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An honest Pagely review

Brian Krogsgard

July 24, 2013

I have to admit, when I saw that Raelene at WPMU was going to start a series of reviews on hosting providers, I was skeptical. After all, most hosting reviews suck. But I have to say, she did a great job…

CobaltApps shuttering popular Catalyst theme to focus on Genesis-based products

Brian Krogsgard

July 23, 2013

Business

This is pretty big news in theme land. CobaltApps has had a popular following for their options-centric Catalyst theme for some time. But they also have a Genesis-based theme that does everything visually that Catalyst does, plus, well, it's got…

Andrew Norcross (Reaktiv Studios) releases ratings plugin

Brian Krogsgard

July 23, 2013

WordPress News

Andrew Norcross and his cohorts at Reaktive Studios have released their first commercial plugin, called Reaktiv Ratings. It's a commercial star rating plugin for posts and custom post types. It'll run you $39 for a single site install. There isn't…

Adii Pienaar on his new startup and stepping down from day to day role at WooThemes

Brian Krogsgard

July 23, 2013

Business

Brian Casel interviewed Adii Pienaar on his Bootstrapped Web podcast recently, where Adii goes into some detail about his new startup for entrepreneurs, Public Beta. Adii also gives more detail about his recent decision to step down from the day-to-day business of running…

WordPress dashboard icons for MP6

Brian Krogsgard

July 23, 2013

Development

Sven Hofmann has a great guide to the new dashboard icons that are present in the experimental MP6 interface, and how to implement them for custom admin menus in your plugin.

Dissecting a WordPress brute force attack

Brian Krogsgard

July 23, 2013

Security

If you've ever wanted a tour through the internals of a WordPress brute force attack, this is the post for you. Tony Perez, of Sucuri, uses an example attack to teach about what happens during such an attack. Tony also…

WordPress Multisite versus “Minisite”

Brian Krogsgard

July 23, 2013

WordPress CommunityWordPress News

I work a decent amount with Multisite. Not a ton, but maybe on about 10% of the websites I build. There's sometimes confusion at work as to what's a good use for Multisite and what is not. I also see…

WordPress CRM workflow tips

Curtis McHale

July 22, 2013

Business

Getting sales in the door is the thing that keeps a business growing. I know that I don't do as good a job as I should, mainly because I haven't found a tool I like to track my projects. Here…

A guide to using Composer in WordPress

Brian Krogsgard

July 22, 2013

Development

Andrey Savchenko, known as Rarst in the WordPress community, has built a great guide to using Composer in WordPress. Composer is a dependency management tool for PHP projects. It brings a ton of power to the table, and this resource…

WP Elevation wants to help make you a better consultant

Brian Krogsgard

July 22, 2013

Business

Troy Dean wants to help other consultants be better at what they do. He's starting a new monthly membership site he calls a WordPress business coaching program to train consultants through every step of the web development process. It's $97…

The high price of free WordPress plugins

Brian Krogsgard

July 22, 2013

WordPress News

Tom McFarlin share some valuable advice on the WP Explorer blog based on his experience building and releasing plugins to the public. He talks about managing expectations for the plugin, tools available to a plugin author, and the reality that some haters…

Do things that don’t scale

Brian Krogsgard

July 22, 2013

Business

This isn't specifically WordPress related, but Paul Graham shares some really detailed advice on why he recommends startups and entrepreneurs to do things that don't scale. Specifically, he's referencing the importance of going out of your way with a new business to…

How to set up your plugin development environment

Brian Krogsgard

July 19, 2013

Development

A lot of tutorials just jump in and miss the fundamentals. I believe that without the fundamentals, you might as well not even start. Think of this post as an upfront investment – a down payment if you will. Getting…

A reminder of the many features of Yoast’s WordPress SEO plugin

Brian Krogsgard

July 19, 2013

WordPress News

Yoast's WordPress SEO plugin recently got a bad rap on another blog. In the end, the problem wasn't with the plugin, but with the fact that a person can't provide support for free forever. I also think the problem is…

MeetWP is a new online WordPress meetup

Brian Krogsgard

July 19, 2013

WordPress News

MeetWP is launching in a few short days. MeetWP is an online WordPress Meetup with WordCamp/Meetup style presentations presented like a podcast. The site will include a chat and other features for social interactions. The first guest will be BuddyPress…

How Lift is taking WordPress to the Emmy’s

Brian Krogsgard

July 18, 2013

DesignSecurity

Lift is a WordPress-powered product, design and consultancy business. I've been following Chris Wallace, a Partner at Lift, for a long time. I've always known they do a lot of work for television and other interactive media, and this morning…

An honest Pagely review

CobaltApps shuttering popular Catalyst theme to focus on Genesis-based products

Andrew Norcross (Reaktiv Studios) releases ratings plugin

Adii Pienaar on his new startup and stepping down from day to day role at WooThemes

WordPress dashboard icons for MP6

Dissecting a WordPress brute force attack

WordPress Multisite versus “Minisite”

WordPress CRM workflow tips

A guide to using Composer in WordPress

WP Elevation wants to help make you a better consultant

The high price of free WordPress plugins

Do things that don’t scale

How to set up your plugin development environment

A reminder of the many features of Yoast’s WordPress SEO plugin

MeetWP is a new online WordPress meetup

How Lift is taking WordPress to the Emmy’s

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