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Backup Plugins for WordPress

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January 3, 2014

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It seems just a few days ago I was updating client sites to WordPress 3.6, then 3.6.1 … 3.7, and 3.7.1, now 3.8 … and with the newer versions comes automatic security and bug fix updates that can happen at any time. This is progress, and this is good! However, without reliable backups, any update can prove to be disastrous if there are code conflicts with themes or plugins. Note: if you are hosting on WP Engine (which I happen to be)—or another hosting company that offers automatic site backups—then you have no need for backup plugins. You have daily backups to […]

On Shortcodes

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January 2, 2014

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In my work reviewing plugins for Tidy Repo and here at TorqueMag I come across shortcodes. A lot. If a plugin has some sort of front-end output, then you can bet that it will use a shortcode to accomplish this task. Shortcodes have made their way into theme development as well, and often times become almost proprietary in nature, chaining a user to a plugin or theme. In the year 2014, I think it might be time to start looking outside the box, and using the WordPress API more extensively to accomplish our goals. A Short History of the Shortcode […]

Here Are My 2014 WordPress Predictions…What Are Yours?

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December 31, 2013

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Everybody loves to make predictions, especially this time of year. It’s human nature for us to analyze our environment and want to make educated guesses as to what is just over the horizon. We all do it. Yet few people actually follow through with checking on their predictions a year later. So let’s change that this year! As a big fan of the Tech News Today podcast and their prediction and prediction results episodes, I asked all of you for your predictions on the Advanced WordPress Facebook page. I also wanted to make a few of my own for WordPress in 2014 […]

Does Your Company Have a Social Media Policy?

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December 31, 2013

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Who Do Your Employees Represent? It started without a lot of thought. You can imagine that at any point in time, throughout all of history, two kids and a video camera is just a recipe for fun. But not this time. This time it would be a recipe for criminal charges—and even bigger consequences for their company. In 2009 two employees of a Dominos franchise decided to make a video. They did all sorts of horrible things to the pizza they were preparing. And then they uploaded it to the internet. Using clues found in the video, commenters figured out […]

Stop Blogging About Plugins Already

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December 27, 2013

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Somebody needs to build a dating site to match WordPress freelance designers and developers with agencies. Not a job board where you can merely post a job and have freelancers apply. Not a portfolio site where freelancers can post their work for agencies to browse. More like a dating site where you can connect based on common interests and philosophies—sniff each other out for a while and really get to know each other before climbing into bed. In the meantime, freelancers need to rethink what their job actually is if they are servicing agencies. The problem is not that there […]

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