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For the second year in a row, WPMU Dev’s Smush Image Compression has won Plugin Madness! This year’s competition was fierce, but in the end, the image compression plugin came out on top. The plugin beat out Autoptimize, ShortPixel Image Optimizer, Hummingbird Page Speed Optimization, previous winner Advanced Custom Fields, Custom Sliders, and finally Restrict …

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4 Apr 2018

9 Actionable Copywriting Tips for Instantly More Powerful Content

Studies have shown that 55 percent of all visitors read a blog post only for 15 seconds or less. That means, by the end of this paragraph you have likely already decided whether to keep on reading or not. It is my job to make sure you do. So, do I still have your attention? …

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3 Apr 2018

Torque Toons: American Gutenberg Meme

The American Chopper meme is so popular these days that it was only a matter of time before WordPressers got in on it. 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: American Gutenberg Meme appeared …

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2 Apr 2018

Torque Toons: GDPR TLDR

The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, is coming May 25th. It’s similar to the European Cookie Law, but a lot more strict and specific on what data sites can collect from users. In spite of many recent news stories about big companies mining our data, I still find myself oddly dreading designing a site post-GDPR. …

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21 Mar 2018

Torque Toons: The Most Ambitious Crossover Event In History

Marvel: ‘Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover event in history’ Me: Let’s Encrypt has now issued over 50 million active certificates. The post Torque Toons: The Most Ambitious Crossover Event In History appeared first on Torque.

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20 Mar 2018

8 Ways You’re Wasting Money As A Web Developer

Picture the emotions that come to your mind when you think about your web development business. Can you recall the excitement of signing a new contract for building a website or the joy of solving a critical problem that took you most of the last week? But then there is fear. How you are going …

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19 Mar 2018

The Beginner WordPress Developer’s Guide to wp_enqueue

While WordPress is powerful, there are plenty of under-the-hood features that can help you maximize its efficiency. In fact, overlooking inherent functions such as wp_enqueue could even impact your site’s overall effectiveness. If you optimize your themes and plugins correctly, you can improve your site’s performance while enhancing user experience. The wp_enqueue function is a great …

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7 Mar 2018

Torque Toons: What Makes Up The Other 70%?

It seems like it was only yesterday that the WC3 announced that 26% of all websites were powered by WordPress. That number has recently gone up to 30%, so we decided to find out what the rest of the internet is made of. The post Torque Toons: What Makes Up The Other 70%? appeared first …

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5 Mar 2018

Voting for Torque’s 2018 Plugin Madness Now Open

Let the madness begin! Voting for Torque’s 2018 Plugin Madness is now open. Modeled after the NCAA college basketball tournament March Madness, we use a bracket-based voting system to pit plugins against one another each week. This year we asked you to nominate your favorite plugins, and today we’re happy to kick things off with …

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5 Mar 2018

WordPress Now Powers 30 Percent Of The Internet

What began as a blogging platform nearly 15 years ago is one step closer to taking control of the entire web. WordPress officially powers 30 percent of the Internet according to W3Techs. It is also the fastest growing CMS by far, with Squarespace and Wix barely coming close. These numbers are a huge victory for WordPress …

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2 Mar 2018

WordPress Myths Debunked

Not only does WordPress power 29% of the entire internet, it takes up 50-60% of the CMS market share, making it the most widely used CMS in the world. Whether you are setting up a blog, reviving your website, or launching your online enterprise presence, many will recommend that you use this CMS due to its “jack-of-all-trades’ …

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1 Mar 2018

Torque Toons: Who Are You Wearing?

Of course everybody is talking about this year’s Plugin Madness competition, which kicks off on Monday March 5th, but the big question is: What WordCamp swag will the nominees be wearing as they walk the red carpet? Doc Pop Doctor Popular is an artist and musician living in San Francisco. As a full disclaimer, …

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Smush Image Compression Wins 2018 Plugin Madness

9 Actionable Copywriting Tips for Instantly More Powerful Content

Torque Toons: American Gutenberg Meme

Torque Toons: GDPR TLDR

Torque Toons: The Most Ambitious Crossover Event In History

8 Ways You’re Wasting Money As A Web Developer

The Beginner WordPress Developer’s Guide to wp_enqueue

Torque Toons: What Makes Up The Other 70%?

Voting for Torque’s 2018 Plugin Madness Now Open

WordPress Now Powers 30 Percent Of The Internet

WordPress Myths Debunked

Torque Toons: Who Are You Wearing?