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WordCamps 2014: Spring & Summer Edition

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Marie Dodson

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Community, Events, Featured

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April 18, 2014

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WordCamps are important events for the WordPress community. They draw WordPress users, developers, designers, and enthusiasts together to talk WordPress and build connections. The dialogue is meaningful, the atmosphere is light, and the sessions are productive. It’s been an exciting journey since the first WordCamp, WordCamp San Francisco, in 2006. Now there are almost 350 WordCamps worldwide—and that number is expected to reach over a thousand in the next few years. With the summer months approaching, it’s a busy time for WordCamps. So, in this post, I’m going to outline some of the upcoming WordCamps for Spring and Summer 2014! WordCamp […]

Episode 041: Chasing Nacin

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Marie Dodson

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Community

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April 17, 2014

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Show Notes Host Andrew Nacin is a core developer of WordPress. As a member of the core team, he wrangles contributions, develops new features, and tries to fix more bugs than he creates. He lives in Washington, D.C., and works as a Tech Ninja at Audrey Capital, where he works on WordPress.org and other projects. He prefers decisions over options. You can contact him on twitter @nacin, or on his website. Sippin’ On Brad-Tonic Water Dre-Diet Canada Dry Andrew-Snake Dog IPA Pressing Topics WordPress 3.9 Version 3.9 of WordPress has been released. It’s been named “Smith,” after legendary jazz musician Jimmy Smith. There are […]

Strengthen Your Security with These 5 WordPress Plugins

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Marie Dodson

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Community

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April 17, 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. WordPress is the most user-friendly Content Management System (CMS). With its well-crafted software and intuitive nature it now dominates over 20% of the web. Despite the success of WordPress, its pervasive use makes it a growing target for hackers. WordPress, as a platform, is secure, but there are still vulnerabilities that can leave your site exposed. Fortunately, there are ways to minimize vulnerabilities and ensure site security. WordPress security plugins are an effective option when it comes to securing your site. In […]

WordPress 3.9 Is Now Available

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Marie Dodson

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News

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April 16, 2014

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The whopping 267 contributors to WordPress 3.9 have been working hard since Beta 1 was announced on March 11. All the creases have now been ironed out and the much-anticipated release date has arrived! Matt Mullenweg just announced the release of WordPress 3.9, and there’s a slew of new updates to enjoy: Visual editor has been updated to improve speed, accessibility, and mobile support. New image-editing abilities while editing posts. A new drag and drop features allows you to simply drag and drop images in the editor. Gallery previews display a stunning grid of images in the editor. New audio and […]

Using WordPress Starter Themes

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Cliff Seal

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Featured

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April 16, 2014

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The continued adoption of WordPress across the web has facilitated the development of some robust themes. We’re able to create a child theme from almost any parent theme, use a theme framework, or build our own—with the latter option offering the most flexibility and leanness in exchange for extra work. But, today, building your own theme rarely requires you to start from scratch. A well-written starter theme can give you a head start on custom theme development by providing the files and structure you need. Plus, if you use one that’s truly community-vetted (like the three I’ll share below), you […]

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