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Jonathan John

Jonathan John is a WordPress enthusiast and freelance blogger. He loves comparing WordPress plugins and themes, sharing the latest Automattic news, and helping non-techies get the most out of the world’s favorite CMS.

5 WordPress Plugins to Manage User Roles

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August 7, 2014

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To find more great plugins, check out Torque’s free eBook, The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Plugins. Download it here.  Do you manage or edit a large online publication powered by WordPress? Do you have several writers contributing to your site at any given time? Does your online business involve registering numerous WordPress accounts for users? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then this list of plugins here is a godsend. If you’ve been struggling to manage those many WordPress accounts, trying to find the perfect balance of permissions and restrictions for each user, these plugins are here […]

How to Find and Credit Free-to-Use Images for Your WordPress Site

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August 5, 2014

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Images. Blogs. The two were meant for each other. Just look at all the benefits images give to blogs: increased engagement (images break up text quite nicely) concept connotation (a picture speaks a thousand words) search engine optimization (when you fill in the alt tag) With all those benefits in mind, it’s hard not to just pick up any image you see fit off Google Image Search. But we both know what could happen when you do that. . .copyright infringement. That’s how these guys at Web Copy Plus ended up paying $4000 in damages for unlawfully using a $10 photo. However, this […]

How to Write Copy for ThemeForest Themes

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August 5, 2014

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After having examined and written about hundreds of themes on ThemeForest, I’ve discovered a few key attributes that hallmark the copy of a wildly successful theme. True, if your actual productized theme is lousy, you still won’t be able to sell copies even if you do have amazing copy. But even if you really have crafted a breathtaking WordPress theme that deserves thousands of sales, you still need persuasive copy to go with it. And in my experience, persuasive copy isn’t exactly a WordPress developer’s forte. It’s mine. So without further ado, I present you with a short tutorial to […]

Top 3 Marketplaces to Buy and Sell Themes

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July 28, 2014

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The WordPress themes market is huge. Big players such as StudioPress, Elegant Themes, ThemeFuse, and WooThemes, just to name a few, dominate as top premium theme sellers. Alongside these dedicated studios are thousands of independent designers developing themes for public release in WordPress theme marketplaces. In this post we’ll be looking at three of the most popular marketplaces for selling themes. We’ll discover more about how each of them work and what’s offered for buyers and sellers. ThemeForest From a buyer’s perspective, the choices of themes offered at ThemeForest are extensive. As of now, there are currently 4,399 WordPress themes to choose from. For perspective, […]

5 Plugins to Quickly and Easily Generate Sitemaps

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July 24, 2014

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Sitemaps typically come in two formats: XML and HTML. Search engines use the former to quickly and easily find the content on your site, while webmasters and bloggers use the latter to help visitors find the pages and topics they’re interested in. Creating a sitemap for a WordPress site is as easy as installing and setting up a plugin. After the initial setup and creation, most sitemaps automatically update when you publish or remove content. In this article, I’ll be looking at 5 standalone sitemap-generating plugins currently available from the WordPress repository. 1. Google XML Sitemaps For a very long time […]

State of the Industry: 5 Big Players in the Premium Themes Niche

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July 21, 2014

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WordPress is continually evolving. As the Content Management System changes, so do all the businesses built around it—premium theme developers, paid plugin coders, and everyone else who has centered their business around WordPress. Particularly in the premium theme industry, we’re seeing tremendous change as more and more developers rush into the growing market to get their piece of the pie. With the advent of minimalism, single page, and other trends, the face of the premium theme market is continually changing. But there are a few stalwarts in the field—premium theme developers that have endured the change and come out on top as […]

The Power of Minimalism in Web Design

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July 16, 2014

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Over the years, web design has undergone many trends, which are usually defined by the available tools, technology, and viewing devices. At the dawn of the internet, pages were full of  flashing GIFS, scrolling marquees, and a multitude of multi-colored fonts because those were the tools web designers of the time had at their disposal. Fast-forward from the early 2000s to present day, and the average website design is completely different. Minimalism is in style, with websites feature lots of whitespace, large background photos—which stretch or contract to fill the screen—and beautiful, plain typography you won’t be able to take your eyes off. What’s changed? […]

11 WordPress Security Tips to Keep Hackers Away

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July 14, 2014

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There is a good chance that your WordPress website is under constant attack from hackers even though you might not be aware. Unless you have a system in place that alerts you of the failed login attempts or other suspicious activity, the moment you actually find out your site has been breached is when it’s too late to do anything about it. It’s always in your best interest to proactively secure your site from spammers and hackers. The idea of setting up all of the right security settings may not be something that you joyously look forward to, but if you ask […]

Turning Your Website into a Mobile App with AppPresser

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July 8, 2014

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AppPresser has generated a tremendous amount of interest since its release at the start of this year. This shouldn’t come as a surprise given its ability to quickly and easily turn any WordPress site into a smartphone or tablet app, providing both developers and individual businesses a tool of staggering potential. WordPress is already the world’s most widely used content management system. Now, you can take any existing web content created on the platform, import it into a ready-made app, and distribute the resulting app to Android and iOS users through the iTunes App Store and Google Play. The possibilities […]

7 Best Free Slideshow Plugins for WordPress

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July 7, 2014

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To find more great plugins, check out Torque’s free eBook, The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Plugins. Download it here.  As the web becomes more visual, the quality of the images you use on your blog and the way you display them becomes increasingly important. You only have a couple of seconds to grab the attention of your visitors, and cool images are one of the best ways to draw people in! In recent times, the method of choice for many WordPress sites, is a good old slideshow. To web designers at the cutting-edge the slider may be uninteresting, but for many […]

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