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Press This Podcast: Why Just Installing Plugins isn’t a Magic Fix for Accessibility with Nick Croft

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February 2, 2021

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogel Paul, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter […]

WordPress User Privacy: How to Make User Data Safety a Priority

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January 27, 2021

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User privacy has become an increasing concern for WordPress website owners and their visitors. Users want to ensure their private information is safe. In addition, many laws have recently come into effect that require the disclosure of the data collected on websites as well as what happens with it. Among other things, visitors are now required to “opt-in” to your use of cookies thanks to GDPR.  Though it is extra work for site owners, prioritizing user privacy is possible and necessary. By limiting the data your site collects, using HTTPS, IP masking, and other tactics, you can protect your visitor’s […]

Press This Podcast: Creating Captivating Video Captions with Meryl Evans

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January 26, 2021

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogel Paul, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter […]

How Underrepresented in Tech is Helping the Community Grow

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January 22, 2021

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Underrepresented in Tech is a new site to help connect diverse candidates with speaking and job opportunities. The site was created by Allie Nimmons and Michelle Frechette and is sponsored by several WordPress businesses, but the opportunities listed are not just exclusive to WordPress. In this episode of the Torque News Drop, we talked with Nimmons and Frechette about underrepresentedintech.com and the site’s plans for 2021.

Press This Podcast: New SMB Customer Checklist with Tony Wright

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January 19, 2021

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogel Paul, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter […]

Celebrate WordPressers with WordFest 2021

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January 14, 2021

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2020 was a tough year. WordCamps and meetups had to move entirely online and some were even canceled altogether. After parties and hallway tracks felt much different and overall we just missed our WordPress friends. Big Orange Heart created WordFest to bring us a little bit closer. This 24-hour long conference starts on Jan. 21 at 23:00 UTC and spans four different time zones: It starts in Oceania at 10 AM – 4 PM AEDT, January 22, 2021. Then onto Asia arriving 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM IST. Next up it’s EMEA at 11 AM through 5 PM UTC. Finally […]

12 Excellent Ways to Customize Your WordPress Navigation Menu

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January 13, 2021

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Finding ways to customize the WordPress navigation menu is a common request online. That’s understandable since navigation is one of the central elements of any website. It guides visitors around and overall contributes a lot to user experience and user friendliness (or lack thereof). If you’re looking for ways to customize the navigation menu on your own WordPress website, you have come to the right place. In this post, we will go over several ways how you can change your site’s navigation in terms of content, design, and position. In the end, we want you to be able to make […]

Press This Podcast: Hosting Virtual Events with WordPress Virtual Event Organizer Jan Koch

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January 12, 2021

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogel Paul, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter […]

Torque’s Social Hour: A chat with Michelle Frechette

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January 7, 2021

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The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. In this week’s episode Doc talks with Michelle Frechette, the Head of Customer Success at GiveWP, as well as a business and blogging coach. She is the podcast barista at WPCoffeeTalk.com, and a volunteer at Big Orange Heart. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Blair Williams, the creator of MemberPress and Pretty Links.

Torque’s Social Hour: A chat with Pippin Williamson

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January 4, 2021

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The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. In this week’s episode Doc and Emily talk with Pippin Williamson, a PHP developer and founder and CEO of Sandhills Development, LLC. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Michelle Frechette.

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