WordPress powers over 28 percent of the web. With that comes 150,000 plugins and themes, which adds up to over 1.3 billion downloads on WordPress.org alone. It’s truly a powerful platform that can allow for a lucrative plugin business. However, when we examine the space more thoroughly, we find that only less than 5 percent of the products have a paid offering. You may think that these 5 percent own 99 percent of the market, but it’s actually far from it. The monetized items are only 22 percent of total active items. The vast majority of installed and active plugins […]
The Beginner’s Guide to Writing WordPress Posts in Markdown
If you’ve ever written a post in Microsoft Word and tried pasting the content into WordPress, you have probably experienced the irritating carryover of site-breaking document styles. In fact, any text editor with formatting options can experience the same issue. ‘Markdown’ is a plain-text syntax for writing articles without distraction. Agencies can streamline content creation by working in Markdown with both writers and editors. This standardizes the copy and reduces distracting visual styling issues. Then, after approving the content, you can handle stylization directly within WordPress. In this article, we’ll introduce you to Markdown formatting and how you can learn […]
Doc Pop’s News Drop: WordPress 4.9 Early Review and Features
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. WordPress 4.9 is out now and it’s filled with new features. Codenamed Tipton, this release features major changes to the Customizer, new widget features, and syntax highlighting in the HTML and CSS editors. This week, Doc walks us through the new features and provides an early review. Love WordPress News but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. WordPress 4.9 was released this week. Nicknamed […]
9 Basic Social Media Writing Tips
Writing content is one of the most powerful tools that you can use to engage your consumers with the services or products that you’re selling. The art of content writing has extended to a vast array of platforms, including social media. However, the skills required to write for social media are different from those you would rely on to write an article or even ad copy. One of the hard truths that we should all embrace in this time and age is that most people out there rarely pay their attention to simple and raw advertising. Instead, what gets them […]
The Art of Speaking at a WordCamp
Last month I spoke at WordCamp Los Angeles. Though I had given the same talk before, this time felt much more successful. Not only was I more relaxed, I learned a lot from the first time around. It got me thinking about what public speaking tips and tricks could be applied to giving WordCamp talks, but I’m in no way an expert, so learn by trial and error. I wanted to start thinking more about how to get better at this type of speaking, so I asked several of my WordPress friends for their best advice. Speaking at a WordCamp […]

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