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March 20, 2018

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Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s News Drop we talk about Yoast SEO’s €25,000 Diversity Fund to help underrepresented speakers attend WordCamps, plus we recap some highlights from this week’s Plugin Madness competition, and check in with Jenny Beaumont for some behind the scenes info about WordCamp Europe. Love WordPress news but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop: Willing to put their money where their mouth is, […]

Torque Toons: What Makes Up The Other 70%?

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March 7, 2018

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It seems like it was only yesterday that the WC3 announced that 26% of all websites were powered by WordPress. That number has recently gone up to 30%, so we decided to find out what the rest of the internet is made of.

Torque Toons: Who Are You Wearing?

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February 28, 2018

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Of course everybody is talking about this year’s Plugin Madness competition, which kicks off on Monday March 5th, but the big question is: What WordCamp swag will the nominees be wearing as they walk the red carpet?

Doc Pop’s News Drop: 4.9.3 Breaks Auto-Updates, Browsealoud Breaks Government Websites, and WCEU Call For Volunteers

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February 14, 2018

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Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. This week Doc talks about how WordPress version 4.9.3 breaks the auto-update feature and how 4.9.4 fixes it. Doc also covers the recent Browsealoud plugin hack, which used a supply chain attack to take advantage of site visitor traffic for cryptomining purposes. WordCamp Europe is looking for volunteers. Don’t forget to nominate your favorite plugins for our Plugin Madness competition. Love WordPress News, but hate reading? My name is Doc and […]

Doc Pop’s News Drop: Google Dives Into WordPress, 4.9.4 Update, and Plugin Madness!

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February 7, 2018

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Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. On this week’s News Drop, Doc talks about Google’s move into open source CMSs, the WordPress 4.9.4 (and 4.9.3) update and… something else.. I can’t remember… PLUGIN MADNESS!!! Love WordPress News, but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. March is a month away, which means it’s almost time for Plugin Madness. Plugin Madness is our bracket style competition where we pit 64 WordPress plugins […]

Nominate Your Favorite Plugins for Plugin Madness 2018!

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February 5, 2018

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Is there a WordPress plugin you can’t live without? An awesome tool that helps you promote your site or optimize images? Perhaps there’s an administrative plugin that’s saved you hours of work? Now is the time to say thanks! Torque’s Plugin Madness 2018 is taking nominations from now until February 23rd. Nominate your favorite plugins by going to PluginMadness.com. Plugins will be divided into four categories: Marketing Maintenance Optimization eCommerce. We’ll take each of your top nominations and put them through a bracket-style competition throughout March until we’ve landed on the ultimate plugin! Voting in March is important, but if […]

Torque Toons: Are You Ready For Some Updates?

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February 4, 2018

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While most folks are getting set up for Super Bowl Sunday, I’m getting ready for Monday’s WordPress 4.9.3 release.

Torque Toons: Groundhog Day

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February 2, 2018

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Happy Groundhog Day! What do you think Punxsutawney Phil will predict this year?

Doc Pop’s News Drop: Gutenberg 2.0, WordCamp Miami, and the 4.9.2 Security Update

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January 29, 2018

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Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. This week’s video talks about the features in the new beta of Gutenberg (Gutenberg 2.0) plus lots of discussion about WordCamp Miami 2018. Update your WordPress! Always. Love WordPress news but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. First off, WordPress version 4.9.2 has recently been released and it’s a security update featuring a fix for an XSS vulnerability and 21 other bug fixes. Now […]

Doc Pop’s News Drop: Is Google’s AMP bad for WordPress?

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