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7 Big Changes that Make WordPress 4.9 Better

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WordPress 4.9 (named "Tipton" after jazz musician/band leader Billy Tipton) is rolling out, and it includes some exciting new improvements. WordPress 4.9 Customizer Improvements The improvement I'm most looking forward to is the ability to save draft changes in the Customizer. What does this mean? According to WordPress: "Just like you can draft and revise posts and schedule them to go live on the date and time you choose, you can now tinker with your site’s design and schedule those design …

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Why You Should Look at the New Authority Pro Theme

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It's always an exciting day around here when StudioPress releases a new WordPress theme. Some people like to draw, or paint, or craft -- I like to play with WordPress themes, what can I say. . . Their latest, the Authority Pro theme, includes design elements and tools that make it easier to maximize conversions to meet your business goals. It's an excellent choice for a freelancer or a solopreneur. Here's what StudioPress has to say about the theme: "Authority Pro perfectly highlights your …

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WordPress 4.8.1 Is Here with New and Improved Widgets

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WordPress recently released the version 4.8.1 maintenance update. As is usual for these small, incremental updates, there's a lot of little stuff going on behind the scenes. This time, there are a couple of important changes to widgets that you should be aware of. Our Friend the Text Widget The text widget previously has been a little workhorse, but not easy to use unless you're comfortable working with HTML. If you're not, I described the workaround in this post. The good news is, in …

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5 Easy Ways to Make Your Career More Portable with WordPress

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Call it a portable career, a laptop lifestyle, or the digital nomad life, I’m glad I have the ability to work from anywhere with an internet connection. I have five adult children, and they’re scattered all over the US, from Seattle to LA to Boston and various points in between. About a week ago, one of my kids called, really needing some help dealing with a major situation. Because my work isn’t tied to any one place, I was able to fly up on short notice, and stay for about 10 days. While …

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No More Panama Papers: How to Improve WordPress Security with Regular Updates

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By this time I'm sure everyone in the world has heard about the The Panama Papers. Now, evidence has come to light that a set of WordPress security problems likely enabled the leak. Here's what we know. In late 2013, the popular WordPress plugin Slider Revolution was found to have two serious security vulnerabilities. The first, found in September, enabled an outbreak of the "Soak Soak" malware. The second, identified in late December, caused several larger outbreaks of "WPCache-blogger" …

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WordPress 4.5 is About to Launch: Here are the Highlights

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WordPress 4.5 is scheduled for release on April 12. As is true of most development projects, WordPress releases “major” changes using a new whole number. (The next major update will be WordPress 5.0.) They designate planned, incremental changes with the first number following the decimal point, in this case 4.5. Bug fixes and security updates add another decimal, like 4.5.1. So, this is an incremental update with a few “wow” factor changes. Here’s what you can expect. Changes in the …

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