Everything you need to know about WordPress news this week. 10 Plugins For Bloggers: Break away from the traditional Akismet or Jetpack, and find some perfect new plugins for your blog. Check This If You Have An eCommerce Site: Read this article if you’re running an eCommerce site. Talk With Open Camps Organizer: WCNYC was a part of a huge organization dedicated to bringing champions of open source together. We talked to one of the organizers. How To Direct A Website From HTTP to HTTPS: HTTPS is the new way to find better trust and security in WordPress. Why We Suck […]
Building A WordPress Plugin: First Steps And Setting the Scene
Plugins have played such a crucial role in driving WordPress’ continuous success over the years that it’s impossible to imagine the platform without them. However, while we’ve all probably popped the hood of a theme in order to make a few stylistic tweaks at some stage, the inner workings of plugins are still a mystery for many WordPress users. There remains a slight sense of uncertainty and unease among non-technical users about what exactly is going on behind the scenes. That’s a situation we’re setting out to shed some light on in our six-part guide to building a WordPress plugin from […]
10 Essential WordPress Plugins For Bloggers
Today, WordPress powers a wide range of websites. However, it began as a blogging platform, and it still remains the leading choice for running a blog. The CMS allows bloggers to extend their site’s functionality using plugins. There are so many plugins out there, so which are crucial for bloggers? You shouldn’t just download plugins to download them, but still, there are certain plugins that can make a blogger’s life easier. This article talks about some of the most essential WordPress plugins for blogs. The Necessary Ones Whether you are running a blog or some other kind of site, there […]
Product Launch UX Best Practices Part 3: How Can It Be Improved?
The UX (User Experience) of a WordPress product plays a decisive role in making it a super hit or providing it with a deathblow. A well-defined UX helps users interact with the product, makes your product easy to use, and helps users engage with your product. Gaining momentum among users and making their lives easier should be the ultimate goal of a WordPress product. People are used to doing stuff their way. Certain conventions can hard to break. When you design or develop something that people don’t want to you use, the product fails miserably. Here’s a common user experience […]
How To Customize The WordPress Backend (For Clients And Yourself)
One thing that WordPress users most appreciate about the platform is its flexibility. Pretty much anything on a website built with it can be customized: Page templates, custom post types, widget areas, you name it. Yet, one area that is often still treated like it’s set in stone is the backend. Most of the time we concentrate on changing things in the front of the site but take the WordPress admin area for granted as it is (or as themes and plugins make it). However, the ability to change doesn’t stop there. WordPress wouldn’t be WordPress if you couldn’t also […]

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