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WordPress 3.0 Thelonious passed 3 million downloads yesterday, and today the plugin directory followed suit with a milestone of its own: 100 million downloads. The WordPress community’s growth over the years has been tremendous, and we want to reinvest in it. So we’re taking the next two months to concentrate on improving WordPress.org. A major part of that will be improving the infrastructure of the plugins directory. More than 10,000 plugins are in the directory, every one of them GPL compatible and free as in both beer and speech. Here’s what we have in mind: We want to provide developers the tools they need to build the best possible plugins. We’re going to provide better integration with the forums so you can support your users. We’ll make more statistics available to you so you can analyze your user base, and over time we hope to make it easier for you to manage, build, and release localized plugins. We want to improve how the core software works with your plugin and … [Read more...] about 100 Million Plugin Downloads and Counting

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WordPress introduced a site health check feature in version 5.1 which was further improved in WordPress 5.2 to include a site health check score. This feature helps website owners keep an eye on the performance and security issues that may affect their site. Many of our readers have asked us about how to properly utilize the site health feature, and what it can or cannot do. In this article, we will show you how to get a 100% score in WordPress site health check. We will also answer some commonly asked questions about the site health feature. What is WordPress Site Health Check Score? WordPress Site Health check score is a feature in WordPress, which looks for common performance and security issues and gives a health check score based on various tests. You can view your site health score by visiting Tools » Site Health page in your WordPress admin area. WordPress powers more than 34% of all websites on the internet. Most people who make a website using … [Read more...] about 12 Tips to Get a 100% in WordPress Site Health Check Score (Easy)

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Over the past few days, the WPBeginner team has been in New York City at Blog World Expo East. While here we have the pleasure of being able to share interesting sessions with you like this panel, presented by Randy Adler, Christopher Prince Boucher, Jessica Kantor, and Bob Knorpp. Online content is competing with traditional print media every day. But unlike print media, online content is a space where the rules of copyright are blurred. Content sharing is huge on blogs and so much less so in traditional media, making it especially hard for big news giants to make the transformation from print to blog without some growing pains. The fact of the matter is, people are going to find and share your information. If you do not allow them to, by providing avenues for them to interact with you and get your permission for sharing, they will either steal your content or torrent it. Unfortunately, the legal world puts the burden on the copyright owner to protect and police their copyright, … [Read more...] about The black, white, and gray of cross linking, reposting, and media rights

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Are you frustrated with your WordPress hosting provider? Not sure whether you should switch hosts? In this article, we will share 7 key indicators to help you know when it’s time to change your web hosting. Overcoming The Biggest Fear Most beginners are afraid to switch hosts. Why? because it requires technical knowledge to move a website without any downtime. If you’re somewhat savvy, then you can probably follow our tutorial on how to move WordPress to a new host without any downtime . Even though it doesn’t require any code thanks to BackupBuddy , it is still scary for a lot of beginner users. Thankfully, most good hosting companies will migrate your site for you (especially if you ask nicely). How much would they charge? That depends on how big your site is. In most cases, it’s free. Sometimes, you may pay a small fee. But this service is definitely available even if it’s not advertised. You just have to ask . Now that you are relieved of your biggest fear, … [Read more...] about When Should You Change Your WordPress Web Hosting (Top 7 Key Indicators)

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If we received a dollar every time someone mentioned or asked a question about bounce rate, we would be millionaires. I mean, a lot has been said, written and asked about this “monster” traffic metric that seems to scare all and sundry. But that’s probably because many peeps who cower when bounce rate is mentioned usually don’t know a thing about the infamous bounce, or perhaps any other traffic metric for that matter. Oh the naivety that lives on the internet. It’s as astounding as it’s appalling. Here’s a moment of truth though: Bounce rate is simply the percentage of people who leave your site without viewing any page other than the entrance page. Confusing much? Let’s lift the shroud of mystery off this animal called the bounce rate once and for all. Let’s assume some motivated prospect searches “WordPress consultant” in Google, and your site comes up among the first ten (10) results simply because you diligently followed these WordPress SEO best practices . Since your … [Read more...] about How to Decrease Bounce Rate on Your WordPress Site

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