WP Engine late Wednesday sent its customers an urgent security notification regarding an “exposure involving some of our customers’ credentials.” The company urged its customers to immediately update the passwords associated with their WP Engine accounts. According to the security notice, there is no evidence to suggest that this information has been used inappropriately. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are proactively taking security measures across our entire customer base. We have begun an investigation, however there is immediate action we are taking. Additionally, there is action that requires your immediate attention.” WP Engine said its customers should update […]

Last week at WordCamp US, co-founder of WordPress Matt Mullenweg delivered the annual State of the Word address. Mullenweg highlighted some of the milestones WordPress hit in 2015. These stats demonstrate just how powerful and robust WordPress has become as both a CMS and a community. Here’s a look at the most impressive takeaways! Share this Image On Your Site <p><strong>Please include attribution to Torquemag.io with this graphic.</strong></p><br /><br /><br /> <p><a href=’https://torquemag.io/matt-mullenwegs-2015-state-of-the-word-address-infographic’><img src=’https://torquemag.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/StateOfTheWord-v4-1.png’ alt=’Stats Of The Word’ width=’540px’ border=’0′ /></a></p><br /><br /><br /> <p> Did you watch this year’s State of the Word? Which stats did you find most impressive? 

The official stable release of PHP 7 shipped right before the release of WordPress 4.4. Kinsta, a hosting company, ran a test with PHP 5.6, PHP 7, and HHVM and found that HHVM handles the most transactions per second. Though the results leaned in HHVM’s favor, speed isn’t the only factor to consider when choosing a scripting language. After a four-day test, their findings pointed to HHVM as the faster scripting language. The test was run on a bare metal server, and while some details of the test sites were shared, the entry didn’t account for any other plugins or themes running […]

WordPress 4.4, nicknamed “Clifford” after American jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, is now available! It is available for download or you can upgrade directly in your dashboard. Clifford features updates focused on improving the display of content and images, including responsive images, oEmbed for WordPress, and the new Twenty Sixteen default theme. This update also includes the scaffolding of the WP REST API. Twenty Sixteen Theme Twenty Sixteen is a contemporary take on the classic blog layout. It takes a mobile-first and totally responsive approach, and features a flexible header with beautiful default color schemes. Responsive Images WordPress 4.4 takes a responsive […]

Yesterday, WP API project lead Ryan McCue announced three special updates for WP REST API users, which includes new tools and a massive OAuth update. Discovery Library For PHP Something that is so exciting about the REST API is discoverable, which means that you can rename the API base or give API access to someone else. These features will make things smoother, but they aren’t necessarily easy to set up. At least, that was before the PHP Discovery Library was included. “To simplify this, we now have a discovery library for PHP 5.3+. To use it, add wp-api/discovery to your Composer requirements manually or run […]

Cory Miller, Founder of iThemes, took his spot in the ManageWP AMA chair this week and shared his thoughts on leadership, marketing, and, of course, the future of WordPress. You can follow him on Twitter @corymiller303. Miller started his career as a newspaper journalist and in 2008 created iThemes, a company that now employs 25 people and services thousands of customers. Here are five takeaways. Only Seek To Control What You Can Control. Running a company comes with a myriad of stresses and frustrations, and finding a way to deal with those is critical. Miller suggests thinking about what your unmet expectations […]

Plugins embody the very core of WordPress. They make WordPress the most flexible and extendible CMS, and they’re (a huge) part of why it’s grown to dominate 25 percent of the Internet. With more than 40,000 free plugins in the WordPress directory alone, which have been downloaded more than a billion times more, plugins allow you to add almost any functionality to your website easily, often times without even knowing a lick of code. This number may seem overwhelming, particularly if you are new to WordPress or just learning to navigate the robust plugin terrain. Torque teamed up with WP Engine to […]

Have you ever wanted to know what the WordPress dashboard looked like in 2006? Now you can go back and review WordPress’s evolution over the years… without a flux capacitor. London WordPress agency, 93digital, created something called the WordPress Time Machine, which looks at the WordPress dashboard and the default theme through the years, starting with version 1.0 “Miles Davis,” all the way up to the most current version, 4.3 “Billie Holiday.” As you can see, WordPress has come a long way since its debut in 2004. WordPress as we know it today didn’t really start to take shape until 2008. […]

The first ever WordCamp US is this weekend and we couldn’t be more excited. After a bidding process, Philly was selected as the site for the inaugural camp, so you can stop by the Liberty Bell between talks or maybe grab yourself a cheesesteak — with or without onions. Wappu already has his hands on one. Friday and Saturday will be chock-full of talks, while Sunday stands open for Contributor Day. Community Summit The Community Summit is a smaller, work-focused two-day session. The organizers have deemed the summit an “unconference.” This means instead of scheduled speakers and talks, the format […]

We had so many great responses to our piece about Black Friday, so we wanted to do a follow-up post to include even more amazing WordPress deals. So here is a list of the places you should visit today. Magic Toolbox Magic Toolbox is offering 40 percent off Magic 360, which is a 360 image viewer, and Magic Slideshow. For Magic 360, use the coupon code, black360, and for Magic Slideshow use blackslide. The deal goes until Dec. 1, so make sure you head over soon. Event Espresso If you’re looking for an event management plugin, now would be a […]