WordPress 3.6 Beta 1 Hits The Shelves

by Sarah Gooding April 4^th, 2013 4 Responses

WordPress 3.6 Beta 1 has just arrived and is ready for testing. This exciting news means that we can expect the official WordPress 3.6 release very soon. If you are a WordPress plugin or theme developer, there’s no time to wait. Now is the time to make sure that your extensions are compatible with the upcoming 3.6 release.

What’s New and Exciting in WordPress 3.6?

The WordPress News blog announced the beta today with a summary of all the finalized features. Nothing else major will be added at this point.

Video and Status Post Formats in action, using Twenty Thirteen on WP 3.6

Plugins, Plugins & Theme Tutorials

Five Free WordPress Plugins to Manage a Multi-Author Site with Ease

by Sufyan bin Uzayr April 4^th, 2013 4 Responses

If you are running a magazine or a website with multiple authors/contributors, you must already be aware of the difficulties that come along with it. Not only do you have to synchronize with multiple authors, you must also take care of the publishing schedule, editorial workflow, and many other things.

In order to make your life easier, we shall be taking a look at some of the best free plugins that can help you manage your multi-author blog or magazine.

Multisite, Multisite Tutorials, Tutorials

Importing & Exporting WordPress Sites To and From a Multisite Install

by Joe Foley April 3^rd, 2013 13 Responses

One of the most common questions about using WordPress Multisite is, “Can I import an already existing site into Multisite?”

Similarly, another common question is, “Can I peel off a site on a Multisite install and turn it into a single installation?”

The answer to both of these questions is yes, and we’re going to go through how to do that in this post. Essentially it’s as easy as using the Import/Export functions found under the Tools menu in your WordPress admin area.

What Gets Imported

Themes

20 Awesome WordPress Themes For Charities, Churches, and Non-Profits

by Sufyan bin Uzayr April 2^nd, 2013 4 Responses

Charities, religious organizations, and non-profits have their own sets of needs in a website. Some of those needs are similar to the needs of any organization, but some are more unique.

In this article, we shall be taking a look at some of the best free and premium WordPress themes specifically meant for charity groups, churches, and other non-profit organizations. Along the way, we’ll outline some of those special needs these organizations have, and give you a rundown on how each theme stacks up to those needs.

News, Plugins

How To Put Jetpack Into Development Mode for Local WordPress Installs

by Sarah Gooding April 2^nd, 2013 Leave a comment

Jetpack doesn’t work unless it’s connected to WordPress.com. You may have run into this a time or two when attempting to work with Jetpack in a development environment. The latest 2.2.1 spring cleaning release of the plugin includes a massive number of bug fixes. It also introduces a very useful new feature: Development Mode.

Jetpack’s Development Mode allows you to use features that don’t require a connection to WordPress.com so that you can use them in testing. Activate it by adding this define to your wp-config.php file:

1	define( 'JETPACK_DEV_DEBUG', true);

Opinion, Plugins

9 Of The Best Free Backup Plug-ins For WordPress

by Josh Pagin March 28^th, 2013 34 Responses

Ensuring that your WordPress blog stays safe is no easy task as webmasters are always susceptible to a host of different issues. You could get hacked, face server errors or even accidentally cause an irreversible problem. What’s more, the backup facilities built into the WordPress platform are almost non-existent.

Choosing a backup option is tough. Let us help you out.

Miscellaneous

WordPress Security: Tackling Backdoors, Pharma Hacks and Redirects

by Sufyan bin Uzayr March 27^th, 2013 13 Responses

Every now and then, a story pops up about a WordPress website being compromised. The reasons for such security issues can be many — ranging from a flawed plugin to an outdated version of WordPress or a Pharma attack. All said and done, if you are running a WordPress website, it becomes your task to ensure that your site is in good health and safe from malicious hackers.

However, when it comes to security with WordPress, there are many steps that you need to take, and still many things that need to be kept in mind. In this article, I shall be taking a look at some common security issues, malware infections and security tools for WordPress users.

Tutorials, WordPress Tutorials

How To Remove The URL Field From WordPress Comments

by Sarah Gooding March 26^th, 2013 6 Responses

cut — Cut the URL field out of the WordPress comment form

There are some WordPress sites where you may not want to include the URL field in the comment form. It’s not always necessary and spammers tend to use it to link to their spammy websites, which will be posted in your comments if you have auto approval turned on. Just to be safe, you may want to remove that URL field altogether.

Community

WordPress.org vs WordPress.com: A Definitive Guide For 2013

by Sarah Gooding March 26^th, 2013 12 Responses

Today we’re going to tackle the age old question: WordPress.com or WordPress.org? If you’re new to the world of WordPress, you’ll need some information in order to get started with your own blog or website. Here’s what we’ll be covering in this comparison post:

Differentiate between WordPress.org and WordPress.com
Compare Differences in:
Cost
Freedoms and Limitations
Maintenance and Development

How to decide between WordPress.com and WordPress.org

What is WordPress.org?

Community, Miscellaneous

Leading Hosted WordPress Solutions: WP.com, Blog.com and RapidPress

by Sufyan bin Uzayr March 23^rd, 2013 Leave a comment

WordPress is the world’s most popular CMS. However, apart from powering many self-hosted WordPress websites, this CMS is also used as a hosted solution. Need a quick free blog? Yes, this is where hosted WordPress offerings come into play!

In this article, we shall be taking a look at four of the most popular hosted WordPress solution providers.