torque aims to help every person make the most out of WordPress. That is why, after …

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17 Oct 2019

WP&UP to Bike to WCEU 2020

WordCamp Europe is currently one of the biggest WordPress events in the world. Bringing together people from around the globe to connect, develop, and support the CMS that now powers over 30 percent of the web. Earlier this year for WCEU 2019, it was not only a time to learn and network but an excuse …

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9 Oct 2019

6 Eye-Opening SEO Case Studies and What Made Them Succesful [2019]

SEO case studies are a great way to learn more about how to do search engine optimization. Instead of studying the theory and applying it to your own site in the hopes of achieving results, you can instead see what someone else did and got out of it. In the following, you will find the …

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7 Oct 2019

Torque Toons: The Legend of Headless CMS.

Looking for a Halloween costume? How about The Legend of Headless CMS? Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and musician living in San Francisco. As a full disclaimer, he is neither a doctor nor popular. The post Torque Toons: The Legend of Headless CMS. appeared first on Torque.

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25 Sept 2019

Google’s Layout Changes and What They Mean for Your SEO

Google likes to mix it up. From constant algorithm changes to its RankBrain AI, there is always news out of Mountain View. Another thing that has changed a lot over time is the layout of the SERPs or Search Engine Result Pages. As of late, you might have noticed that the search field now has …

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19 Sept 2019

Torque Toons: Tech Like A Pirate Day

Happy TalkLikeAPirateDay! Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and musician living in San Francisco. As a full disclaimer, he is neither a doctor nor popular. The post Torque Toons: Tech Like A Pirate Day appeared first on Torque.

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11 Sept 2019

How to Use Heatmaps for Website Improvement (Examples, Tools, Etc.)

Do you feel like your website just isn’t optimized, but you aren’t sure where to begin in fixing the problem? Do you think it would make a huge difference if you knew where your visitors are going, what they are trying to get to, and common areas where they get stuck? Luckily, there is a …

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3 Sept 2019

6 Ways to Create a More Eco-Friendly Website (Design, Hosting & More)

“What is an eco-friendly website? How can a website be bad for the environment!? It’s not even a real thing!” Does the above might mirror your first reaction? I don’t blame you. It’s hard to imagine something which is completely virtual to have an impact on the real world. And yet, the Internet contributes two …

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Yoast Creates Free Online Course for WordPress Beginners

WCUS 2019 Video Round Up

WordCamp US 2019 Attendee Guide

Announcing the Torque Redesign

WP&UP to Bike to WCEU 2020

6 Eye-Opening SEO Case Studies and What Made Them Succesful [2019]

Torque Toons: The Legend of Headless CMS.

Google’s Layout Changes and What They Mean for Your SEO

Torque Toons: Tech Like A Pirate Day

How to Use Heatmaps for Website Improvement (Examples, Tools, Etc.)

6 Ways to Create a More Eco-Friendly Website (Design, Hosting & More)