Live chat often seems like a feature only huge commercial websites employ. After all, it probably isn’t easy to set up – and staying on top of support queries would take up too much time, right? Fortunately, neither of those statements has to be true. WordPress makes it simple to set up a live chat solution thanks to its plugin system, and once that’s done you won’t need to stay online 24/7 to help your visitors, either. As long as you make yourself available whenever you have the time, you’ll be able to prevent queries from piling up and astound your customers to […]

Every year thousands of tech companies descend upon Las Vegas for CES to celebrate all things tech. Established companies present their latest products, and startups have the opportunity to reach more people. Participants and attendees include auto manufacturers, newborn startups, investors, specialized media, tech aficionados, and more. Two months ago, 180,000 attendees from over 100 different countries gathered to share projects. My country, France boasted the second-highest attendance numbers after America. That is due in part to the fact that France just opened the biggest startup accelerator of the world: Station F in a former train station facility (more info here in this article […]

Working on the first official pitch for your startup can be nerve-wracking because you’re asking people to take a chance on you. The only way to get your company off the ground is to start working. Part of that is having a professional website. There are some disheartening statistics surrounding startups. 50 percent of the new businesses fail in the first five years. 95 percent of the startup owners have at least a bachelor’s degree. Raising capital is the hardest thing to do These numbers are pretty daunting, but that doesn’t stop from thousands of people from starting their own business every day. […]

GoDaddy today announced the acquisition of the popular website security platform, Sucuri. “This acquisition will bring the best of both worlds,” the announcement said. “It will allow us to expand our product line to all GoDaddy customers, while also remaining true to our foundation supporting all our current and future customers.” The news was met with a mix of speculation and excitement by the community. While some are excited for the possibilities the partnership will bring, others feel like they are losing a favorite service. What Does This Mean For Sucuri? Sucuri is a thought leader in the field of security […]

It’s undeniable that participating in the WordPress community enhances your overall experience with WordPress. This is especially true as a freelancer or remote worker. So, why do so few people attend Meetups? Sometimes it’s really hard. Seriously. Schedule conflicts, distance, and feeling on the outside can sometimes fuel our arguments. “It doesn’t fit into my schedule.” This was my excuse for a long time, especially since I commuted to a day job. Going to a WordPress Meetup at that time was far from convenient — and at that time I only had a mild interest. But once I started attending […]

If you are anything like me, your website is like your baby. You put in a lot of effort, time, and often money to care for it the best way possible, make it user-friendly, and have it run smoothly. In addition to that, you do your very best to keep it from harm. However, just like parenting, when it comes to website security, you won’t always get everything right. One hundred percent safety is just not achievable. So, instead of trying to do everything right, how about concentrating on not screwing up completely? Avoiding the most common pitfalls can often […]

Running an online store is an exciting prospect, but you need great SEO in order to succeed. Without SEO your store will struggle to gain visibility and sales will suffer. Don’t fall into the trap of ‘if I build it, they’ll come.’ Work hard on your store’s SEO from day one and keep tweaking and optimizing it as you respond to users and the market. Here are the top things you need to factor into any eCommerce store – new or old! Page purpose: Be Clear It’s very important that every page on your eCommerce store is optimized for the […]

I was lucky enough to attend A Day of REST Boston (ADoR) on March 9, along with many of their workshops. If you’ve never been, and if you develop themes or plugins for WordPress, try to make next year’s event. I’ve never been to a conference that had as many smart people talking about tangible uses and implementations of the WordPress REST API. React, and Vue, and Backbone, oh my! JavaScript frameworks dominated the conversations. Whether it was old-school Backbone, the big dog React, or the newcomer Vue, every workshop, and almost every presentation featured at least one of these frameworks. […]

The WordPress REST API gets lots of attention, but for many of the same reasons, the WordPress command line interface — WP-CLI — is also worthy of this type of excitement. A REST API and a CLI are essential to modernizing WordPress. Like the REST API, WP-CLI is an alternative way of manipulating data on a WordPress site. Using simple commands you can change a user’s password, bulk import posts, activate a theme, and so much more. The WP-CLI is a community project that is led by Daniel Bachhuber. It was recently announced that the project would become an official […]

The cloud concept has evolved dramatically in the last decade, and it has opened new gateways for businesses. The rapidly diversifying world of SaaS (software as a service) solutions illustrate the value of cloud technology. In fact, according to Forbes, “cloud-based business application services revenue forecasts the market growing from $13.5B in 2011 to $32.8B in 2016, attaining a 19.5 percent CAGR.”   WordPress, which currently powers more than 27 percent of the entire internet, combined with the SaaS application model, opens up an entire world of opportunity. Using a SaaS Model for a WordPress Product Because WordPress is open source, developers are continually working […]