Conducting site backups on a regular basis, whether local or in the cloud, can be a time-consuming task. So much so, that many site owners will forego it altogether, which can lead to significant data loss and even lost revenue. And then, all that concern over time lost performing backups seems like small potatoes compared to the time and money lost when your data vanishes into thin air.  Luckily, making use of a straightforward backup tool can save you time and effort, and ensure the safety of your data with minimal fuss.  The Cloud Backups add-on for Local (aka Local […]

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. Powered by RedCircle David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast 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 here every week on Press This. As a reminder, you can follow me on […]

It has been a long time since I’ve used the WordPress for iOS app to create content. Today, I decided to take it for a spin to check out the block editor and to see if it has similar quirks to its desktop counterpart. Before launching the app, I didn’t look forward to the experience I was about to go through but I was pleasantly surprised. I started off by connecting the app to my WordPress.com account and writing a post using what I believe are the most common blocks, those being Paragraph, Quote, Image, List, Heading, and Video. While […]

Davinder Singh Kainth keeps thousands of WordPressers informed each week with his email newsletter, The WPWeekly. In this episode of the Torque News Drop we chatted with Davinder about the tools he uses, how he got into WordPress, why he’s constantly trying new projects, and what his plans are for the Smart Web Creators podcast. Enjoy the episode and remember you can sign up for The WPWeekly newsletter here https://thewpweekly.com

WordPress is known for its ease of installation, generally taking five minutes or less. But there’s a considerable risk involved in manually installing it on a web host. Earlier this month, Vladimir Smitka, a security researcher from the Czech Republic, highlighted the risk in detail. Upon sharing the article on Twitter, I noticed quite a few people who exclaimed that they had no idea about this attack vector, myself included. Most web hosts create an SSL certificate when setting up an account and the certificates become public knowledge. Attackers can use the Certificate Transparency Log to detect new entries and […]

Data visualization can help you create a successful and informative website or blog. Organizing your information into easy-to-read and visually appealing content, such as charts and graphs, improves your readers’ user experience, increasing the chance they will remain on and return to your site.  Data visualization can be a long and tedious process of coding for clear and appealing graphics in the correct specs. If you use WordPress, many plugins make the job much easier and quicker, allowing you to focus on producing more content promptly.  Here are five easy data visualization WordPress plugins that make a difference for you […]

Although you may use WordPress for absolutely everything, there may be occasions where you break away from the CMS for one reason or another. And if Local is your tool of choice for offline development, you might think you have to switch to a different one because you can’t use it without WordPress. Thankfully, that’s not the case.  Today, we’ll show you how to set up and use Local to without WordPress. We’ll discuss what other types of sites you can build with Local, how to access the files and database you need to do it, how to save this […]

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 podcast 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 here every week on Press This. As a reminder, you can follow me on Twitter @wpdavidv, and […]

One of the great features of Local is its ability to import and export websites. This is, of course, useful to move a local site to a live server and vice versa or to move a local installation to another computer. If you do this with any other server (local or live), it usually involves copying the entire WordPress file system, exporting and importing the database, and changing the MySQL credentials inside wp-config.php so WordPress can connect to the database. You also have to replace the mentions of the old site URL inside the database. Working with Local makes this […]