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What’s New In WordPress 08/10/2015

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August 10, 2015

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Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly What’s New In WordPress roundup, write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: 1 Billion Downloads: As of today, there have now been over 1,000,000 plugins downloaded from WordPress.com. WP Engine has a great infographic about this milestone too. CalderaWP Plugin Giveaway: Take a survey, get a free plugin for a year from Caldera’s library. Jetpack Start: Automattic has been working on big changes for their Jetpack plugin, with a big focus on better experiences for new users. Alphabet: Google Inc is restructuring under the new company called Alphabet. Torque’s Top 10 Posts: Celebrating […]

WordPress.org Plugin Directory Officially Passes 1 Billion Downloads

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August 10, 2015

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The day is finally here. The WordPress.org plugin directory has officially passed one billion plugin downloads. That’s pretty crazy considering just a little over a year ago, there were only 700 million downloads. A third of all plugin downloads occurred in just this last year! I mean, it’s no wonder, considering WordPress powers almost a quarter of the Internet. But when I see stats like this, I always ask one question: Why? Why did we see this huge growth in WordPress? And why are there so many plugin downloads? Where Did All These Plugin Downloads Come From? Before jumping into […]

Where Do You See The Future of WordPress in 10-12 Years?

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August 10, 2015

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A few months ago, in May of this year, WordPress celebrated its twelfth birthday. To honor the special occasion, Torque did a piece looking back at some of the most significant milestones WordPress has experienced since that fateful day in 2003. When you sit back and think about it, WordPress really has made a ton of advancements in a relatively short amount of time. Over the years, we’ve seen architecture for plugins, themes, WYSIWYG editing, widgets, and so much more built into the CMS. All this reflection raises an important question: with 12 years gone past, where do you think the […]

Working With Users Via The WordPress REST API

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August 7, 2015

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WordPress’s robust user management system is an attributing factor to its overall success as a content management system. The WordPress REST API opens up a realm of new possibilities for this system, which makes WordPress a better, more powerful CMS. With the capabilities of the REST API, WordPress’s user management can be leveraged in web applications. It also allows theme developers to create more dynamic links between content that will highlight the author and their posts. This article provides an introduction to working with user data via the WordPress REST API. You’ll also learn how to create a profile editor […]

75+ Brands, Celebrities, And Famous Websites Using WordPress

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August 6, 2015

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With its root as a blogging platform, it is easy to disregard WordPress as a serious business solution. The fact that it is open source and free to use for anyone can also certainly contribute to its image as a product for hobbyists. Clients who don’t know better might doubt its scalability for larger projects, and developers may therefore think they couldn’t land big-name clients by offering WordPress services. However, what people tend to forget or be unaware of is that WordPress by now powers 25% of the Internet. Yes, that is one quarter. Yes, of the entire Internet. So, […]

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