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As you may have noticed Facebook page’s RSS/XML feed stopped working (see official announcement) on January 28. If you are like me you had lots of RSS feeds organized into folders in a feedreader. Going through my list every morning was an effective way of learning what’s new on the Facebook pages of the organizations I am interested in. Using this...
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)...
News, tips, tutorials and more from the world of WordPress that I found interesting and/or useful Customizing WordPress Archives For Categories, Tags And Other Taxonomies (smashingmagazine) Hide WordPress Usernames to Improve WordPress Security (wpwhitesecurity) Cool WordPress Snippets (webdesignblog) 14 Completely Free CDN Solutions for WordPress Users (wpcentury) 9 Most Useful .htaccess Tricks for WordPress (wpbeginner) How to Notify Users When...
Talking to Robots by Josepha Hayden Official description: The most important first step to writing for the web is understanding that you will forever be writing to dual audiences. Join Josepha for a look at what to do, and not do, when it comes to optimizing your content for search engines. My notes: Writing for dual audiences Five in five...
Notes from Christine Harkin‘s talk at WordCamp SF 2014 on “Finding and Maintaining Your Blog’s Voice” Official description: Finding your blog’s voice isn’t as simple being honest, honoring the audience’s interests, and crafting the best tone and structure for a story; except that maybe it is. Trace the evolution of my blogging voice through personal and professional blogs, group blogs,...
Notes from Kathy Cano-Murillo‘s talk at WordCamp SF 2014 on “Artful Blogging” Official description: In this session, Kathy Cano-Murillo, the Crafty Chica, will share how she took her knowledge and experience from being a newspaper features reporter and applied it to create her award-winning blog, CraftyChica.com. She’ll also share her comical-yet-insightful lessons learned, as well as her insider tips that...
Choosing the Right Theme by Andrea Rennick Official description: How to find a theme for your blog, where to look, what to look for and what kinds of themes are out there. My notes: What theme can I use if I want a blog? Anything for any purpose. Standard features. Themes are dressing up your content. Posts remain the same,...
Notes from Chris Lema‘s talk at WordCamp SF 2014 on “Strengthening your Brand with a Blog” Official description: Contrary to popular beliefs, blogging is neither dead, nor difficult. But it does require a few strategies to help you know what to write about – as a blank screen can be intimidating. The takeaway from my own story, and the stories...
Two lightning talks set to inspire you! How WordPress Helped Me To See The World From Dhaka, Bangladesh by M. Asif Rahman Official description: I was a simple boy from Bangladesh. Back in 2004, when I just started University in Electrical & Telecommunication Engineering. I tried to make a site, as part of assignment, did not liked Blogger, that time...
The first talk of the second day of WordCamp SF 2014 was on “How WordPress Saves Lives & Moves Governments” by Paul Clark . Official description: Discover how WordPress empowers relief teams working in war zones in Southeast Asia. Explore the challenges behind creating an application that tracks medical care and human rights abuses in the jungles of Burma. See real-world results that...
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