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Think CMSs, Not Websites

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Phil Simon

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August 7, 2013

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I meet many small and mid-sized business owners. It’s amazing to me that, even in mid-2013, so many don’t operate websites. Statistics vary, but by some counts an astonishing three in four companies don’t maintain a web presence. And then there are I call 90s sites in The New Small. These are the websites that look like that they have not been updated in fifteen years. These websites—and I use that term loosely—are often bereft of content and anything remotely resembling contemporary design. In this article, I’ll make the argument that business owners need to stop thinking about websites. Instead, […]

WP Avengers Enter the Scene

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Michelle Oznowicz

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August 6, 2013

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In the wake of WooThemes’ controversial price raise, WP Avengers make a unique debut. See it for yourself here. What are they doing? As a customer / developer, I want a source of affordable and high quality extensions with good support. I need a range of extensions – payment gateway, shipping, product configuration, marketing and reporting. And I don’t want to be screwed! Instead of going around problems, I’m actually building this solution along with some ace WooCommerce developers. Who are they? We are a group of WooCommerce / WordPress developers, led by Nathan Walker. Nathan has been doing PHP since PHP 2, […]

The State of WordPress Education

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Al Davis

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August 6, 2013

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In his annual State of the Word address, Matt Mullenweg gave a number of interesting statistics relating to WordPress over the last year. Some were good, but others, not so good. On the “good” side of the ledger was the increase, of 2.2%, of total sites now using WordPress, a number that brings usage up to 18.9%. He also mentioned that overall awareness of the WordPress brand in the USA is at 29.3%—very impressive. But the stat that really stood out to me was on the opposite side of the spectrum, the “not good” side of the ledger: Of the […]

WooThemes Clarifies the Term Lifetime and Leaves Decision Up to Customers

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Michelle Oznowicz

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August 5, 2013

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On August 1, WooThemes announced that they are altering their business model and raising their prices. Since then, they have received a lot of attention regarding these changes…some positive, and some negative. In reaction to this controversy, WooThemes responded this morning with An Important Update in which they clarify the meaning of “Lifetime” (the life of the product) and offer their customers the choice of adapting the new business model – or sticking with their initial plan. To do right by you, we would now like to give you the option of whether you want to back our strategy for sustainability […]

Tricks and Hacks for Non-Developers

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CJ Arabia

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August 5, 2013

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Ask any web editor what bugs them about WordPress and you’ll get an immediate (and usually pretty passionate) response. Anyone who spends most of their day in WordPress has a list of quirks and kinks that have – at one point or another – driven them to the verge of insanity. Things like videos not centering, disappearing embed codes, and funky formatting are among the most common culprits. As a Web Editor and Producer, let me share with you some of the typical frustrations that people come to me with (or that I have battled with myself) and offer some […]

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