If you’re thinking about starting an ecommerce site then WordPress is the CMS for you. You can sell almost anything you want online with WordPress due to the range of ecommerce plugins available. While it is easy to create a professional-looking website with WordPress, there are a few things to know before launching your ecommerce business. This guide will equip you with the tools you need to successfully get your ecommerce site up and running. The Ultimate Guide To Ecommerce This three-part series is a great first stop for everything you need to know before starting your online business, from […]
5 Takeaways From ManageWP’s AMA With Beth Soderberg
Beth Soderberg stopped by ManageWP to host an AMA this week. Soderberg is an independent developer and digital communication strategist living in D.C. She helps organize the DC WordPress Meetup, and co-organized DCFemTech Hack For Good, w at giving women in tech resources and closing the gender gap. Soderberg’s main goal with her work is to empower people in tech and tries to make sure everything she does works toward that goal. People asked about the process of writing a book, gender equality, and how to make WordPress more accessible. Here are five takeaways. Soderberg Is Determined To Write A Book. […]
Jetpack Launches New Code Reference Site
Jetpack this week launched developer.jetpack.com, a new developer resource that aims to make it easier for developers to use hooks to customize the Jetpack plugin. The code reference site is the first centralized resource for developers to search for Jetpack hooks and learn how they work. “For each hook, you’ll be able to discover the parameters you can use, as well as some examples for a lot of the hooks,” the announcement said. To use, simply navigate to developer.jetpack.com and type a specific action, hook, filter, or feature into the search bar. For example, a search for ‘jetpack_open_graph_tags’ will bring you to a resource page […]
WPBeginner Donates WP.org Domain To WordPress Foundation
Founder of WPBeginner Syed Balkhi yesterday announced that he has donated the WP.org domain to the WordPress Foundation. For the first time since 2014 when Balkhi purchased the domain, the WP.org URL will not navigate users to WPBeginner.com. “…this is a huge deal because now you can type wp.org in your Tweets, Slack messages, Facebook statuses, etc. without cursing at me or WPBeginner,” Balkhi said in the announcement. “I know this redirect was frustrating because many of you tweeted at me or sent us angry emails. To all of you and even those who took the high road, I want to apologize for my […]
WordCamp Incubator Locations Announced
After receiving 182 applications, WordPress.org last week announced the final three locations for the WordCamp Incubator program: Denpasar, Indonesia Harare, Zimbabwe Medellín, Colombia The WordCamp Incubator program was first announced back in February as a way to bring WordCamp support to areas that have never hosted a conference. Each city will be paired with a mentor and begin by hosting monthly meetings. “Once the local WordPress user group is meeting regularly, each team will work on finding a venue, setting a date, recruiting speakers, and spreading the word about the upcoming WordCamp,” the announcement said. Each location will have a deputy that […]
What’s New In WordPress: 5/31/2016
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]. Happy Birthday, WordPress: WordPress turned into a teenager last week and the community came together to celebrate. Website Hacked Trend Report: Sucuri released a report last week saying 25 percent of the websites that were hacked in the first quarter of 2016 happened because of three outdated plugins. New Theme Tags: Theme Tags got an update last week, with some being added and others deleted. The team is going to regroup every year and see if there are […]
WordCamp Europe Free Live Stream Tickets Available Now
WordCamp Europe organizer Petya Raykovska today announced a free live stream option for WordCamp Europe. Space is limited though so reserve your spot today. WCEU is one of the most anticipated WordCamps, with the first 1700 tickets to the event selling out six months in advance, prompting organizers to seek a larger venue. Now, with a new capacity of 2200, and tickets to the event almost sold out, WordCamp Europe is slated to be the largest WordCamp to date. Due to the limited venue space, not to mention the other barriers — like visas, costs, and travel — not everyone is fortunate enough to […]
WordPress.org Rolls Out New Theme Tags
WordPress.org today is starting to roll out new and updated theme tags, which will make it easier for users to filter themes. The idea for the overhaul comes from the Theme Directory survey conducted last year. “One of the things that the team believed to be low-hanging fruit was an overhaul of the theme tags system to something a bit more modern and useful for today’s WordPress users,” the announcement said. You can go to the theme page now to see a draft of the included tags. If you are a theme author, now is the time to start updating those […]
WP Engine Launches ‘Page Performance,’ A Data-Driven Site Optimization Tool
WP Engine today launched Page Performance, a new tool that delivers data and actionable recommendations to help its customers improve the speed and performance of their websites. Starting today, Page Performance is available to all WP Engine customers at no additional cost. The new data-driven speed and performance tool is built into the WP Engine User Portal, making it easy for customers to generate performance reports for any webpage, regardless of what type of website it is or where it is hosted. “Page Performance runs a battery of tests to measure how your pages perform,” the blog post said. “From there, it delivers a […]
What’s New In WordPress: 5/23/2016
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]. Happy First Birthday, Woomattic: A year ago Automattic acquired WooThemes and the company has made great strides ever since. Is It Dangerous To Clone A WordPress Site?: Duplicating a WordPress site can make your work easier, but is it a safe thing to do? Registrars Can Sign Up To Sell .blog Domain: Now you can own the .blog domain. Sign up here to get updates on progress. WordPress Forums Upgrade: The WordPress team is working to make […]
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