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wpMail.me wpMail.me issue#359 - The weekly WordPress newsletter. No spam, no nonsense. - May 17, 2018 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. News & Articles WordPress Featured in Dedicated Impact Column in the IEEE Software Magazine (livablesoftware.com) Given its importance, WordPress deserved to have a dedicated impact column in the IEEE Software magazine. IEEE Software's mission is to be the best source of reliable, useful, peer-reviewed information for leading software practitioners. With this context in mind, we hope you enjoy Jordi's impact column on WordPress – A Content-Management System to Democratize publishing. WordPress 4.9.6 Release Candidate 2 (make.wordpress.org) A second release candidate package for 4.9.6 has been released and is now available for testing. Please help test this release candidate version to ensure everything works as expected. [RESULTS] 2018 WordPress Hosting Survey – Aka "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of WordPress Hosting" (www.codeinwp.com) What you're about to read are the results of our 2018 WordPress hosting survey – aka. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of WordPress Hosting." Yep, we have good, we have bad, and we indeed do have ugly. Where Are the Amazing WordPress Jobs? (tommcfarlin.com) How To Pay Outsourced Developers: Fixed-Price vs Time and Materials Pricing Models – Which One Should You Choose? (codeable.io) WordCamp Europe infographic! All #WCEU Editions Compared 2013-2018 (themeisle.com) A Breakdown of the OWASP Top 10 Application Security Risks for 2017/18 (torquemag.io) Sponsored by Plugin News 10 Best WordPress Event Management Plugins (Calendars, Ticketing, RSVPs) (kinsta.com) In order to achieve some of the more advanced calendar features, a WordPress event management plugin is required. What's great is that you have dozens of options to choose from, and the best ones are affordable, powerful, and easy to understand. To Free Up Resources, WordPress.org Plugin Review Team Begins Closing Unused Plugins (wptavern.com) In an effort to free up resources on WordPress.org, the WordPress Plugin Review Team is closing unused plugins. An unused plugin is one that has been approved for the directory but no code was uploaded by the developer in six months or more. CSS Hero Review: Makes Theme And Plugin CSS Beginner-Friendly (wplift.com) The 12 Best WordPress Contact Form Plugins (www.wpexplorer.com) Theme Releases Architectonic (wordpress.org)   Fury (wordpress.org)   Crimson Rose (wordpress.org)   Theme News 12 of the Best WooCommerce Themes for WordPress (wphacks.com) Tutorials The Do's and Don'ts for Hosting WordPress Membership Sites (kinsta.com) Today we'll explore some of the do's and don'ts for WordPress membership sites and how to best optimize them to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and longevity. Mobile-first Indexing for WordPress – What It Is and How to Prepare for It (www.wpexplorer.com) Search engines work by using complex algorithms that are constantly evolving. Google for one, is continuously working on improving their search algorithm to offer users the best search experience possible. As a part of this process, Google is gradually moving towards a mobile-first index on a gradual basis. But don't worry – there are a few easy steps you can follow to prep for mobile-first indexing for WordPress. Moving A WordPress Root Install To A Subdirectory Install And Vice Versa (deliciousbrains.com) How to Create Reports Your WordPress Clients Will Actually Want (premium.wpmudev.org) How to Convert WordPress Categories to Custom Taxonomies (www.wpbeginner.com) Google Search Console + WordPress: An Introduction to Google Search Console for WordPress Users (themeisle.com) Advanced OOP For WordPress Pt. 4: Setting Up With WordPress Test Suite For Integration Testing (torquemag.io) How to Search Through a WordPress Plugin's Files with Sublime Text (wpshout.com) Podcasts and Videos Jeff Matson | Hallway Chats (hallwaychats.com) Stone Cold WordPress | WPWeekly (wptavern.com) NLP and Mind Mapping With Remkus de Vries | WP Elevation (www.wpelevation.com) follow on Twitter | forward to a friend  wpMail.me is published by Cozmoslabs. Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe here. Want to advertise? View our media kit for info. Want to post a job? Use our self serve system or reply to this e-mail. Copyright © 2018 WPmail.me, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website wpMail.me for a weekly newsletter. WPmail.me Armoniei, nr. 26 sc.1 Ap 46 Timisoara 300291 Romania  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | view email in browser