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What’s New In WordPress: 11/23/2015

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November 23, 2015

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Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. Jetpack Users: Publish For Your Desktop With The WordPress.com App For Mac: Now you don’t have to open your browser to edit your WordPress site. With this new desktop app, you can work without any distractions. ECommerce Lies That I Wish Were True: Many people believe building an eCommerce site is easy. This article looks into what it really feels like to work on getting customers and maintaining an excellent product. ‘An Untechnical Guide To The […]

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, And WordPress

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November 23, 2015

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Thanksgiving day is over. The dishes are drying, leftovers are distributed, and you’re just waking up from an inevitable turkey nap. Around 5 a.m., a different kind of celebration is starting across the nation. People are leaving their homes in the dead of the night in the search of one thing, deals. Stores from Target to Macy’s offer highly discounted products for those willing to leave the warmth and comfort of their homes and stand in line for hours. This phenomenon is called Black Friday, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year since 2005. The Friday […]

5 Takeaways From This Week’s AMA With Collis Ta’eed

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November 20, 2015

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The next influencer to stop by the ManageWP AMA stage is Collis Ta’eed, co-founder of Envato, the company behind ThemeForest, CodeCanyon, and Tuts+. You can find him on Twitter @Collis! Ta’eed found WordPress in 2007 and got heavily into theme development, even writing a book on the subject. Today, Ta’eed is running his company and working on personal projects in his free time. People presented a lot of questions about what it’s like to run a company, Envato’s relationship with the community, and as always, the future of WordPress. Here are five takeaways. There’s More To Starting A WordPress Business […]

‘An Untechnical Guide To The WP REST API,’ A Free White Paper For Non-Developers

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November 18, 2015

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The WordPress REST API is a hot topic in the WordPress space, particularly among developers. But for some of us less technical WordPress users, understanding exactly why this API is so revolutionary is a challenge. WP Engine and Torque have teamed up to create a free white paper on the WordPress REST API geared toward non-developers. Just because you don’t know how to code, doesn’t mean you have to miss out on what the REST API has to offer. Download The WordPress REST API, An Untechnical Guide for Non-Developers. The paper answers questions like, what is an API, what does REST stand for, and what does […]

What’s New In WordPress: 11/16/2015

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November 16, 2015

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Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. WordPress Powers 25 Percent Of The Internet: The biggest news this past week is that fact that now, one in four websites is powered by WordPress. The CMS is the fastest growing out there, and we’re not ready to stop talking about it. Exceed Expectations With The WordPress REST API: Josh Pollock has created a four-part video series describing how and why you should use the WP REST API. The course will be available in Jan. […]

Four Of The Best eLearning Plugins For WordPress

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November 13, 2015

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To find more great plugins, check out Torque’s free eBook, The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Plugins. Download it here.  The global eLearning market is on the rise. This is unsurprising considering if done correctly, it makes education and training more affordable and convenient. WordPress makes providing online education easier than ever through the use of eLearning plugins. So we’ve cultivated a list of five of the best eLearning plugins out there so you can make learning more accessible. These are perfect for teachers, educators, and students. Put online courses directly into your blog, add a grading feature, and send certificates […]

5 Takeaways From Rachel Carden’s AMA

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November 12, 2015

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ManageWP secured web designer and developer, Rachel Carden. Carden works in higher education, as a web developer for the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Alabama. She is also a self-proclaimed multisite lover and Netflix watcher. People sent in questions surrounding multisite, design, and what it’s like to work in higher education. Here are five takeaways. Multisite Can Be The Best And The Worst. Carden stated that she loves mulitisite, so naturally many people had questions. Multisite is great because you only have one code for everything you do however that means if one plugin starts having problems, […]

WP Engine To Host Live Webinar On WP REST API On Nov. 18

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November 11, 2015

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WP Engine is hosting a live webinar on the WordPress REST API on Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. CT, featuring Torque contributor Josh Pollock. Josh Pollock, the owner and developer of CalderaWP, and Anthony Burchell, Operations Engineer at WP Engine, will be discussing everything WP REST API. The webinar will cover topics on why you should care, the timeline for REST API in WordPress Core, and discuss some “practical, useful and possibly wacky use cases.” You can register here! The webinar is geared towards intermediate to advanced developers as things will get a bit technical. To familiarize yourself with the WP REST […]

What’s New In WordPress: 11/9/2015

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November 9, 2015

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Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. How Not To Communicate Grievances With WordPress: To keep WordPress working as well as it does, it is important to talk openly about any problems you have with the CMS or the community. However, there is a right and wrong way to bring these issues up. Keeping Sight Of The Problem: Improving WordPress One Solution At A Time: Like anything, WordPress can be overwhelming. Here are some tips on how to break a big problem into smaller […]

WordPress Now Powers 25 Percent Of The Internet

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November 9, 2015

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Yesterday, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg broke monumental news that WordPress now manages 25 percent of the Internet. Seventy-Five to Go https://t.co/h1dANXtQLs — Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) November 8, 2015 W3Tech broke down the Internet by popular content management systems, and WordPress far exceeded number two on the list, Joomla, at 2.8 percent. The site also shows WordPress as the fastest growing content management system since Oct. 2015. WordPress appears to be growing significantly and steadily since 2011. In fact, it has grown 1.7 percent since Jan., which is substantial compared to the competition. Mullenweg mentioned in his blog post that these […]

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