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5 Key Maintenance Tasks for Your WordPress Website

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Tom Rankin

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Beginners

Published

November 8, 2019

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For your WordPress website to be a success, you’ll need to focus on more than just its content and design. Regular maintenance is also required, to keep your site secure and running smoothly. Over time, however, these maintenance tasks can start to accumulate and feel a bit overwhelming. The good news is that there are a handful of simple tactics and tools you can use to make performing these critical WordPress maintenance tasks easier. You can even automate and delegate certain parts of the process, streamlining the work and lessening your burden. In this post, we’ll discuss the importance of […]

Yoast Creates Free Online Course for WordPress Beginners

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Marieke van de Rakt

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Community, Featured

Published

November 7, 2019

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Update: Yoast has added a new course all about the new Block Editor. Learn what it is, how to use it, how to publish a post, how to add more blocks, how to switch from classic editor, and what the future holds. 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 I install a […]

How to Determine What Your Development Services Are Worth (5 Key Tips)

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Tom Rankin

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Development

Published

November 5, 2019

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Pricing your services as a WordPress developer is a tricky task. On one hand, you don’t want to overcharge and drive potential clients toward your competition. That said, you also don’t want to sell yourself short and miss out on income you deserve. While striking a balance is difficult, there are several indicators you can rely on to determine what your development services are worth. You simply need to know where to look, and be willing to make an honest assessment of yourself as a professional. In this post, we’ll explore why it’s wise to devote time and careful consideration […]

WCUS 2019 Video Round Up

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Doc Pop

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Videos

Published

November 4, 2019

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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 (Wordfence), Jake Spurlock (WordPress VIP), Jack Sellwood (Local By Flywheel), Tess Coughlan-Allen (Mind Doodle), BobWP, Jay Hill (WP Engine), Victor Ramirez (Wall Street Journal), Theirry Muller (Google), and Josh Pollock (Caldera Forms).

State of the Word 2019

Author

Emily Schiola

Filed Under

News

Published

November 2, 2019

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On Saturday night, Matt Mullenweg took the stage in St. Louis to deliver the 2019 State of the Word. The talk provides a look at this year in the WordPress community and what is on the horizon for the platform. Mullenweg opened this year’s talk by premiering a documentary created about the WordPress community by WordFence, Open. It’s a look at the beauty and power of the people that run the CMS. It set the tone for the rest of the State of the Word. This year’s WordCamp included 47 organizers, 122 volunteers, and 90 speakers. A huge amount of […]

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