In this episode, Marcus Couch and I recap the news that made headlines during the second half of 2016. I explain why there wasn’t a show last week and we close out the episode with our predictions for 2017. We’ll be back to our regular show format on Wednesday, January 18th. WPWeekly Meta: Next Episode: Wednesday, January 18th 3:00 P.M. …
27 Must Have WordPress Plugins to Kickstart Any New Website
Don’t get me wrong, a fresh installation of WordPress is great and all, but if you really want to kick your site into gear, you’re going to need some top-notch plugins to get the job done. There are certain plugins that are exceptional because they can help you create a stunning site that performs at its […] View original post at …
Tom McFarlin to Launch Marketplace for Blogging Plugins, Finds New Maintainer for WordPress.org Plugins
Daily blogger and plugin author Tom McFarlin has found a new maintainer for five of his WordPress.org plugins. Within two days of putting the plugins up for adoption, McFarlin announced that Philip Arthur Moore will be taking over Category Sticky Post, Comment Tweets, Single Post Message, Tag Sticky Post, and Tipsy Social Icons. Moore, who is currently working as CTO …
Safeguarding Your Brand in Trump's Social Media World
The President-elect’s willingness to slam individuals and specific companies on Twitter is a new concern for brand defenders. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How to Become a WordPress Professional in Your Free Time
Getting established as a WordPress pro isn’t easy. If you want to freelance or set up a WordPress business, you’ll need to build up a list of clients and establish a reputation for yourself. And if you’re looking for a WordPress job, you’ll need to demonstrate that you’ve got experience with WordPress and can work with […] View original post at …
Year in WP Creates a Personalized Review of WordPress Contributions in 2016
Year In WP is a new site by Jesper van Engelen that creates a personalized review of a user’s contributions to WordPress in 2016. Entering the WordPress.org username of a plugin or theme author or a WordPress core contributor into the field generates a list of statistics that includes: Profile information Number of times their plugins and themes were downloaded Most downloaded plugins …
4 Questions To Help Leaders Define Their Brand
Leaders who understand their personal brand can answer these four questions about their brand’s value proposition – in just a few words. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How Laravel Forge Can Help You Run WordPress in the Cloud
This opinion piece was contributed by guest author Peter Suhm. Peter is a web developer from the Land of the Danes. He is the creator of WP Pusher and a huge travel addict, bringing his work along with him as he goes. Laravel Forge is a server and application provisioning tool that was originally built to serve the Laravel …
10 Hottest Web Design Trends You Gotta Know for 2017
The web is a rapidly evolving space. Technologies and development techniques can appear quickly. Ever improving tools allow for greater freedom when designing interfaces and interactions. And because of this, web design patterns and techniques can begin to trend within a short period of time. Below is a list of web design trends to keep […] View original post at …
Let’s Encrypt Passes 20 Million Active Certificates in 2016
Let’s Encrypt has just closed out its first full year as a certificate authority with more than 20 million active certificates. The free and open certificate authority focuses on lowering the complexity of setting up TLS encryption by making the process more automated. It came out of beta in April 2016 and the number of certificates issued per day has …