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Squarespace or WordPress: Which Is Right For You?

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June 4, 2015

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You’ve probably been asked, “Which is better: WordPress or Squarespace?” Seeing as we are part of the WordPress community, you and I are obviously biased towards WordPress. Many times we will instinctively say WordPress is better without having an exact reason. Luckily, there really is no real answer to this question. Instead, the question needs to be rephrased as, “Which is better for the user and the project?” Let’s examine this. Who Should Use Squarespace? Even as a WordPress developer, I won’t hesitate to say that Squarespace is one amazing platform. There are many projects for which Squarespace is the […]

Interview with Patrick Rauland and Matt Medeiros on Product Shipping, Scaling, and Validation

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June 3, 2015

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For today’s article on validating and scaling WordPress products, I asked two seemingly simple questions of two people whose opinions I respect on the matter. While I’m really proud of the resulting article and how I used their words to make my point, I feel like you, the reader, are missing out on the incredibly detailed and well thought out responses they gave to my questions. So, we are sharing the complete transcripts of those interviews below. Patrick Rauland on Product Release Patrick Rauland is the Product Manager for WooCommerce. You can find him on Twitter @BFTrick. Q: What steps does your […]

Validation, Shipping, and Scaling WordPress Products

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June 3, 2015

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In my last article for Torque, I talked about marketing automation for Easy Digital Downloads. The idea for that article grew out of the work that I’m currently doing to scale my own business—which has been going pretty well so far, but has not yet reached enough people to have the kind of success that we are shooting for long term. Marketing automation is one of many tools to grow a business. As the WordPress ecosystem matures, more and more developers are making the leap from freelancing or agency work to creating and selling products. These products range from WordPress plugins […]

The 15 Most Useful Media File Manager Plugins for WordPress

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June 2, 2015

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Long gone are the days in which websites are a text-only experience. These days using different types of media to improve web content is not only possible but mandatory. Using images, videos, and other media is important to enhance the user experience, evoke emotions, break up large pieces of text, and emphasize points made in the post. It’s no wonder the demand for free stock photos has dramatically increased. In WordPress, all media files get stored in the media library where they can be searched, edited, and removed if no longer needed. Recent updates have greatly improved this part of the […]

Fear and Loathing in Miami (WordCamp Edition)

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June 1, 2015

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Torque asked me to cover WordCamp Miami. I got the email basically as I was getting off my plane in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,  and instantly, I felt like Johnny Depp’s character in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (minus the copious amount of drugs and Benicio Del Toro as my lawyer). This was only my second WordCamp, and the only other I’d been to was tiny in comparison. So I didn’t know what to expect, let alone what to write about. Yes, during every talk, I took pages of notes, and lots of pictures, but why rehash what everyone said? […]

This Week in WordPress: 6/01/2015

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June 1, 2015

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Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our This Week In WordPress roundup, write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: Sucuri launches Load Time Tester: A free performance tool that assesses how fast your website is loading globally. Theme Review Crackdowns: The WordPress theme review team will start cracking down on themes that break the “no content-creation” guideline. OneNote for WordPress: On May 22, Microsoft announced a new partnership between WordPress and its digital note-taking app, OneNote. 2015 WordPress Revenue Statistics: Scott Bolinger has compiled a list of publicly available data on various WordPress business models and revenue statistics. Struggles Developing a […]

Torque Talks with Ryan Singel from Contextly

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May 29, 2015

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Contextly is website exploration tool that makes it easy to keep your readers clicking through your site. The plugin, which works with WordPress and Drupal, automatically displays related articles at the bottom of each post and makes it easy for bloggers and editors to quickly link to previous articles without having to open any other tabs or pages. We were happy to talk with Ryan Singel, the CEO and co-founder of Contextly, about how his own experiences as a WordPress blogger which led him to create this special tool.

Happy Birthday, WordPress: Celebrating 12 Great Years

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May 28, 2015

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Yesterday, WordPress celebrated its 12th birthday. To mark the occasion, I’m going to take a look at some of the biggest milestones in WordPress’s twelve-year history. To date, the excellent team of core contributors have turned out 26 major WordPress updates. These updates have taken WordPress from a humble blogging software right to the global CMS superstar it is today. Every update has contributed to this, but today I’ve picked out ten of the most important ones. If you want to see a chronological timeline of WordPress’s history, read on! I’ll be showing you when the most important features and functionality […]

Marketing Automation for Easy Digital Downloads

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May 28, 2015

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One of the many things that WordPress excels at is eCommerce. There are lots of really great eCommerce plugins out there that not only make it easy to set up an online store, but can also be easily extended and customized in a lot of interesting ways. One of the most important ways to extend your eCommerce plugin is through marketing automation. Marketing automation is a powerful strategy that companies like Amazon have perfected to increase sales. This strategy encompasses everything from upsales and recommended products, to emails with bonus deals, additional information, and more product recommendations. While this may sound complicated, […]

How to Tame Your WordPress Dashboard Like a Jurassic World Velociraptor Trainer

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May 27, 2015

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Chances are good that you’ve seen Jurassic Park. Chances are also good that you’ve heard of its latest sequel—Jurassic World. It’s a sci-fi adventure set 22 years after the original movie that takes the story to the next level. InGen Technologies creates their own dinosaur to impress the kids and boost visitor attendance. Owen Grady, Your Dashboard Trainer Chris Pratt plays an interesting character named Owen Grady. He’s a scientist and staff member that conducts behavioral research on velociraptors. Owen isn’t afraid of staring monsters in the face, but he knows you have to be smart about it. He knows […]

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