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Getting the most out of social media analytics

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December 30, 2014

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The rise of the Internet has led to the creation of a large number of social media communities that allow users to share information with each other via platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and the linked nature of the blogging ecosystem. On the one hand, these various social media platforms are proving an ideal channel for blog owners to reach more users through various social media marketing strategies. On the other hand, blog owners are also starting to leverage these various platform for tracking the growth of their blog, the interests of their audience, and to improve the image, awareness, […]

Google’s Anti-Spam Strategy: No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA

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December 30, 2014

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If you’ve spent any amount of time online, it’s likely you’ve been asked to solve a CAPTCHA to verify you are, in fact, a human – this is the awkward-looking, distorted text you have to squint really hard at to solve! And, if you’re anything like me, you probably fail this test more often than not. Google is in a catch-22 situation, really: We all hate CAPTCHA, but we hate spam more. Without CAPTCHAs the Internet would be rife with bots spamming and stealing data from websites. CAPTCHAs aren’t perfect, but they’re an extra anti-spam measure, and a small price to […]

The WordPress template hierarchy explained

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December 29, 2014

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What exactly is the WordPress template hierarchy? Sounds complicated, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, it really isn’t that hard to understand. In short: The template hierarchy for WordPress determines which template file the CMS will use to render each page of your website. Understood? Cool, then I guess my work is done here. I’m going back to browsing funny cat memes right away. Then again, since I have a entire afternoon to fill, how about we dive a little deeper into the topic? You know, maybe learn a thing or two. Sound good? Ok, then let’s start from the top. What are templates? […]

Improved WordPress Front-End AJAX Processing

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December 26, 2014

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The “standard” way of processing AJAX requests in WordPress involves using WordPress’ admin AJAX API — whether you’re actually working in the admin or not. For front-end use of AJAX, especially on high-traffic sites, repurposing the admin AJAX API is not a great option. The 10up Engineering Best Practices provides a good breakdown as to why using admin AJAX for the front-end is not a good idea. It points out that using WordPress’ admin AJAX API causes the WordPress admin to be fully bootstrapped and has no built-in caching. For its intended purpose — running the WordPress backend — this […]

Which WordPress events will you attend in 2015?

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December 23, 2014

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WordPress really is an amazing platform, with a huge wealth of online information to help newbie users quickly become competent — there are a number of great resources out there, including the one you’re reading now! As great as the online material is, nothing beats attending a WordPress event, though. Not only do you get a rare opportunity to learn from the industry leaders in person, but you also get the chance to meet and collaborate with like-minded people. This makes them great places to learn the information needed to become a proficient WordPress user, launch a WordPress-related business, or […]

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