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Today is July 4th which means WPBeginner is officially 8 years old — feels unreal to type this! Like every year, I want to take a few minutes and do a quick recap of all the major things happening in business as well as my personal life. WPBeginner Story I started using WordPress when I was 16 years old and started WPBeginner at age 19 with a single mission: make WordPress easy for beginners. Since then WPBeginner has become the largest free WordPress resource site for beginners. For those of you who’re new, you can read the full WPBeginner story on our about page . Personal Updates New Dad life — Solomon is 8 months old and is quite fun. I used to think that I was good at delegating, but I think being a parent has forced me to push it to a new level. Completely out of the blue, I got invited to have dinner with the United States Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin. The dinner was held at the Treasury building, and it was humbling to be in the company of several … [Read more...] about WPBeginner Turns 8 Years Old – Reflections and Updates

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Yet another year is about to coming to an end. We want to thank you guys for supporting WPBeginner for 5+ years of our existence. As we look back at the year of 2014, it was full of success and joy for the WPBeginner team. With your help, we built two schools in Guatemala. Syed will be visiting them in January. We also welcomed Soliloquy and Envira Gallery into our family of WordPress products. OptinMonster became an industry standard for WordPress popup and lead generation plugins. In 2014, we wrote many useful WordPress tutorials. We thought we should compile a list of our favorite ones. Let’s take a look at the year. January 2014 9 Most Common Misconceptions about WordPress – Despite being the world’s most popular CMS, people still know very little about WordPress. In this article, we tried to clarify some of the most common misconceptions about WordPress that we came across while talking to users. How to Show Latest Videos From YouTube Channel in WordPress – … [Read more...] about Best of Best WordPress Tutorials of 2014 on WPBeginner

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Last week, we ran a successful giveaway and fundraiser to celebrate WPBeginner’s 5th birthday and help build 2 schools in Guatemala through Pencils of Promise charity. This would not be possible without our Platinum sponsors who donated $5000 towards the campaign. I want to highlight each of them by interviewing them about their business. In this interview, we have Chris Lema, VP of Emphasys Software, a daily blogger and business coach at ChrisLema.com Chris and I first met at BlogWorld where our mutual friend Dre Armeda from Sucuri introduced us. Ever since than, Chris and I had become good friends. We have hung out at dozens of conferences, had countless dinners, and even went on a mastermind in Cabo . Chris loves helping others. When he found out about the giveaway I was doing, he jumped right on board to donate $5000. I have had tons of great conversations with Chris, so I’m sure you’ll enjoy this conversation and learn from his experience. Having that said, … [Read more...] about Interview with Chris Lema – Business of WordPress

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As highlighted in our post earlier today , we successfully raised funds to build 2 schools in Guatemala. This would not have been possible without the support of these amazing companies ran by some of the most outstanding people in the WordPress community that I am honored to call my friends. All companies listed here donated $1000 towards the campaign and donated prizes to our giveaway. Please check them out and the products they have to offer because aside from having quality products, these businesses giveback to the community. Sucuri Founded in 2010, Sucuri is a company geared toward keeping your sites safe. They are a dominating force in the security industry and supports users from around the globe. We use them and with all of the major publications who recommend them there is no reason not to use them to keep your websites secure. MaxCDN MaxCDN is one of the largest Content Delivery Network providers available. They help reduce your server load and … [Read more...] about Thanks to our Gold Sponsors for Helping us Build Two Schools

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Last week, we ran a successful giveaway and fundraiser to celebrate WPBeginner’s 5th birthday and help build 2 schools in Guatemala through Pencils of Promise charity. This would not be possible without our Platinum sponsors who donated $5000 towards the campaign. I want to highlight each of them by interviewing them about their business. In this interview, we have Reneta Tsankova, COO of SiteGround web hosting. Reneta and I first met a year or so ago at a conference. We had a formal meal and soon after exchanged several emails. Later we started hanging out at different WordCamps and industry events. What I loved about Reneta and SiteGround is their motivation and dedication to improving their platform and serving their customers. I have personally tested their customer service (anonymously) for quality assurance, and I had one of the best live chat experiences. When I publicly announced the giveaway, Siteground quickly stepped up to support the cause. I have had tons of … [Read more...] about Interview with Reneta Tsankova from SiteGround

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