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TechCrunch Open Sources Library for Asynchronous Tasks

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August 5, 2014

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TechCrunch recently underwent a pretty massive redesign, running on WordPress VIP. One of the biggest priorities for the development team was increasing performance. And not just a little, a lot. One of the tools that was integral to their giant leap in performance was the ability to run non-essential tasks to load asynchronously, meaning time consuming processes can run in the background while a page loads quickly for users. Now, the TechCrunch team has open sourced this asynchronous library so you can start using it on your own site. What’s A Non-Essential Task So what kind of things should run […]

How to Write Copy for ThemeForest Themes

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August 5, 2014

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After having examined and written about hundreds of themes on ThemeForest, I’ve discovered a few key attributes that hallmark the copy of a wildly successful theme. True, if your actual productized theme is lousy, you still won’t be able to sell copies even if you do have amazing copy. But even if you really have crafted a breathtaking WordPress theme that deserves thousands of sales, you still need persuasive copy to go with it. And in my experience, persuasive copy isn’t exactly a WordPress developer’s forte. It’s mine. So without further ado, I present you with a short tutorial to […]

A New Way to Fund Open-Source Developments

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August 4, 2014

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Over the years, crowdfunding has earned a great deal of credibility, and as a result has experienced a tremendous increase in popularity. Today crowdfunding is a viable funding option for filling the financial void for many startups, campaigns, individual projects, and more. We’ve even started to see this method being used to help develop and improve open-source software. Crowdfunding open-source software is a still a fairly new concept. How much potential and lasting power can it actually have? The Power of CrowdFunding In the past, asking for money seemed socially uncouth and taboo, but today’s society has thoroughly embraced it […]

Free WordPress Themes: July 2014 Edition

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August 1, 2014

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In the month of July 2014, not many free WordPress themes were released. However, going by the principle of quality over quantity, the small number of themes that were released were impressive beyond compare! Plus, July also witnessed three free themes from Automattic, namely, Bosco, Adaption and Isola. All of these themes are now available for WordPress.com as well as self-hosted WordPress users. Let us now take a look at some of the top WordPress themes from the month of July 2014. 1. Daisy Blue Daisy Blue is a WordPress theme meant for magazine websites and blogs. It is fully […]

Are You Going to WordCamp NYC?

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July 31, 2014

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WordCamp NYC kicks off Friday with contributor day—a day geared towards contributing to the WordPress project—at NYU Kimmel Center!  The main event, on Saturday and Sunday, will be held at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. The WordPress-centric event is one of the most heavily-anticipated WordCamps of the year, and draws WordPress developers, designers, enthusiasts, and users from all around the world. This year, WordCamp NYC features a most impressive group of speakers. Speakers are scheduled to present on trending topics such as WordPress tools and development, security, entrepreneurship, REST API, and more. Who knows, maybe we’ll even hear more about […]

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