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The WordPress REST API: The Journey So Far, And What’s to Come

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Tom Ewer

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Beginners, Development, Featured

Published

April 22, 2016

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The WordPress REST API’s journey into core has been a long one and we’re not quite there yet. In many respects, however, the leisurely pace of its introduction has been a blessing. It’s given the community at large plenty of time to absorb the implications of what is a genuinely transformative shift in the platform’s nature. As we teeter on the edge of a REST API-powered future, now is an excellent time to take stock of its development to date, recap why it’s at the heart of the next stage of WordPress’s evolution, and take a punt on what we can […]

5 Two-Factor Authentication Plugins For WordPress

Author

Sufyan bin Uzayr

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Community

Published

April 21, 2016

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Securing your website requires several steps, as attackers and malicious users can find their way to your WordPress through a variety of methods. For example, keeping your WordPress installation, as well as themes and plugins updated is one of the most basic steps in security. A good number of websites are compromised due to obsolete or out of date themes and plugins. Another common method by which your website might be compromised is brute force attacks. By relying on brute force attacks, malicious hackers can gain access to your WordPress admin panel, and eventually, take control of your website. Using a […]

WooCommerce Smart Checkout Improves Mobile Checkout Experience

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Emily Schiola

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News

Published

April 21, 2016

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Mobile optimization is increasingly important for all websites, but especially for eCommerce. AppPresser earlier this week announced WooCommerce Smart Checkout, a mobile-centric extension that improves the checkout experience for WooCommerce stores. As a consumer, it is often painstaking to check out from your mobile device. You have to zoom in to input information and pull-up menus are hard to navigate. Smart Checkout addresses these issues head on by including a multi-page checkout form and address autocomplete. It is also optimized for touch and is fully customizable. Other features include a sleek modal for desktop that can optionally be enabled, hooks for full customization, […]

Should User Data From WordPress.org Belong To The Community?

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Josh Pollock

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Community, Featured

Published

April 20, 2016

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I don’t have a problem with paying for services with data. I use Gmail, knowing full well there is no way Google would provide me with such an amazing service if they didn’t use my data to create targeted ads. Similiarly, I use Facebook, Twitter, and other “free” services knowing that I am the product that these services offer to their customers. This is how I “pay” for these services. If they can’t sell ads, then they can’t make money and that, after all, is their objective. Two WordPress plugins I use a lot, WordPress SEO by Yoast and Easy […]

Work On WordPress 4.6 To Begin This Week

Author

Emily Schiola

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Featured, News

Published

April 18, 2016

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Following the release of WordPress 4.5 “Coleman” last week, development on 4.6 will begin Wednesday. Domink Shilling, who will lead the release for 4.6, opened up suggestions for wish list items. Shilling asked a number of questions including what are your biggest pain points, what do you see as the most important UX to be solved, and which existing feature should get a version 2. The announcement has already garnered over 200 comments. Brian Krogsgard, editor of Post Status, made a few suggestions including custom post statuses and native multi-author support. A lot of people wanted to see changes to […]

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