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Sallie Goetsch, John Locke, Morten Rand-Hendriksen, Chris Badgett, Mendel Kurland, John Locke, Adam Preiser and Tom McKraken joined host Jonathan Denwood for episode 278 of the WP-Tonic roundtable March 23, 2018

This show is brought to you by our sponsor IntelligenceWP. IntelligenceWP is a plugin that helps you make actionable sense from the information Google analytics provides.

1st: Story
Is “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” (John Locke) a fair statement? Should your data be collected and used without your knowledge or approval? Should privacy be a given or should the user expect their data to be used elsewhere? Listen in to the discussion for pointed discussion on both sides of the argument.

2nd: Story
Google analytics getting data to help your business – conversion tracking Ninja forms. Is this necessary? Is this useful? Does A.I. really know what you need/want before you do?

3rd: Story
Does your site look good on all devices? According to Adam Preiser your site should be updated every 2 years. Listen in for the latest on mobile responsive websites and discussion regarding algorithms.

This Weeks Discussion Stories

1 - A Plea For Plugin Developers to Stop Supporting Legacy PHP Versions

https://wptavern.com/a-plea-for-plugin-developers-to-stop-supporting-legacy-php-versions

2- Facebook Fallout

Scott Galloway, NYU Stern School of Business, discusses what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should be doing as a leader in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

Mark Zuckerberg

Sheryl Sandberg

Cambridge Analytica

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/03/20/nyu-professor-facebook-scandal-is-a-textbook-case-study-of-how-not-to-handle-a-crisis.html

3 - Preparing Your WordPress Site for the Upcoming Google Mobile-First Index

https://kinsta.com/blog/google-mobile-first-index/

4 - Let’s Encrypt Wildcard Certificates Are Now Available

https://wptavern.com/lets-encrypt-wildcard-certificates-are-now-available

5 - How BBC Interactive Content Works Across AMP, Apps, And The Web

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/03/bbc-interactive-content-amp-apps-web/

This week on the WP-Tonic podcast, our guest had to reschedule because she was sick, so Jonathan Denwood and Kim Shivler spoke about Membership Websites. In the past, the two broke down requirements for planning and implementing a WordPress Learning Management System. In this episode, they applies the same format to discuss requirements for planning and implementing a WordPress Membership Website.

The discussion covered several popular WordPress membership plugins including MemberPress and Paid Memberships Pro pointing out the features of the different plugins and focused on the importance of proper planning to make sure you select the right plugin for your requirements.

Would you also please add the following before the transcript portion of the blog post:

Clarification

During the show, Kim warned about issues with moving from one membership plugin to another, and said you can’t migrate subscriptions. To clarify, there are times when migration is possible for users and subscriptions between plugins depending on the plugins and the specific subscription configurations. In the cases she sited, this was not possible.

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This Weeks Main Discussion Stories

1 - Stack Overflow Survey Respondents Still Rank WordPress Among the Most Dreadful Platforms

https://wptavern.com/stack-overflow-survey-respondents-still-rank-wordpress-among-the-most-dreadful-platforms

2 - It’s time to address the elephant in the room: Influencers don’t really influence anything or anyone!

https://medium.com/21st-century-marketing/its-time-to-address-the-elephant-in-the-room-influencers-don-t-really-influence-anything-or-ee036b4abbb

3 - How To Prevent Common WordPress Theme Mistakes

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/03/prevent-common-wordpress-theme-mistakes/

4 - How to Diagnose Decline in Rankings (Craziest SEO Issue We’ve Seen)

https://kinsta.com/blog/decline-seo-rankings/

5 - Thrive Ultimatum Review: Scarcity Marketing At It’s Best, Or Is It?

https://www.wpsuperstars.net/thrive-ultimatum-review/

Patrick Rauland is obsessed with eCommerce. He's built sites for clients, he was on the WooThemes support team, he was on the WooCommerce development team, and then he was Product Manager for WooCommerce and lead three releases. Now he creates online courses for LinkedIn Learning & writes books telling people how they can rock the world with eCommerce & WooCommerce

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