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9 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health During the Coronavirus Lockdown
Preserving your sanity during the coronavirus lockdown poses a challenge for many people. Staying inside for a prolonged amount of time can take a toll on your mental health. And why wouldn’t it? It has all the ingredients for that: Social isolation and lack of person-to-person interaction Loss of structure and routine Lack of exercise, sunshine, and basic necessities High levels of uncertainty about the present and future Access to doom-and-gloom news feeds and lots of time to read them I could go on but you get the picture. If you want to get through this and come out on […]
Torque’s Social Hour: May 6th with Kathy Zant from Wordfence
Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. This week we talked with Kathy Zant, from Wordfence, about a recent uptick in WordPress site attacks, Wordfence’s documentary premiere at WCUS, and Doc tells some terrible puns. Be sure to catch next week’s episode live by subscribing here.
Torque’s Social Hour: April 29th with JJJ
Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. In this week’s episode we talk with John James Jacoby about BuddyPress, BBPress, and his new book Be sure to catch next week’s episode live by subscribing here.
Torque’s Social Hour: April 22nd with Justin Channell
Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. In this week’s episode we talk with Justin Channell, from Sucuri, about security trends in 2020 and how to keep your WordPress page secure. Be sure to catch next week’s episode live by subscribing here. Our special guest will be John James Jacoby!
Torque’s Social Hour: April 15th with Chris Garret
Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. In this week’s episode we talk about our predictions for WordPress in 2020 and our special guest, Chris Garrett, tells us about how he is using headless WordPress to connect his Commodore 64 to the internet. Be sure to catch next week’s episode live by subscribing here. Our special guest will be Justin Channell from Sucuri!
Elementor Wins Plugin Madness 2020
After another hard-fought battle, Elementor has gone on to win Torque’s Plugin Madness competition for the second year in a row. Elementor beat out big contenders such as WordFence, former winner Advanced Custom Fields, WooCommerce, and finally, Custom Post Types UI to remain the champion. Elementor is a free page builder that was created to help designers and developers create anything on WordPress without restrictions. The plugin gives you the power to design on the frontend with real-time results. It allows you to spin up beautiful and functional sites quickly and efficiently. Thank you so much to everyone who nominated […]
Torque’s Social Hour: April 8th
Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. In this week’s episode we talk about the release of WordPress 5.4, the final round of our Plugin Madness competition, WordCamp Europe 2020, and a proposal to move WordPress theme reviews to GitHub. Be sure to catch next week’s episode live by subscribing here.
WordCamp Europe 2020 Will Be Hosted Online
After the decision last month to postpone WordCamp Europe 2020, the organizers announced they will be moving the event online for free. The event will take place on June 4-6, and the team has even arranged a virtual Contributor Day on the 4th. The event will be completely free and anyone who bought a ticket for this year’s conference will be refunded by April 10. This is a great way to feel connected in such an uncertain time. Many WordPressers use WordCamps as a time to network, meet new people, and reconnect with old friends. While the postponement was a […]
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How A WordPress User Can Trade on Amazon
If you aren’t selling on Amazon, you could be missing out on 300 million active users in 180+ countries. That’s a massive audience that is at your fingertips. This article is designed to help you integrate your WordPress store with Amazon, and show you how to integrate your products. Full speed ahead! Why integrate with Amazon? You can use Amazon as a platform to promote your entire site, certain products, affiliate links, or more. The first step is deciding how to use Amazon. Here are some benefits of syncing your products with Amazon. Visitors on Amazon are ‘warmer’ than visitors […]
Torque’s Social Hour: March 30th, 2020
Like everyone else out there, we are trying new ways to reach and engage with our audience. Recently we’ve been experimenting with a live stream with the Torque Team and Anthony Burchell discussing the latest WordPress news, life in quarantine, and more. We plan on airing new episodes live each Monday at 3pm PST. You can watch our most recent episode here: