One of the advantages for businesses operating in the digital space is the sheer amount of data available, from search data to help you identify the types of keywords your target market is using or the topics and news your users are sharing on social media. While you can collect this type of data from third parties, there is also …
Javascript For WordPress Developers: Using AJAX
AJAX, or Asynchronous Javascript and XML, is used to communicate with server-side scripts and allows you to load content dynamically without having to reload the page. Say, for example, that you’re building a website for a local charity and you want to encourage a positive vibe. You could add a button titled “Show some love!” with a counter on the homepage …
In Case You Missed It – Issue 15
photo credit: Night Moves – (license) There’s a lot of great WordPress content published in the community but not all of it is featured on the Tavern. This post is an assortment of items related to WordPress that caught my eye but didn’t make it into a full post. Insight Into Automattic’s Open Vacation Policy Alexis Croswell, of Culture Amp, …
Busting 7 of the Most Common Personal Branding Myths
This branding expert shares some secrets about what’s really true about personal branding. View original post at Entrepreneur…
The Ultimate Guide to W3 Total Cache: Works-Every-Time Settings for Shared Web Hosting
Shared hosting isn’t the ideal environment for speeding up WordPress with W3 Total Cache. There are features that just don’t work well on a shared server. In addition, if you run into server configuration issues there isn’t much you can do about it if your site is hosted on a shared server. In an ideal WordPress world, every WordPress website …
WordCamp US Calls for Volunteers, Organizers Estimate 3,000 Attendees
Planning for WordCamp US is charging forward with the call for speakers and volunteers closing in less than two weeks on August 31. Last year the event had approximately 100 volunteers but organizers are working to expand the team to accommodate more attendees in 2016. “We’ll likely accept somewhere between 150-180 volunteers, which we think is the right amount for …
The One Thing You Really Need to Know About Personal Branding
It’s not about trying to be someone else — it’s about taking your key characteristics and turning the volume up on them. View original post at Entrepreneur…
The Ultimate Guide to W3 Total Cache: All Your Questions Answered
Most W3 Total Cache users have a love-hate relationship with the plugin. When it works the way it’s supposed to, it’s all love as page load time is reduced by leaps and bounds. However, when things go wrong, the plugin can be frustratingly (and notoriously) hard to deal with. In this article we’ll look at the issues that crop up …
Jetpack 4.2 Released with Performance and Security Updates
Jetpack 4.2 is a combination release with performance improvements and fixes for a couple of security vulnerabilities. These updates secure Contact Form submission exports from potential formula injections and fix a general XSS vulnerability in the misuse of the add_query_arg() function. The majority of enhancements in this release are centered on speeding up communication between WordPress.com and Jetpack-enabled sites. Jetpack …
The Ultimate Guide to W3 Total Cache: How to Set it Up
Setting up W3 Total Cache can be overwhelming. The popular and powerful caching plugin has 16 menus to contend with and offers a dizzying array of options to configure. However, get through all of them and a significant boost in website performance awaits you. This post is the second installment in a four-part series about W3 Total Cache (W3TC). Part …