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. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to flip the script on hackers and run cryptomining software on their computers? In this week’s video we talk about an app called Coin Auth which does just that. We also talk about WordPress version 4.9.5 and we hear some great news about WordCamp Europe. Love WordPress news, but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. This week […]
What is the Optimal Content Length? – Here’s What the Science Says
What is the optimal content length? How long should your blog posts be? What is the ideal word count for SEO? These are questions many would-be bloggers and marketers ask themselves. Obviously many things go into successful content marketing. From choosing the right keywords, to learning to write well, to image optimization. All these are factors in the success of your content. However, content length remains a critical topic, not least because it determines a lot about your overall strategy. Should you write a lot of shorter articles or concentrate on pushing out one massive article per month? Or is […]
Back to Basics: A New Developer’s Guide to Creating WordPress Products
Your New Year’s resolution might have been to start developing for WordPress. However, despite the platform’s ease of use, there’s still a learning curve to master. You’ll find there are plenty of resources available to help you begin, but understanding everything involved could prove challenging. Fortunately, the basics of developing for WordPress are easy to grasp. A number of key elements (such as the way WordPress is coded) can be found on other platforms and coding languages. All in all, getting started with development could take as little as an afternoon. This post will look at the basics beginner WordPress […]
4 Secrets to Successful Retargeting Campaigns
Retargeting is currently one of the most-used digital marketing strategies on the market. The proven effectiveness of retargeting campaigns and the level of personalization you can now do are great things to have in your arsenal, especially with the market being as competitive as it is today. Retargeting – differs only in method from remarketing – isn’t just useful for sales purposes, but also for building a better relationship with potential and existing customers. Similar to other digital marketing tools, you have to know how to use retargeting to your advantage. Simply taking raw data and hoping the campaign will […]
WordPress Plugins: How to Know When to Install Or When to Avoid
We all know it, WordPress plugins are one of the biggest advantages that WordPress offers. But they can also be the greatest weakness when it comes to using the CMS. Using WordPress plugins effectively is highly dependent on two things. One is the source from which you get your WordPress plugin and the second is knowing when to use a WordPress plugin and when to let it go. WordPress plugins can offer exciting new features but you can’t forget one basic thing, plugins should be used only for the purpose of providing a fundamental function or solving a specific problem. When […]

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