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5 Most Downloaded Plugins for SEO

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April 15, 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.  For many, maximizing the traffic on their WordPress site is a major part of running an online business. Equally as important is the ability to measure and analyze this traffic for insight into the efficacy of marketing tactics. There are several options available for improving and tracking your Search Engine Optimization (SEO), with some more costly and time consuming than others. Plugins offer a simple and effective way to better your SEO and obtain useful analytics along the way. Good news! […]

Important Updates for Plugin Developers in WordPress 3.9

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April 15, 2014

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The WordPress update ready to drop this week will lack the flair and pomp that accompanies some of the more extensive updates. It will mostly feature a few UI enhancements in the Post Editor, a better theme preview, and a few stability and security improvements. But, if you’re a plugin developer, there are a couple of things to pay attention to in the update. Consider this a heads up. PHP’s MySQL Functions Deprecated As of PHP 5.5 the MySQL extension is officially deprecated, which means it will no longer be supported in WordPress. Instead, WordPress will be switching to the […]

Outside in, Rather Than inside Out: Changing Our Perspectives as We Price New Products

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April 14, 2014

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There are several pricing models that exist out there and I thought it might help our business discussions to look at them and to highlight the biggest difference between cost-based and value-based pricing. Cost-Based Pricing Flat Pricing  The most simple of cost-based pricing approaches is to simply charge a single price. It’s also the one that most people are used to—like when you walk into a store, grab a product, and it has a single price tag on it. If your production costs are clear, and your margin determined, then a flat price may not give you the best profit, […]

An Overview of this Week’s Security Updates

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April 11, 2014

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It’s been a big week for WordPress security. There have been several important security updates this week; including one that arose out of rather unnerving circumstances. These updates make the WordPress space more secure, and participate (more broadly) in the ongoing battle for internet security. Here’s an overview of this week’s security updates: OpenSSL 1.0.1g  Monday, April 7 The week started in a state of panic when the infamous heartbleed bug was announced to the public. A computer security bug (aka heartbleed) has been targeting a security flaw in a widely-adopted security practice for over 2 years. Heartbleed is unique […]

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