Social media is a critical component to establishing your business in the WordPress space. By optimizing your presence in social media you can cultivate brand recognition and build customer relations. Integrating social media with your WordPress site has become a simple and efficient task–but, not without the right tools. Some of these tools are in the form of plugins that can easily be installed and implemented. With the use of plugins, social media forms can be centralized–enabling you to efficiently develop your online marketing strategy. In this article, I’m going to talk about some of the top social media plugins […]
The 4 Things Subscription Businesses Have in Common
Online membership sites are big business. Are you thinking of using WordPress to create a subscription business? Membership sites regularly charge customers—on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. These make them subscription sites; and I thought it would be helpful to look at a particular aspect of WordPress membership sites that most people forget about when picking plugins and getting to work. Like I said, membership sites are big business, they’re not just little sites charging $20/month for some marketing tips. Subscription sites also include Amazon Prime—where some twenty million users not only get discounted or free shipping, but also […]
WordPress’s Zombie Problem: Why Automatic Updates Had to Happen Now
WordPress powers more than 20% of the web, or about 75 million sites, and is steadily becoming more pervasive. The massive WordPress community has helped secure the platform by quickly identifying and resolving bugs, glitches, and security flaws. But, as WordPress evolves so have the abilities of attackers. WordPress security is changing rapidly—here’s what you can do to decrease your vulnerability. Protecting Yourself Against Hackers The sheer size of WordPress has made it a huge target for hackers. So, it’s important that site owners practice safe security habits–like using strong passwords, and installing trusted plugins and themes. The largest, most established websites have always […]
New Domain Names are Coming! Here’s What You Need to Know
The internet—and the domain name system (DNS) in particular—is currently undergoing one of its biggest upheavals since the early 80s. Many readers are probably aware of some of these changes, but in this post I’m going to delve a little deeper into what’s new and what you need to know. You’ll soon have clients coming to you asking about these new names, or perhaps colleagues in marketing or product development that are looking for a new domain for a product launch. So, read on for the crash course! A Little Background The organization ICANN is responsible for the worldwide DNS […]
WordPress Pakistan: Building A Community of WordPress Users
Considering the fact that WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) and blogging tool on the planet, a good number of communities, initiatives, and Meetup groups exist, bound together by the simple fact that they all use WordPress. One such initiative, going by the name of WordPress Pakistan, is recently coming to the fore. What is it About? WordPress Pakistan describes itself as: … an initiative to curate a WordPress focused agile & active community of developers, designers, & bloggers in Pakistan. Basically, it aims to bring together a community of WordPress users and lovers—designers, developers, bloggers, everyone—from […]
6 WordPress Plugins to Make Your Website Mobile Friendly
OBox Mobile If you want to make your website appear flawless on mobile devices, you should embrace OBox Mobile. This simple plugin will help you make your WordPress site compatible with almost all mobile devices, regardless of their operating systems. The best thing about this plugin is that it doesn’t take much effort to set up its configuration. It also comes fully loaded with a set of crazy color schemes, pre-included social media buttons, adverts, sliders, and more. MobilePress If you’re looking for a simple plugin that doesn’t come with all the “bells and whistles,” then your search should end […]
Free WordPress Themes Fresh From February 2014
February was dominated by minimal WordPress themes. Virtually all the themes released during this month, barring a few noteworthy exceptions, had a clean and minimal content-centric layout. In this roundup, I have listed some of the top free WordPress themes released during the month of February 2014. 1. Crates Crates is a responsive WordPress theme for tumbloggers. It features a grid-based layout and supports multiple post formats. Demo | Download 2. Zweig Zweig is a minimal WordPress theme with a focus on typography. It is responsive and sports a single-column clean design with a one-level menu header. Demo | Download […]
Do You Feel Guilty Using Premium Themes?
It’s time we have this conversation in public because I’m exhausted from having it in private at WordCamps, Meetups, and in forums. I know there are many WordPress “builders,”or “installers,” or “integrators” who feel the same way, and I think it has more to do with their insecurity about not being a “developer” than anything else. So, when a WordPress “consultant” (as I like to call them) asks me how to price projects when you’re “just” using a premium theme, here’s my usual response: A premium theme, no matter how good it is or what it costs, is not the […]
Who’s Watching WP Think Tank Today?
Troy Dean, Torque Contributor and host of the WP Elevation Podcast, has put together a fascinating group of speakers for a live panel that will be talking, in-depth, about the future of WordPress. At 12 noon Pacific, a handful of notable WordPress influencers will be discussing the opportunities and challenges faced by WordPress professionals. WP Think Tank will take place in a live Google Hangout where viewers will be able to interact, chat, and ask questions. Panelists include Matt Mullenweg, Jake Goldman, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, Shane Pearlman, Tom Willmot, Miriam Schwab, and Scott Basgaard. This is sure to be an interesting talk! Tune in […]
PrettyPress: The Side by Side Editor with Live Preview
One of the advantages of running a plugin review site is that I come across some really interesting and functional plugins that nevertheless remain a little too hidden from the community. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been using one such plugin, PrettyPress. If you have a content heavy website, like a blog, then you know that previewing your post can be a bit of a hassle. It usually means leaving two browser tabs open, one where you can edit your post, and one where you can keep the Preview open. Then, it’s just a matter of hammering the […]
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