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9 of the best WordPress themes for business, blogging, and more

sudshr47 January 28, 2019

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WordPress is basically the Greg Jennings of free CMSs in that it puts the team on its back — although in this case, “team” = the internet. (According to one estimate, WordPress currently powers about 33% of all websites.) This popularity can be credited to a number of different factors, a main one being its boatload of opportunities for customization in the form of WordPress themes.

What are WordPress themes?

WordPress themes are collections of files that serve as templates for your site’s content, allowing you to control and tweak the design of your WordPress site — primarily from a layout standpoint — to tailor its style and functionality. In layman’s terms, a theme gives you the power to make your site look and work a certain way. (Just don’t go developing a god complex, now.) Read more…

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WordPress tools on sale: Dragify, web hosting, and themes for cheap

sudshr47 January 17, 2019

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America may run on Dunkin, but the internet runs on WordPress. 

Launched in 2003, the free, open-source content management system boasts vast plugin options, a massive collection of themes, convenient support resources, and remarkable ease of use. It’s currently powering almost 33% of all websites out there, according to the web tech survey firm W3Techs. The roster of those using WordPress includes the sites of Sony Music, The New York Times, Sweden — as in, the country — and none other than Beyoncé.

And hey — if it’s good enough for Queen Bey, it’s surely good enough for you, right?

For the next few days, the Mashable Shop is offering sweet deals on six training bundles and tools that’ll help you get your own WordPress site off the ground on the cheap. From themes and hosting plans to video tutorials and more, we’ve got all you need to start the site of your dreams. Read more…

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A popular WordPress plugin leaked access tokens capable of hijacking Twitter accounts

sudshr47 January 17, 2019

A popular WordPress plugin, installed on thousands of websites to help users share content on social media sites, left linked Twitter accounts exposed to compromise. The plugin, Social Network Tabs, was storing so-called account access tokens in the source code of the WordPress website. Anyone who viewed the source code could see the linked Twitter […]

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Automattic announces Newspack to help news organizations publish and monetize

sudshr47 January 14, 2019

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com is announcing a new project called Newspack. While details are still thin, the company wants to help news organizations with an all-in-one solution to publish and monetize your content. WordPress, the open-source project that lets you create websites on WordPress.com, is already a solid content management system (we use it […]

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Geoengineering could solve our climate problems if anyone allowed it

sudshr47 January 14, 2019

This weekend, I finished reading Oliver Morton’s The Planet Remade (thanks to reader Eliot Peper for recommending it). Morton has a multitude of goals with the book, but there were two I think are deeply valuable. First, geoengineering is a plausible approach to solving our climate problems this century, and second, engineering the climate generates […]

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Master WordPress and create commercial websites with this course for under £11

sudshr47 December 11, 2018

As more and more of our lives move into the digital world, an increasing number of us are looking to claim a permanent spot on the web.
Having your own website is now a realistic possibility for anyone that wants one. You can use a website to give yo…

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sudshr47 December 6, 2018

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What are you doing with your life if you don’t have a website? Do you really exist in the eyes of the digital generation?

Whether it’s via smartphone or desktop, more than 4 billion people in the world (over half the population) are plugged-in. That’s 4 billion opportunities for people to get to know you. Better yet, they could be spending money on your services — cha-ching!

Regardless of whether it’s to promote your business or your “personal brand” (millennials), staking your place on the internet is pretty much essential at this point.  Read more…

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Rich-text editing platform Tiny raises $4M, launches file management service

sudshr47 October 2, 2018

Maybe you’ve never heard about Tiny, but chances are, you’ve used its products. Tiny is the company behind the text editors you’ve likely used in WordPress, Marketo, Zendesk, Atlassian and other products. The company is actually the result of the merger of Moxiecode, the two-person team behind the open source TinyMCE editor, and Ephox, the […]

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Google’s newest app Blog Compass helps bloggers in India manage their sites

sudshr47 September 7, 2018

Google has been heavily focused on serving the needs of Indian web users with the recent launch of apps like Tez for payments, Areo for food ordering, Neighbourly for communities, data-friendly versions of apps like Search and YouTube, and others. Now, the company is launching an app to serve the need of Indian bloggers with an […]

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10 online courses and tools to make you a design pro by the end of Labor Day weekend

sudshr47 September 3, 2018

If your only plan this Labor Day weekend is to breeze through your Netflix watchlist, why not make your vacation more worthwhile by feeding your brain with new knowledge? 
We’re rounding up deals on design tools and training that can boost your …

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New WordPress policy allows it to shut down blogs of Sandy Hook deniers

sudshr47 August 16, 2018

WordPress has taken down a handful alt-right blogs, according to several complaints from affected blog owners and readers who claim the sites were removed from WordPress.com, despite not being in violation of the company’s Terms of Service. Some site owners also said they were not notified of the shutdown in advance and have lost their […]

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10 of the best WordPress hosting providers for starting your own website or blog

sudshr47 June 25, 2018

Sites that employ WordPress as their content management system account for about 30% of websites online right now. Simple to set up, keep secure, and use on a regular basis, it makes sense it’s such a popular content management system to use. Even th…

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