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What to Expect from Your First WordCamp

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September 2, 2014

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With fall right around the corner here in North America (I know it feels way too soon), it seems that WordCamp season kicks into high gear. This year is no exception—with over 20 WordCamps currently scheduled to happen between the end of August and the beginning of December. And with all those WordCamps, comes lots of knowledge, confusion, and sometimes frustration for a first time attendee. That alone could cause people to miss out on a great opportunity to learn, network, meet new people, and even build new business relationships. But I am in a unique position to give you a […]

Highlights from WP Think Tank #3

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August 29, 2014

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On Tuesday, WP Think Tank #3 — hosted by co-founder of WP Elevation Troy Dean — shed light on some pressing issues in the WordPress space. The two-hour long Google Hangout addressed these three topics: How the race to the bottom benefits platforms and not developers WordPress training resources End-to-end solutions for smaller business The Race to the Bottom The race to the bottom refers to a recent blog post — called The Race to the Bottom Benefits Platforms (not Developers) — by CTO of Crowd Favorite Alex King, which highlights a changing industry. With an increasing number of quality products […]

Introducing Some Lesser-Known WordPress Clubs

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August 28, 2014

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One of the major benefits of WordPress is the ability to use themes and plugins to add design and functionality to our website. This is a benefit which most of us would otherwise be unable to create ourselves. Now, in some cases the free options available work fine – but they can be hit or miss. Going premium is the most reliable way to find themes with the best designs, quality, and functionality. Unfortunately, this can be expensive. One of the most cost-effective ways to get access to premium WordPress themes and plugins is to join what’s known as a WordPress club. By joining a WordPress […]

Episode 057: The Bourn Creative Identity

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August 28, 2014

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Show Notes Host Jennifer Bourn is the Creative Director and Digital Strategist for Bourn Creative, a full-service design company, and Genesis recommended developer in Sacramento, California. Jennifer is an award-winning designer with a penchant for writing, marketing, chocolate, Star Wars, and Legos (yes, Legos not logos). With more than 300 WordPress sites under her belt, Jennifer now shares her expertise and lessons learned as a speaker, blogger, and co-organizer of the Sacramento Meetup Group. She is excited for the upcoming launch of Bourn Creative’s newest venture, EntrepreneurThemes, providing online tools and simple WordPress website solutions for small business. You can […]

10 WordPress Blogs Well Worth the Read

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August 27, 2014

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If there’s one thing I love as much as writing blog posts, it’s reading them. And learning about a topic like WordPress is conveyed much more efficiently on a blog rather than on something like a textbook. But make no mistake, I carefully select the blogs I frequent — not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry blogger makes it to my reading list. The main things I look for in blog are: a blogger (s) who knows what they’re talking about, consistent posting frequency, and (above all) high-quality content and depth. So without further ado, I present to you 10 of my favorite WordPress blogs: handpicked […]

Are You Watching WP Think Tank # 3?

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August 26, 2014

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Put your WordPress thinking caps on, it’s almost time to tune in to WP Think Tank #3! The think tank will kick off at 2pm PDT and features a most impressive panel: Troy Dean, Matt Medeiros, Alex King, Shane Pearlman, Jake Goldman, Tom Wilmot, Miriam Schwab, and Scott Basgaard. The two-hour-long live hangout will address topics centered around the future of WordPress, and provide meaningful dialogue and insight into some of the industries most pressing topics. WP Think Tank aims to provide in-depth conversation on topics related to the future of WordPress. Every three months or so, Troy Dean hosts a new think tank. Subscribe […]

DradCast Episode 056: Tonga Tonga Tonga Room

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August 21, 2014

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Show Notes Host Steve Zehngut founded Zeek Interactive in 1995 and he has been the creative technologist behind the Huntington Beach based company since its inception. Under his direction, Zeek has grown from an apartment bedroom to one of Southern California’s leading development and consulting shops. Steve is the organizer of the OC WordPress Meetup and has helped build the community to over 850 members. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has taught interactive courses at UC Irvine, USC, the American Film Institute, and Cal State Long Beach. Steve has a BA in Film from Cal State […]

The Ethics of Ad Platforms

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August 19, 2014

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A variety of advertising platforms such as Google AdWords and AdSense play a key role in bringing fresh traffic to WordPress sites as well as in monetizing many types of blogs. As these platforms grow in complexity so do various ways of gaming them in ways that adversely affect consumers, publishers, and advertisers. There are lots of ways of gaming the system, which, though legal, still raises ethical issues. AdWords and advertising networks play different roles in helping to drive traffic and monetize blogs. Google AdWords allows a Website owner to post ads that are listed alongside relevant search results, and represents the […]

Small Security Vulnerability in Disqus WordPress Plugin

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August 19, 2014

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As some of you may have heard, a number of CSRF (Cross-site Request Forgery) vulnerabilities were discovered in the Disqus plugin for WordPress by Nik Cubrilovic not too long ago. The biggest of these issues was unfiltered, potentially harmful data being passed straight to the database without proper sanitization. Though this was being filtered on output, Disqus’s debug mode could potentially be used to extract this raw data and inject harmful code. There were also some issues with nonce checks on various POST requests and a vulnerability in the plugin’s upgrade script. Luckily, the Disqus team moved very quickly to […]

7 Effective Tooltip Plugins for WordPress

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August 18, 2014

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To find more great plugins, check out Torque’s free eBook, The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Plugins. Download it here.  Tooltip plugins are generally some of the most underused and underrated plugins around. In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, a “tooltip” is a little popup that appears when a user hovers his or her cursor over or clicks on a particular icon or a highlighted word or phrase. They’re mainly used to display explanatory text that not every reader will need to go through (hence the name “tooltip”)—for example, to define a word of jargon or a little tip of basic information relevant […]

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