The WordPress REST API will solve lots of problems and have more uses than we’ve even begun to explore just yet. But it’s no magic bullet and there will be times when you’re better off not using it at all. There still isn’t a huge number of developers or agencies using the REST API for live sites, partly because the …
How Lifestyle Brands Life Is Good and Yee Yee Reveal the Hidden Value of Reading and Reacting
A name or catchphrase could be a brand unto itself for your business — and become a game-changer for you too. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Marie Forleo Spent the Last 17 Years Building a Booming Lifestyle Business
The multimedia maven tells The Pursuit how she became an iconic example of strong personal branding with MarieTV, B-School and more. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Building Meetup.com with Events+ and Membership 2 Pro for WordPress
Creating a premium events site for your members, like Meetup.com, Ticketmaster or EventBrite, isn’t out of reach with WordPress – and is easily done when you pair our Events+ and Membership 2 Pro plugins. Integrating these plugins allows you to create a site – or network – where visitors can sign up to view event information and buy tickets. You …
A First-Time Entrepreneur at 88, Earl Fultz, Now 91, Says His Business Is the Spice of His Life
Fultz bottles and sells the unique Moroccan spice, cHarissa. Here, he gives advice to aspiring entrepreneurs of all ages. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Here's How These 3 Huge Brands Kill It on Social
Some brands that mastered advertising long ago are among the businesses that have best adapted social media marketing. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How to Create a WordPress Plugin
If you’ve been building your own themes for a while, chances are you’ve been adding code to the functions.php file. Sometimes you might have wondered if you should be writing a plugin instead, but you weren’t sure how. In many cases, writing a plugin is better practice than adding code to your functions.php file. And creating a plugin is far …
CloudFlare Review: Speed Up Your Site for Free, Plus Setup Instructions
When you spend so much time building and optimizing your site, ensuring it loads fast for your visitors is a top priority. CloudFlare is a popular choice for boosting site performance – we even use it here at WPMU DEV. CloudFlare is a Content Delivery Network (CDN) that sends traffic through its global network to automatically optimize the delivery of your site …
Replacing Image Links in WordPress After Installing an SSL Certificate
After installing an SSL certificate on your site to amp up your security, you may notice your images suddenly don’t display at all. Don’t panic – just read on for the fix. When you install an SSL certificate, like the free one from Let’s Encrypt we wrote about recently, your site’s address adjusts slightly and even a slight adjustment means some …
7 Essential Tools for Easily Building Your Personal Brand Online
You might think you’re too busy to keep close tabs on your online persona but your customers will always find the time. View original post at Entrepreneur…