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The Future of the WP-CLI: An Interview with Daniel Bachhuber

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Emily Schiola

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News

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April 4, 2017

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WP-CLI is changing the way developers work in WordPress. On a simple level, it’s a set of command line tools used for managing WordPress installations. It takes commands that are already known and makes them easier to retrieve. We talked to WP-CLI project maintainer Daniel Bachhuber about the state of the project and what’s in store for the future. Bachhuber joined the project in 2013. At the time, he was working at WordPress.com VIP, dealing with support tickets. It was incredibly hard to quickly find the commands he needed to help people. “I grew accustomed to all the different files but they […]

An Inside Look at WooCommerce 3.0 – What to Expect From The Update

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Nick Schäferhoff

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Uncategorized

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April 4, 2017

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eCommerce in WordPress usually means one thing: WooCommerce. The plugin is the go-to solution for most online shops – not just in the WordPress sphere but on the web in general. WooCommerce’s popularity is due to its ease of use, number of features, developer friendliness, high extendability, and a host of other reasons. We have explored the plugin in the past in our detailed tutorial on how set up an online shop with WooCommerce. Today, WooCommerce 3.0 was dropped. The new version comes with many new features, improvements, and other stuff to look forward to. We have taken a look under […]

The New Plugin Repository: Just A Beginning

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Josh Pollock

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Community

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April 4, 2017

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Last week the long-awaited WordPress.org plugin directory was rolled out. While this re-design has been in an open beta for months. Many users and developers felt taken off guard by the launch, which happened without warning. In a comment on the announcement post, Kevin Hoffman summed up much of the community’s frustration about what was supposed to be a user data and feedback driven re-design he said, “In many of the discussions leading up to launch, user data and feedback were promised to be the decision-makers, although it did not exist at the time. Much of the early feedback (regarding […]

Doc Pop’s News Drop: Big changes to the Plugin Repository

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Doc Pop

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News Drop

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April 3, 2017

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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. This week we talk about the new features and look of the WordPress plugin repository. Love WordPress news but hate reading? This is Doc Pop’s News Drop If you’ve visited the Plugin Repository this week, you may have noticed some big changes to the site. The WordPress team has been working hard on this new version of the site and I think it looks great. If you visit WordPress.org/plugins the first […]

8 Amazing WordPress Multisite Examples Used by Notable Brands

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John Hughes

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Beginners, Featured

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April 3, 2017

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One of WordPress’ most impressive features is its built-in support for Multisite, which enables you to run a network of blogs from one installation. However, you may wonder if this feature is strong enough to hold up under pressure. Fear not! Multisite is a robust, powerful tool that can be used in a number of ways to manage and publish content. This is particularly useful if your content management needs extending beyond a single site for one type of project. Best of all, the proof can be found in the pudding; in other words, looking at how big brands use multisite […]

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