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5 Ways to Increase Traffic to Your WordPress Blog

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July 10, 2014

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Perhaps you have a great idea for a personal WordPress blog, or maybe you’ve been assigned to create a blog for your organization. Whatever your motive, you’re going to want to bring as much traffic to your blog as possible. Here are 5 ways to easily grow your WordPress blog following: Use the Publicize Tool to Share Content on Social Media Once you’ve logged into your WordPress Dashboard, click on Settings, and then Sharing. You should see the heading Publicize, which lists Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Tumblr, Path, and LinkedIn. If you already have an account with any of these social media […]

The Modern Programmer: The Philosopher, the Architect, and the Artist

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July 9, 2014

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Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law, found in his work, Hazards of Prophecy, states “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” I suppose this makes the modern-day programmer something of a wizard. The things programmers are able to craft in our present day astound to such a degree that I often find myself believing that we’re living in the future. Every day is filled with such technological wonder that the quantum-leap level breakthrough has become as common as the nightly news. One of the under-appreciated aspects of the modern programmer is how many different hats they must to wear in […]

WordPress 4.0: What’s Coming and How to Get Involved

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July 9, 2014

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The launch date for WordPress 4.0 is still over a month away, but its exciting new features are starting to take shape. The major changes in 4.0 are improvements for embedded media, internationalization, and improving the user experience for plugin installs and the media library. With a target release date of August 27, 2014, there is still plenty of time to get ahead of the changes—to ensure that your site and any plugins or themes you’ve developed are compatible—and even contribute to its development. Keep in mind that until 4.0 is actually released, anything can change, but now is a good time to get […]

Turning Your Website into a Mobile App with AppPresser

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July 8, 2014

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AppPresser has generated a tremendous amount of interest since its release at the start of this year. This shouldn’t come as a surprise given its ability to quickly and easily turn any WordPress site into a smartphone or tablet app, providing both developers and individual businesses a tool of staggering potential. WordPress is already the world’s most widely used content management system. Now, you can take any existing web content created on the platform, import it into a ready-made app, and distribute the resulting app to Android and iOS users through the iTunes App Store and Google Play. The possibilities […]

7 Best Free Slideshow Plugins for WordPress

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July 7, 2014

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To find more great plugins, check out Torque’s free eBook, The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Plugins. Download it here.  As the web becomes more visual, the quality of the images you use on your blog and the way you display them becomes increasingly important. You only have a couple of seconds to grab the attention of your visitors, and cool images are one of the best ways to draw people in! In recent times, the method of choice for many WordPress sites, is a good old slideshow. To web designers at the cutting-edge the slider may be uninteresting, but for many […]

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