5 Best WordPress Appointment and Booking Plugins

Do you want to allow your customers to make an appointment directly from your WordPress site? Whether you are a dentist, hair salon, consultant, or manage a hotel, being able to book an appointment is essential for business. In this article, we will show you… Read More »

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43 Beautiful Free WordPress Blog Themes

Are you looking for beautiful free WordPress themes? One of the best thing about WordPress is the large collection of beautiful free WordPress blog themes available. In this article, we hand-picked a list of top 43 most beautiful free WordPress themes for your blog. 1.… Read More »

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How to Use Facebook Groups for Business

Are you looking for new ways to connect with Facebook fans? Have you considered starting a Facebook group? You may already use Facebook groups for networking, but you can also create your own Facebook groups to grow your business and nurture customer relationships. In this article you’ll discover three ways to use Facebook groups for […]

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Launching Products: Lessons From Mistakes and Pushing Boundaries

Thinking of launching a product, service or even a company? Want ideas of what to do and what not to do? In this special episode, we’re going to talk about how to push the boundaries when you launch. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social […]

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Shortcake Is Now a WordPress Feature Plugin

Shortcake, a plugin that adds a UI to make shortcodes more user friendly, is now an official WordPress feature plugin. The project is led by Daniel Bachhuber, currently the interim director of engineering at Fusion, the company where Shortcake originated. The plugin is being developed on GitHub but is also (more...)

WordPress 4.2 Radically Improves The Plugin Install and Update Process

One of the features I’m looking forward to in WordPress 4.2 is the improved plugin install and update process. Gary Pendergast and a team of volunteers have spent the last six months collaborating on shiny updates. When you update or install a plugin in WordPress 4.1, you’re taken to a (more...)

Introducing Lasso, a New Frontend Editor For WordPress

Lasso is a new commercial plugin developed by Nick Haskins, founder of AESOP Story Engine, that adds a front-end editor to WordPress. After activating Lasso, users are greeted with an introduction that explains an article CSS class is needed. This class is typically used to house the content within a (more...)

How to Optimize Your WordPress Robots.txt for SEO

Do you want to optimize your WordPress robots.txt file? Not sure why and how robots.txt file is important for your SEO? We have got you covered. In this article, we will show you how to optimize your WordPress robots.txt for SEO and help you understand… Read More »

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WordCamp London 2015 Highlights the Energy in the UK WordPress Scene with Punk Wapuu and a Focus on Non-Profits

WordCamp London 2015 was held at the London Metropolitan University this weekend. The sold-out event attracted 600 attendees from the local UK WordPress communities and beyond. In selecting a theme for the event, organizers drew inspiration from London’s punk subculture, which emerged in the mid-1970’s. The posters, lanyards, t-shirts, and (more...)

What’s Coming in WordPress 4.2 (Features and Screenshots)

After the release of WordPress 4.1, the development of the next major release started in full swing. WordPress 4.2 will be the first major release of 2015, and it is planned to be released by end of April. There are a lot of exciting things… Read More »

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Slack Releases Standalone App For Windows

After months of requests, Slack has released a standalone app for Windows. Until now, those on Windows machines could only use Slack through a browser. The app is fast and provides a similar user experience to its Mac counterpart. It works on Windows 7 and above, including the Windows 10 (more...)

Content for Leads: How to Create Content That Spreads and Fills the Funnel

Do you create content? Are you looking to generate more leads? To learn how to get the most from your content, I interview Jason Miller. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what […]

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How to Add a WordPress Site’s Pageview and Visitor Count to The iOS Notification Center

If you use the WordPress for iOS mobile app, you can easily add a site’s pageviews and visitor stats to the iOS notification center. To add WordPress to the notification center, perform a top to bottom swipe on the iPhone’s home screen. Scroll to the bottom and tap the Edit (more...)

How to Create a Wiki Knowledge Base Using WordPress

Are you looking to add a support / documentation section to your site? Want to know the best way to add a wiki knowledge base to your WordPress site? In this article, we will show you how to create a wiki knowledge base in WordPress.… Read More »

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Hackers Hijack Fancybox Plugin to Deface WordPress Sites with ISIS Propaganda

Last month a vulnerability was discovered in the Fancybox for WordPress plugin, making it possible for a hacker to inject an iframe into the website without needing administrator access. Although the issue was promptly patched, a string of seemingly random WordPress websites were recently compromised using this vulnerability. Hackers claiming (more...)

