Oh man, does anyone else remember geeking out over Geometry class back in the day? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Is this thing on? Okay, maybe I was in the minority. Anyway, like with many other things I enjoyed in that long-gone era, I find myself wondering how practical it was to even study geometry in the […] View original post at …
WordPress.com’s TV Commercials Are Confusing
In Matt Mullenweg’s 2016 State of the Word, he announced the WordPress Growth Council. The council was created as a think-tank for individuals and organizations in the WordPress community to share ideas on how best to tell WordPress’ story to grow market share. The Growth Council serves as a collaborative means to combat the more than $300M in advertising spent by competitors like …
Why It's Important to Build a Personal Brand — and How You Can Do It
Make your social brand authentic and fun and your audience will notice. View original post at Entrepreneur…
9 Plugins to Encourage User-Generated Content Submissions on Your WordPress Site
There are a number of reasons why companies use content marketing to power their lead generation efforts. While a business’s services or products are what a customer ultimately needs from them, a high-quality content offering increases the value of that company’s solution. Content marketing helps businesses establish themselves as thought leaders and stay top-of-mind with […] View original post at …
Atom Editor Adds Git and GitHub Integration
GitHub open sourced its JavaScript-powered Atom editor in 2014 with extensibility designed to be its single-most important feature. Over the past three years, a thriving ecosystem of more than 6,000 packages to extend the editor has grown out of Atom’s open source community. GitHub estimates Atom now has 2.1 million active users. This week Atom added a major missing piece …
5-Step Guide to Crowdsourcing Like a Pro
Make sure your audience loves your product before you even make it. View original post at Entrepreneur…
13 Things to Keep in Mind When Designing for a Global Audience
I once had a client who insisted that we drape his new business’s website in the colors of the rainbow. It was one of those things where I was grateful to have a client who had a clear vision for his brand and who was willing to provide feedback and guidance in order to shape […] View original post at …
WordPress 4.7.5 Patches Six Security Issues, Immediate Update Recommended
WordPress 4.7.5 was released today with fixes for six security issues. If you manage multiple sites, you may have seen automatic update notices landing in your inbox this evening. The security release is for all previous versions and WordPress is recommending an immediate update. Sites running versions older than 3.7 will require a manual update. The vulnerabilities patched in 4.7.5 …
30+ Free High Quality WordPress Themes Worth Checking Out in 2017
When I first started working with WordPress many years ago, themes in the WordPress Theme Directory were “okay.” That is to say, they weren’t great but they did the job well until it was time to get serious and buy a premium theme. But times, they are a-changin’. Theme shops have changed the game, lifting […] View original post at …
WordPress Is Now on HackerOne, Launches Bug Bounties
WordPress now has its own official HackerOne account where security researchers can responsibly disclose vulnerabilities to the security team. The project’s page was previously listed under Automattic’s profile before HackerOne launched its free community edition for open source projects. WordPress has now transitioned to its own account, which also includes sister projects BuddyPress, bbPress, GlotPress, and WP-CLI, along with all …





