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The ABCs of Blogging

Author

Bud Kraus

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Beginners, Community

Published

April 3, 2019

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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 as a writer’s tool, at its core it remains a blogging platform. However, it has been extended in ways no one could’ve imagined. Just what is blogging anyway? A blog – or weblog as it was called back in the day – is a simple […]

How to Create an Effective One-Page Website

Author

Tom Rankin

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Community

Published

April 1, 2019

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Sometimes, one page is all your website really needs. However, designing an effective one-page site requires special considerations – not least of which is deciding whether you should actually create one in the first place. Of course, no one format is perfect for every website, and one-page sites have many pros and cons. However, they can be very useful in the right situations and are often best designed similarly to a landing page. By thinking about how you’ll ‘funnel’ the visitor down the page, you can speak more effectively (and persuasively) to them. In this post, we’ll talk about why you might […]

Use Your Mind to Control Gutenberg with 93digital’s GutenBrain

Author

Emily Schiola

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Community

Published

April 1, 2019

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One of the biggest things to happen to WordPress last year was the launch of 5.0 and Gutenberg. Since then, the community has created plugins, themes, and libraries all optimized for the new editor. London-based agency, 93digital is adding to the fray with GutenBrain. A plugin that allows you to control Gutenberg with your mind. The plugin comes with a headset that uses a brain control interface and AI to let you actually create blocks just by thinking about it. According to the press release, “WordPress users can wear the wireless headset, and after going through a calibration exercise using […]

Doc Pop’s News Drop: WCEU 2019 and Plugin Madness

Author

Doc Pop

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News Drop, Videos

Published

March 30, 2019

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Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s episode we talk about Think Like A Hacker, the new podcast from Wordfence.com and the newest results from our Plugin Madness competition. We also a feature a new video that the WordCamp Europe team shared with us about this year’s event in Berlin. Love WordPress news but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. This week we have a big update […]

5 Best Practices for Managing Open Source Components

Author

Gilad Maayan

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Community

Published

March 29, 2019

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In today’s fast-paced software development environment, it is nearly impossible to keep up without using open source components, and it is estimated that 96.8 percent of developers rely on them. As agile and DevOps increasingly dominate the tech world, software development lifecycles (SDLC) are shortening. Open source libraries offer a wide range of ready-made components that can help you cut the time it takes to develop a product. Open source software (OSS) differs from proprietary software in that it is available to everyone. You can freely copy, alter, and share the code. You must still accept the terms of the […]

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