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Ever wondered what a splog is? What about a post slug? You’re in luck, because WPBeginner has released a handy new glossary for WordPress terms. This resource is great for beginners, sharing with clients, and explaining to your family what the heck it is you do for a living. WPBeginner founder Syed Balkhi explains: If you were ever puzzled by strange WordPress terms or abbreviations, then this is the place to start. We did our best to explain WordPress lingo in plain english for WordPress beginners. The glossary currently has a little over 100 terms and the WPBeginner team is working […]

A little under six months in, Torque gleefully welcomes Kirby Prickett in her new role as Editorial Assistant. I first met Kirby at WordCamp San Francisco, the day of Torque’s launch, where Kirby expressed her interest in journalism—and writing about WordPress specifically. We subsequently worked on an article together, and the experience was terrific. A native of Brisbane, Australia, Kirby has past professional experience in the fields of economics, public policy, and government. Kirby earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics at the University of Queensland and and her Master’s Degree at the Australian National University in Government and Commercial Law. With such an interesting background, we […]

WordPress.com’s parent company Automattic is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to democratizing publishing. Filing two lawsuits under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Automattic claims that the two parties knowingly submitted fraudulent takedown notices. On the WordPress Blog, Paul Sieminski explained: Through these suits, we’d like to remind our users that we’re doing all we can to combat DMCA abuse on WordPress.com…and most importantly, remind copyright abusers to think twice before submitting fraudulent takedown notices. We’ll be watching, and are ready to fight back. The first lawsuit involves Retraction Watch, a website run by science journalists Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus. […]

A responsive concept redesign of WordPress admin—featuring the dashboard,  media gallery, iconography, widgets, and colors—has been posted by Melbourne-based UI Designer and Frond-End Developer George Kordas. Imran Hunzai of iHunzai.com called it an “inspirational and out of the box design.” He explained: The redesign gives the feeling of the new iOS7 design which is more flat with a glassy look. On Advanced WordPress, a few people questioned the usability of George’s design. One member pointed out that the removal of shadows, bevels, and gradients makes it difficult to discern which parts are clickable, and which aren’t. Overwhelmingly though, people described the design as “beautiful.” This is what George […]