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Torque News Drop: The Contract for the Web

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Doc Pop

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Videos

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December 16, 2019

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The Torque News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. In this episode of the Torque News Drop, we talk about The Contract For The Web‘s nine principles. We also talk about diversity at WordCamp Europe and Freemius’s new WordPress video series. Love WordPress news, but hate reading, my name is Doc and this is the Torque News Drop Today we’ll talk about diversity at WCEU and a new video project by the Freemius team, but first lets talk about the state of the web. The World Wide Web turned 30 this year and it’s creator, […]

Google Site Kit Review – Improve Your WordPress Site Hassle-free

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Nick Schäferhoff

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Plugins

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December 16, 2019

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If you own a WordPress site (and why else would you be here), chances are good that it is connected to at least one Google product. To check on your traffic and SEO efforts, this might be Google Search Console, Google Analytics or both. In addition, you might use PageSpeed Insights to see how your site performance is faring and AdSense for monetization. It’s exactly for people like you that Google recently released a new WordPress plugin – Site Kit. It aims to make connecting your site to these different services easier and allows you to display their most important […]

21 Best WooCommerce Plugins for Your Online Store (Most are Free)

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Syed Balkhi

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Plugins

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December 11, 2019

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Are you interested in creating an online store? Building an eCommerce site is now easier than ever before, thanks to WordPress and WooCommerce. In fact, according to Hosting Tribunal, WooCommerce powers over 28.19% of all online stores. There are many benefits to using WordPress and WooCommerce to create an online store but one of the main benefits is the opportunity for complete customization. With WooCommerce plugins you can create an online store that’s just as powerful and offers just as many features as big-name eCommerce websites. So, you can easily manage inventory and orders, improve the online shopping experience for […]

Content Optimization for WordPress Sites: 5 Ways to Improve in 2 Months

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Irina Zeleneva

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Development

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December 10, 2019

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The more optimized your website, the more people will interact with it. If people can find and consume great content, they will be more likely to come back to your site. Once your site is properly optimized, it will be easier to grow your audience. In just two months, you can get your content in front of more eyes. Here is a list of five ways to do that. Add or correct Titles and Descriptions Each page contains elements that require optimization, such as <title> and <description> meta tags that are contained in the HTML code of the page and […]

Updating Old Content: The Secret SEO Weapon You Are Not Using

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Nick Schäferhoff

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SEO

Published

December 5, 2019

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Do you ever ask yourself what to do with old blog posts? It often seems like most people solely focus on creating new stuff, however, updating old content and refreshing existing pages is another great strategy to improve the SEO and performance of your site. The reason is that creating high-quality content is hard work and time-consuming. Consequently, if you only have a small team or are doing all of it by yourself, it’s hard to compete with the big blogs out there. If that’s the position you are in, re-optimizing your existing content might be just what the doctor […]

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