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Mobile friendly WordPress site built for Innovara

For Immediate Release New Innovara website built by Berkshire Direct Medical industry business services practice utilizing self-service benefits of WordPress site to market thought leadership and training programs globally Williamstown, MA – February 5, 2016 – Innovara recently launched a new WordPress website built by Berkshire Direct. Based in Hadley, MA, Innovara is a global […]

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WordPress iOS App

As if anyone needed another reason to fall in love with WordPress … the WordPress iOS app now has “new features to make on-the-go WordPress blog and website management quicker and easier.” Blogger Aldrin Calimlim talks about the new app here: http://appadvice.com/appnn/2016/02/no-desktop-required-wordpress-for-ios-now-lets-you-create-new-sites WordPress iOS App adds site creation to list of features “WordPress for iOS […]

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Custom website design: Is It Dead?

Is custom website design dead? And, is WordPress responsible for the death of custom website design? We found this interesting blog which discusses the topic. We agree with the author – custom website design isn’t dead. Read on and make your own conclusions. Are WordPress Themes Killing Custom Website Design? “Every so often, somebody writes […]

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WordExpress

I was reading this interesting article today about WordExpress (aka WordPress Express). WordExpress seeks to replace the WordPress PHP codebase with one powered by JavaScript. WordExpress vs Calypso AutoMattic (WordPress parent company) launched their own JavaScript codebase project in November 2015. That code is available on GitHub. According to the article I read, the competing […]

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WordPress ransomware campaign

A WordPress ransomware campaign is underway. WordPress Ransomware Campaign News WordPress Targeted with Mass Ransomware Campaign “A massive malware campaign has been found targeting WordPress websites. The sites were compromised via obfuscated Javascript code, and they all redirect users to a domain hosting the Nuclear exploit kit, which is available commercially via the exploit kits-as-a-service […]

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WordPress security release 4.4.2

According to WordPress.org, WordPress security release 4.4.2 is now available for download and install. The WordPress security release should be applied immediately as it patches two known security issues. WordPress security release now available! “WordPress 4.4.2 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites […]

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Custom web design costs

During our near-daily search for web design news, we came across this article about custom web design costs. Typically we include articles in this blog whose opinion we agree with. In this case, we have an issue with a few things the author says about custom web design costs. However, the article is really well […]

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WordPress predictions for 2016

The future of WordPress is a popular topic. A new year brings about new trends and new predictions. Here are the 2016 WordPress predictions from WhatArmy: WhatArmy’s 2016 WordPress Predictions “WordPress continues to grow – in community and technology improvements. In fact, according to 2015’s State of the Word address by WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg, WordPress “now […]

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Web Videos

Does your website need a lift? How about adding web videos? Adding video to your website is important for lots of reasons. People love to watch videos on YouTube and embedding YouTube videos has the added benefit of helping with search engine performance. Berkshire Direct produces web videos We are in the process of completing […]

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2016 Web Design Trends

Are you trying to figure out the next big thing in website design? Here are some 2016 web design trends that you can expect to see. Top 10: 2016 Web Design Trends “Design trends often span several years (even decades for some types of design), but Web design is a quickly moving and changing industry […]

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