export default "data:image/svg+xml;base64,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"
Torque

Community

The Snapchat Phenomenon

Avatar photo

Filed Under

Community, Featured

Published

June 2, 2014

No Comments

Have you ever wondered where your “snaps” go when they disappear from Snapchat? Maybe there’s a Snapchat heaven, or maybe they magically disappear forever, or maybe they’re being intercepted by a third party . . . For millions of Snapchat users, it’s likely this thought has crossed their minds. But many are comforted by Snapchat’s promise that their photos will disappear forever after they’re sent. Snapchat is a mobile app that allows you to send and receive ephemeral media messages. Quite simply, it can be explained as a way to privately converse with friends through videos, captions, photos, and (most […]

How to Write an Irresistible Plugin Description: Downloads Guaranteed

Filed Under

Community

Published

June 2, 2014

1 Comment

Have you developed a solid WordPress plugin, got it listed on WordPress.org, and established it as a mark of credibility for your WordPress development portfolio? If you have, great. That was the easy part. Getting downloads—now that’s the hard part. The first step in marketing a free WordPress plugin is to craft an alluring, download-generating description for its listing. If you don’t know how to do that yet, you’re reading the right post. In my book, there are 4 key elements that make up a great description: keyword optimization, bullet-point listed features, social proof, and a high-quality featured image. Let’s take a detailed look at each […]

Beyond Blogs, WordPress for Enterprise: Highlights from WP Think Tank # 2

Avatar photo

Filed Under

Community, Events

Published

May 30, 2014

1 Comment

What happens when you put 8 smart WordPress people in a virtual room and ask them to wax lyrical about the future of WordPress? WP Think Tank # 2! The two-hour long panel featured amazing WordPress professionals engaging in meaningful dialogue about many of the issues that have been stirring in the WordPress ecosystem. The panel kicked off by addressing some of the challenges that WordPress businesses encounter when scaling their products or services to enterprise-level clients. They went on to discuss the positioning of WordPress, and what the future will bring for WordPress. To accompany the panel, there was a livechat where […]

WP Think Tank #2 Kicks off Today at 2pm Pacific!

Avatar photo

Filed Under

Community

Published

May 29, 2014

No Comments

Get your popcorn ready, WP Think Tank #2 is about to begin! WP Think Tank #2 starts at 2pm Pacific. Troy Dean has put together an awesome panel of WordPress professionals to engage in a 2-hour-long conversation about the future of WordPress. Like WP Think Tank #1, the panel will take place in a live Google Hangout, where viewers can participate in a live chat. Panelists include: Brian Clarke, Matt Medeiros, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, Alex King, Tom Willmot, Miriam Schwab, and Cory Miller. Are you watching WP Think Tank #2? Marie Dodson is an editorial assistant at Torque. She graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Biology and Society. She enjoys […]

DradCast Episode 046: Fork It Good

Filed Under

Community

Published

May 29, 2014

No Comments

[y=UvIdwPwT3vU height=400] Show Notes Host In 2004, Drew Strojny was drafted by the New York Giants. During the off seasons he was teaching himself CSS and HTML in order to build his own website. He started freelancing and using WordPress for his client websites. From there he released a few themes of his own, and since then he founded The Theme Foundry. You can contact him on twitter @drewstrojny. Sippin’ On Brad – Water Dre – Diet Canada Dry Drew – Water Pressing Topics The State of the WordPress Theme Industry is Changing David Perel details some things to consider when […]

Matt Mullenweg Touring the Asia Pacific

Filed Under

Community, Events, Featured

Published

May 27, 2014

3 Comments

Matt Mullenweg is about to rack up a whole lot of frequent flyer points, as he embarks on a jam-packed tour of the Asia Pacific. As announced on Mullenweg’s blog, he is headed to 7 countries during June 2014. According to a LimeCanvas post about the Australia and New Zealand components of the tour, Mullenweg is touring the Asia Pacific to “help spread the WordPress brand and interact with established communities that support the open source CMS.” Here are the details for the events: Seoul – Sunday, June 1 Jakarta – Monday, June 2 Singapore – Wednesday, June 4 Tokyo – Friday, June 6 […]

DradCast Episode 045: Scratching Your Own Itch

Filed Under

Community

Published

May 22, 2014

1 Comment

[y=mWgJADoHfK4 height=400]   Show Notes Host Ben Fox got started in tech by using his dad’s 64 bit push cart Texas Instruments computer. He was approached by an acquaintance to build a website for him. Fox researched how to build the site for a whopping $300. Fast forward to today, he’s the co-founder of WPUniversity and SIDEKICK, both aimed at education and support for the WordPress community both old and new. You can find him on twitter @benjaminefox Sippin’ On Brad-Cup of Joe with a splash of Bailey’s Dre-Canada Dry Ben-Mill Street Organic Pressing Topics Dre is leaving Sucuri Dre is leaving Sucuri. […]

The Resurrection of the Essayist

Filed Under

Community

Published

May 16, 2014

2 Comments

It’s my firm belief that the internet is the single greatest accomplishment in the history of human invention. Its very existence towers over Gutenberg’s movable type, dwarfs the still looming shadow of William Randolph Hearst’s newspaper empire, and is more powerful than the grand sum of energy amassed by Oppenheimer’s Atomic Age. The web provides a cornucopia of entertainment, which puts at our disposal tens of thousands of games, an almost limitless supply of music, and the rolling archives of film and television. All of these treasures, along with the entire chronicle of human knowledge, available at the single flick […]

DradCast Episode 044: Beeramid Scheme

Avatar photo

Filed Under

Community

Published

May 15, 2014

No Comments

Show Notes Host Marko Heijnen started writing basic code when he was 11. Then, in 2006, Marko started using WordPress for his personal site. His interest in working more in depth with WordPress began when he started using Custom Post Types in 2009. He started noticing some features he wanted to fix, and that’s how he got into back-end coding with WordPress. After working with the community he started speaking at WordCamps. You can find him on twitter @markoheijnen, or on his website. Sippin’ On Brad – Private Stock Captain Morgan Dre – Diet Coke Marko – AfricCola Pressing Topics WordCamp Miami WordCamp […]

SHARE: Catalyzing the Sharing Economy Kicked off Today

Avatar photo

Filed Under

Community, Events

Published

May 13, 2014

No Comments

The concept of sharing is central to the WordPress community. In fact, it’s a fundamental principle behind “open-source,” and it has shaped WordPress into what it is today. But the capabilities of sharing extend far beyond the confines of open-source software development. Sharing your ideas, your house, or even your pen can ignite change. It can cultivate community and build trust. Today, there is a name for this sharing phenomenon. It’s called the sharing economy, and it’s a movement based entirely off the notion of sharing . . . everything. In a recent article, Nancy Scola highlighted the increasing popularity of the sharing economy: . […]

How do you stay on top of your WordPress game?

A good way to start is to sign up for our weekly newsletter. We keep you up to date by bringing you the freshest WordPress content from the brightest minds in the industry.