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MotoPress and the Merits of Drag and Drop

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January 15, 2014

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Last year, John Saddington wrote a piece for WP Daily (R.I.P.) about the plugin MotoPress, which led to a rather interesting discussion about drag and drop functionality in WordPress. MotoPress has since refined and released a version of their plugin, and I thought it might be a good time to revisit the plugin and the issue. MotoPress Content Editor Think of MotoPress as a drag and drop post editor. Basically, you create a new post, then click a button to enter the “MotoPress Content Editor,” a unique editor where you can drag and drop various components into place. There are […]

Matt Mullenweg Turns 30… And Becomes CEO of Automattic

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January 14, 2014

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Yesterday, on the heels of his 30th birthday, WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg announced that he would be taking over as CEO of Automattic, the company he founded just over eight years ago, marking a transition from his focus on tech and product to business. He will be swapping roles with Toni Schneider, who announced in a blog post yesterday that he felt a “sense of completion” in regard to Automattic’s early goals and that he was ready to “work on some new product ideas.” Schneider will fill the role of advisor that Mullenweg has held. “Internally this isn’t a big […]

Publisher of Torque, WP Engine, Raises $15 Million from North Bridge Growth Equity

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January 14, 2014

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What’s on the front page of TechCrunch this morning? The news that our publisher, WP Engine, has raised 15 million dollars from North Bridge Growth Equity to invest in product development and accelerate growth. Good news for us! Torque is included in the items that will be benefitting from the funding, so we look forward to innovations just around the corner. We can’t wait to see what this news makes possible and watch the company—and our publication—grow (even more!) over the next year! Read more on the TechCrunch article here. Michelle Oznowicz is the Managing Editor of Torque. Whether it […]

WordPress Information Architecture: Why a Beautiful Site Can Still Suck

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January 13, 2014

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Information architecture is the process of considering how a site can be shaped to provide the best experience for users. If you’re interested in web design and development, you’ve no doubt come across web design showcase sites that are intended to show off the skills of a particular designer or technology. They are usually beautiful sites and pack in every whizz-bang CSS technique and cutting-edge JavaScript feature they can—but, from a user’s perspective, they suck. They suck because they’re created to demonstrate the designer’s versatility and skill. They are a paradigmatic example of putting form before function. They do their […]

Make Mobile Apps With WordPress

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January 10, 2014

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It’s now possible to make iOS and Android mobile apps with WordPress. I’m not talking about using WordPress as a data source, but using the whole thing. That means using themes and plugins to build your app. It’s all done with AppPresser, the first mobile app framework for WordPress. This opens up a whole new realm of possibilities for how you can use WordPress. For example, you can now use a plugin like WooCommerce to create an eCommerce app, like the one shown above. eCommerce is just the beginning, you can create almost any type of app. You can add […]

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