As the name suggests, WordFence is a security plugin. Fairly basic in nature, it works by adding another layer of security, thus preventing people or bots who might try to hack into your website. It can even block bots by blocking the IP addresses they use to try to access your site. The plugin has...Read More
You might have heard the saying, “the money is in the listâ€. Your email list, to be exact. Email marketing is widely considered to be the most powerful form of marketing today, and there are plenty of stats to back it up. A big email subscriber base gives you a lot of power. You have...Read More
WP Engine provides web hosting and services for sites based on the popular open-source publishing platform, WordPress. Today, the Austin, Texas-based company is releasing Page Performance, which it describes as “the first managed WordPress platform to offer a web page speed performance tool integrated into the user dashboard.†Its mission: monitor how long it takes...Read More
Automattic, the driving force behind the WordPress platform, is preparing a new redesign for the WordPress.org site, and more specifically for its Plugin Directory, the site section where you can search and review all the platform’s plugins. Mark Uraine, designer at Automattic, posted prototypes for the upcoming redesign online during the past week. As Mark...Read More
In an ABA Benchmark Study on Law Firm Website Costs, Legal marketer, Conrad Saam reports that “WordPress has become the de facto website platform for most commercial websites.†Saam’s right. WordPress for so many reasons has become of the software of record for publishing. Whether it’s a law firm website, a blog, or good portions...Read More
Media Temple is launching a new enterprise-grade WordPress hosting solution today. That would be interesting by itself, but the twist here is that the company, which is owned by GoDaddy, is hosting this service on AWS. With this offering, Media Temple is combining its expertise in running WordPress installs with its (mt) One white-glove customer service...Read More
Here is a list of social media plugins for WordPress. There are plugins to display and customize social media icons and track engagement. Access buttons for hundreds of social networks. Some of these social plugins are standalone, while others are bundled with large sets of WordPress tools. Many of these plugins are free. Social Media...Read More
With WordPress taking over more than 25% of the web, developers need to be able to prepare their plugin for maximum compatibility. According to the latest statistics, WordPress can be installed on six different PHP versions with no guarantee that the user who is running the site, is using the latest version of WordPress. There...Read More
Ever felt like your personal website didn’t feel like enough of a “blog”? Popular website hosting service WordPress.com intends to change that, announcing Thursday that .blog domain extensions will be available for Internet users later this year. “Just like .com before it, .blog is clear and accessible, and it creates millions of fresh, new options...Read More
Developers work hard building plugins and themes that benefit users. Whether it’s an eCommerce system, booking plugin or gallery showcase for example, there’s a dedicated developer or two that’s worked hard bringing everything together. Documentation on the other hand sadly becomes an after-thought. It is often left to either a scarce few sentences on the...Read More
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