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Powering over 25% of all sites on the web, it’s safe to say that WordPress is the most popular CMS (Content Management System) for creating websites. Written in PHP, open-source, versatile, powerful and highly extendable. It is the preferred system for web designers and developers, and because it’s so easy to use, it’s very popular with beginners as well.
Here you will find carefully curated collections of powerful and free WordPress themes and a huge selection of free WordPress plugins that will allow you to add even more functionality to the CMS.
WordPress 3.8 Has Been Released this Week
Named “Parker” in memory of Jazz saxophonist Charles Parker, WordPress 3.8 has been released. This new version of WordPress brings many interesting features to the table, such as the redesigned…
How WordPress Custom Post Types Makes Updating Easier for your Clients
A great challenge for any WordPress developer is ensuring that when the time comes to launch your new project, your clients will be able to make basic updates as needed….
8 Free WordPress Plugins for Improving User Interaction
If there is a sense of community and vibrant life surrounding a blog it tends to be successful and ultimately popular – that is a fact. So, if you own…
Is There a Wordcamp Near You?
WordCamps are local/regional/international get-togethers where designers, developers and users meet to share their knowledge. Sure, lots of different software platforms, etc. have their own dedicated conferences. But attending a WordCamp…
Specialty Sites You Can Build With WordPress Plugins
Both through the addition of core features and plugins, in recent years, WordPress has blossomed into a full-fledged CMS and is now flexible enough to power a wide variety of…
Finding The Best WordPress Plugins for Your Website
As of this writing, there are currently well over 25,000 plugins listed at WordPress.org’s Plugin Directory. While that ensures that you have a lot of choices, it doesn’t necessarily make…
Happy Birthday WordPress – Ten Years Old Today!
It was in 2003 that the first version of WordPress came out. It did not have many things to brag about back then — there is not much a blogging…
Never Say WordPress When Selling a Web Design Project
Prior to selling my web agency, HotPress Web, last year and starting uGurus, a new venture to help web professionals become more profitable, I pitched a lot of website projects….
Using WordPress as a REST API for a Mobile App
Often when making mobile apps you will need your app to get the latest content from your website, or if there is not a website already with content some way…
