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November Roundup: Bye to PHP 7.4, hello WordPress 6.1, hello new accessibility checklist and more

In today’s roundup, we are going to discuss the end of an era, what’s new for Gutenberg in WordPress 6.1, the new WordCamp Accessibility checklist, the Great Plugin Data Saga, and how you can apply for a diversity scholarship for WordCamp Asia. You ready to ride? Giddy up. End of PHP 7.4: what it means for enterprise WordPress It is the end of an era. PHP 7.4 was released November 28, 2019. As of November 28, 2022, it will reach its end of life. It had a good run, 3 years in fact, but now we must move on. Jon

Todd Jones November 6, 2022 No Comments
5 things I learned from having a livestream YouTube Show
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5 lessons I learned from having a YouTube Livestream Show

Earlier this year, I started the Messaging Matters Show. I believe, you know, that your business message matters. I did a YouTube show a few years ago called Copychat. It was fun, but it was lots of work, and I was not very good at video editing. I recorded the show, uploaded it, and I had a little introduction. This time I decided I would do my YouTube show as a livestream. I felt there were advantages to doing the show as a livestream. I also gave it a new name and focus much more on copywriting and content marketing.

Todd Jones October 23, 2022 No Comments
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October 2022 WordPress Roundup: Deceptive marketing, superfans, and a history of page builders

In this month’s WordPress roundup we discuss superfans, the history of page builders, and deceptive marketing practices. Buckle up. Let’s ride. WordPress succeeds by embracing the superfans, not dismissing them Rob Howard from MasterWP wrote a nice article comparing some decisions by Automattic to abandoning superfans. He makes a very valid point. The article starts with the drama around removing the chart that showed data about free plugins and their popularity. You may remember that happening in the early part of October. What followed was quite a fallout and Automattic trying to explain the reasoning. Howard believes, unlike many, that

Todd Jones October 14, 2022 No Comments
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How to Properly Gather Consent on Websites

Modern websites are built to bring leads to the business, whether it be individuals setting up an appointment, subscribing to an email newsletter, inquiring about products or services, or purchasing such products or services. One consequence of bringing in new leads that many businesses don’t think about is that the individuals submit their personal information, such as names, emails, phone numbers, or IP addresses, to the website. Personal information such as the above is commonly collected by websites and is now regulated under various privacy laws. In addition to requiring certain websites to have a Privacy Policy, these privacy laws

Donata Stroink-Skillrud October 3, 2022 No Comments
5 reasons to use MainWP
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5 reasons to use MainWP to help run your WordPress Web Care Business

Well, hello there. You may be looking at MainWP to manage your websites. Thanks for stopping by! As you look at reasons you might want to get started or even invest in this tool for your business, you may notice that there are tons of features. MainWP has worked hard over the past several years to build collaboration with some of the top tools in the WordPress industry. So, today, I thought I would talk about five reasons to use MainWP in your WordPress Web Care workflow The best tools can be used with MainWP. MainWP calls them extensions. They

Todd Jones October 2, 2022 No Comments
Value of a Blog post
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How long does it take to write a blog post? One that “moves the needle.”

When it comes to writing blog posts, most people want to know three things: 1) How long should it be (how many words)? 2) How often should I post? and 3) How much should I pay? However, the better question you should ask, the one that helps you answer these questions is: How long does it take to write a blog post? Ultimately, business owners want to know how much they have to invest in content marketing. Content marketing is an investment, not an expense. To understand the value of something, there are multiple things to consider. For one, how

Todd Jones September 25, 2022 No Comments
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September Toolbox: Have fun drawing, writing, and singing with these fun tools

It is that time again when we talk about cool tools to add to your toolbox. For the month of September, I wanted to talk about tools that would allow us to do something more fun! Some of these tools will be great for wasting time (cough, cough, me). Ready? Can you Quick Draw? Quick Draw might be my new favorite obsession. Well, it could be too early to say, but I enjoyed it.  You have time to draw an object and the computer guesses what it is. It’s like playing Pictionary like they did in that episode of the

Todd Jones September 17, 2022 No Comments
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2nd Annual WordPress Web Care Consultant Survey coming soon

The second annual WordPress Web Care Consultant Survey will launch soon. The year was 2021, and I felt the need to do something a bit different. But what should I do? Then I got this idea. Or, let me say, an idea I had before returned to me. I had always wanted to do a Web Care Consultant Survey. I was curious about what consultants charged for web care, what types of other services they offered, tech stacks, and much more. I had looked before and, to my knowledge, no one else had done this. After all, at MainWP, we

Todd Jones September 9, 2022 No Comments
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WordPress Roundup: Apply to speak, what should we call Gutenberg, and another acquisition

More than once in the past week, I have seen friends refer to this time of year as the “ber” months. We have crossed into September with October, November, and December on its heels and undoubtedly things get a little more hectic. In the United States, that means we will have Fall weather. What season is it in your country? I love the Fall. I love the cooler weather and some of the other holidays we have coming up. So, as we enter September, we look at our September roundup, including a major acquisition (surprise!), a new way to talk

Todd Jones September 2, 2022 No Comments

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