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This Week in WordPress (May 19 to June 1, 2018)

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Channel: Elegant Themes · 2018 · People & Blogs

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Welcome, Divi Nation, to This Week in WordPress! Every Friday, we get together to talk about the best news, tutorials, and resources that were published this week. 
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--NEWS

The First Release of WordPress Turns 15 Years Old https://wptavern.com/the-first-release-of-wordpress-turns-15-years-old 

WordPress Time Machine by 93Digital https://wptavern.com/93digital-publishes-wordpress-time-machine

WordCamp US 2018 is Accepting Speaker Proposals Until July 1st https://wptavern.com/wordcamp-us-2018-is-accepting-speaker-proposals-until-july-1st 

WordPress.org Privacy Policy Updates https://wordpress.org/news/2018/05/wordpress-org-privacy-policy-updates/  

Meta descriptions are going to be shorter again https://yoast.com/shorter-meta-descriptions/  

A Comprehensive List of GDPR-Related Resources https://torquemag.io/2018/05/gdpr-resources/  

Updated Elegant Themes Privacy Policy https://www.elegantthemes.com/policy/privacy/


--TUTORIALS

How to Vet & Hire a WordPress Subcontractor https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-vet-hire-a-wordpress-subcontractor/ 

How to Create an Event Registration Page in WordPress http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-create-an-event-registration-page-in-wordpress/ 

Charge What You’re Worth: A Guide to Increasing Freelance Rates https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/a-guide-to-increasing-wordpress-freelance-rates/ 

5 Psychological Design Tricks to Make Your WordPress Site Get Noticed https://torquemag.io/2018/05/5-psychological-design-tricks-to-make-your-wordpress-site-get-noticed/  

How to Change Your Wordpress Default Admin Username https://didgit.com/blog/change-your-wordpress-default-admin-username

Squarespace to WordPress: A Step-by-Step Migration Guide https://www.mprstudio.com/squarespace-wordpress-site-migration-guide/

How to Add Magnifying Zoom for Images in WordPress http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-add-magnifying-zoom-for-images-in-wordpress/ 

How to Monetize a Blog – Advice From a Blog That Actually Makes Money https://www.codeinwp.com/blog/how-to-monetize-a-blog/ 

How to Launch a Crowdfunding Campaign with WordPress https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-launch-a-crowdfunding-campaign-with-wordpress/  

How to Add Your Etsy Store in WordPress http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-add-your-etsy-store-in-wordpress/ 



--RESOURCES

18 free & affordable productivity apps for freelancers on a budget https://getflywheel.com/layout/free-affordable-productivity-apps/ 

After 5 years and $3M, here's everything we've learned from building Ghost https://blog.ghost.org/5/

3 Common WordPress Attacks You Can Stop In Their Tracks https://torquemag.io/2018/05/stop-common-wordpress-attacks/ 

How Do You Know Your Website Is A Success? https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/05/how-do-you-know-website-success/ 

Why Not All Password Managers are Secure and What to Do About It https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/why-not-all-password-managers-are-secure-and-what-to-do-about-it/ 

31 WordPress Experts Predict the Future of WordPress Security https://www.malcare.com/blog/2018/05/15/31-wordpress-experts-predict-the-future-of-wordpress-security/

Media / attachment URL: what to do with them? https://yoast.com/media-attachment-urls/ 

The Future Is Here! Augmented And Virtual Reality Icon Set https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/05/augmented-virtual-reality-freebie/  

5 Best WordPress Image Compression Plugins Compared And Tested (2018) https://wplift.com/best-image-compression-plugins 

Connect WordPress to Medium & Up Your Content Marketing Game https://pagely.com/blog/wordpress-and-medium/ 

5 Artificial Intelligence Tools for Content Marketing https://torquemag.io/2018/05/5-artificial-intelligence-tools-for-content-marketing/

Five Ways to Boost Engagement with Live Chat https://woocommerce.com/2018/05/five-ways-to-boost-engagement-with-live-chat/  

Understanding How WordPress Outputs Code From Child Themes https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/understanding-how-wordpress-outputs-code-from-child-themes/ 

Is It Worth to Post Fake Reviews about Your Business Online? https://www.gmapswidget.com/fake-reviews-about-business

Understanding the Email Marketing Lifecycle https://woocommerce.com/2018/05/understanding-email-marketing-lifecycle/

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