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Nick Schäferhoff

Nick Schäferhoff is an entrepreneur, online marketer, and professional blogger from Germany. He found WordPress when he needed a website for his first business and instantly fell in love. When not building websites, creating content or helping his clients improve their online business, he can most often be found at the gym, the dojo or traveling the world with his wife. If you want to get in touch with him, you can do so via Twitter or through his website.

Twenty Twenty-Two Theme Review: A Full-Fledged Block Theme

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January 12, 2022

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WordPress has been releasing a new default theme each year since 2010. You can find review posts of several of them here on Torque: Twenty Fifteen, Twenty Twenty, Twenty Twenty-One, and now Twenty Twenty-Two. With each theme, the developers have showcased what’s possible with WordPress as well as set new standards for the WordPress design community.  This year is no different. The new default theme will drop together with the upcoming WordPress 5.9 release. Like the other themes, Twenty Twenty-Two follows a minimalist design approach. However, that doesn’t mean it skimps out on the features. On the contrary, the theme is […]

How to Remove Unused CSS and JavaScript in WordPress

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January 11, 2022

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When you are looking for a way to remove unused CSS and JavaScript code from your WordPress website, you are most likely diving deep into improving site performance. After all, any code that the browser doesn’t have to load is code that doesn’t slow it down. However, it’s also generally a good idea to regularly check your WordPress site if you can remove any CSS or JavaScript that remains unused. This is especially true when changing your theme or installing new plugins. In this post, you will learn how to achieve this both manually and via plugin. What is Unused […]

CSS Pseudo Elements: A Detailed Beginner’s Guide (2022)

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December 21, 2021

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Pseudo elements are an interesting part of CSS. They allow you to make a lot of small tweaks to your design. Yet, especially beginners might be confused by them at first. For that reason, in this blog post, we want to talk about them in detail. In the following, we will give you a beginner’s guide to CSS pseudo elements. We will explain what they are, how they work, and what you can use them for. The post will conclude with examples of how to use the most common pseudo elements. In the end, we want you to feel empowered […]

How to Become an Expert in Anything (And Write About It)

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December 1, 2021

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Being a blogger can be an incredibly rewarding career. Not only do you get to write about things that interest you but you also continue learning and evolving while getting paid to do what you love. Basically, you become an expert in what you love and earn money to tech others. But if you want to write about something, you first have to become knowledgeable about it. Whether you want to start your own blog or provide content marketing services for other businesses, you need expertise. Otherwise, how will you provide value to your or your clients’ readers?  For example, I […]

15 Web Design Trends for 2022: What to Expect in the New Year

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November 30, 2021

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In this post, we will have a look at the web design trends we can expect to see more of in 2022. Staying abreast of the latest trends helps to keep you up to date on what a modern website looks like. That way, you can make sure your site measures up and does not start looking outdated. This isn’t the first time we try to make some predictions about what websites will look like in the new year. If you are interested, check out our thoughts on web design trends 2020 and 2021. However, if you’d rather like to […]

How to Add Custom User Roles to WordPress (Via Plugin & Code)

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November 29, 2021

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WordPress user roles are super useful when you have more than one person needing backend access to a website. In most cases you’re likely to have, at the very least, multiple contributors. Regardless, it’s not necessary that each person who has access to your site have the same permissions. And that’s where WordPress custom user roles come into play.  Here, we’ll be discussing how to add custom user roles in WordPress and both with plugin-based and code-based solutions. But first, let’s take a moment to discuss the default user roles that come with WordPress and why limiting permissions is something you […]

Ecommerce SEO vs “Normal” SEO: 5 Important Differences (2021)

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November 18, 2021

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To break into the highly competitive eCommerce space, it’s often not enough to use run-of-the-mill SEO tactics. While it’s still just as important to do keyword research, optimize your website’s performance, and take other general SEO measures, there’s far more you need to do if you want to compete with the thousands of other online stores. On top of essentials like on-page SEO, there are several eCommerce-specific SEO actions you can go for. Many of these are similar to what you are already doing, but specialized to get more eyes on your products. In this article, we’re going to dig […]

28 Best Tools for Freelancers (2021): Keep Your Business on Track

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November 16, 2021

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In this post, we want to look at some of the best tools for freelancers that help you save time and effort. Remember: it’s really a matter of saving time in all aspects of business, not just when completing projects. So if you can find a set of tools that reduce the time spent on handling finances, scheduling meetings, and communicating with clients, you should probably jump at the opportunity. We’ve put together a healthy list of freelancer tools that tackle several key categories. These include organization, time-tracking, communication, productivity, invoicing, and more. That way, you don’t have to go […]

Enterprise WordPress Hosting: 7 Crucial Features to Look Out For

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November 9, 2021

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Enterprise-sized problems need enterprise-sized solutions. WordPress is an exceptional platform for making site creation accessible to startups and small businesses. However, does it have what it takes to host a sprawling agency or multinational corporate site? Enterprise-grade WordPress hosting offers the perfect solution, bringing top-notch security, speed, and power to your agency website. If you’re not sure about choosing WordPress, look for these traits in your web host of choice. Is WordPress Really Right for Enterprise Hosting? When you look at WordPress tools, tutorials, and hosting, a majority of it is directed at small businesses and individuals. In its early […]

WordPress Enterprise Security: How to Secure Large-Scale Sites

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October 26, 2021

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While security is an important topic for any WordPress site owner, it’s even more so for enterprise websites. Large-scale websites have a lot more to lose by being hacked than sites with smaller audiences. There is more reputation and revenue at stake when the site is not available and potentially more sensitive data that could become compromised. Because security needs for WordPress enterprise websites is a slightly different beast, in this article we will take a deep dive into it. We will check how it differs from the needs of your normal mom-and-pop site and how you can effectively address […]

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