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Basics Of Creating A WordPress Landing Page

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September 16, 2016

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Landing pages are single web pages designed to persuade a viewer to do one thing, and one thing only. What that “one thing” is can vary quite a bit, but two of the most common purposes include persuading a visitor to opt-in to an email list or sign up for a free trial of a product or service. If you’re ready to incorporate landing pages into your content marketing mix but don’t know where to start, this article is for you. Let’s begin! 1. Study Effective Landing Pages And Learn What Makes Them Work One of the best things you […]

Developing A REST API App – Part 5: Adding Custom Endpoints And Extra Touches

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July 25, 2016

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In the last part of our series, we stepped through building the basics of our app using Facebook’s React, and put together a simple solution where users could serve up nuggets of timeless wisdom on demand. This time around, we’ll concentrate on two main areas: adding a custom endpoint back in our WordPress site to make life a little easier when we’re delivering large amounts of quotations, and adding some small extra touches on the front end back in React. As a quick reminder of the overall setup, so far we’ve got a local WordPress install running at http://walden.dev/ and […]

PHP Fundamentals For WordPress Developers

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July 21, 2016

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Like many WordPress developers, the first time I wrote PHP, I didn’t know anything about PHP or software development in general. As I started to tackle more advanced concepts, however, I struggled because I never learned the fundamentals of PHP that were assumed in the materials I encountered. Regardless of your stage in your process of learning PHP as a WordPress developer it’s important to make sure you know the basics. In this article, I will discuss PHP fundamentals: variables, constants, data types, functions, and scope. This knowledge will equip you to learn PHP and other languages, as most of […]

Everything You Need To Know About JavaScript And WordPress

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July 19, 2016

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JavaScript has been on everyone’s minds since The State of the Word last year. Matt Mullenweg’s quote has been repeated and parodied more than Kanye West. Though the request sounds easy, there is a lot that goes into learning JavaScript deeply. This guide will start you on your way to an understanding of JavaScript for WordPress. 28 High-Quality Tools For Leaning JavaScript This article is the perfect place to start. A brief description of JavaScript followed by some recommendations for great tools to make your understanding easier. The list is made up of online resources, videos, and books depending on your […]

Developing A REST API App – Part 3: Choosing And Testing A Front End Solution

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July 11, 2016

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So far in our series, we’ve loaded some data into WordPress to play with and made sure we can access it via the REST API. Along the way, we’ve introduced a number of core concepts and simple tools you can use to start experimenting yourself, even if you’re not a tech whizz. This time around, it’s time to consider how we might go about handling things on the front end. We need a nice framework we can use to pull data out of WordPress via the REST API and display it. It’s almost certainly going to involve a JavaScript-powered solution. But which […]

4 Exciting New Revenue Routes The REST API Opens Up

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June 13, 2016

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With the WordPress REST API still staggering towards the finishing line, now is a great time to dust off the crystal ball and consider how developers might actually go about making money through its commercial use in the future. The next few years promises to bring a flood of new talent into the WordPress ecosystem, cementing the platform’s place as the dominant publishing platform online. We’re still in the early days of this next stage, but it’s already obvious that a much wider world of opportunity is potentially opening up to skilled developers. In this piece, we’ll whet your appetite […]

The WordPress REST API: The Journey So Far, And What’s to Come

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April 22, 2016

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The WordPress REST API’s journey into core has been a long one and we’re not quite there yet. In many respects, however, the leisurely pace of its introduction has been a blessing. It’s given the community at large plenty of time to absorb the implications of what is a genuinely transformative shift in the platform’s nature. As we teeter on the edge of a REST API-powered future, now is an excellent time to take stock of its development to date, recap why it’s at the heart of the next stage of WordPress’s evolution, and take a punt on what we can […]

Everything You Need To Know About Security For WordPress

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April 18, 2016

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Security is always on the minds of Internet users, and it should be. The idea of having your livelihood affected by someone gaining access to your site is understandably terrifying. There are ways to keep prying eyes at bay and secure your site. Of course, you should make sure you have a secure username and password, and that your site is always up to date. If you’ve done all of this and you’re still worried, there is always more you can do. This roundup will help you keep your site secure and prevent any problems from arising in the future. Whether […]

Everything You Need To Know About SEO For WordPress

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April 11, 2016

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Good SEO is essential for a successful site. If you can’t be found, you won’t have any customers or readers. There is an art to how to utilize SEO correctly, and we have compiled a list of all the articles you would need to target your audience and bring in views. SEO is more than just a buzzword it can make a huge difference in the kind of traffic you see. If you can get ranked for Google, Yahoo, and Bing, you’ll be pretty difficult to compete with. Some companies have entire departments devoted to SEO. With these guides, you […]

Comparing Gulp And Grunt For WordPress Developers

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April 4, 2016

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In the world of build scripts, Gulp and Grunt have become quite popular, and each has its own share of proponents, critics, loyalists, and fans. Both Gulp and Grunt serve more or less a similar purpose: both can be used to automate certain tasks, as well as can be extended by means of plugins. Plus, they both rely on Node.js That said, which one beats the other? Obviously, there can’t be a clear winner for this answer, but comparing one with the other, which script fares better and in what aspects? In this article, we attempt to answer this question. Comparing […]

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