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. WordCamp US is coming up soon, so this week Doc talks about the WCUS livestream, Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word address, and some of the sessions he’s excited to see. Love WordPress News but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. WordCamp US is upon us. The multi day conference is happening in my hometown, Nashville TN from December 1st to the 2nd with […]
Why WordPress Migrations Need an Overhaul
Every serious WordPress user has had to deal with the complexities involved with migrating their website from one web host to another. Migration can be a daunting task, and even cost a lot of money. Unfortunately, migration has to be done manually. Hand operated and nonautomatic work means multitasking of the highest order. While moving websites, not only will you be in charge of content creation, but you will also have to make the compounded effort to take care of the content transfer and migration. In this article, I am going to discuss the existing WordPress Migration methods and their […]
Securing WordPress with WPScan
WordPress is the world’s favorite content management system used to power millions of websites, ecommerce stores, blogs, and web applications. Its ease of use and ability to launch beautiful websites with minimal effort has made WordPress a standard in modern web design, powering nearly 30 percent of the internet. But because of its popularity, WordPress has also become a common target for hackers. Securing and understanding the flaws of a WordPress website is a task often overlooked by website owners. However, with a handy tool called WPScan, entrepreneurs and web developers can easily evaluate their installation’s security and keep their […]
What to Know Before Starting a WordPress Plugin Business
WordPress powers over 28 percent of the web. With that comes 150,000 plugins and themes, which adds up to over 1.3 billion downloads on WordPress.org alone. It’s truly a powerful platform that can allow for a lucrative plugin business. However, when we examine the space more thoroughly, we find that only less than 5 percent of the products have a paid offering. You may think that these 5 percent own 99 percent of the market, but it’s actually far from it. The monetized items are only 22 percent of total active items. The vast majority of installed and active plugins […]
Why You Should Absolutely be Using Plugins On Your WordPress Site
WordPress powers 28 percent of the Internet, and a huge part of its success is plugins. When it comes to expanding its horizons, WordPress has opened the doors for innovation in the realm of web design and development. It is a feature-rich and easy to use CMS that has acquired the attention of webmaster all across the globe. There is a plugin for almost anything, and you can make your site exactly what you want it to be. Let’s look at some of the amazing ways plugins can quickly and cheaply enhance your site. Creation of backlinks Custom WordPress plugins can […]

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