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5 Two-Factor Authentication Plugins For WordPress

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April 21, 2016

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Securing your website requires several steps, as attackers and malicious users can find their way to your WordPress through a variety of methods. For example, keeping your WordPress installation, as well as themes and plugins updated is one of the most basic steps in security. A good number of websites are compromised due to obsolete or out of date themes and plugins. Another common method by which your website might be compromised is brute force attacks. By relying on brute force attacks, malicious hackers can gain access to your WordPress admin panel, and eventually, take control of your website. Using a […]

Should User Data From WordPress.org Belong To The Community?

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April 20, 2016

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I don’t have a problem with paying for services with data. I use Gmail, knowing full well there is no way Google would provide me with such an amazing service if they didn’t use my data to create targeted ads. Similiarly, I use Facebook, Twitter, and other “free” services knowing that I am the product that these services offer to their customers. This is how I “pay” for these services. If they can’t sell ads, then they can’t make money and that, after all, is their objective. Two WordPress plugins I use a lot, WordPress SEO by Yoast and Easy […]

5 Takeaways From This Week’s AMA With Remkus de Vries

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April 15, 2016

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Remkus de Vries stopped by ManageWP yesterday to hold an AMA. De Vries has been active in the admin side of the Dutch WordPress site since 2008, focusing on translations, forums, and releases. He co-founded and led WordCamp Netherlands and WordCamp Europe. De Vries is planning the launch of a theme business with his wife called Theme Mix. People stopped by to ask questions about WordPress in Europe, being vegan, and as always, the future of WordPress. Here are five takeaways. How To Grow The European Market. WordPress is a global platform and has a large following all over the […]

WPCampus Will Bring WordPress To Higher Education

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April 13, 2016

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We know WordPress is a great CMS for businesses, bloggers, and nonprofit organizations. But it’s also a great option for education, and specifically higher education. The affordability and customization of WordPress makes it an excellent option for universities, school clubs, or even elementary schools. There is an entire ecosystem that could be using WordPress but isn’t. That’s where WPCampus comes in. WPCampus is a conference that will be held in July in Sarasota, Fla. The idea came to Rachel Carden after reading a misspelled tweet. “Twitter was all abuzz because a big WordCamp U.S. announcement had been made and when […]

A Day Of REST 2016 To Be Held In Boston

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April 13, 2016

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Petya Raykovska of Human Made announced yesterday that the second Day of REST conference will be held in Boston on October 28. “We’re thrilled to announce that after the overwhelmingly positive feedback from A Day of REST London, we will be bringing the event to the USA in October for A Day of REST Boston 2016 in partnership with Post Status.” Workshops led by professional trainers will be held before and after the conference on October 27 and 29 and will provide training on “everything from JavaScript basics to in-depth explorations of specific technologies.” The workshop schedule has not yet been […]

Advanced Custom Fields Wins Plugin Madness Championship

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April 12, 2016

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We kicked off Plugin Madness last month with 64 plugins from the repository. And, after weeks of voting, we are pleased to announce Advanced Custom Fields as Torque’s 2016 Plugin Madness champion! WooCommerce and Advanced Custom Fields went head to head last week in the championship round. Advanced Custom Fields was in the lead the entire round, and then won by a landslide, making it the first ever Plugin Madness champion! Supporters took to Twitter last week to rally for the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. To learn more about Advanced Custom Fields, check out our ultimate guide. It covers everything from what […]

How To Build the Perfect WordPress Developer

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April 11, 2016

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What makes a great developer? To find out, I talked to people who work with devs the most, clients. So, as long as we’re contemplating how to build the ideal dev, I thought it would be fun to frame this discussion in the world of robotics. What features would the DEV-BOT 5000 include? What would interactions with it be like? Let’s see what clients said about their very real, 100% human interactions with developers to gain a better understanding of what this bot’s feature set would look like. The Perfect Developer Should… Be Communicative The ideal WordPress developer’s communication module […]

Takeaways From WooConf 2016

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April 11, 2016

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WooConf 2016 took place last week in Austin. The two-day conference featured sessions on all things ecommerce — from subscriptions to improving customer interactions to debugging WooCommerce. In addition, this year, CEO of Automattic, the now parent company of WooThemes, Matt Mullenweg delivered the first ever State of the Woo, in which he discussed the past, present, and future of WooCommerce. Let’s take a look at four takeaways. Big Growth For Woo Mullenweg emphasized the significant growth WooCommerce has experienced since its launch in 2011. It currently has more than 3,800,000 downloads and installations, and more than 400 site extensions. Plus, a whopping […]

The Ultimate WooCommerce Tutorial For Absolute Beginners

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April 8, 2016

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In this tutorial, we are taking a close look at WooCommerce, which is the most well-known and by far most popular WordPress ecommerce plugin. Not only does it have a 4.5 star rating at more than five million active installs, it also made waves when Automattic acquired its parent company WooThemes in 2015. The acquisition was definitely a good move. Back then WooCommerce already powered 30 percent of all online shops and was an overall clear favorite in the WordPress community. It has only grown more popular since then, and is the go-to choice for many ecommerce sites. So, for […]

Vote For The Final Round Of Plugin Madness Now

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April 8, 2016

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The heat is on! It’s the final round of our 2016 Plugin Madness competition and there are just a few days left to vote for your favorite WordPress plugin. Our two finalists are Advanced Custom Fields and WooCommerce. Who do you think will take the prize? Go vote right now on PluginMadness.com and share your predictions on Twitter with #pluginmadness.

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