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AngularJS Translations In A WordPress Environment

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Josh Pollock

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Beginners

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December 13, 2016

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Lot’s of people, myself included, have been extolling the virtues of using a JavaScript MVC framework, instead of a traditional PHP templating system as a WordPress front-end. While I’m pretty down on how WordPress traditionally handles templating, the one thing it does well is translation strings. WordPress is full of great functions for making text translatable. While angular-translate and other modules are available for localization, they all feel clunky and redundant when WordPress already has great localization built in. In this article, I want to share a simple way to use WordPress to manage localization and avoid using untranslatable strings […]

How To Analyze And Boost WordPress Performance

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John Hughes

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Beginners, Development

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December 12, 2016

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WordPress is flexible enough to create just about any type of website. It’s also incredibly easy to use, which means the technical knowledge for getting started is pretty low. However, because of this, when issues occur (such as inevitable performance drops) you can be left waving the white flag. Fortunately, there are a few steps you can take to preemptively minimize any serious harm. Depending on the makeup of your site and its content, you can optimize images, dig deeper into caching solutions, and tinker under WordPress’ hood to speed up your website’s loading times. In this post, we’ll present five different ways you can […]

Doc Pop’s News Drop: WordPress 4.7 Review

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Doc Pop

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News Drop

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December 12, 2016

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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. WordPress version 4.7 is here. Here’s our short recap of what new features to expect. Love WordPress news but hate reading? This is Doc Pop’s News Drop, back in San Francisco! Last week, WordPress 4.7 dropped right on schedule, and it’s as cool as promised. The new default theme, 2017, is the first theme made specifically for small businesses. It’s really easy to customize without any code background. Just click on […]

WordPress Will Be More Accessible In 2017

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Emily Schiola

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Community

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December 9, 2016

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Every year, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg presents his State of the Word speech that goes over the highlights from the previous year, and what we have to look forward to in the coming year. Last week’s speech looked at JavaScript usage, HTTPS, and WordPress 4.7. However, a theme that ran through the entire conference and speech was accessibility. If the CMS wants to conquer the remaining 75 percent of the Internet, it will need to reach out to people that aren’t using it now. Mullenweg laid out ways WordPress will become more accessible in 2017 and reach even more people. Translations […]

Removed WCUS Pantheon Ads Shine Light On Sponsorship Guidelines

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Emily Schiola

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Community

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December 9, 2016

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Although WordCamp US was full of hope for the future of the platform, it wasn’t without conflict. The night before the conference began, Pantheon’s $100,000 sponsorship was pulled leaving the company without a booth. The decision was made after attendees were greeted by Pantheon logos in the official WordPress US hotel, the Downtown Sheraton. Both the concierge desk and elevators were covered with Pantheon marketing materials. This kind of marketing isn’t unusual in the world of commercial conferences. Sponsors of E3 and Dreamforce put up billboards and ads on buses. However, WordPress and WordCamps are inherently different and the community operates […]

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