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Torque’s Social Hour: Ben Ritner from KadenceWP

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Community

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March 17, 2022

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The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life. In this week’s stream we’ll talk with Ben Ritner, the Lead at Kadence WP. We talked about the state of Full Site Editing in WordPress and block-based themes. Joining as this week’s co-host is Nicholas Diego, a developer advocate at WP Engine who has worked on FrostWP and a few experimental Gutenberg blocks. Join us each Wednesday from 3-4pm PST for the next episode of the Torque Social Hour.

The State of Google AMP in 2022 (An Essential Update)

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News

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March 17, 2022

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For years, many WordPress website owners have wondered if they need to use Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) to keep their sites running smoothly. Due to a lack of clear information, it has remained uncertain whether Google AMP can improve Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Fortunately, in 2021, Google released some definitive news about the state of AMP moving forward. With Google switching its focus to the Core Web Vitals, you likely don’t need to worry about using AMP in 2022. However, there are still some important caveats worth mentioning. In this post, we’ll cover what Google AMP is and how […]

Plugin Madness Round Up

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Community, News, Plugins

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March 16, 2022

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Round 6 of Plugin Madness kicks off this week with just 2 plugins left in the most fierce plugin competition around. Check out the video below for an update on the plugins facing off this week. This is the final round of Plugin Madness 2022! In its seventh year, this bracket-style competition pits the best plugins from around the community against each other. VOTE HERE You nominated over 300 plugins and we narrowed them down to an impressive lineup of 64 strong competitors. Voting starts Monday of each week and goes until we crown the winner. Plugins are sorted into […]

Should You Buy an Existing Domain Name for Your WordPress Website?

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Business

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March 15, 2022

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Before you can start building a WordPress website, you’ll need to choose a domain name that is in line with your brand. However, you might come up with the perfect domain, only to discover that it’s already been taken. Fortunately, there may be a solution to your dilemma. If your desired domain name already exists, you can buy it from the owner. This could be a great solution if you want to boost your brand recognition and establish a consistent image. In this post, we’ll talk about domain names and discuss some myths about buying an existing one. Then we’ll […]

The WordPress Loop Explained: What It is and How It Works

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Development

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March 11, 2022

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The loop is a central part of WordPress. Without it, you would not see content on any WordPress website. It’s responsible for making sure that articles appears on the blog page and in archives as well as static content on single pages. If you are a theme designer, you will not get around learning how to use it. However, as a casual WordPress user, you might not even be aware that it exists. In order to alleviate that, in this post, we will explain the WordPress loop in detail. We will go over what it is and how it works, […]

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