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A Guide to WordPress Theme Frameworks (And Why You Should Use Them)

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December 19, 2016

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Without a WordPress theme framework, theme development and maintenance could be a major endeavor. Designing a website and customizing a theme – not to mention staying on top of security and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – isn’t always a cakewalk. Simply put, theme frameworks are akin to a starter culture. They feature essential core functionality, and give developers the flexibility to design without worrying about building a foundation with poor coding practices. In this post, we’ll explore the basics of theme frameworks, and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using them for developing WordPress sites. Finally, we’ll wrap things up with a selection […]

Questions To Ask Before Adding eCommerce to Your WordPress Site

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December 14, 2016

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WordPress is an incredibly versatile platform that allows users to create a range of site models to fit the needs of their business. If you’re trying to monetize your page, one of its most useful capabilities is the option of adding an eCommerce plugin to your site. While this may seem like an obvious step for those trying to move merchandise online, there are many elements to WordPress eCommerce that are important to consider before making any commitments. How Diverse Is My Product Catalog? It’s worth noting that WordPress is not, in fact, a dedicated eCommerce catalog. There is a limit […]

How To Analyze And Boost WordPress Performance

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December 12, 2016

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WordPress is flexible enough to create just about any type of website. It’s also incredibly easy to use, which means the technical knowledge for getting started is pretty low. However, because of this, when issues occur (such as inevitable performance drops) you can be left waving the white flag. Fortunately, there are a few steps you can take to preemptively minimize any serious harm. Depending on the makeup of your site and its content, you can optimize images, dig deeper into caching solutions, and tinker under WordPress’ hood to speed up your website’s loading times. In this post, we’ll present five different ways you can […]

How To Start A News Site With WordPress

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December 7, 2016

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Starting a news site can be a great way to reach a new fan base and bring a lot of information to a large group of people. WordPress is the perfect place to host that site. We’ll take you through how to set up your site. Starting a news site with WordPress begins with installing it on a server capable of handling the high levels of traffic news sites tend to receive. If you’re starting with a small budget, use a shared hosting server from a reliable host such as SiteGround, InMotion Hosting, or A2 Hosting. If you plan on growing quickly […]

Highlights From the 2016 Annual State Of The Word

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December 3, 2016

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After two full days of talks, parties, and networking, WordCampers lined up to fill the massive room at the top of the conference center. It was Matt Mullenweg’s 10th annual State of the Word address, in which we learn about the last year in WordPress and what’s to come. Mullenweg began by thanking the city of Philadelphia, sponsors, the 200 volunteers, and organizers saying, “this has been the smoothest WordCamp ever.” WordPress Meetups This year was huge for WordPress events. There were 115 total WordCamps in 41 countries, with 36,000 tickets sold. 750 organizer worked on those camps and 2,056 […]

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