Microsoft Makes Scaling WordPress On Azure Easier

Almost a quarter of all sites on the web today run WordPress (including TechCrunch), but it’s not the easiest content management system to scale up for high-traffic sites. A bit of basic caching goes a long way, but to run a very large site — or to manage a huge...

What WordPress Can Learn From the Ghost Project

Last year John O’Nolan caused quite a stir when he announced that he intended to fork WordPress to create Ghost, a new open source blogging platform. O’Nolan posted his proposed designs for Ghost on his website, originally intending for it to be a minimalist concept...

7 Tips To Reduce WordPress Database Size

Article by Dan Virgillito Serious about speeding up your WordPress-hosted website? Then you’ve likely shelled out money for a clutter-free design or codes that reduce the loading time of your site. And if you’re anything like the typical webmaster, you eagerly devour...

How to start a podcast using WordPress and PowerPress

Article by Jason Tucker I’ve been doing podcasts for since early 2006 where I was running two different podcasts and was also president of the OC Podcasters (the website is still up too).  Back then I was rolling my own RSS feeds and then got into using a plugin for...

Automattic Acquires BruteProtect To Help Keep WordPress Users Safe

Article by Frederic Lardinois WordPress now powers so many websites, it’s no surprise that it’s a favorite target for hackers. To keep its users safe, Automattic – the company behind both WordPress.com and the open-source WordPress project — today announced that it...