It is crazy to think that we are already in August and a number of school systems in the United States are already back in session. How are you doing in working through your list of things you wanted to get done this summer?
Do you have some skills you want to learn on your list of things you want to do… and have you already made plans on how you will achieve that training? If not… today is the day. In other news, iThemes currently has a survey that is looking to see what the biggest struggles are for entrepreneurs. We’d love it if you could take the time to answer this one question survey.
WordPress News
Most iThemes members are already familiar with Rebecca Gill and her SEO training webinars she has been doing for the past year with iThemes. Don’t miss this blog post on Getting Rid of SEO Lies.
For those developers and site owners with a little more technical knowledge may be interested in speed analysis that compares WordPress’ admin-ajax.php vs the new REST API.
An incredibly important discussion is happening over on DigWP regarding the “admin notices” overtaking the WordPress admin area and what can be done about it.
Another excellent comparison of current page builder plugins for WordPress is worth the time to read if you (or your clients) need a more visual page builder element.
An exciting feature of the upcoming WordPress 4.6 is the new broken link checker in the post editor. This new feature should be a welcome addition to WordPress core.
This must be the week of great articles that you don’t want to miss because Tom McFarlin has another post on WordPress Framework vs not a framework. Plus, Matt Cromwell tries to ignite the discussion again on re-looking at Post Formats UI.
WordPress Plugins
Are you looking for an easy way to add header and footer scripts into WordPress? https://wordpress.org/plugins/header-and-footer-scripts-inserter/
This Google maps plugin allows you to add advanced markers, custom overlays and more for maps on your WordPress site.
A really cool plugin that helps you show your WordPress posts/content in a customized way.
Do you need a simple way to remove the date from a specific blog post? Check out WP Date Remover.
The plugin Social Media Gallery will pull all your images across multiple social media accounts into one sortable and navigable gallery.
I wanted to thank those of you who write me and let me know about plugins, news, tutorials and other pieces of content many of you create. I love adding that type of information to our WordPress Weekly Recap posts. You can also let me know about things you come across by emailing benjamin@ithemes.com. Until next week … have a great day.
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