WordPress links (November 2014)

News, tips, tutorials and more from the world of WordPress

that I found interesting and/or useful

• 13 Surprising WordPress Statistics (torquemag)
• 20 Helpful Google Chrome Extensions for WordPress Bloggers (wpbeginner)
• 22 Brilliant Videos For Mastering WordPress (wpmudev)
• 50 Filters of WordPress: An Introduction to Filters (tutsplus)
• Adding Custom Widgets to the WordPress Admin Dashboard (wpmudev)
• Altering WordPress Admin Menus (markwilkinson)
• Automate WordPress with IFTTT (sitepoint)
• Best Practices by 10up Engineering (10up)
• Escaping and securing Advanced Custom Fields output (khromov)
• Getting Started with WP-CLI (timnash)
• Growing a $40k+ monthly recurring WordPress support business (mattreport)
• How to Add a Custom Logo to Your WordPress Site (wpkube)
• How to Add Interactive Travel Maps in WordPress (wpbeginner)
• How To Build WordPress Widgets Like A Pro (wpmudev)
• How To Create An Awesome Newsletter Signup Popup (wpmudev)
• How to display Latest Updated Date and Time in WordPress posts (wittysparks)
• How to fix “Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded” Error (masterblogster)
• How to Improve WordPress Search with Swiftype Search (wpbeginner)
• How To Optimize Your Content For Social Networks Using WordPress (wpsuperstars)
• How we use Gravity Forms to automate our business (makingitanywhere)
• Improving WordPress Shortcode Usability (paulund)
• Lazy Load For Videos (bloggingguts)
• Make Your Images POP With Super Easy and Sexy CSS Styling (wpmudev)
• Save Gravity Forms progress and continue later (doitwithwp)
• The Secrets to Writing WordPress Posts That Convert (wpmudev)
• Shortcake: A UI for WordPress Shortcodes (wptavern)
• Sublime Text for Front End Developers (css-tricks)
• The ultimate guide to Jetpack (torquemag)
• WooThemes Launches Storefront, A Free WordPress Theme with WooCommerce Integration (wptavern)
• WordPress Groups on Facebook (wpmayor)

Plugins

• 5 Best Free WordPress Gallery Plugins (wpmudev)
• 6 WordPress Plugins to Help Promote Your Content (torquemag)
• 7 Best Free Author Bio Box Plugins (wpbeginner)
• 10 Must Have WordPress Plugins – 2014 Edition (sitepoint)
• 30 Wonderful And Latest Free WordPress Plugins (memorypointer)
• Best new plugins in all categories (managewp)
• Free Responsive Category Slider (themelead via wpmayor)
• Free WordPress Plugins For Ratings, Testimonials and Subscriber Counts (wpmudev)
• Monarch – A Better Social Sharing Plugin for WordPress (kevinmuldoon)
• Picking a WordPress Membership Plugin? Video (chrislema)
• Related Posts Plugins performace – measured (wp-dreams)
• WordPress Passwordless Login (cozmoslabs)
• The WordPress Plugin Boilerplate (wppb.io)