Today, SEO specialist Yoast has released a brand new WordPress plugin: Yoast Comment Hacks. As the name implies, this plugin adds improved functionality to the default WordPress commenting system, making public some of the functionality already used by the Yoast team. This comes at a time when many WordPress bloggers are turning their comments off for good—now where’s the fun in that? By making the default commenting system more bearable to use, Yoast hopes that their new plugin will encourage WordPress users to value website community. The plugin is split into five modules, each focusing on a different comment ‘hack.’ Let’s […]
This Week in WordPress: 6/15/2015
Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our This Week In WordPress roundup, write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: Adding Google Maps to WordPress: Tom McFarlin is doing a highly in-depth guide to using the Google Maps API in your WordPress site. WP Pro Business Raising Funds on IndieGoGo: Adam Warner is running a campaign to bring back his tutorial site focused on helping small businesses enhance and market their businesses using WordPress and related services. Proposed Improvements to the Customizer for WordPress 4.3: With development for WordPress 4.3 well under way, this post takes a look at four proposed […]
Proposed Improvements to the Customizer for WordPress 4.3
Development for WordPress 4.3 is well under way, with the core team already working hard to hit the proposed release date—tentatively penciled in for 18 August 2015. As the weeks and months progress, we’ll get a better idea of what’s in store for the WordPress core in 4.3. We’ve already discussed better passwords, but today I want to focus on changes to the WordPress Customizer. WordPress 4.2 introduced some small improvements to the Customizer by allowing you to quickly and easily switch between your installed themes. The improvements to the Customizer won’t stop there, however, and the next few versions […]
This Week in WordPress: 6/08/2015
Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our This Week In WordPress roundup, write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: WordCamp US Looking For Host City: Like the Olympics, WordCamp US will take place in a different city each year. They are currently accepting applications for 2015’s host city. Also worth noting there haven’t been any plans announced for when (or if) there will be any more WordCamp SFs. Ghost VS WordPress: I had not heard of Ghost before, but I have to admit their editing page and general UI look pretty slick. Easy Digital Downloads Themes Are Now Free: […]
Easy Digital Downloads Official Themes are Now Free
Yesterday, Easy Digital Downloads announced a big change to its business model: all EDD themes will now be available completely free of charge. That’s right: any of the six official EDD themes—including the newly released, Vendd—can be downloaded for free from the EDD theme marketplace. This is great news for anyone looking to start a digital store, as EDD themes are fully compatible with their industry-leading digital downloads plugin, as you’d fully expect. Other than the new price tag, it’s business as usual over at EDD. All free themes will still be updated and will receive the same level of […]
This Week in WordPress: 6/01/2015
Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our This Week In WordPress roundup, write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: Sucuri launches Load Time Tester: A free performance tool that assesses how fast your website is loading globally. Theme Review Crackdowns: The WordPress theme review team will start cracking down on themes that break the “no content-creation” guideline. OneNote for WordPress: On May 22, Microsoft announced a new partnership between WordPress and its digital note-taking app, OneNote. 2015 WordPress Revenue Statistics: Scott Bolinger has compiled a list of publicly available data on various WordPress business models and revenue statistics. Struggles Developing a […]
Microsoft Announces New OneNote Partnership with WordPress
On Friday, Microsoft announced a new partnership between WordPress and its digital note-taking app, OneNote. For those unfamiliar, OneNote is part of the Microsoft Office suite, and Microsoft’s answer to Evernote–it allows users to take notes, write to-do lists, and make sketches, all of which are stored in the cloud. This makes your notes accessible across all devices. The new partnership allows WordPress users to transfer their OneNote ramblings directly into their WordPress blog. In just a few clicks, your notes can be published to the live version of your website. Looking at it another way, the partnership gives WordPress […]
Free Lynda.com WordPress Essential Training Course
Last week, Lynda.com’s WordPress Essential Training course surpassed a significant milestone—100,000 viewers. The WordPress Essential Training course, created by developer Morten Rand-Hendriksen, was originally launched back in 2010. It’s currently on its fourth edition, with a fifth on the way soon. To celebrate the 100k milestone, Lynda is making the course completely free for a whole month, until June 18th. Be sure to check it out if you want six hours’ worth of WordPress video tutorials without spending a dime! (A full priced Lynda subscription typically starts at $19.99/month.) All-in-One Beginner Course Lynda has published more than 70 WordPress courses for various skill levels. […]
Automattic’s Acquisition of WooCommerce and the Future of WordPress
Yesterday, Matt Mullenweg announced a big acquisition in the WordPress world: Automattic has taken over WooCommerce. The deal, reported to be worth around $30 million, means Automattic have now acquired the entire Woo brand—including all their other themes and plugins. It’s Automattic’s biggest acquisition to date, and shows that Automattic believes that eCommerce will play an integral role in WordPress’s expansion plans, as they attempt to reach a 51% market share. Automattic, best known for WordPress.com and its Jetpack plugin, have always been in the business of democratizing publishing. Now, they want to focus on helping people to sell online more […]
This Week In WordPress: 05/18/2015
Have a news tip or upcoming WordPress event you’d like to share? Write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: In Defense of WordPress: With all the recent coverage of XSS vulnerabilities, Mattias Geniar asks the question why WordPress doesn’t get more credit for how it handled those updates. Proposed Password Changes for 4.3: Mark Jaquith confirmed that WordPress 4.3 will see an overhaul in the way passwords are generated. WordPress Essential Training on Lynda.com: In celebration of 100,000 views, Lynda.com has made their WordPress essential training tutorials free until June 18th. Easter Eggs in May: Go to webdevstudios.com and type the letters W, D, and S, […]
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