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The WordPress REST API: The Journey So Far, And What’s to Come (torquemag.io)
The WordPress REST API’s journey into core has been a long one and we’re not quite there yet. In many respects, however, the leisurely pace of its introduction has been a blessing.
As we teeter on the edge of a REST API-powered future, now is an excellent time to take stock of its development to date, recap why it’s at the heart of the next stage of WordPress’s evolution, and take a punt on what we can expect from it in the future. -
WordPress 4.5.1 Maintenance Release (wordpress.org)
After about six million downloads of WordPress 4.5, we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of WordPress 4.5.1, a maintenance release. -
Facebook News Feed Now Favors Articles That Users Spend a Longer Time Reading (wptavern.com)
Facebook announced that its news feed algorithm will now favor articles that users spend a long time reading. While likes, clicks, comments, and sharing counts are all valuable metrics, they are not always reliable determinants for what users want to see. Facebook discovered this by gathering feedback via its Feed Quality Program. -
How WordPress, AMP, And Instant Articles will Revolutionize The Internet (torquemag.io)
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What WordPress.org Does with the Data it Collects from Users Sites (wptavern.com)
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Global WordPress Translation Day Draws 448 Participants from 105 Countries (wptavern.com)
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A 42-Year-Old Developer’s Advice on Working in Tech (wptavern.com)
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The Ultimate Guide to Updating WordPress and Multisite (premium.wpmudev.org)
Along with security concerns, you don’t want to miss out on all the latest features that are included in the latest version of WordPress.
Fortunately, there are many ways to update WordPress and in this post we’ll look at seven different ways you can keep your site up-to-date and how to do this automatically and with popular auto-updaters such as Softaculous, as well as how to update manually via FTP or SSH, even if you have a much older version installed.
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Into the Vault: the HTTP-to-HTTPS Checklist (wpshout.com)
All big sites—Amazon, Google, YouTube, and so on—are SSL-only, and seeing an SSL certificate (a glowing green lock in the URL bar) is, to many users, a general indicator that they’re okay to interact freely with a site. This article documents a few important recurring “gotchas” in transitioning WordPress sites onto SSL.
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Hands On Improving Google PageSpeed (code.tutsplus.com)
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The Ultimate Guide To Automatic Updates With WP Pusher (blog.wppusher.com)
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Making Custom REST Routes In WordPress 4.4 and Beyond (wpshout.com)
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Migrating WordPress from a XAMPP Localhost to the Web (premium.wpmudev.org)
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