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2018 has been dominated by the Gutenberg editor – WordPress’ attempt to overhaul the user’s writing experience. This (of course) brings change to the platform. Consequently, developers are just beginning to embark on an ‘arms race’ to see who will get the upper hand with early adopters. This may seem like an inconsequential battle to partake in. To many, however, being first means the entire market is available. This means there’s more business to win, and a greater cash supply to tap into. For a lot of WordPress developers, those reasons are plenty of motivation. This piece will briefly look […]

What Does the WordPress Community Think of the Gutenberg Editor? – A Review Roundup

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July 3, 2018

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The Gutenberg editor is one of the biggest changes coming to WordPress. But how does the community feel about it? In this Gutenberg editor review roundup we will aim to find out. Since Matt Mullenweg revealed Gutenberg at WCEU 2017, a lot has been written about it. Here on Torque alone we have a number of articles on the topic: What’s Next for WordPress: Why the Future is Great with Gutenberg Getting Ahead of Gutenberg How The REST API And Gutenberg Work Together What the Future of WordPress Development Looks Like With Gutenberg How to Test Your Plugins With the […]

Could AWS Translate Open New Markets for Your Site?

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July 2, 2018

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) released their Amazon Polly plugin, a text to speech tool, back in February. In June, they announced a huge new update which provides real time translation functionality to the Polly plugin. We attended the AWS Translate launch event at the Amazon Loft in San Francisco and managed to learn more about this powerful new tool. We chatted with Robin Dautricourt, Sr. Product Manager at Amazon Polly, Yoni Friedman, Sr. Product Manager at Amazon Translate, and Steven Word, Innovation Program Manager at WP Engine, about this powerful new WordPress plugin

Matt Mullenweg Delivers WordCamp Europe 2018 Keynote

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June 15, 2018

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Co-founder of WordPress Matt Mullenweg took the stage in Belgrade to give a mid-year update on where the CMS has been and where it is going. He referred to this as a “summertime update.” Over the past six years, Mullenweg has held a Town Hall during WordCamp Europe, but this year he decided to present what has been happening since WordCamp US in December, and what will happen in the coming months. He began by announcing St. Louis will be the 2019-2020 WCUS location, then he moved onto his updates. Core There have been six core releases since WCUS. Customization […]

Happy 15th Birthday, WordPress!

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May 23, 2018

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This weekend WordPress turns 15. Since it’s creation as a blogging platform, the CMS has grown to be able to power the largest enterprise digital experiences. Check out 15 WordPress milestones that made the CMS what it is today! To get the party going, we created a Spotify list using music from all of the incredible jazz artists who lent their names to WordPress Core updates. Celebrate the history of the most powerful CMS out there. From strong eCommerce solutions to personal blogs, the platform can help anyone realize their dream. WordPress powers 30 percent of the web and has over […]

A Comprehensive List of GDPR-Related Resources

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May 22, 2018

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There’s been a lot of talk about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) so far this year. In fact, there’s been so much talk that it’s easy to lose track of what’s most important to understand. Given the penalties imposed for non-compliance, this could be catastrophic. While there are a wide array of articles on the subject being produced regularly, you’ll want to keep track of additional sources of information. For example, WordPress’ own reaction to the GDPR should be closely monitored, along with the responses of various developers and businesses connected to the platform. In this post, we’ll round […]

Plugin Review Team to Close Unused Plugins

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May 17, 2018

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The thousands of plugins in the repository are what make WordPress so powerful. With these plugins, you can mold the CMS into anything you need; finding and downloading any capability you might need to make your site work for you. However, not all of these plugins are being used. The WordPress.org Plugin Review Team announced they will be closing unused plugins in order to clear up space. According to the announcement, written by Mika Epstein, there are over 9,100 plugins that have been approved but are unused. That’s a huge amount of space that isn’t being properly utilized. If a […]

WordCamp Europe 2018 Announces Speakers

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March 12, 2018

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Editor’s Note: This post will be updated with each new group announcement. WordCamp Europe, the biggest WordCamp in the world, is just around the corner in Belgrade, Serbia. Users gather from all over to celebrate the CMS. Organizers have started announcing speakers in groups based on the topic they’re talking about. Group One: Open Source and the Web The first group was announced last week and revolves around Open Source and the Web. Paolo Belcastro is going to be talking about “The World of WordPress” David Needham will tackle, “An Intro to Drupal for WordPress Users” Hajj Flemings will talk […]

WordPress Now Powers 30 Percent Of The Web

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March 5, 2018

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What began as a blogging platform nearly 15 years ago is one step closer to taking control of the entire web. WordPress officially powers 30 percent of the web according to W3Techs. It is also the fastest growing CMS by far, with Squarespace and Wix barely coming close. These numbers are a huge victory for WordPress and the entire community. The CMS has outgrown its blogging roots and is now the most powerful CMS on the market. Not only does it power personal blogs, but it helps create digital experiences for enterprise companies. Let’s go over how we got here and […]

Voting for Torque’s 2018 Plugin Madness Now Open

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March 5, 2018

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