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Why Laravel is Ruling Web Development

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Jacob Colleen

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December 8, 2017

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In today’s business-centric world, it is an arduous task to pick the right PHP web development framework for your business from the many available options. Choice of the correct platform is like an asset for your brand where a mere negligence or a wrong step can cause negative results. When it comes to discussing the leading name that tops the chart, Laravel certainly comes first in the list by surpassing the other popular frameworks including CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Symfony, Zend, and Yii. Its incredible features led to huge popularity, which is why businesses are opting for its unhindered growth. With Laravel, […]

Generation Z Opts for Personalization Over Privacy: What That Means for WordPress

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Emily Schiola

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December 8, 2017

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Security is of great concern for anyone who uses the Internet. Whether you’re creating sites or just visiting them, security is always top of mind. Large breaches can make you think twice before buying something online. However, the way people view online security changes with age. Every day we see another brand hurt by a security issue. A recent Ponemon study revealed brand reputation is hurt more by a security breach than even a scandal involving the company’s CEO. A study of over 1,200 people in the U.S. ages 14 – 59 conducted by the Center for Generational Kinetics for […]

What WordPress Developers Need To Know About PHP 7.2

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Josh Pollock

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December 7, 2017

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While WordPress still supports PHP5, the PHP project continues to evolve. PHP 7.2 was recently released and while it is not a huge update like PHP 7.0 was, but there are some interesting new features and there are some important deprecations you should be aware of. In this article, I will share some important highlights of what is new, and what to look out for when you update your sites and code to PHP 7.2. If you’re still on PHP 5.6 or PHP 7.0, you will want to do so before the end of the year, when security support for […]

State of the Word 2017 Recap

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Emily Schiola

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December 2, 2017

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WordCamp US 2017 in Nashville wound down as Matt Mullenweg walked on stage to deliver his annual State of the Word address. The speech delivered the latest WordPress news as well as what to expect for 2018. Gutenberg A huge focus of last year’s State of the Word was Gutenberg. This year was no different. Mullenweg said Gutenberg has been the longest feature development WordPress has ever had. It’s been 11 months since the kickoff. In that time it’s had over 4.302 commits. “It’s really drawn together the community in a really cool way,” said Mullenweg. It has gone through […]

How to Create a Compelling Homepage Design

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Emily Reiffer

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Development

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November 30, 2017

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Attention spans are notoriously short on the web. Having experienced poorly designed pages in the past, online users are naturally skeptical of new sites. So they’ll behave accordingly to minimize wasting time before moving on. Regardless of the industry, the challenges are the same—There’s an extremely limited window to capture a user’s attention. First impressions matter as illustrated here: What does this mean? Simply put that bounce rates are highest within the first 10 seconds. That means you only have a few moments to make a great impression on your visitors. So how can you reduce the high probability of […]

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