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May 12, 2016

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You don’t need to have studied web design to use WordPress, or have an advanced degree in PHP or CSS. WordPress is the world’s most popular website building tool for a reason: it empowers even its most inexperienced users to build fully functional, great looking websites with the minimum amount of fuss. All you need is a theme, and you’re good to go. It doesn’t matter what niche you plan to operate in either, as you can easily find a well-designed theme fit for just about any purpose. In recent years, though, we WordPress users have become more demanding. We […]

30 Essential Plugins For WordPress Beginners

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April 28, 2016

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WordPress is the world’s most popular website building tool by far. However, while the out-the-box version of WordPress comes equipped with lots of useful features and functionalities, the core itself will only take you so far. The real reason for WordPress’s meteoric rise in the last decade or so is the platform’s robust collection of plugins (and to a lesser extent, themes). If you’re new to WordPress, plugins add extra, more specialist functionalities to a website, allowing it to do just about anything. Those impressive features you see on big company’s websites? Install the right plugin, and you can add […]

6 Things Google Analytics Can Tell You About Your WordPress Website

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February 29, 2016

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Is it possible to run a successful website without an understanding of key web metrics? Possibly, but you would certainly face an uphill battle. The truth is, in today’s increasingly competitive environment, stunning aesthetics and solid content alone won’t cut it. Unless you get very lucky indeed, your chances of success are massively increased by understanding how your audience engages with your website. As the saying goes: knowledge is power. And, if you want a greater knowledge of your website, one tool stands head and shoulders above the rest: Google Analytics. In fact, almost a prerequisite for running a thriving […]

11 Best eCommerce Plugins for WordPress

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February 11, 2016

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Over time, WordPress has evolved from a simple blogging platform to a fully functional CMS. You can now use WordPress to power just about any website — including eCommerce stores. However, the WordPress core doesn’t come readily equipped with eCommerce functionality. If you want to build a thriving online store, you’ll need to install a selection of plugins. In today’s post, I want to introduce a collection of 11 of my favorite eCommerce plugins for WordPress. We won’t get too bogged down with like-for-like plugins, like many plugin roundups. Instead, I’ve handpicked a range of plugins, each serving a different […]

The Pros And Cons Of WordPress Page Builder Plugins

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January 14, 2016

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In case you’ve missed it, one of the dominant trends in the WordPress world is the overwhelming demand for products that can do just about everything. I’m talking about multi-purpose themes and, the focus of today’s post, page builder plugins. Page builder plugins give WordPress users an easy way to build custom layouts for their websites, and pack lots of powerful features and functionalities into one place. They make our lives easier, and the WordPress community can’t seem to get enough of them — with many of the top page builder plugins dominating the sales charts. Now, there are plenty of […]

New Guidelines For Naming Plugins Announced By WordPress.org

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October 7, 2015

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On Monday, Pippin Williamson announced that WordPress.org is changing their guidelines for acceptable plugin names for plugins submitted to the official repository. Going forward, plugin developers will not be able to use a trademarked product name or term, company name, or other plugins’ name as their plugin’s name or slug — unless you are representing the company who owns the trademark or plugin in an official capacity or have written permission from the company. If you fail to meet these guidelines, your plugin will be rejected. To verify you work for, own, or represent the company in question, you must submit […]

Proposed Customizer Roadmap Announced

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September 24, 2015

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The build up to WordPress 4.3 launch day was dominated by talk about the WordPress Customizer, with a lot of uncertainty and disagreement over the direction the Customizer was headed. It’s fair to say that most regular WordPress users aren’t huge fans of the Customizer, but the core team sees it as an integral part of the WordPress growth plan. On Wednesday, Weston Ruter published an insightful post over on the Make WordPress Core blog, giving us the clearest clues yet of what’s in store for the Customizer – with details of the two-year goals for the Customizer and the […]

Jeff Yablon Vs. The WordPress Foundation Trademark Infringement Case Settled Out Of Court

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September 24, 2015

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In June, the WordPress community was divided by the news that the WordPress Foundation was suing the TheWordPressHelpers.com’s Jeff Yablon for trademark infringement. As most of us already know, the WordPress Foundation forbids the use of the “WordPress” trademark in top-level domains, unless permission is sought and granted. Due to the infringement, the WordPress Foundation were seeking $100,000 in damages – you can read more about the original lawsuit here. Jeff Yablon originally fought the lawsuit, but it was announced on Monday that the two parties had reached an out-of-court settlement. Summary Of The Settlement For those interested in reading the […]

WordPress REST API Merge Proposal Submitted For WordPress Version 4.4 And 4.5

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September 22, 2015

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After months of excitement and speculation, over the weekend the WordPress core team made a big announcement: It’s time to merge the REST API into the WordPress core. The proposal is still in its earliest stages, and so the team is currently looking for community feedback to take the project forward. If you have any suggestions for the team, be sure to head over to the Make WordPress Core blog. We’ve talked a lot about the REST API here at Torque, so I won’t go into too many details. If you want to read more, be sure to check out […]

A First Look At WordPress 4.3 “Billie”

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