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Is It Time To Break Up With Your Web Developer?

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Phil Simon

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Featured

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October 15, 2015

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The best websites evolve over time. These days, if your site isn’t fast, responsive, and rife with current content, you’re shooting yourself in the foot. Oh, yeah, and Google will punish you. Odds are you’re not a proper developer. You’re too busy writing books, running your restaurant, or playing music. As such, you rely on an individual or small firm to keep your website up and running. But is your developer any good? Is the squeeze worth the juice? And when is it time to part ways? In this post, I’ll provide some advice for making this difficult decision. Even […]

Akismet 3.1.5 Now Available

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Emily Schiola

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News

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October 14, 2015

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Akismet 3.1.5 is now available. Users are urged to update as soon as possible. Sucuri discovered an XSS vulnerability in the popular spam protection plugin that affects every version including and after 2.5.0. The vulnerability can be accessed through comments, so it should be stopped through the plugin’s comment-check API, but the safest option is to update anyway. For those with automatic updates, this is included and you don’t need to do anything at this time. All others need to update manually in the plugin directory or by updating directly through your WordPress dashboard. Though it isn’t clear if anyone […]

Why GPL Is Important For You And Your Clients

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Josh Pollock

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Featured

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October 14, 2015

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Everyone who does freelance work should have a basic set of requirements for prospective clients up front. These are things that will be in the contract if the relationship gets that far — they’re also things you need to know in the beginning. This is important because it saves time and helps create a clear, honest, and open relationship with your client, right from the start. It also helps filter out clients who are just not right for you. One of the prerequisites on my list, along with an insistence on using Slack for all client communications, is that I […]

How To Get Your Blog Everywhere Like The Force Awakens Merch

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Brenda Barron

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Community, Featured

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October 13, 2015

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Did you participate in Force Friday? I know all of that new Star Wars merchandise came out over a month ago now, but there was something noteworthy about the whole product rollout that’s been sticking with me. No, not BB-8. Though that was undeniably cool, too. What I want to talk about is the way Disney decided to put Star Wars absolutely everywhere. This was not a quiet launch. This wasn’t just a few things in a few stores. This was a massive, you’ll know about all the new Star Wars loot even if you’re asleep sort of reveal and […]

What’s New In WordPress: 10/12/2015

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Emily Schiola

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Community

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October 12, 2015

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Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. Where To Find Trustworthy WordPress Developers: Finding a developer these days is easy, finding one that will do a good job can be harder. Read about where to go to find the best people you can. The First Half Of The REST API Officially Added To WordPress Core: If this goes well, it could mean a complete REST API in WordPress 4.5. What Will WordPress Be Like In Ten Years?: WordPress has grown so much since […]

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