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DradCast Episode 063: Make Hay While the Sun Shines

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October 16, 2014

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[y=EcqYTU7eXqw height=400] Show Notes: Host Carrie Dils is a freelance web developer based in Fort Worth, Texas. She has been working on web development since 1998, but nowadays she exclusively works with the Genesis Framework on WordPress. Carrie is dedicated to working with people to accomplish their business goals. If you want to hear more from Carrie check out her weekly Genesis Office Hours podcast. You can also read more about the services she offers on her website. You can find her on Twitter @cdils! Sippin’ On Brad – Orange vodka and club soda Dre – Maker’s Mark 46 Carrie – Deep Ellum IPA and […]

Meet Doc Pop

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Doc Pop

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October 16, 2014

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Today, I am pleased to introduce Torque’s new Content Strategist, Doctor Popular! Doc will be revamping Torque’s creative, social, and content strategy (you’ve probably seen his illustrations in the wildly popular Torque talks series). Doc brings with him years of creative experience as a community manager, game designer, and talented photographer. He has written for LaughingSquid and other fun blogs, but mostly he concentrates on developing his own website, DocPop.org. Doc’s been featured in the New York Times and SFGate for his superior photography skills. In 2001, he was named National Trick Innovator of the Year in the National Yo-Yo League. In his free time, […]

Keeping Content Honest with Plagiarism Detection

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October 16, 2014

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The growth of the Web has considerably lowered the barrier to gathering and sharing information. It has also made it far simpler for students and Websites to deliberately or accidentally copy text without proper citation or licensing. To address these concerns a wide variety of so-called plagiarism detection tools have emerged to help match new content with existing bodies of text. While they are not perfect, they do promise to help keep students and contributors honest, and to help businesses identify and rectify infringements of their work. Leading plagiarism detection tools in the academic space include Ephorus, PlagScan, Turnitin, URKUND. […]

Working with Taxonomies Using the JSON REST API

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October 15, 2014

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Update: For more information, you can download our free ebook, The Ultimate Guide to the WordPress REST API. Over the last few months I’ve provided a series of tutorials on how to use the WordPress REST API. I’ve covered topics on how to retrieve and create posts, and even how to work with post meta data and how to create a front-end post editor. And, because the term “post” is so broad, it applies to virtually any post type, and therefore covers a large swath of the REST APIs capabilities.. The two major data types I haven’t yet addressed are 1) taxonomies and 2) users. Today, […]

Improve Website Navigation with Mega Menus

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October 15, 2014

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To maximize the revenue your website generates, you need to provide the best possible user experience. Of course, great content is a big part of this, as is an aesthetically pleasing website. However, it’s just as important to make sure your visitors can actually use your website — whether that be an intuitive checkout procedure, making it easy for visitors to find what they are looking for, or gently nudging them towards a desired action. Building a website that’s easy to navigate is a crucial component of usability — if you want a visitor to remain on your site beyond […]

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