If you need an easy-to-use website to grow your business or your brand, there are plenty of options to choose from. But for last several years, when asked this question, I’ve suggest using WordPress in almost all cases. This came up again recently so I wanted to write down why I tend to recommend WordPress...Read More
By Vinny Polston February 18, 2014  Comments Advertisement It was just over a decade ago that WordPress was first released as a free and open source blogging tool. Since those good ol’ days WordPress has grown up; it has gone from a simple blogging platform to a fully fledged CMS (content management system) that literally...Read More
Key Considerations for your Platform as a Service Strategy The maker of a popular plugin that provides two-factor authentication for WordPress bloggers is preparing an update – after finding a vulnerability in its system. It advises that anyone using two-factor plugins from any vendor need to check their security strength. Duo Security’s duo_wordpress plugin is...Read More
This is the second in a series of posts discussing how to set up and run a WordPress blog from a relatively experienced expert, which will feature many helpful and hopefully relevant tangents. Last time I discussed the first few steps, involving sign-up, the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org and your social media presence. In...Read More
+10 By Ray Hanania Personalizando WordPress 1.5 (Photo credit: juanpol) WordPress is one of the most popular design websites. It’s easy to use and comes in two forms, the free blog site at www.WordPress.com, and the paid subscriber site at www.WordPress.org. When you create a WP.org site, you have to select a hosting site. GoDaddy...Read More
TouchCast has released a WordPress plugin that now lets you embed your video directly into a blog post. Once installed, content creators need only press a button in WordPress’ WYSIWYG editor and insert the TouchCast video URL that they wish to insert. It will be displayed in the [touchcast url] code format as shown in...Read More
One of the world’s most widely deployed content management systems gets a silent, automated update. Millions of open-source WordPress administrators around the world were greeted with emails today, telling them that their WordPress installations were automatically updated. “Howdy! Your site at [http://sitename.com] has been updated automatically to WordPress 3.8.1.,” is the automated message sent from...Read More
Once upon a time, blogging platforms like WordPress were only used for blogging. Now, WordPress is commonly implemented for easy, user-friendly website design. But these days, WordPress isn’t the only game out there. Below are the best established and up-and-coming WordPress alternatives, both for blogging and websites. WordPress Alternatives 1. IM Creator IM Creator bills...Read More
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