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Interview with Bob Dunn on WordPress Education

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September 24, 2014

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Recent statistics estimate that WordPress is used by a whopping 23.1% of the internet. Given the ubiquity of WordPress, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there’s a growing demand for WordPress education. Whether you’re just starting out with WordPress and need to learn the basics, or if you’re an intermediate developer looking to hone your skills, WordPress users of all skill levels are seeking out new ways to learn. The increasing popularity of WordPress is likely accredited to the advantageous model it was founded on — open source — which allows anyone to make improvements to the software. The open-source model also brings with […]

An Introduction to bobWP Tutorials

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April 7, 2014

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WordPress-specific tutorials, workshops, and other educational resources are becoming increasingly more popular. This could be because WordPress is one of the most developer-friendly Content Management Systems, or, perhaps, because it’s the most preferred blogging platform. Whatever the reason, the WordPress ecosystem is growing—and with it WordPress education has blossomed into a flourishing niche. So, what are some of the resources available? WordPress professional Bob Dunn recently entered into this sphere by founding an online tutorial website. Now called Bobwp.com, the site includes all of the blog content from Dunn’s old site, plus  the content from bobWP Tutorials. The tutorials provides beginner and […]

A Walk Through the Evolution of Sidekick

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March 17, 2014

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Many WordPress users struggle with the day-to-day how-tos of website development. In fact, WordPress has evolved to be so dynamic that many users don’t even realize what their website or blog is capable of. Or, even if you do know that a certain function is possible, the (often times) daunting task of learning how to do it may seem taxing. If you’ve experienced this, don’t worry; you’re not alone. But, today there are options to help bridge the gap in your WordPress knowledge. There are tools that provide you with the guidance necessary to perform basic, intermediate, and advanced WordPress tasks. […]

Launch Yourself into the World of WordPress Development

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February 26, 2014

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In the WordPress space, educational resources are relatively new; but they are swiftly becoming less sparse. Sites like Lynda.com, Treehouse, WPBeginner, and Tuts+, to name a few, offer WordPress workshops, tutorials, and how-to articles. The sphere has been steadily growing and evolving to offer a variety of conveniences for all levels of WordPress developers and designers. Whether you’re aspiring, intermediate, or seasoned, there is probably a useful online educational option for you. It’s just a matter of finding the right one!  Today we’ll focus on the recently released WordPress Developer Launchpad Bundle being offered by Tuts+. Although there are many online workshops to choose from, like […]

Bridging The Gap Between Developers and Users

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September 6, 2013

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The open source nature of WordPress makes for interesting bedfellows. Users of WordPress are given access to tons of tools, many of them free, and are put in direct contact with the developers that made them. There are no layers of bureaucracy and customer service in-between as you get with typical tech companies like Apple or Microsoft. So you have scores of users used to the average business structure where if there’s a problem, there’s a number to call and someone to yell at, and these users are now interacting directly with developers who most of the time would rather […]

Heading into HTML

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September 6, 2013

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Your eyes light up as you read comments on your latest blog post. It’s been eight months since you started your blog, and you’re excited to have followers who visit regularly and comment on your posts. Who knew a blog about birdwatching would attract so much attention? Well done! You’ve got a workflow for your blog, an audience interacting with your content, and you’ve become a pro at creating posts with the Visual editor in WordPress. Ready for the next step? How about getting more control over your content by switching to the Text editor? Text Editor and HTML The […]

The State of WordPress Education

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August 6, 2013

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In his annual State of the Word address, Matt Mullenweg gave a number of interesting statistics relating to WordPress over the last year. Some were good, but others, not so good. On the “good” side of the ledger was the increase, of 2.2%, of total sites now using WordPress, a number that brings usage up to 18.9%. He also mentioned that overall awareness of the WordPress brand in the USA is at 29.3%—very impressive. But the stat that really stood out to me was on the opposite side of the spectrum, the “not good” side of the ledger: Of the […]

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