Look, we all know that generating sales is what counts when all’s said and done. But you can’t expect your visitors to be so easily persuaded that they take one look at your site and think, “Yep, I gotta get me some of that.” While that instant sell isn’t totally outside the realm of possibility, […] View original post at …
10 Powerful Reasons Why Your Website Needs a Promo Video
Earlier this year I talked about a number of ways in which you can use video on your WordPress site. And you know what? I think there’s more to be said on this front since it’s clear that video isn’t going anywhere. Take promotional videos, for instance. Did you know that 45% of businesses use […] View original post at …
Vue Project Launches Community Campaign on OpenCollective
With the recent news that WordPress is abandoning React due to its BSD + Patents license, core contributors are now revisiting the discussion of the merits of other frameworks. Gutenberg development is currently on hold until a new library is chosen to replace React, and selection is likely to be imminent to prevent further delay. Vue is once again a …
The Secrets to Getting a Lot of Freelance Work
So you’re just getting started in freelance web design/development? One of the biggest fears freelancers face before they jump into doing this full-time is: will I be able to consistently get enough work to sustain myself and my family in the long term? It’s a valid concern. After all, nobody wants to quit a safe […] View original post at …
First WordCamp Dublin Set for October 14-15
photo credit: Ireland.com Following up on the success of WordCamp Belfast last October, the WordPress community in Dublin will be hosting its first WordCamp October 14-15. Both camps began the early stages of planning last year and the two communities have shared some of the same organizers across their teams to help get these new camps off the ground in …
YouTube Superstar Baker Rosanna Pansino Says These Are the Key Ingredients to a Brand Loved by Millions
She also gave us the inside scoop about how her brand new baking line came to be. View original post at Entrepreneur…
7 Top Plugins to Turn a WordPress Site Into a Mobile App
Your website is a critical piece of your business’s online presence. This is why you spend so much time perfecting every little nook and cranny. It’s also why you make sure it’s responsive and optimized for any and every device. But is it really? A responsive site is great for presenting all the information from […] View original post at …
Display Widgets Plugin Permanently Removed from WordPress.org Due to Malicious Code
Display Widgets, a plugin with more than 200,000 active installs, has been removed from WordPress.org due to its authors inserting malicious code. SEO consultant David Law was the first to bring this issue to the attention of the plugin team after discovering that Display Widgets was inserting content into sites from external servers and also collecting visitor data without permission. …
Video Tutorial: Give Your WordPress Site a 3-Minute Makeover with Ultimate Branding
According to WPMU DEV lore, our Ultimate Branding plugin was born out of our CEO’s frustration with rebranding Edublogs as Edublogs, not WordPress. As CEO James Farmer tells it, he was “slightly obsessed” with branding Edublogs and each time there was a new release of WordPress he’d spend half a day replacing all the icons […] View original post at …
WordPress.org Adds New Support Rep Role for Plugin Pages
WordPress.org introduced a new feature for plugin pages this week that highlights official support representatives. Plugin authors can now find the UI for adding support reps under the Advanced View on the plugin page. Unlike the contributors and developers role, individual support reps do not have commit access and do not appear on the plugin details page. The new “support …





