Just in case you missed it, here’s a roundup of the latest happenings from this past week. If you have a news tip you’d like to share, write us at [email protected]. Twitter Plugin: Twitter officially released its first WordPress plugin. Updated version stats: Andrew Nacin, WordPress lead developer, announced a major update to WordPress version stats for PHP, MySQL, and WordPress. #TheDress: Developers, do you see black and blue or white and gold? Best practices and SOPs: Josh Pollock talks about how to define best practices and standard operating procedures for your WordPress business. WordPress.com and Bitcoin: Matt Mullenweg addresses the discussion surrounding WordPress.com and Bitcoin. […]
5 of the best WordPress security plugins
Contrary to what you may have heard, the core WordPress software is very secure. So why do you hear about other people’s WordPress sites being hacked? Perhaps even you’ve been hacked yourself. These security breaches occur not because of a vulnerability in the WordPress software, but because of weak user passwords, vulnerabilities in plugins or themes, and not keeping the software up to date. Still, in today’s world, when big companies like Sony and Apple are getting hacked, nothing is ever 100% secure. So we want to take steps to make our websites as secure as possible. I’ve gathered 5 of the […]
Defining best practices and SOPs: Have you defined “doing it right?”
These days everyone is talking about following best practices, established standards, and just doing it right. This is undeniably great, but does your company have a clear definition of what any of this means? I ask because documenting this information can create a valuable resource for your employees and contractors to learn from—all while establishing a company-wide standard. More importantly, however, it creates a way to offer the most constructive type of feedback to those who are not doing it right. Instead of telling them they are flat out wrong, you can direct them to where it says how to do […]
DradCast Episode 074: Canada, it’s basically America
[y=KIc_HmSqLqI height=400] Show notes: Justin Sainton is the founder of Zao, a web firm based in Portland, Oregon. He is a core contributor to WordPress and a core developer for the WP eCommerce project. Justin is passionate about open source, and the community behind it. You can find Justin online on Twitter @js_zao! Sippin’ on Brad – Captain and Sprite Dre – New Castle Justin – Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA Pressing topics Twitter Official Plugin for WordPress Twitter has announced an official WordPress plugin. HeroPress Update HeroPress has failed to get backers and are canceling their Kickstarter. Bar tricks Brad – WP eCommerce Core Contributor Meetup […]
22 ways to keep visitors on your website longer
It’s very frustrating to spend hours refining a writing piece only to check your analytics after it’s been published and see that visitors are merely giving it a quick glance before leaving. “I poured my heart into this! There is a piece of me on that page and you should pay more attention to it!” is what your inner monologue might sound like at these moments. (Or is that just me?) While taking things personally is always a very productive strategy (I don’t care what my therapist says), as a website owner or online marketer there might be better ways to […]

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