Hummingbird, the automated speed optimization plugin for WordPress, has received +130 new features, enhancements and fixes, has doubled active installs (+125k) and cracked 200 reviews with an average 5-star rating in the last 6 months. We’ve been moving so fast improving things we almost forgot to send you the highlights. Tell me more! If you […] View original post at …
How Noeste IJver Uses WPMU DEV To Manage WordPress Sites With The Hub
Our tools are built for real-life WordPress freelancers, designers, developers and agencies. With +250,000 sites and networks hooked into The Hub we’re constantly looking at how our members are growing their profits with automation, optimization and web security. We run annual surveys, share our roadmap quarterly, and get feedback on our forums everyday. But it’s […] View original post at …
WhiPping Up Something Special: +750,000 Emails Each Week
Need the latest in WordPress but don’t have time to dig for what’s important – like a magical digest of the best news, opinions, tutorials, tips, tricks, comparisons, reviews and resources? You need the WhiP! WhiPy Gitchi Ya Ya Da Da Sign up and get an affiliate-link-free (pun-stuffed) curated round-up of the smartest WordPress content […] View original post at …
Create Duplicate Content with Gutenberg
If you’re reading this post, you’ve probably tried out the new Gutenberg editor for WordPress by now. If you haven’t yet, I recommend giving it a go. It’s currently available as a plugin but will be merged into WordPress core at some point in the future, so you’ll have to get to know it sometime. […] View original post at …
4 Ways to Monetize WordPress Multisite
There are a whole bunch of ways to make money with WordPress. Whether you’re a developer, a content creator, a retailer, a designer or a marketer, WordPress has a niche for you. And so does WordPress Multisite. You can use a Multisite network as the foundation for a successful business, ranging from a small outfit […] View original post at …
How to Design the First Page of an eCommerce Site to Boost Sales
With smaller websites that serve a less direct salesy purpose, the formula for increasing conversions is usually quite simple: your goal is to inform, appeal to the visitors’ needs, and gain a lead or client. Because they have fewer layers of navigation to get through, and typically only one call-to-action to consider, it’s easy to […] View original post at …
Surviving the Early Stages of Building a WordPress Business
Working freelance is great. No boss breathing down your neck and telling you what to do. The freedom to set your own working hours and work from wherever you want. And the opportunity to make a great living doing what you love and what you’re best at. But it does come with its downsides. The […] View original post at …
WPMU DEV Hub Reporting Got a Major Upgrade (And We’re Not Done)
We took Reports global! And I’m not just talking worldwide. Reports are now fully translated (including custom date range formatting) *AND* 100% subsite ready. Dish out all the automated white label reporting goodness in the Hub to any and every individual site in your Multisite network. WordPress freelancers and agencies around the world are capitalizing […] View original post at …
Everything you need to know to get started with Divi
In April of this year we announced a pivot to our business model. We decided to say goodbye to Upfront, our unique solution to the problem of visual web design within WordPress. We did this to narrow our focus. To work exclusively on the aspect of our business that has always been our strongest suit: […] View original post at …
Designing B2B and B2C Websites: A Breakdown of the Differences
General best practices for web design are all over the web, but applying those rules to real WordPress sites you’re building is something else entirely. That’s why I tend to write about how to design WordPress sites for different audiences–like designing for global versus local customers, or designing for users based on age. The one-size-fits-all […] View original post at …