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In March of this year, Iain Poulson published a post on the Delicious Brains blog called “Hey WordPress Plugin Developers, Stop Supporting Legacy PHP Versions In Your Plugins.” I agreed, and am a WordPress plugin author, so I read it and wished people would listen and moved on with my day without taking any action. Later, when we announced we were dropping legacy PHP support in Caldera Forms, I cited that post as one reason for the decision. I’m being honest here, I was going to wait for someone else because I was worried that if I dropped support for […]

The world is in the early stage of the so-called ‘fourth industrial revolution’, a time when technology is changing at a pace never before experienced. In the last decade, we have moved from mobile phones to smartphones and from virtual assistants to digital assistants, not to mention everything in between. As things progress in the digital realm, it is clear Artificial Intelligence will have an ever-increasing role to play. This is the case across every aspect of our lives, from driving cars to marketing products. Across the world, forward-thinking developers are incorporating AI into their online products, either directly into […]

It’s possible to get an ecommerce operation up and running in minutes on WordPress with the aid of plugins like WooCommerce. From there you can start accepting online payments using Stripe, PayPal, 2Checkout, and a myriad of other payment gateway services, some of which don’t even require shopping carts. One drawback, however, is that not every payment method is valid in every territory, and some customers may be hesitant to hand over their credit card details. This is where Bitcoin comes in. It can be utilized as a payment method from anywhere on the globe, and any Bitcoin paid to […]