Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. In this week’s episode we talk about the release of WordPress 5.4, the final round of our Plugin Madness competition, WordCamp Europe 2020, and a proposal to move WordPress theme reviews to GitHub. Be sure to catch next week’s episode live by subscribing here.
After the decision last month to postpone WordCamp Europe 2020, the organizers announced they will be moving the event online for free. The event will take place on June 4-6, and the team has even arranged a virtual Contributor Day on the 4th. The event will be completely free and anyone who bought a ticket for this year’s conference will be refunded by April 10. This is a great way to feel connected in such an uncertain time. Many WordPressers use WordCamps as a time to network, meet new people, and reconnect with old friends. While the postponement was a […]
If you aren’t selling on Amazon, you could be missing out on 300 million active users in 180+ countries. That’s a massive audience that is at your fingertips. This article is designed to help you integrate your WordPress store with Amazon, and show you how to integrate your products. Full speed ahead! Why integrate with Amazon? You can use Amazon as a platform to promote your entire site, certain products, affiliate links, or more. The first step is deciding how to use Amazon. Here are some benefits of syncing your products with Amazon. Visitors on Amazon are ‘warmer’ than visitors […]
Like everyone else out there, we are trying new ways to reach and engage with our audience. Recently we’ve been experimenting with a live stream with the Torque Team and Anthony Burchell discussing the latest WordPress news, life in quarantine, and more. We plan on airing new episodes live each Monday at 3pm PST. You can watch our most recent episode here:
Have you found yourself feeling lonely during the COVID-19 quarantine? Join us this Monday, March 23rd at 3pm PST for a livestream chat with Anthony Burchell and Doctor Popular. We’ll talk about WordPress news, the future of WordCamps, working from home and more. During the show, Doc and Anthony will take questions via chat and twitter. We know that many of you are living in a shelter-in-place situation and may be feeling disconnected. Our goal is to hang out once a week and just socialize together. We hope you join us! Watch the slow live here! If you have any […]
Working remotely comes with its own set of unique challenges you won’t find in a traditional office space. Whether voluntary or involuntary – if you’re one of the millions who are quarantined or self-isolating due to the recent virus outbreak – you need to know what you’re in for so you can prepare. Remote work has a lot of benefits such as setting your own hours and working in your pajamas. But if you’re not ready for the challenges they might take you completely off guard. If you find yourself struggling to manage time, self-motivate, communicate, and take care of […]
There are many great reasons to develop a free-to-use plugin for WordPress. What may not be as obvious is the value a person or company can receive from the unpaid venture. The benefits of this seemingly free work can provide positives such as exposure, cross-promotion, market testing, upselling opportunities, and adding to name recognition. Giving Back to Community Let’s start with the altruistic reason: giving back. We’ve all stood on the shoulders of a dedicated community for years. Most developers have a standard set of plugins they will always deploy with any given install. Those plugins didn’t happen by magic. […]
Let the madness begin! Voting for Torque’s 2020 Plugin Madness is now open. Modeled after the NCAA college basketball tournament March Madness, we use a bracket-based voting system to pit plugins against one another each week. This year we asked you to nominate your favorite plugins, and today we’re happy to kick things off with an impressive lineup of plugins. Head on over to pluginmadness.com to vote for your favorite plugins now. Vote for your favorite plugins here The voting schedule is as follows: March 2: Round 1 March 9: Round 2 March 16: Round 3 March 23: Round 4 March 30: Semi-finals April […]
The first WordCamp Asia, which was set to happen later this month, has been canceled. The announcement post cites the concerns around COVID-19, more commonly known as “Coronavirus.” Organizers will refund all tickets purchased, and work with hotels to ensure full refunds for anyone who booked. The team also provided a flight cancellation fee waiver letter community members can use to try to get refunds from airlines. Wordfence created a fund for those hurting from the financial implications for this announcement. The company will give out $200 per person on a first come first serve basis. Check out their website […]
In the grand tradition of WordCamps and community, WP Engine created DE{CODE}, a developer-focused conference held entirely online. Starting January 29 at 8 am CST, 27 developers from around the world will hold virtual talks. Hear from people like Joost de Valk, Carrie Dills, and Syed Balkhi about how to develop and run a successful WordPress business or seamlessly develop and launch a new site. Learn from some of the biggest names in WordPress all without leaving your couch. Register today and start learning tomorrow.
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