A new roundup this week covers the best content we’ve come across on WordPress.
First up, a great post on how to promote old content. This is something we highly recommend in addition to not only creating and curating evergreen content:
When first launching a website or blog, most bloggers understand the importance of publishing high quality content. When competing against thousands of well-established websites, the blogger knows that the only way to get noticed is… How to promote under-appreciated, old blog content
While this next story is more developer leaning it also a pretty cool development for anybody who uses WordPress. If you haven’t been following the developments on the WordPress REST API check this story out to learn where it’s going:
If you go to a WordCamp and spend anytime around developers, it is hard to not notice the excitement around the new WordPress REST API. The REST API team just released version 1.2 of the plugin… On the WordPress REST API: Reflecting on the past and looking to the future
Flickr also made an interesting announcement especially if you use CCo images:
Flickr announced on Monday, that it’s adding the ability for users to choose Public Domain and Creative Commons 0 (CC0) license designations. The new designations allow users to relinquish all forms of copyright on images. The move is in response to requests from its community and recognizing it has become (more…)… Flickr Announces the Ability to Choose Public Domain and Creative Commons 0 License Designations
Have you ever wanted to show sheet music in WordPress? We haven’t but at least we know where to go if we ever want too…
If you’re a musician or a music teacher and want to show sheet music in WordPress, you might be interested in a new plugin developed by Paul Rosen called ABC Notation. ABC Notation uses ABCjs, an open source ABC music notation JavaScript library that renders sheet music. To render sheet (more…)… Display Sheet Music in WordPress With the ABC Notation Plugin
Finally, this is a really important post that anybody who is interested in increasing their conversions should. It’s a review of a service called Nelio to split test various sections of your website:
All websites serve a purpose. For instance, some sell a product, others offer a service, and others share news and stories. Clearly, some websites are better than others in serving their purpose. Split Testing (or A/B Testing) is a simple way to test changes on the current design or content of a website and determine which changes produce better results…. Split Testing WordPress Menus and Widgets with Nelio A/B Testing
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