9 Best WordPress SEO Plugins and Tools That You Should Use

Search engines are a major source of traffic for most websites. That’s why our users often ask us for SEO tips and plugins that can help improve SEO of their WordPress sites. In this article, we will share 9 best WordPress SEO plugins and tools… Read More »

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How to Stream Live Google Hangouts on Air to YouTube

Are you using Google Hangouts on Air? Do you want to know how to set up for live YouTube streaming? Google Hangouts on Air and YouTube offer the benefit of recording your event while showing it in multiple places at the same time. In this article you’ll discover how to stream your next Google Hangout […]

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4 Ways to Research Your Competition With Social Media

Are you wondering how your competitors are using social media? Have you explored what works for other businesses? If you analyze the social media efforts of other businesses you’ll find insights to improve your own social media marketing. In this article you’ll discover four ways to research what your competitors are doing on Facebook, Twitter […]

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Is a WordPress Plugin a Startup?

This post was contributed by guest author Peter Suhm. Peter is a web developer from the Land of the Danes. He is the creator of WP Pusher and a huge travel addict, bringing his work along with him as he goes.   About two months ago, I released my first (more...)

Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability Discovered in WordPress SEO Plugin by Yoast: Immediate Update Recommended

A blind SQL injection vulnerability was discovered today in the popular WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast. WPScanVulnerability Database issued an advisory after responsibly disclosing the vulnerability to the plugin’s author: The latest version at the time of writing (1.7.3.3) has been found to be affected by two authenticated (admin, editor (more...)

How to Limit Authors to their Own Posts in WordPress Admin

If you run a multi-author site, then you know that the post screen can get a bit crowded. Recently one of our users asked if it was possible to limit the WordPress posts screen to only show authors their own post. In this article, we… Read More »

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How to Display the Latest Sticky Posts in WordPress

WordPress has this very cool feature called sticky posts. Think of sticky posts as featured posts for your blog. When you mark a post as sticky, it shows up above your new posts, but only if your theme permits it. In this tutorial we will… Read More »

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New Research Reveals Instagram Users Like to Shop

Is Instagram part of your social marketing mix? Are your customers on Instagram? Research shows Instagram users like brands and are shoppers, so more businesses are looking into marketing opportunities on this fast-growing platform. In this article you’ll discover the most recent findings about Instagram users and how this could impact your social media marketing. Instagram […]

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Instagram Carousel Ads: This Week in Social Media

Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week? Instagram Unveils Clickable Carousel Ads: The new carousel ads on Instagram are “a new way for brands to share more images with […]

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Version One of The WordPress History Book is Ready For Review

During the 2013 State of the Word presentation at WordCamp San Francisco, Matt Mullenweg announced a new project called WordPress The Book. After nearly two years of writing, Siobhan McKeown has announced that version one is ready for review. She also states that the book will be produced in just (more...)

WordCamp Europe Now Taking Applications for 2016 Host City

Organizing an event the size of WordCamp Europe is a year-round endeavor. The 2015 event is just four months away, speaker applications are closed, and the organization team is already asking for applications for the next host city. So far, the camp has been held in Leiden and Sofia, and (more...)

5 Pinterest Image Styles That People Love to Share

Are you looking to improve your Pinterest engagement? Want to know what types of pins get attention? Viewing what works for others on Pinterest is an excellent way to get inspired for your own pins. In this article I’ll share five types of images the Pinterest community loves and explain what makes them so popular. […]

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New Theme Development Company Makes First Sale Minutes After Being Approved on ThemeForest

Warriors Of Code is a new WordPress theme development shop in Australia. An employee who goes by the name Genesisfan on Reddit, published a post explaining how the company recently had its first theme accepted on ThemeForest and was willing to answer questions others had about the experience. According to (more...)

16 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote Your Event

Does your business conduct events? Are you wondering how to use social media to promote those events? Social media is a powerful tool to gain exposure, whether you’re hosting a physical conference or an online event. In this article, I’ll show you 16 creative ways to increase awareness, engagement and sales for your event. #1: […]

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WordCamp St. Louis, MO, March 14th-15 Will Have a Kids Camp

WordCamp St. Louis, MO, takes place on March 14th-15th on the campus of Washington University. Tickets are still available for $25 which covers both days and gets you a T-Shirt, access to events, the after party, and community day. The event features two days of learning about WordPress with four (more...)

WordPress Version Stats Updated: More Than 1/3 of Sites are Running WordPress 4.1

Over the weekend, WordPress lead developer Andrew Nacin announced a major update to WordPress version stats for PHP, MySQL, and WordPress. While the stats page looks much the same as before, more sophisticated methods of collecting and processing the data have been put in place, thanks to the efforts of (more...)

How to Build a Membership Site with Rainmaker Platform

Are you looking to build a membership site in WordPress? Do you want to sell products or premium content without having to learn about hosting, design, development, plugins, performance, security, etc.? We’ve got a solution for you. In this article, we will show you how… Read More »

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15 Types of Facebook Apps to Enhance Your Facebook Page

Want to do more with your Facebook page? Have you considered using Facebook apps? Facebook apps let you customize your Facebook page in many ways. In this article I’ll share 15 ways Facebook apps can enhance and customize your Facebook page. Note: Many of the apps listed here have some free options and some paid […]