Are you a web developer or designer located in San Francisco with a desire to give back to the amazing community you call home? If so, this is the event for you. HACKtivation for the Homeless is an opportunity to join partners from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to collaborate on civic issues, and address …
WP Curve’s Alex McClafferty Interviewed on Fox Tech Take
Clayton Morris of Fox Tech Take started out this segment—titled WP Curve takes WordPress to the next level—by asking his viewers this: What percentage of the web do you think is run on WordPress? Ding ding ding! Torque readers all know the answer to this one. As WP Curve‘s Alex McClafferty confirmed, the answer is: over 20% of the entire internet. …
Welcome Marie!
Torque has a new editorial assistant, Marie Dodson. Marie recently moved to San Francisco from Honesdale, a small town in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where she worked as an assistant to the editorial director for the popular kids’ magazine, Highlights for Children. After earning her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Society from Cornell University, she has been …
DradCast Episode 34: Nick Haskins
Show notes Host Nick used to shoot pro photography, then the market started shrinking. This prompted him to start looking into the building of flash websites. He then started to use WordPress after flash started to taper off. On and off he has been developing in the space for about 3 years now. Aesop Stories …
Who’s Watching WP Think Tank Today?
Troy Dean, Torque Contributor and host of the WP Elevation Podcast, has put together a fascinating group of speakers for a live panel that will be talking, in-depth, about the future of WordPress. At 12 noon Pacific, a handful of notable WordPress influencers will be discussing the opportunities and challenges faced by WordPress professionals. WP Think Tank …
Episode 33: Dreless in Sea.tt.le
Show Notes Host Matt Mullenweg is the co-founder of WordPress and the founder of Automattic and Audrey Capital. Matt can be found on Twitter @PhotoMatt and online at Ma.tt. What They’re Sippin’ On: Brad: Pyramid Hefeweizen Dre: Maker’s Mark Matt: Hint Watermelon Water Pressing Topics: Matt takes the role of CEO. He is excited about the …
Episode 32: Pippin Ain’t Easy
Show Notes Check out the new DradCast App! Host Pippin Williamson a WordPress plugin developer from Hutchinson, KS, and the lead developer and founder of many plugins, included Easy Digital Downloads and Restrict Content Pro. He is a travel addict and spends a lot of time tracking around the country speaking at WordCamps on plugin development. …
Congratulations Kirby!
Let’s congratulate Kirby Prickett, who will be leaving Torque to join the team at WP Engine. She will now be the editor of WP Engine’s blog. Kirby asked me to pass on her thanks to the contributors she worked with during her short time at Torque, saying: I am grateful to have had the opportunity …
Episode # 31: Rap Battles of WordPress
Show Notes Host Jason Coleman is the developer of Paid Memberships Pro and author of the book Building Web Apps for WordPress. Jason can be found on Twitter at @Jason_coleman. How the host got started in WordPress: Jason started in 2005 with a blog on WordPress. He was just leaving my job at Accenture. He …
Episode #30: The Wizard of Oz
Show Notes Host Michelle Oznowicz is the managing editor of Torquemag.io. She can be found on Twitter at @MichelleOz What they’re sippin’ on: Michelle: Chimay Brad: Captain Morgan Private Stock Dre: Maker’s Mark How Michelle got started in WordPress. After a decade of (mis)adventures in Hollywood, Michelle moved back to San Francisco and started working …
WordCamp Phoenix 2014 Day One: The Beginner Track(s)
After working with Sufyan and Meg on WordPress for Beginners: Too Many Choices? last week, I’m particularly interested in WordPress education for beginners at the moment. Considering the extremely high percentage of new users who abandon their sites within 7 days on WordPress.com (96%!)—as discussed in depth by Al Davis in The State of WordPress Education, I think …
Torque and DradCast Partner for 2.0 Launch!
Today we are proud to announce that Torque has partnered with the DradCast for their 2.0 launch, sponsored by WP Engine. We will be providing editorial and production support—such as booking guests, creating show notes, and basically being there for anything else that might come up—as they move forward. As always, the show is brought to …
