Torque’s Social Hour: Jeff Chandler

The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life. This week’s guest is Jeff Chandler, the Chief Engineer of WP Mainline. Jeff has been covering WordPress news in some form or another for the past 14 years, so we were eager to chat about his time in the space, why he left WP Tavern, and creative models for funding news projects. Torque Social Hour with Jake Goldman Join us each Wednesday from 3-4pm PST for the next episode of the Torque Social Hour. The post Torque’s Social Hour: Jeff Chand . . . [More]

Torque’s Social Hour: Jeff Chandler

The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life. This week’s guest is Jeff Chandler, the Chief Engineer of WP Mainline. Jeff has been covering WordPress news in some form or another for the past 14 years, so we were eager to chat about his time in the space, why he left WP Tavern, and creative models for funding news projects. Torque Social Hour with Jake Goldman Join us each Wednesday from 3-4pm PST for the next episode of the Torque Social Hour. The post Torque’s Social Hour: Jeff Chand . . . [More]

Do You Need a WordPress Maintenance Service? Read This Post

Despite WordPress being easy to use and manage in general, a WordPress website needs lots of care in order to thrive. While you can set up a schedule to update your installation, and manage basic errors, a WordPress maintenance service can help you with lots of other tasks. The post Do You Need a WordPress Maintenance Service? Read This Post appeared first on ThemeIsle Blog. Re Posted From: Do You Need a WordPress Maintenance Service? Read This PostThemeIsle Blog . . . [More]

Do You Need a WordPress Maintenance Service? Read This Post

Despite WordPress being easy to use and manage in general, a WordPress website needs lots of care in order to thrive. While you can set up a schedule to update your installation, and manage basic errors, a WordPress maintenance service can help you with lots of other tasks. The post Do You Need a WordPress Maintenance Service? Read This Post appeared first on ThemeIsle Blog. Re Posted From: Do You Need a WordPress Maintenance Service? Read This PostThemeIsle Blog . . . [More]

Press This Podcast: The Future of eCommerce and WooCommerce With Gyles Seward

Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogelpohl, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this . . . [More]

Press This Podcast: The Future of eCommerce and WooCommerce With Gyles Seward

Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogelpohl, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this . . . [More]

5 Ways to Edit HTML Without Being an Expert Coder

Just about anyone can create a dynamic, visually appealing and functional website with the latest advancements in technology.  Website builders make constructing a viable site easy. One of the most popular builders is WordPress, which is used by thousands of companies to establish an online presence. WordPress is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) where just about anyone can create an appealing site. One of the most significant advantages of using WordPress is that it does not require extensive coding knowledge. Its inte . . . [More]

5 Ways to Edit HTML Without Being an Expert Coder

Just about anyone can create a dynamic, visually appealing and functional website with the latest advancements in technology.  Website builders make constructing a viable site easy. One of the most popular builders is WordPress, which is used by thousands of companies to establish an online presence. WordPress is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) where just about anyone can create an appealing site. One of the most significant advantages of using WordPress is that it does not require extensive coding knowledge. Its inte . . . [More]

Struggling to Be Fully Present? Here are Three Tips.

We've All Had That One Conversation If you've been to a conference or a networking event, you've likely been in a conversation when the person you're talking to is no longer looking at you. They're looking around the room. Is there someone more important that they should connect with? Can you remember how it felt? Horrible, right? It's probably not impossible to also remember a time when we've done something similar, even if not on purpose. We are in the middle of a conversation and we stop paying attention. Let's be honest, it's hard to be . . . [More]

Struggling to Be Fully Present? Here are Three Tips.

We've All Had That One Conversation If you've been to a conference or a networking event, you've likely been in a conversation when the person you're talking to is no longer looking at you. They're looking around the room. Is there someone more important that they should connect with? Can you remember how it felt? Horrible, right? It's probably not impossible to also remember a time when we've done something similar, even if not on purpose. We are in the middle of a conversation and we stop paying attention. Let's be honest, it's hard to be . . . [More]

Not Too Late to Join the VIRTUAL Fitness Challenge!

It’s not too late to join CHR’s virtual Fall in Love with Fitness Challenge, which is running through Nov. 28 and will get you through Thanksgiving! Like last spring’s popular Locomotion Challenge, the Fall in Love with Fitness Challenge includes 13.1 challenges to help you keep fitness front and center. It’s also a great way to start training for the CHR Steam Train Half Marathon next April! To join the fun, follow these easy steps: Registration is free through this link where you can view all of the fun daily challenges. Donatio . . . [More]

Not Too Late to Join the VIRTUAL Fitness Challenge!

