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Everything You Need To Know About The New WordPress.com, Calypso

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November 23, 2015

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You may have noticed that WordPress.com looked a little different this morning. The site got more than just a facelift and some of these changes are really exciting. Matt Mullenweg announced the changes on his blog, saying the project, code named Calypso, took over 20 months to complete. Introducing The New WordPress.com Managing all your WordPress sites is much easier and faster than it was before. There is even a new Mac app that allows you to access your dashboard right from your desktop. Let’s dive into some of the new features. Manage Multiple Sites Moving between your WordPress sites […]

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, And WordPress

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November 23, 2015

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Thanksgiving day is over. The dishes are drying, leftovers are distributed, and you’re just waking up from an inevitable turkey nap. Around 5 a.m., a different kind of celebration is starting across the nation. People are leaving their homes in the dead of the night in the search of one thing, deals. Stores from Target to Macy’s offer highly discounted products for those willing to leave the warmth and comfort of their homes and stand in line for hours. This phenomenon is called Black Friday, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year since 2005. The Friday […]

5 Takeaways From This Week’s AMA With Collis Ta’eed

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November 20, 2015

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The next influencer to stop by the ManageWP AMA stage is Collis Ta’eed, co-founder of Envato, the company behind ThemeForest, CodeCanyon, and Tuts+. You can find him on Twitter @Collis! Ta’eed found WordPress in 2007 and got heavily into theme development, even writing a book on the subject. Today, Ta’eed is running his company and working on personal projects in his free time. People presented a lot of questions about what it’s like to run a company, Envato’s relationship with the community, and as always, the future of WordPress. Here are five takeaways. There’s More To Starting A WordPress Business […]

‘An Untechnical Guide To The WP REST API,’ A Free White Paper For Non-Developers

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November 18, 2015

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The WordPress REST API is a hot topic in the WordPress space, particularly among developers. But for some of us less technical WordPress users, understanding exactly why this API is so revolutionary is a challenge. WP Engine and Torque have teamed up to create a free white paper on the WordPress REST API geared toward non-developers. Just because you don’t know how to code, doesn’t mean you have to miss out on what the REST API has to offer. Download The WordPress REST API, An Untechnical Guide for Non-Developers. The paper answers questions like, what is an API, what does REST stand for, and what does […]

Sneak Peek At WordPress 4.4

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November 17, 2015

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WordPress 4.4 is scheduled for release towards the end of this year, and it will bring with it many exciting new changes and features. The beta version is already out so you can give WordPress 4.4 a spin right now using the WordPress Beta Tester plugin, however, the stable release is expected to arrive by Dec. So, what does WordPress 4.4 intend to bring to the table? In this post, I will be discussing what exactly we can expect from WordPress 4.4 First up, the developer stuff, or, as WordPress likes to call it, what’s “under the hood.” Under The […]

5 Takeaways From Rachel Carden’s AMA

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November 12, 2015

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ManageWP secured web designer and developer, Rachel Carden. Carden works in higher education, as a web developer for the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Alabama. She is also a self-proclaimed multisite lover and Netflix watcher. People sent in questions surrounding multisite, design, and what it’s like to work in higher education. Here are five takeaways. Multisite Can Be The Best And The Worst. Carden stated that she loves mulitisite, so naturally many people had questions. Multisite is great because you only have one code for everything you do however that means if one plugin starts having problems, […]

WP Engine To Host Live Webinar On WP REST API On Nov. 18

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November 11, 2015

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WP Engine is hosting a live webinar on the WordPress REST API on Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. CT, featuring Torque contributor Josh Pollock. Josh Pollock, the owner and developer of CalderaWP, and Anthony Burchell, Operations Engineer at WP Engine, will be discussing everything WP REST API. The webinar will cover topics on why you should care, the timeline for REST API in WordPress Core, and discuss some “practical, useful and possibly wacky use cases.” You can register here! The webinar is geared towards intermediate to advanced developers as things will get a bit technical. To familiarize yourself with the WP REST […]

WordPress Now Powers 25 Percent Of The Internet

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November 9, 2015

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Yesterday, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg broke monumental news that WordPress now manages 25 percent of the Internet. Seventy-Five to Go https://t.co/h1dANXtQLs — Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) November 8, 2015 W3Tech broke down the Internet by popular content management systems, and WordPress far exceeded number two on the list, Joomla, at 2.8 percent. The site also shows WordPress as the fastest growing content management system since Oct. 2015. WordPress appears to be growing significantly and steadily since 2011. In fact, it has grown 1.7 percent since Jan., which is substantial compared to the competition. Mullenweg mentioned in his blog post that these […]

5 Takeaways From Chris Lema’s AMA

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November 5, 2015

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Chris Lema headed this week’s ManageWP AMA. Lema is the CTO and Chief Strategist at Crowd Favorite, public speaker, and voracious blogger. Having authored five ebooks about how to manage an online team, Lema knows a lot about teaching and working on the Internet. There were questions about how to make intelligent hires, why he chose to work with the WordPress community, and as always, the future of WordPress. Here are five takeaways. Hire Smart People Who Are Willing To Learn. While it may seem like common sense, Lema talked about how important it is to hire people who are […]

RESTful WP-CLI Kickstarter Fully Funded In 12 Hours

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November 4, 2015

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Daniel Bachhuber’s Kickstarter went live only two days ago and already it is more than fully funded. Bachhuber, who maintains WP-CLI, says he’s still in shock at just how quickly the project surpassed its $17,500 goal. According to the Kickstarter page, “WP-CLI and the WP REST API offer CRUD interfaces to WordPress, and the functional components for WP-CLI’s internals are duplicated by WP REST API endpoints. By using WP REST API endpoints to power WP-CLI, we can remove a lot of code from WP-CLI.” This means that developers can push and pull posts and other REST API data with only a […]

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