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Bridging The Gap Between Developers and Users

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Lucy Beer

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Community

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September 6, 2013

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The open source nature of WordPress makes for interesting bedfellows. Users of WordPress are given access to tons of tools, many of them free, and are put in direct contact with the developers that made them. There are no layers of bureaucracy and customer service in-between as you get with typical tech companies like Apple or Microsoft. So you have scores of users used to the average business structure where if there’s a problem, there’s a number to call and someone to yell at, and these users are now interacting directly with developers who most of the time would rather […]

Heading into HTML

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Deborah Edwards-Onoro

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Community

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September 6, 2013

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Your eyes light up as you read comments on your latest blog post. It’s been eight months since you started your blog, and you’re excited to have followers who visit regularly and comment on your posts. Who knew a blog about birdwatching would attract so much attention? Well done! You’ve got a workflow for your blog, an audience interacting with your content, and you’ve become a pro at creating posts with the Visual editor in WordPress. Ready for the next step? How about getting more control over your content by switching to the Text editor? Text Editor and HTML The […]

Move Over Instagram, Here Comes Pressgram

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Michelle Oznowicz

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News

Published

September 5, 2013

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In an over-simplified nutshell, it’s WordPress + iOS + Filtered Photos. Described simply as “the best way to filter and publish photos to your WordPress powered site,” Pressgram is now available for download, for free, on iTunes. But what exactly is Pressgram and why would we want to use it instead of…say…Instagram? For starters, Pressgram is more philosophically aligned with the core values of the WordPress community. The target users for Pressgram are publishers. Creative control lies solely in the hands of the user. Publishers own —and always will own—all of their images. There is no fine print and no big […]

Sustainable Value in WordPress Products

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Matt Cohen

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Uncategorized

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September 4, 2013

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With the WordPress product marketplace growing steadily each day, and a myriad of solutions becoming available for almost every conceivable need, the “competition” between offerings in similar spheres is becoming more significant and, frankly, more relevant. When weighing up two similar products—particularly software products—many people tend to look at the feature lists, compare notes, and make a decision based off of the features offered…because having more features is often (mis)perceived as having “more value.” Today, we’ll be discussing the concept of adding sustainable value to WordPress products, and debunking the myth that increasing the number of features will equal added […]

Shopping for Premium Themes

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Carrie Dils

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Community

Published

September 3, 2013

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I grew up wearing uniforms to school. Supposedly parents loved them, but every kid I knew detested the itchy plaid shorts, knee-high socks, and oxford shirts. Sure, I could choose which color combination to wear (do I feel like white oxford / navy khakis or is it a blue polo / plaid skirt kind of day?), but overall our individual flair was relegated to things like hair accessories and backpacks. Once or twice a semester we’d get to pay for the privilege of wearing normal clothes (the money collected for some student-council activity). My sister and I cherished these days […]

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