There are over 50,000 plugins in the official directory, with new ones added daily. Having so many alternatives is a great thing indeed, but the dilemma is which one to choose when you find several solutions serving the same purpose. How do you know what’s the best choice for your site? You don’t. You just need to research and compare. This is what we are going to talk about in this article – how to choose reliable plugins and what are the risks of not paying attention to a few important details throughout the process. Places to find (free and […]
Getting Ahead of Gutenberg
One of the biggest changes to WordPress ever is coming soon. Are you ready? How can you prepare? Why is WordPress making this change anyway? These questions and many more have been flying around the WordPress space for nearly a year since the new Gutenberg editor was announced by Matt Mullenweg in Summer of 2017 and with good reason. Many developers have concerns, namely around backward compatibility. Read on to learn how Gutenberg will affect your existing site. Intro to Gutenberg For those who have not yet heard, Gutenberg is the nickname given to a new Editor for the WordPress […]
The 8 WordPress Plugins That Will Change the Way Your WordPress Site Looks and Performs
The world of CMS has only one king – WordPress. Even the king needs his hands to rule over his domain of 2 million websites, and in this case, the king’s hands are the plugins. Each year WordPress comes up with thousands of new plugins for the users, developers, digital marketers, online entrepreneurs and website designers. Since most plugins in the directory are free, it is quite easy to update their versions from time to time and even switch to a new plugin now and then. However, most developers and marketers remain too busy to pay attention to a perfectly […]
Doc Pop’s News Drop: Flipping the Script on Hackers with the Coin Auth Plugin
Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to flip the script on hackers and run cryptomining software on their computers? In this week’s video we talk about an app called Coin Auth which does just that. We also talk about WordPress version 4.9.5 and we hear some great news about WordCamp Europe. Love WordPress news, but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. This week […]
WordCamp Europe 2018 Announces Speakers
Editor’s Note: This post will be updated with each new group announcement. WordCamp Europe, the biggest WordCamp in the world, is just around the corner in Belgrade, Serbia. Users gather from all over to celebrate the CMS. Organizers have started announcing speakers in groups based on the topic they’re talking about. Group One: Open Source and the Web The first group was announced last week and revolves around Open Source and the Web. Paolo Belcastro is going to be talking about “The World of WordPress” David Needham will tackle, “An Intro to Drupal for WordPress Users” Hajj Flemings will talk […]

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