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WordProof Awarded 1 million Euros from European Commission

Emily Schiola

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July 9, 2020

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Dutch WordPress startup, WordProof, has received a 1 million euros from the European Commission. The grant was created to encourage developers to find ways to use blockchain technology as a way to solve social issues. WordProof is aimed at giving consumers a way to validate information using the Timestamp Ecosystem. This gives readers and search engines a way to quickly find sources for content. “Misinformation is such a problem and time stamping is part of the solution,” said WordProof founder Sebastiaan van der Lans. “You can prove you didn’t tamper with the information and verify it’s you.” The grant comes […]

GiveWP 2.7 Update Adds Donation Form Templates

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June 30, 2020

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2020 has been a tough year for a lot of people, and many are looking for a way to help others. For years, GiveWP has made it easy to turn any WordPress site into a fundraising platform. With the newest 2.7 update, it’s even easier to raise money for people in need. Donation Form Templates The team has updated the way donation forms look. Now instead of inheriting style from your theme, you can fully customize the way forms look. The user can change colors and text without using CSS. Right now, there is one streamlined template available but the […]

Report from WordCamp Europe 2020: The Future of WordPress

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June 22, 2020

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Another year, another WordCamp. After 2016, 2017, and 2019, I am back with a report from WordCamp Europe 2020. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, this year, everything happened online. So, instead of some venue, this time around, the entire WordCamp experience happened on the official website. All of the sessions were online (you can find both track 1 and track 2 on YouTube) and the networking as well as the sponsor events happened in Zoom channels. You could even download designs to print your own swag. So, in case you didn’t attend, I sat down in my home office […]

Grant For The Web Accepting Proposals Through June 22

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June 16, 2020

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The Grant for the Web proposal deadline has been extended through June 22. The $100M fund was set up to help developers working on “privacy-centric, open, and accessible Web Monetization ecosystem.” Grant for the Web is funded and led by Coil, working in collaboration with founding collaborators Mozilla and Creative Commons. (Additional collaborators may be added in the future.) A Program Team, led by Loup Design & Innovation, manages the day-to-day operations of the program. “Through our work building the Coil Web Monetization WordPress plugin to make it easy for people to add and control micropayment functionality on their WordPress sites, we […]

Online is Amazing– WordCamp Europe 2020

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June 9, 2020

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WordCamp Europe 2020 Online brought in 8,756 attendees, making it the biggest WordCamp to date. The conference consisted of two full days of live-streamed talks as well as a Contributor day. The team decided to move the entire conference online in order to keep community members and organizers safe in the wake of the pandemic. Though it was an incredibly tough decision, and a lot of hard work, the conference was a huge success bringing in almost triple the attendees from last year. Online is Amazing Day one ended with a conversation between WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg and Lead Architect […]

Virtual WordCamp Europe 2020 Kicks Off June 4

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June 2, 2020

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WordCamp Europe 2020 starts this weekend with Contributor Day on Thursday followed by talks on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are free and you can still register! The organizers have planned two full days of talks from community leaders such as Chris Lima, David Bisset, Miriam Schwab, and Matt Mullenweg. Talks cover a wide-range of topics and are geared toward all WordPress users from beginners to experts. Here are just a few we are looking forward to: Check out Headless WordPress with Luis Herranz and stay up to date on this exciting architecture. Pragmatic’s David Lockie will host a talk entitled […]

Learn How to Boost Your Business with WP Engine’s Virtual Summit/2020

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May 27, 2020

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Now, more than ever, businesses are looking to WordPress agencies to help them move online. To keep developers and marketers stay up to date with all things WordPress, WP Engine has moved their annual Summit online. The free virtual conference features keynotes and breakouts presented by WordPress experts from across the world. Tune in for Joost de Valk, founder of Yoast, Karim Marucchi, CEO of Crowd Favorite, John Eckman, CEO of 10Up, and more. Then finish the day with Keynote speaker, Robert Herjavec from Shark Tank. Speakers will discuss ways to accelerate your business, how to create a better experience […]

Web Monetization Plugin from Pragmatic and Coil Announced

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May 19, 2020

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Monetizing website has always been a big conversation among WordPress users. How do you get paid for your content without alienating readers? San Francisco based company Coil and WordPress agency Pragmatic, have come together to answer that question. Introducing the Coil Web Monetization. Once the site is web monetized with the plugin, payments are streamed to the site owner’s wallet for every second a Coil member enjoys content on their site. “Now, more than ever, publishers and individual creators are seeking new revenue streams,” said Stefan Thomas, Founder and CEO of Coil. “At the same time, consumers are suffering from […]

What’s New in WordPress 5.4

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May 12, 2020

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As you probably know, WordPress regularly updates its platform to incorporate new features and functionality. While using the latest version is recommended, you may feel reluctant to change. Whether you embraced Gutenberg from the get-go or still prefer the Classic Editor, it’s smart to familiarize yourself with the next version of WordPress’ Block Editor. Not only can it help streamline your workflow, but it can also take your web design and development projects to the next level. In this post, we’ll discuss some of the features introduced in WordPress 5.4 and what to expect from WordPress’ new Block Editor. Let’s […]

Coronavirus and Small Business: 12 Tips to Weather the Crisis

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April 22, 2020

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Small business owners are one of the many groups hit hard by the spread of coronavirus. Many have to close and can no longer earn money because of the lockdown. Understandably, this leaves a lot of people scrambling to make ends meet and keep their companies alive. In order to lend some assistance, we have put together a guide for small business owners on how to get through the lockdown. The tips below are aimed to keep you financially afloat, find ways to keep serving your clients, and work on your enterprise while waiting for things to blow over. At […]

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