export default "data:image/svg+xml;base64,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"
Torque

Articles

Doc Pop News Drop: Should Developers Block Gutenberg From Client Sites?

Author

Doc Pop

Filed Under

News Drop

Published

August 21, 2018

1 Comment

Doc’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. A recent thread on Reddit.com/r/WordPress sparked some good conversation about how website developers should handle the upcoming Gutenberg editor changes coming to WordPress. Many developers were concerned about needing to fix clients sites pro bono if the client clicked the Try Gutenberg button. In this week’s News Drop, we cover how to talk to your clients about using the new Gutenberg editor and what tools you may use if you do […]

Top WordPress Plugins for 2018: White Paper

Avatar photo

Filed Under

Plugins

Published

August 21, 2018

4 Comments

WordPress is the most powerful and customizable CMS on the market, powering over 30 percent of the web. This is due largely in part to the nearly 60,000 plugins available to download. Though that number speaks to the thousands of functions you can perform, it can also seem very daunting. That’s a lot to choose from. We are here to help. Earlier this year, Torque held the annual Plugin Madness Competition. We asked for people from around the community to nominate their favorite or most-used plugins. From those we chose the most-voted on and split them into four categories, eCommerce, […]

How to Leverage Email Marketing for Better Blog Readership

Avatar photo

Filed Under

Beginners

Published

August 21, 2018

No Comments

Blogging and email marketing are two channels that aren’t always automatically used together – be it by companies with commercial blogs or full-time bloggers. But when it comes to having and growing a blog, using your email database in a smart way can make the difference between the success or stagnation of your readership. Regardless of what type of blog we talk about, the challenges people face when managing a blog tend to be the same old usual suspects. How do I get people to come back for more content? How do I encourage reader loyalty among my visitors? How […]

The Real Story on Cookies: Dispelling Common Myths About the GDPR and Consent

Filed Under

Security

Published

August 20, 2018

6 Comments

Security, privacy, and related topics have been all over the news in recent months. Much of this is due to the roll-out of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – a new set of legal rules regarding the way personal data must be handled. Of course, the GDPR isn’t the only topic of discussion. Cookies are also a popular topic once again. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of misinformation about how cookies relate to the GDPR, and what your responsibilities are as a website owner when it comes to consent and security. In this article, we’ll aim to clear up the […]

Lesser Known but High-Quality Yoast SEO Alternatives for WordPress SEO

Filed Under

Plugins

Published

August 17, 2018

4 Comments

Search engines play an extremely crucial role in bringing organic traffic, leads, and customers for any website. A high-ranking page can easily pull in thousands of visitors at any given date. And that’s why site owners are constantly on the lookout for ways to improve their website’s SEO rankings. However, for WordPress site owners, SEO optimization comes easy due to the fact that WordPress is currently the most powerful Content Management System available in the market that powers millions of websites worldwide and also because of the availability of some of the best SEO plugins that have, till now, helped millions […]

How do you stay on top of your WordPress game?

A good way to start is to sign up for our weekly newsletter. We keep you up to date by bringing you the freshest WordPress content from the brightest minds in the industry.