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Your Assumptions Are Wrong: A Lesson from WordCamp Denver

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June 16, 2015

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Three WordCamps in three weekends? Seems a bit crazy but I did it: Miami, Orange County, and this past weekend, Denver. Here’s what I learned from Denver. Break Free of Your Assumptions “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” – Isaac Asimov Our brains love to take complex ideas and simplify them so they are easier to understand. From what I’ve read, it is a primary driver in our species’ ability to survive. This is where our assumptions come from. Problem is, assumptions can be hard to break, and can […]

Happy Birthday, WordPress: Celebrating 12 Great Years

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May 28, 2015

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Yesterday, WordPress celebrated its 12th birthday. To mark the occasion, I’m going to take a look at some of the biggest milestones in WordPress’s twelve-year history. To date, the excellent team of core contributors have turned out 26 major WordPress updates. These updates have taken WordPress from a humble blogging software right to the global CMS superstar it is today. Every update has contributed to this, but today I’ve picked out ten of the most important ones. If you want to see a chronological timeline of WordPress’s history, read on! I’ll be showing you when the most important features and functionality […]

Free Lynda.com WordPress Essential Training Course

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May 21, 2015

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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. […]

This Week In WordPress: 05/18/2015

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May 18, 2015

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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, […]

Getting My Feet Soaked with a Mass WordPress Infection

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May 13, 2015

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Have you ever wondered what a mass WordPress infection looks like? All at once, a hundred thousand websites get blacklisted due to the swift, automated attacks from evil malware authors. This leaves a great number of business owners, developers, and system admins scrambling for solutions. Meanwhile, the companies that provide professional hack cleanup services are inundated with new requests for emergency assistance, all at once. These massive infections are impossible to plan for, especially if it’s your first day on the job. Come on in, the Water’s Fine It is Monday morning, December 15, 2014; the day I start my dream […]

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