WordPress (WP) is the most popular blogging software on the internet right now. While WordPress.com accounts offer free WP hosting, those blogs offer limited features. If you want to take your WordPress blog to a more professional level, then it’s time to find a WordPress hosting provider. If you already have your own WP hosting solution but you’re unhappy with its performance, then you may want to switch to one that’s more reliable or has better features. Read more »

Commercial WordPress plugins offer lots of great benefits over free plugins such as great support and better functionality. Below is a review list of all the best premium plugins that are available for WordPress. These WP plugins below are not listed in any specific order. If you own a commercial WordPress plugin and would like for us to add it to the list, just send us an email and we’ll review it for inclusion. Read more »

Recently I reported on the poor donation rates that WordPress plugin developers receive and posted a follow-up article in which I criticized Matt Mullenweg for the minimal level of support he displays to WordPress premium theme developers and commercial plugin developers. The first post was received with accolades and a call for action to help support plugin developers as the reported donation rates for some of the most popular WordPress plugins were downright offensive (e.g. < 0.01%). Read more »

I believe it’s time for Matt Mullenweg to seriously reconsider the restrictive, unsuccessful business models (donations, paid support) he currently requires developers adhere to in order to have their plugins and themes hosted at WordPress.org. Theme and plugin developers have helped make WordPress the champion blogging platform that it is today without receiving a single dime of the $29.5 million in funding that Automattic raised last year. Read more »

Plugin developers are the heart and soul of WordPress. WordPress plugin developers not only extend the core functionality of WP but they drive innovation for the popular blogging platform. Compared to other blogging platforms, WordPress arguably possesses the strongest and most generous community of all. Despite this however, WP plugin developers receive very little compensation for their efforts to supply the WP plugin repository with quality free plugins. Read more »

Recently I changed commenting systems from the Wordpress default to using Intense Debate and then switching to Disqus. This need for change was due in part that I began thinking my blog needed to open up and get a bit more social. At that time, if you wanted to comment on ToMuse you needed to register. That requirement was put into place for several reasons that included cracking down on spammers, using the Social Profiles plugin, and helping to ensure good thought provoking comments instead of useless driveby link-dropping drivel. Read more »

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Finding the right WordPress theme for your WordPress blog can sometimes be a challenge so I put together a list of some of the best WordPress themes and best WordPress theme designers available today. These were selected based on professionalism, popularity, and pure excellence. I’ll continue to add to this list to not [...] Read more »

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So you want to have your own blog or website? If you’re just starting out I would strongly suggest you use WordPress because it’s free, flexible, extremely well supported, very powerful, totally customizable, and super easy to use. If you don’t know how to install it or don’t have the time, we can [...] Read more »

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For beginners that aren’t very familiar with WordPress (WP) and how it works, we are here to help. We are available to answer any questions that you may have and help you troubleshoot any problems that may arise. If your WP site crashes, receives an error, or you need to move it to [...] Read more »

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WordPress (WP) is by far the best blogging platform available. For aspiring bloggers that don’t know where to start you’ve come the the right place. We can install your WP blog for free, teach you how to use WordPress, be there when you need help, and optimize your WP site to make it [...] Read more »