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The Freedom Of WordPress

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Emily Schiola

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Community, Featured

Published

July 29, 2016

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Last week, Torque asked community members to share their WordPress story for the chance to win a trip to WordCamp US 2016. We were pleasantly overwhelmed by the number of submissions. It was inspiring to read about how WordPress has touched the lives of some many people — from leading them to financial freedom and enabling them to spend more time with their families to empowering users to travel the world. A big theme throughout was accessibility and how people with disabilities found their home in WordPress and the community. We set out to help someone get to WordCamp US and […]

11 Of The Best Premium WordPress Plugins Worth Their Money

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Nick Schäferhoff

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Beginners, Featured

Published

July 29, 2016

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There is no denying that WordPress and the WordPress sphere are thriving. The platform has been the fastest growing CMS for several years straight and in June this year more than 2,000 people gathered for WordCamp Europe 2016 — the largest WordPress convention in history. Another sign pointing to the continuing success of WordPress is the growing number of premium plugins. Although there are more than 40,000 free WordPress plugins in the directory, a lot of people these days opt to pay for their plugin needs. So much so that the number of successful WordPress companies with six-figure revenues and beyond […]

WordPress Product Launch UX Best Practices: Series Introduction

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Ahmad Awais

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Featured

Published

July 28, 2016

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The WordPress community is getting more and more transparent as far as the business aspect is involved. Business folks have started to disclose the financial status of their WordPress businesses. One particular statement that we keep hearing goes something like this: “I created a WordPress product and it generated xx amount during the first month or year of its launch.” We’ve all heard it before . As entrepreneurs, we are all struggling to come up with a product that not only pays for itself but also gets adopted and admired by the masses. Last year, I developed an add-on plugin […]

GitHub Universe Early Bird Tickets On Sale Through July 31

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Emily Schiola

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News

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July 28, 2016

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Early Bird tickets for GitHub Universe are available now through July 31. The three-day conference, which will deep dive into the future of software, consists of two keynotes, six featured speakers, and 24 breakout sessions that all look at the challenges of building software. The event will kick off on Sept. 13 with Training Day, an in-depth learning day led by GitHub’s Professional Service Team. It will feature two tracks: Track One, which is geared toward GitHub Power Users and Track Two, which will focus on Dev Ops. Two days of talks and breakout sessions will be held on Sept. 14-15. The […]