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Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at editor@torquemag.io. Remembering Alex King: Matt Mullenweg talks about Alex King, an early WordPress developer and popular speaker at WordCamps. Habits, Skills, And Tools Of WordPress Developers: Git is wildly popular, but what other tools and timesaving techniques are developers using these days? Find out! 99 Popular Websites That Were Built With WordPress: From celebrities to major TV networks, here’s 99robots’ list of popular WordPress pages (that you didn’t know where built with WordPress). Lessons Learned From Moderating Comments: Jeff […]

Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at editor@torquemag.io. Rest In Peace, Alex King: “Alex was one of the original WordPress developers, and leaves a lasting legacy and impact on the WordPress community.” WordPress REST API Merge Proposal: After months of excitement and speculation, over the weekend the WordPress core team made a big announcement: It’s time to merge the REST API into the WordPress core. WordPress Trademark Case Settle Out of Court: Jeff Yablon originally fought the lawsuit, but it was announced on Monday that the […]

Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly What’s New In WordPress roundup? Write us at editor@torquemag.io. News Highlights: Tickets To WordCamp US Now On Sale: Tickets to WordCamp US 2015, held Dec. 4-6 in Philadelphia, are now available. Google Analytics By Yoast: Free Vs. Premium: Yoast provides a detailed comparison between the free and premium version of their Google Analytics plugin. Shopera: A free new eCommerce theme from Cohhe. Jetpack 3.7: Jetpack 3.7 is now available for download. A Day Of REST: On Sept. 2, PostStatus announced “A Day of REST,” an official conference […]

Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly What’s New In WordPress roundup? Write us at editor@torquemag.io. News Highlights: Top 99 WordPress Influencers In 2015: Web development and digital marketing agency, 99 Robots, compiled a detailed list of WordPress influencers to follow in 2015. 80+ Free Web Design Resources: This article lists more than 80 free web design resources that you may not have heard of. Twenty Sixteen Now On GitHub: This year the Twenty Sixteen theme is going to be developed on GitHub. WordPress Business Folks Interviewed: Chris Lema interviewed seven top WordPress business […]

Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly What’s New In WordPress roundup, write us at editor@torquemag.io. News Highlights: 1 Billion Downloads: As of today, there have now been over 1,000,000 plugins downloaded from WordPress.com. WP Engine has a great infographic about this milestone too. CalderaWP Plugin Giveaway: Take a survey, get a free plugin for a year from Caldera’s library. Jetpack Start: Automattic has been working on big changes for their Jetpack plugin, with a big focus on better experiences for new users. Alphabet: Google Inc is restructuring under the new company called Alphabet. Torque’s Top 10 Posts: Celebrating […]

Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly What’s New In WordPress roundup? Write us at editor@torquemag.io. News Highlights: WordPress Rejects 43% Of DMCAs: WordPress just published their newest transparency report, which shows that they’ve received more than 4,000 copyright notice takedown requests over the past six months. Check out Janet Jackson and other DMCA abusers in their Hall Of Shame. WordCamp US: The first (and second) WordCamp US will be held in Philadelphia! Yoast SEO 2.3: A name change, some premium features made free, and a suggested list of what posts could use some SEO love are all […]

Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly What’s New In WordPress roundup, write us at editor@torquemag.io. News Highlights: Design a Wapuu for Torque: We’ve been seeing Wapuus everywhere lately, so we thought it would be fun to run a Torque-themed Wapuu contest. Help design a special Wapuu for our office. Envato Targeted by DDoS attack: “Since July 1, Envato has been the target of a sustained DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack.” These attacks have heavily affected sales on Themeforest and the Envato Market. WooTheme’s New Partnership: Sidekick, makers of interactive tutorial videos, have recently […]