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Before premium WordPress themes were a thing, we used to code everything from scratch. When I first started my career in web development and web design, every piece of HTML, every line of CSS, every piece of JavaScript, was all done by hand. Yeah, we had some tools to help us out, but they just automated a few things here …
photo credit: Viv Lynch Westward – (license) WordCamp US attendees are counting down the days until the event kicks off in Philadelphia in two weeks but preparations for 2017 and 2018 are already underway. Yesterday Matt Mullenweg announced that Nashville has won the bid to host WordCamp US for the next two years. According to Randy Hicks, one of the …
Building loyalty takes lots of time and patience, but these tips could help streamline the process. View original post at Entrepreneur…
It sure has been busy around here. Over the past couple weeks, we’ve made some huge announcements: WPMU DEV Hosting, WP Checkup, new Hustle integrations and Upfront compatibility with WooCommerce. And while all that was going on, we quietly launched a new Introduction to Upfront course in The Academy. Yes, now you can learn how to use our Upfront theme …
Upvato creator Freddy Lundekvam has confirmed that all user files entrusted to the service have been permanently lost, as his previous storage provider is unable to recover them. After receiving a series of emails from the provider reminding him that payment was due, the provider terminated his account seven days after the invoice was overdue. Lundekvam said ordinarily he would …
The company has a signature style of coarse humor and satirical tone that has resonated with its customer base. View original post at Entrepreneur…
So, what’s your career plan? Do you have one? Maybe you don’t? If you don’t, let’s do something about it. Welcome to the final post in this series on how to build a successful career with WordPress. Hopefully, the earlier articles in this series have helped you to identify your career priorities and learn how to approach specific career paths. …
Over the weekend, the WP eCommerce team released version 3.11.4 of its e-commerce plugin. The update patches an SQL injection vulnerability that was responsibly disclosed by Mika Epstein, a member of the WordPress.org plugin review team. According to Justin Sainton, lead developer of WP eCommerce, the team was notified of the vulnerability on November 11th and patched within an hour. The update was …
Specialization is better than generalization, Trump teaches us. That’s why white working-class men loved him. View original post at Entrepreneur…
When the original U.S. Copyright Act was established in 1790, it was the government’s goal to protect authors’ rights to their work. Fast forward to the present day, and it’s no longer just writers, composers, and artists whose work needs protecting: so too does the work found on websites. I could probably write whole chapters on this topic of intellectual …
