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Favorite WordPress Plugins and Utilities

October 16, 2018

A list of some of the most commonly used WordPress plugins and WordPress utilities/Composer packages from the Roots Community.

Free Migrations from WP Engine and Flywheel to Kinsta

October 9, 2018

Through March 31st, Kinsta is offering free migrations from WP Engine, Flywheel, and StudioPress. Kinsta is the only managed WordPress host we've ever felt comfortable recommending.

Debugging WordPress Filters with Xdebug

July 25, 2018

Ever had a filter produce output that weren't sure how that output was being generated? See how using Xdebug can make that job a little easier.

WP-Gistpen: A Gist Clone for WordPress

April 11, 2018

WP-Gistpen is a WordPress plugin for saving and displaying code snippets on your WordPress site.

Thanks to Our Recent Sponsors: Kinsta, KM Digital, Harness Software

February 21, 2018

Recently we've started using OpenCollective to get financial support from the community. Today, we're welcoming some larger sponsors: Kinsta, KM, Harness

Favorite WP-CLI Packages: Login Command

February 9, 2018

wp-cli-login-command is a package by Evan Mattson that creates passwordless links for your WordPress sites. It's as simple as: wp login create username ✨

Sage 9

February 7, 2018

Just like Bootstrap 4’s recent final release 🎉, Sage 9 is finally out of beta after years of development!

Using and Customizing WordPress Starter Content

December 13, 2016

Starter content allows themes to define suggested settings, pages, widgets, and menus on new WordPress installations. New feature as of WordPress 4.7.

We’ve Migrated from Yoast SEO

May 10, 2016

After putting it off for months, we've finally migrated from using the Yoast SEO plugin to both the The SEO Framework and Google XML Sitemaps plugins.

Simplifying Trellis

March 29, 2016

Trellis now has a slimmer configuration file. Lots of settings have been moved outside of the configs and have intelligently set proper defaults.

Trellis Adds Let’s Encrypt Integration

March 22, 2016

Trellis now comes with automated Let’s Encrypt integration for free SSL certificates and the best HTTPS setup. Scores an A+ on the SSL Labs Test.

WordPress Password Security Follow-up

March 21, 2016

Follow up to the 'Improving WordPress Password Security' post. If you’re on PHP 5.5+ then use our bcrypt plugin to improve your site’s security.