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It was announced today that Digital Experience Platform WP Engine will acquire hosting and management company Flywheel. This marks the largest acquisition in the WordPress industry to date. “On behalf of the WP Engine team, we couldn’t be more excited to join forces with one of the most respected brands in WordPress. I personally welcome …

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11 Jun 2019

Major Issue with WordPress VIP Go Causes Sites to Go Down

WordPress powers over 30 percent of the web, including some of the Internet’s biggest enterprise sites. On Tuesday, WordPress VIP Go experienced an issue that left multiple sites with nothing but a photo of a succulent. At 17:27 UTC, WordPress VIP announced ongoing issues with the platform, citing 503 errors and missing theme files. This …

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10 Jun 2019

10 Easy Tips to Successfully Take Over an Existing WordPress Website

Taking over a website from another designer sounds like good deal. No need to build anything from scratch, just get the login information, check in every once in a while and write regular invoices. Easy money, right? However, when you do take over an existing website, the reality is quite different. Websites don’t exist in …

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4 Jun 2019

2019 WordCamp Europe Works to Empower Future Developers

This year’s WordCamp Europe is putting on a focus on the future of WordPress by holding a session for kids to create their own sites. This will be on top of the regular childcare services during the conference. The kids’ workshop will take place on the 20th of June during Contributor Day and is open …

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30 May 2019

9 of the Very Best FTP Clients for WordPress Users (Windows and Mac)

There are a few things that should be part of the WordPress developer’s toolbox. Besides a good code editor and the number for their hosting provider’s tech support on speed dial, an FTP client is definitely among them. However, what are the best FTP clients for WordPress users? If that is a question that’s also …

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7 May 2019

Why and How to Create a Gutenberg Block – A Tutorial for Beginners

Learning to create a Gutenberg block is a good future investment. No matter where you fall on the Gutenberg debate, the block editor is here to stay. Even if you have reverted back to the classic editor, chances are good that at some point in the next few years you will also start creating web …

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23 Apr 2019

Content Promotion – 9 Excellent Strategies to Get Your Content Read Now

When it comes to blogging and content marketing, most people focus their efforts on the production side. While content creation matters, getting it in front of other people is just as important (if not more). Derek Halpern actually does an 80/20 split, with the majority of time spent on content promotion. The Internet is a …

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19 Apr 2019

Trending Cybercrime: Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) vs Decryptors

This past Valentine’s Day, millions of friendly and romantic email messages were exchanged around the world. Unfortunately, some of them were exploited by cybercrime groups aiming to infect personal computing devices and networks with GandCrab ransomware. Information security researchers at Mimecast Threat Labs noticed a considerable uptick of activity in the world of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), …

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11 Apr 2019

Torque Toons: No Spoilers

Who needs crime novels when researchers at Wordfence keep sharing nail biting articles like this. 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: No Spoilers appeared first on Torque.

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10 Apr 2019

How to Get Featured Snippets for your Blog Posts

When you first started a blog you may not have realized how hard it would be to get traffic. Google’s search results page is a busy location with ads, carousels, knowledge panels, and featured snippets all working to push results down the page. Unlike the rest, featured snippets are available to any site with great …

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9 Apr 2019

“Should I Use a WordPress Page Builder Plugin?” – Discussing the Pros and Cons

WordPress has risen to success and fame on a platform of ease of use and beginner friendliness (among other things). However, to truly customize your site you often still need coding skills or professional help. This fact has paved the way for page builder plugins, which have made it easier to make sweeping site changes …

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3 Apr 2019

The ABCs of Blogging (Part 1 of 2)

This is the first of a two-part post that will help you understand everything you need to know to set up your blog correctly. It should be no surprise that WordPress, now almost 16 years old, continues to be the world’s most widely used Content Management System. While it has evolved well past its infancy …

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Community & Events

WP Engine to Acquire Flywheel

Major Issue with WordPress VIP Go Causes Sites to Go Down

10 Easy Tips to Successfully Take Over an Existing WordPress Website

2019 WordCamp Europe Works to Empower Future Developers

9 of the Very Best FTP Clients for WordPress Users (Windows and Mac)

Why and How to Create a Gutenberg Block – A Tutorial for Beginners

Content Promotion – 9 Excellent Strategies to Get Your Content Read Now

Trending Cybercrime: Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) vs Decryptors

Torque Toons: No Spoilers

How to Get Featured Snippets for your Blog Posts

“Should I Use a WordPress Page Builder Plugin?” – Discussing the Pros and Cons

The ABCs of Blogging (Part 1 of 2)