“Plugged in” is a reoccurring feature on Torque that aims to take a closer look at different plugins each week. If you have any suggestions for plugins you’d like to see reviewed, write us at [email protected]. Looking to build real, long-term success for your website? Then you need to cultivate a core of highly engaged, loyal followers. Remember: it’s not your one-off visitors that lay sustainable foundations for your website, but your biggest fans. These are the people who visit regularly, buy your stuff, and spread the word on social media. So how do you build this loyal following? Great content is, […]
Torque Talks with John James Jacoby on crowdfunding
Last month, John James Jacoby (or JJJ) launched a 24-day Indiegogo campaign to help focus his time solely on the development and improvement of BuddyPress, GlotPress, and bbPress for the next 6 months. With less than 34 hours to go, JJJ has surpassed his 50K goal, exemplifying the supportive nature of the WordPress community, and confirming the importance of the further development of these beloved plugins. Check out our chat with him below, then consider chipping in a few bucks to help his project out. Crowdfunding and open source: the perfect pair Torque: It’s exciting to see developers coming to the community to get support […]
On the Versatility of WordPress
11 years, 4 months ago, the world changed for the better. How, you ask? WordPress was created, published, and released to the public. It spread like wildfire and had millions of users within a couple years. And as the user base of ol’ WordPress continued to grow, so did the capabilities of the platform. What started out as a simple software to facilitate blogging has evolved into an extremely versatile content management system, which can be used to power just about any type of website. Today, WordPress is super flexible and can be adjusted every which way to suit your personal website needs. Evolution […]
The WordPress Weekend Roundup
It’s that time again! Let’s just jump right in – you’ve got a weekend to take advantage of and so do I – like do nothing, that’s what! Just kidding. “Weekend,” what is that?!
bbPress 2.3.2 Bug Fix Release
John James Jacoby updated a little note that bbPress 2.3.2 has been released as a bug fix release. Just 8 total issues as listed below:
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 5.5.2013
It’s Sunday and the weekend is wrapping up. Yesterday I shared the Most Popular Plugins and I feel like it was well received, so I am going to share the Most Popular Themes today. I also have a few new, updated, and featured plugins to share as well. Check them all out after the jump!
bbPress 2.3.1- Bug Fix Release
A small and quick update for your lunch hour break (if you’re on the eastern seaboard I suppose) about bbPress’ 2.3.1 update that sports a number of bug fixes that you may have run into on your own personal installation. The 3 known bugs that were squashed are as follows: Moderators can once again see trashed topics and replies Posting preformatted code is improved over previous versions Correct cache group deleted for custom posts queries John James Jacoby also mentions an important change as well that you might want to take note of:
bbPress 2.3 with Over 150 Fixes Since 2.2!
Oh yeah! bbPress continues to move forward with strong development moving into a mature 2.3 with over 150 fixes and enhancements since 2.2. Although, the comment form on this announce post is showing a few issues with such things as search. I would review carefully the changes listed out and upgrade with a possibility of reverting back if things get too ugly for you.
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 4.10.2013
Happy #humpday everyone! Do any of you have something that you do in the middle of the week or the middle of the day to help you catch your second wind? Quad expresso shot coffee from Starbucks? Face palms? Nerf gun fights? Anything? Well, whatever they do, these authors were able to find it in them to power through this week. There are a few new plugins and more updated ones on today’s roundup. Check them all out after the jump!
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 4.9.2013
How’s everyone doing today? I started my new job and definitely have some information overload. I am going to add to that with some plugin overload. There are tons of new and updated plugins to share today. Take a look at all of them after the jump!
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