{"id":22223,"date":"2016-12-19T12:15:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T18:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=22223"},"modified":"2024-01-03T00:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T06:25:57","slug":"wordpress-weekly-digest-121916","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wordpress-weekly-digest-121916\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Weekly Digest: 12\/19\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every week brings fresh news and updates in the world of WordPress. Here we recap some of the biggest stories in the WordPress community provided by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/\">Torque<\/a>. Dedicated to informing new and advanced WordPress users about the industry, Torque is a hub for WordPress news, business, and community.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s WordPress Digest features stories on how to perform an SEO audit of your WordPress site, adding ecommerce to your site, AngularJS, and more.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/doc-pops-news-drop-great-gifts-for-devs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"entry-title-content\">DOC POP\u2019S NEWS DROP: GREAT GIFTS FOR DEVS<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doc Pop&#039;s News Drop: Great Gifts For Devs\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZQvCdqY-4WM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We owe developers a lot. To show how much we appreciate them, Torque came up with a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/doc-pops-news-drop-great-gifts-for-devs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">possible gifts<\/a> for developers this holiday season.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/how-to-do-an-seo-audit-of-your-wordpress-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"entry-title-content\">HOW TO DO AN SEO AUDIT OF YOUR WORDPRESS WEBSITE<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/how-to-do-an-seo-audit-of-your-wordpress-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22226 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-10.33.47-AM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-12-19-at-10-33-47-am\" width=\"1288\" height=\"680\" 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is a beginner&#8217;s guide<\/a> to SEO audits.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/questions-ask-adding-ecommerce-wordpress-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"entry-title-content\">QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE ADDING ECOMMERCE TO YOUR WORDPRESS SITE<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/questions-ask-adding-ecommerce-wordpress-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-11.04.27-AM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-12-19-at-11-04-27-am\" width=\"1892\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-11.04.27-AM.png 1892w, 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The CMS is aiming to be more accessible and translation-friendliness is a step in the right direction. <a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/angularjs-translations-wordpress-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is a helpful article<\/a> to explore AngularJS translation and manage localization.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/torque-toons-hello-sarah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"entry-title-content\">TORQUE TOONS: HELLO VAUGHAN<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/torque-toons-hello-sarah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-11.27.19-AM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-12-19-at-11-27-19-am\" width=\"1834\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-11.27.19-AM.png 1834w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-11.27.19-AM-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-11.27.19-AM-768x281.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-11.27.19-AM-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-11.27.19-AM-303x111.png 303w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-11.27.19-AM-1440x526.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1834px) 100vw, 1834px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With last week\u2019s release of WordPress 4.7, named \u201cVaughan\u201d in honor of jazz vocalist Sarah &#8220;Sassy&#8221; Vaughan, WordPress welcomes its sixth female jazz artist to its roster of version names. <a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/torque-toons-hello-sarah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u2019s<\/a> Torque&#8217;s recent breakdown of <a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/2016\/12\/wordpress-4-7-review\/\">what&#8217;s new in 4.7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned for more feature stories and WordPress news from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/torquemag.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">torquemag.io<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week brings fresh news and updates in the world of WordPress. 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