It’s not too late to join CHR’s virtual Fall in Love with Fitness Challenge, which is running through Nov. 28 and will get you through Thanksgiving! Like last spring’s popular Locomotion Challenge, the Fall in Love with Fitness Challenge includes 13.1 challenges to help you keep fitness front and center. It’s also a great way to start training for the CHR Steam Train Half Marathon next April! To join the fun, follow these easy steps: Registration is free through this link where you can view all of the fun daily challenges. Donatio . . . [More]

20 Best Blogging Tips for Beginners: Take Your Blog From 0 to Hero

Anyone can start a blog in a matter of minutes, but you’ll need to be more strategic to market an existing business or build a new business with your blog. In this list of blogging tips for beginners, you’ll find the strategies that I’ve found most useful across ten years of professional blogging. The post 20 Best Blogging Tips for Beginners: Take Your Blog From 0 to Hero appeared first on ThemeIsle Blog. Re Posted From: 20 Best Blogging Tips for Beginners: Take Your Blog From 0 to HeroThemeIsle Blog . . . [More]

20 Best Blogging Tips for Beginners: Take Your Blog From 0 to Hero

Anyone can start a blog in a matter of minutes, but you’ll need to be more strategic to market an existing business or build a new business with your blog. In this list of blogging tips for beginners, you’ll find the strategies that I’ve found most useful across ten years of professional blogging. The post 20 Best Blogging Tips for Beginners: Take Your Blog From 0 to Hero appeared first on ThemeIsle Blog. Re Posted From: 20 Best Blogging Tips for Beginners: Take Your Blog From 0 to HeroThemeIsle Blog . . . [More]

Ecommerce SEO vs “Normal” SEO: 5 Important Differences (2021)

To break into the highly competitive eCommerce space, it’s often not enough to use run-of-the-mill SEO tactics. While it’s still just as important to do keyword research, optimize your website’s performance, and take other general SEO measures, there’s far more you need to do if you want to compete with the thousands of other online stores. On top of essentials like on-page SEO, there are several eCommerce-specific SEO actions you can go for. Many of these are similar to what you are already doing, but specialized to get more eyes . . . [More]

Ecommerce SEO vs “Normal” SEO: 5 Important Differences (2021)

To break into the highly competitive eCommerce space, it’s often not enough to use run-of-the-mill SEO tactics. While it’s still just as important to do keyword research, optimize your website’s performance, and take other general SEO measures, there’s far more you need to do if you want to compete with the thousands of other online stores. On top of essentials like on-page SEO, there are several eCommerce-specific SEO actions you can go for. Many of these are similar to what you are already doing, but specialized to get more eyes . . . [More]

LearnDash Integrity

Some Days You Get to Release Cool Stuff Today we released LearnDash 3.6 along with CourseGrid 2.0 and LearnDash Integrity. And while all the rest is so cool, and I told you already about Subscriptions, what I was most thrilled about was Integrity. I didn't build anything. The team did all the work. I just got to be there when we made the announcement and told the world about all this cool stuff. I'm sure there will be bugs and we'll fix them. I'm sure with the number of customers we have, that we'll find edge cases and we'll work on t . . . [More]

LearnDash Integrity

Some Days You Get to Release Cool Stuff Today we released LearnDash 3.6 along with CourseGrid 2.0 and LearnDash Integrity. And while all the rest is so cool, and I told you already about Subscriptions, what I was most thrilled about was Integrity. I didn't build anything. The team did all the work. I just got to be there when we made the announcement and told the world about all this cool stuff. I'm sure there will be bugs and we'll fix them. I'm sure with the number of customers we have, that we'll find edge cases and we'll work on t . . . [More]

Your Membership Site Doesn’t Have to Protect Content

We've talked about Memberships & Subscriptions I've written about memberships and subscriptions before. In that post I told you about the difference between belonging and recurring payments. They're not remotely the same thing! But when we talk about memberships, most people � especially in the WordPress space � think only about content protection. So today I want to talk about memberships and subscriptions again, but this time in the context of what your membership site does. And the good news is that your membership site doesn't have t . . . [More]

Your Membership Site Doesn’t Have to Protect Content

We've talked about Memberships & Subscriptions I've written about memberships and subscriptions before. In that post I told you about the difference between belonging and recurring payments. They're not remotely the same thing! But when we talk about memberships, most people � especially in the WordPress space � think only about content protection. So today I want to talk about memberships and subscriptions again, but this time in the context of what your membership site does. And the good news is that your membership site doesn't have t . . . [More]