This Week in WordPress (May 5 - 11, 2018)

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Channel: Elegant Themes · 2018 · People & Blogs

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Hello, Divi Nation. Every Friday afternoon, we get together, hang out for a while, and talk about the most interesting news, tutorials, and resources that any of us could find This Week in WordPress.

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--NEWS

The Decline of Social Traffic and the SEO Renaissance https://torquemag.io/2018/05/the-decline-of-social-traffic-and-the-seo-renaissance/

Nashville in August? Come to Southeast PHP https://wpshout.com/links/nashville-in-august-come-to-southeast-php/



--TUTORIALS

How to Search Through a WordPress Plugin’s Files with Sublime Text https://wpshout.com/quick-guides/how-to-search-through-a-wordpress-plugins-files-with-sublime-text/

How to Indirectly Apply Section Dividers to Your Design (Part 2: Modules)  https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/divi-resources/how-to-indirectly-apply-section-dividers-to-your-design-part-2-modules

How to Conduct an SEO Audit of your WordPress Website https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/tips-tricks/how-to-conduct-an-seo-audit-of-your-website


How to Protect Your WordPress Business from a Major Life Change https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-protect-your-wordpress-business-from-a-major-life-change/

Building Mobile Apps Using React Native And WordPress https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/05/building-mobile-apps-using-react-native-wordpress/

How to Create a Professional-Looking Freelancing Portfolio with WordPress (in 5 steps) https://torquemag.io/2018/05/how-to-create-a-professional-looking-freelancing-portfolio-with-wordpress-in-5-steps/

How to Change WordPress Theme via phpMyAdmin http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-change-wordpress-theme-via-phpmyadmin/

How to Convert WordPress Categories to Custom Taxonomies http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-convert-wordpress-categories-to-custom-taxonomies/

How to Successfully Launch a Retargeting Campaign Using WordPress https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-successfully-launch-a-retargeting-campaign-using-wordpress/



--RESOURCES

Content Syndication in WordPress: Why It’s Not Just for Bloggers https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/content-syndication-in-wordpress-why-its-not-just-for-bloggers/

10 Best Calculator Plugins for Your WordPress Site http://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/best-calculator-plugins-for-wordpress/

What Google’s Mobile First Index Means for Your WordPress Website https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/general-news/what-googles-mobile-first-index-means-for-your-wordpress-website

Things Designers Should Know About SEO In 2018 https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/05/things-designers-should-know-about-seo-2018/

What is PCI Compliance? https://blog.sucuri.net/2018/05/pci-compliance.html

I Used The Web For A Day With JavaScript Turned Off https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/05/using-the-web-with-javascript-turned-off/

From Torque: “Are WordPress Developers Really Cheaper to Hire?” https://wpshout.com/links/from-torque-are-wordpress-developers-really-cheaper-to-hire/

New CSS Features That Are Changing Web Design https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/05/future-of-web-design/

Tech CMO panel takes on marketing’s transformation https://velocitize.com/2018/05/08/tech-cmo-panel-takes-marketings-transformation/

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