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Director Of Communications At Let’s Encrypt Discusses The Future Of The Project

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Emily Schiola

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Community

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October 19, 2016

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Let’s Encrypt first launched earlier this year and has quickly become a leader in the SSL marketplace. The project is a free and open-source certificate authority provided by the Internet Security Research Group which aims to encrypt 100 percent of the web. We contacted the Director of Communications at Let’s Encrypt, Sarah Gran to see how the project is doing and what the future holds. The project has been moving steadily forward. According to Gran, along with WordPress.com and Bit.ly, hosting companies have also utilized the project. “On a more technical note, a recent milestone was our acceptance into Mozilla’s root program, a significant step in being able […]

Static Methods As A Solution For Cross-Cutting Concerns In WordPress

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Josh Pollock

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Beginners

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October 18, 2016

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I’ve written a lot recently on object-oriented programming (OOP) for PHP development. One of the things I’ve tried to stress is that using classes doesn’t make code OOP and it doesn’t always use it better. OOP involves using classes to create reusable objects. Too often we use classes as collections of namespaced functions, missing the point of OOP. But, that doesn’t mean all code has to be “true OOP.” No one goes to your website or loads your app and says “dang, that’s some true OOP.” They care that it works and is performant. As a developer, these are your […]

13 Surprising WordPress Statistics (Updated 2021)

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Nick Schäferhoff

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Community, Featured

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October 18, 2016

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There’s no denying that WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world. But that’s just one of many impressive WordPress statistics. What started off as a personal project is now an integral part of the Internet’s architecture, powering hundreds of millions of websites. While you’re probably already familiar with the CMS, there might be some things about WordPress that you are not aware of. The following numbers on WordPress usage will shine a light on how popular the platform really is. Prepare to feel baffled. WordPress Usage Statistics That Will Make Your Jaw Drop As we are […]

Who Benefits From The AMP Revolution?

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Emily Schiola

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Community

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October 17, 2016

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This month marks the one-year anniversary of Google’s accelerated mobile pages (AMP). Google in September added an AMP label to search results so you’ll know which articles will load faster on mobile, furthering the progress of the project. To keep up with the changes, Automattic announced updates to the AMP plugin, which is available for free in the plugin repository. What Is AMP? More and more people are surfing the Web on their phones. As many of us know, however, pages on mobile don’t load as quickly as they do on a desktop. According to Kissmetrics, “nearly half of web users expect […]

Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop: AMP and the Open Web

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Doc Pop

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News Drop

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October 17, 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. Doc Pop’s News Drop This week we talk about Google’s AMP project. And by “talk”, I mean “rant” about how services like AMP, Apple News, and Facebook Instant Articles, might effect the open web. Love WordPress news, but hate reading? Get AMP’d… This is Doc Pop’s News Drop. Google has officially rolled out AMP support in the mobile version of their search results. As a result, WordPress has released an AMP […]

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