Here at Torque, we do a lot of plugin comparisons and lists. We’ve compiled lists of the best plugins for countless functions — from graph creation, to mobile optimization, to backups, and everything in between. While those lists are definitely helpful pieces (I might be a little biased. Maybe.), we thought of something that would be insanely more helpful. A list of the best free WordPress plugins. . . for. . .well (almost) everything. That’s right: There’s a plugin here for just about every function you can think of (and even for some functions you can’t). And not just any ol’ plugin, but what I believe […]
Torque Talks with John James Jacoby on crowdfunding
Last month, John James Jacoby (or JJJ) launched a 24-day Indiegogo campaign to help focus his time solely on the development and improvement of BuddyPress, GlotPress, and bbPress for the next 6 months. With less than 34 hours to go, JJJ has surpassed his 50K goal, exemplifying the supportive nature of the WordPress community, and confirming the importance of the further development of these beloved plugins. Check out our chat with him below, then consider chipping in a few bucks to help his project out. Crowdfunding and open source: the perfect pair Torque: It’s exciting to see developers coming to the community to get support […]
Using the WordPress Customizer for Saving User-Specific Options
The WordPress Customizer — which started out as the theme customizer — is currently one of the best options to allow end-users to customize a theme or plugin. The Customizer is rapidly expanding in its feature set, with the new panels in WordPress 4.0 and the work on a complete JavaScript API for the Customizer giving it a better overall UX and making it more useful. Just as the Customizer doesn’t have to be limited to admin use only, it turns out that it doesn’t have to be limited in the use of setting options either. By default, the Customizer stores in […]
A guide to 404 errors and the plugins to fix them
One of the problems of the Internet age is an increasing expectation that things just work. When things go wrong, people (over)react as though it is the end of the world, jumping onto social media to voice their dissent in public. Unfortunately, this is just one of the realities of modern life. With this in mind, webmasters face additional pressures to make sure everything on their website is A-Okay. One of the most common website “breakages” you are likely to face is the dreaded 404 error — though this really doesn’t have to be something you fear. Today I want […]
OpenCart, Magento, or WooCommerce: Take Your Pick!
This is the era of eCommerce. More and more companies and stores are now going online, whether it be physical products that are shipped via postal service or just virtual entities like WordPress themes. Quite obviously, since eCommerce is a booming field, eCommerce tools too are in high demand. In fact, such diversity exists when it comes to eCommerce solutions that users are often spoilt for choice. On one hand, you have hosted solutions such as the mighty Shopify that enable you to do everything with just the click of a button: be it adding items to your store, or […]

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