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Ahmad Awais

Ahmad Awais is a senior Full Stack Web Developer, regular WP Core Contributor, Front-end Fanatic and an accidental writer. He loves to write, build, talkand share everything about WordPress & professional Open Source software. Connect with him at Twitter and subscribe to his WordPress Takeaway Newsletter!

Product Launch UX Best Practices Part 2: Why User Experience of WP Products Is Unsatisfactory

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August 3, 2016

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We’ve all been stuck in a user experience situation when there are too many options and it feels impossible to make a decision. But what if you had someone to guide you through that decision? This kind of help and guidance is especially necessary for WordPress beginners. Despite the fact that WordPress has one of the biggest online communities, there exists a big gap between a core developer and an end user. We need to realize that this disconnect can pose an imminent threat to the WordPress userbase. Trying a new framework, or a plugin or even a theme without […]

WordPress Product Launch UX Best Practices: Series Introduction

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July 28, 2016

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The WordPress community is getting more and more transparent as far as the business aspect is involved. Business folks have started to disclose the financial status of their WordPress businesses. One particular statement that we keep hearing goes something like this: “I created a WordPress product and it generated xx amount during the first month or year of its launch.” We’ve all heard it before . As entrepreneurs, we are all struggling to come up with a product that not only pays for itself but also gets adopted and admired by the masses. Last year, I developed an add-on plugin […]

7 Reasons Web Agencies Should Use WordPress

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February 22, 2016

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If you search for “Why should I use WordPress?” in Google, you’ll be amazed at the number of results. The web-related software industry is rapidly growing, and the need for a dependable and scalable CMS is at an all time high. Despite this trend, a huge number of web agencies still rely on making custom layouts for development projects. It’s time to change these outdated practices. This article focuses on why WordPress is the best fit for your web solutions. WordPress Is Free And Open Source People say that the best things in life are free. I say, the best […]

How WordPress Is Contributing To The eCommerce Industry

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November 6, 2015

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The intricacies of WordPress are on the rise, and each day those who say WordPress is merely a blogging platform are getting ruled out. The ‘Content is king!’ philosophy, which tagged WordPress as a content management system, is now ready to rule the eCommerce world as well. With an influx of eCommerce themes and plugins, it’s now possible for business owners to sell their products and services easily by turning their websites into efficient online stores. WordPress has made this process so simple so that even if you’re not a programmer, you can still manage and own an online store. […]

What Will WordPress Be Like In Next 10 Years?

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October 8, 2015

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Gone are the days when people used to say that WordPress is just another CMS.  In 2003, I’m sure even Matt Mullenweg didn’t expect that WordPress would grow to power more than 24% of the Internet. Since its release, WordPress has cultivated a growing community of enthusiasts, users, and developers. It is a recent trendsetter in work ethics and principles, where people are making contributions in the form of plugins, themes, frameworks, and more. WordPress was about five years old when I first learned about it. During the seven years I’ve been a part of this community, I’ve seen people selflessly […]

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