Last month, we pit the 64 most popular WordPress plugins against each other in Torque’s 2016 Plugin Madness. We have witnessed several upsets along the way, and some of WordPress’s most beloved plugins, like SEO by Yoast, Akismet, and Jetpack by WordPress.com, have met defeat. We have received more than 15,000 votes so far, and, with only a few weeks left in the competition, it’s been narrowed to just four plugins — The Events Calendar, WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields, and Wordfence Security. We reached out to our semi-finalists to see if they had any advice for creating successful plugins and […]
A Practical Guide to Developing a WordPress Plugin
Lots of articles online discuss the ‘sexy’ side of development, such as coding strategies, framework choices, and other ‘fun’ elements. The more practical side of planning and developing WordPress solutions is less on display, although it can be just as interesting (and is absolutely vital). For example, honing and refining an idea into a laser-focused concept can often be very rewarding – especially when you discover how much this can benefit your actual coding. In addition, while many of the rote tasks involved in plugin development can seem unnecessary at first glance, putting in the work upfront can result in […]
4 Excellent Resources for Learning JavaScript ES6
Given the growing connection between WordPress and JavaScript, there will likely be more and more JavaScript elements added to the platform over time. Therefore, the pressure to learn the language fluently is high. This can be somewhat challenging, since many older resources haven’t been revised in light of the most recent update. The answer, of course, is to focus on the resources that do look at the ES6 version of JavaScript, and ignore everything else. This may seem extreme, and there’s definite long-term value in starting from a solid foundation. For developers looking to code with the latest version of […]
What to Know About Facebook’s oEmbed API Change
Embedding social content is a simple yet effective way to make your WordPress site more engaging. However, Facebook has announced a change to its API that could potentially break all your website’s embedded Instagram and Facebook content. If your website features any Facebook or Instagram embeds, then the upcoming oEmbed Application Programming Interface (API) change will affect your website. Luckily, there are steps you can take to ensure this update doesn’t leave you with empty pages. In this post, we’ll discuss what this controversial API change is, and what it means for WordPress. We’ll then share how you should be […]
Why WordPress Users Should Consider Headless
You’ve more than likely heard about Headless WordPress as this innovative new solution to a variety of common problems. It loads faster, is more secure, and it works with any web language or framework you can think of. But is Headless WordPress really all pros and no cons? The setup is definitely unique in that it detaches the front and back end of your site. This allows you to pair it with all sorts of new and interesting technologies, or push CMS content to multiple different sources. And it does have a lot of other benefits, but that doesn’t mean […]
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