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Introducing Some Lesser-Known WordPress Clubs

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August 28, 2014

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One of the major benefits of WordPress is the ability to use themes and plugins to add design and functionality to our website. This is a benefit which most of us would otherwise be unable to create ourselves. Now, in some cases the free options available work fine – but they can be hit or miss. Going premium is the most reliable way to find themes with the best designs, quality, and functionality. Unfortunately, this can be expensive. One of the most cost-effective ways to get access to premium WordPress themes and plugins is to join what’s known as a WordPress club. By joining a WordPress […]

Episode 057: The Bourn Creative Identity

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August 28, 2014

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Show Notes Host Jennifer Bourn is the Creative Director and Digital Strategist for Bourn Creative, a full-service design company, and Genesis recommended developer in Sacramento, California. Jennifer is an award-winning designer with a penchant for writing, marketing, chocolate, Star Wars, and Legos (yes, Legos not logos). With more than 300 WordPress sites under her belt, Jennifer now shares her expertise and lessons learned as a speaker, blogger, and co-organizer of the Sacramento Meetup Group. She is excited for the upcoming launch of Bourn Creative’s newest venture, EntrepreneurThemes, providing online tools and simple WordPress website solutions for small business. You can […]

10 WordPress Blogs Well Worth the Read

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August 27, 2014

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If there’s one thing I love as much as writing blog posts, it’s reading them. And learning about a topic like WordPress is conveyed much more efficiently on a blog rather than on something like a textbook. But make no mistake, I carefully select the blogs I frequent — not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry blogger makes it to my reading list. The main things I look for in blog are: a blogger (s) who knows what they’re talking about, consistent posting frequency, and (above all) high-quality content and depth. So without further ado, I present to you 10 of my favorite WordPress blogs: handpicked […]

Introduction to the JSON REST API

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August 27, 2014

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Update: For more information, you can download our free ebook, The Ultimate Guide to the WordPress REST API In my article on the future of WordPress, I wrote about how the introduction of a JSON RESTful API to WordPress core will radically expand WordPress’s reach and capabilities. What is so exciting about this new REST API — which is currently available as a plugin, and slated to be included in WordPress 4.1 — is its ability to use it to not only display content from other WordPress sites, or even other applications entirely, but to save content from other sites, whether they are […]

Getting Started with the Piklist Framework

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August 26, 2014

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If you’ve been developing WordPress for a while, chances are you find yourself repeating the same code over and over. Creating custom post types, taxonomies, meta boxes, and generally structuring your content can all be broken down into reusable chunks. And that’s what the Piklist framework does. It gives you access to development shortcuts for getting your site off the ground. What You Get with Piklist Piklist makes common tasks much easier with a few useful functions and code snippets. For instance, Piklist gives you a new function to hook into when creating custom post types and taxonomies making robust settings […]

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