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Can VersionPress 3.0 Convince As An Open-Source Project?

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Tom Ewer

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June 20, 2016

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Version control is a non-negotiable part of any serious development project, but widespread adoption of this technique in the world of WordPress has been somewhat spotty to date. While the platform’s core has used Subversion for some time, sites out in the wild are often put together with little or no version control in place. VersionPress arrived on the scene in 2014 with a vision of bringing an integrated WordPress version control solution to the masses. It’s been making steady progress in that direction ever since, and the software’s recent transition into a free open source project marks an interesting inflection […]

7 Takeaways From WordCamp San Diego 2016

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Josh Pollock

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June 15, 2016

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In April I attended WordCamp San Diego at NTC at Liberty Station. In this article, I’m going to share some of my experiences and takeaways from the event. First, let me thank the good people at WordImpress, makers of the Give plugin, for helping to make my trip possible. I’d also like to thank all of the organizers, speakers, and volunteers who made the event possible. WordPress Fandom Is Strong In his keynote, Chris Lema talked about how the WordPress project held a tenth birthday party for WordPress. Not only that, but people actually showed up to the party, and an […]

Why It’s Time for Agencies to Fully Embrace WordPress for Client Work

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Tom Ewer

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June 8, 2016

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Despite the high profile success of companies such as 10up, some agencies are still reluctant to fully commit to WordPress as a solution for clients. The platform’s roots as a blogging engine (and small business CMS) still leave many doubting whether it’s the right technology to build an entire project or team around. While historical doubts about WordPress in an agency environment were not without justification, the software is more than ready to rise to the challenge these days — and an increasingly impressive number of top-flight agencies have moved large parts of their development efforts over to it. In this piece, we’ll […]

Update: WP Mobile Detector Patch Now Available

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Marie Dodson

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June 2, 2016

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*** Note: At this time the WP Mobile Detector plugin has been patched. Users should update to the most current version of the plugin as soon as possible. A vulnerability in WP Mobile Detector is being exploited in the wild and users are urged to remove the plugin as soon as possible, as there is currently no available update. “The vulnerability is very easy to exploit, all the attacker needs to do is send a request to resize.php or timthumb.php (yes, timthumb, in this case it just includes resize.php), inside the plugin directory with the backdoor URL,” Sucuri reported today. The exploit stems […]

5 Takeaways From ManageWP’s AMA With Beth Soderberg

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Emily Schiola

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June 2, 2016

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Beth Soderberg stopped by ManageWP to host an AMA this week. Soderberg is an independent developer and digital communication strategist living in D.C. She helps organize the DC WordPress Meetup, and co-organized DCFemTech Hack For Good, w at giving women in tech resources and closing the gender gap. Soderberg’s main goal with her work is to empower people in tech and tries to make sure everything she does works toward that goal. People asked about the process of writing a book, gender equality, and how to make WordPress more accessible. Here are five takeaways. Soderberg Is Determined To Write A Book. […]

Day Of REST Heads To ATX June 17

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Marie Dodson

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June 2, 2016

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The Austin WordPress Meetup Group will host the WPATX Day of REST Friday, June 17 in the classroom at WP Engine headquarters in downtown Austin. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, and will be chock-full of sessions and hands-on projects devoted to the WP REST API. Organized with the local WordPress community in mind, the WPATX Day of REST is a free event designed to teach attendees how to better work with and leverage the REST API. “This event is designed for our WordPress Developer and Practitioner Community who want to learn how to use the WordPress REST API and explore […]

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Marie Dodson

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June 1, 2016

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6 Reasons Why WordPress Makes Perfect Sense For Enterprise Companies

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Tom Ewer

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June 1, 2016

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Though WordPress has come an incredibly long way from its blogging roots, there’s still a certain degree of skepticism in some quarters about whether it’s a platform that’s ready for enterprise adoption. The concerns are not totally without reason — at least in principle. Whether in terms of security, scalability, reliability, or just general ease of use, enterprise environments bring unique challenges to the table, and any underlying weaknesses in software solutions will quickly be exposed. In this piece, we’ll step through some of the most common objections that have dogged WordPress’ route to this potentially crucial market so far, and […]

WordCamp Incubator Locations Announced

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Emily Schiola

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May 31, 2016

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After receiving 182 applications, WordPress.org last week announced the final three locations for the WordCamp Incubator program: Denpasar, Indonesia Harare, Zimbabwe Medellín, Colombia The WordCamp Incubator program was first announced back in February as a way to bring WordCamp support to areas that have never hosted a conference. Each city will be paired with a mentor and begin by hosting monthly meetings. “Once the local WordPress user group is meeting regularly, each team will work on finding a venue, setting a date, recruiting speakers, and spreading the word about the upcoming WordCamp,” the announcement said. Each location will have a deputy that […]

Three WordPressers Share Their Stories

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Marie Dodson

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May 27, 2016

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In just 13 years, WordPress has evolved from a blogging service into a full-service platform that companies like The New York Times and Wired trust with their websites. Like all open-source software, the beating heart of WordPress is the community. Without it, it certainly wouldn’t be where it is today. Today we highlight three different WordPress stories that show exactly how the CMS is changing lives. Tom Ewer Tom Ewer is the Editor-in-Chief and Founder of WordCandy, an online publishing agency that specializes in producing content for WordPress businesses. Ewer first started writing about WordPress back May 2011 on his blog, […]

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