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Jetpack

Jetpack

Transform how you work with your WordPress sites and rest easy knowing they’re always firing on all cylinders. Jetpack connects your site to the global services, community, and support provided by WordPress.com so you can focus on the stuff that matters.

Jetpack automatically shields your site from the unwanted attention of spammers, hackers, and malware, while real-time sync and backup means you don’t have to worry about data loss. Straightforward traffic-building tools help you attract the attention of readers and search engines. Pages and videos are delivered at high speed from a global, ad-free content delivery network.

Jetpack sends new content directly to your subscribers’ inboxes and shows readers related content, helping you increase page views per visitor and boost ad revenue. Whenever you need it, you can rely on priority support from our global team of WordPress experts to ensure a friction-free experience for your visitors — and for you.

Make your site work for you. Get your Jetpack today at Jetpack.com

WooCommerce

WooCommerce

37% of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. Built on WordPress, WooCommerce is a fully customizable, open source eCommerce solution.

Whether you’re selling a few handcrafted items to a niche market, taking an existing business online, or going global with an enterprise level eCommerce business – WooCommerce will get you set up and selling fast and scale securely as you grow. Plus your content will be forever yours and customizable down to the finest button color.

Developed and supported by a distributed team, WooCommerce is powered by Automattic, the creators of WordPress.com.

Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd

Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd

At Blacknight, blogging means business, and we’ve been big fans of WordPress from its earliest days. We blog to stay in touch with our customers, to lead and to listen. We recommend WordPress to our customers and we’re proud to support WordCamp Dublin 2017.
Blacknight is Ireland’s leading web hosting company and ICANN-accredited domain registrar. Based in Carlow and 100% Irish-owned, Blacknight provides innovative solutions to more than 84,000 customers in 130 countries, with dedicated servers and colocation, a comprehensive range of Microsoft Windows and Linux-based hosting plans, domain name registration services, email, productivity and digital marketing tools.
Our success is built on leading-edge technology, backed up by international partnerships and an enviable reputation for customer service and support. We operate data centres in Carlow and Dublin and are certified to ISO 27001 for information security management systems.

34SP.com

34SP.com

34SP.com is a WordPress hosting provider based in Manchester, UK. Focused on exceptional service and support, their entire support team is trained in house, operating out of their UK office, 365 days a year. Founded in 2000, 34SP.com has been hosting WordPress websites since WordPress launched in 2003.

Their current managed WordPress hosting platform delivers staging functionality, one click site snapshot and restores, unlimited page views and traffic, and free, one click Let’s Encrypt SSL installation – all for under just 35p per day.

34SP.com is a keen supporter and sponsor of both WordPress and local WordCamps, and a strong advocate of the open source movement.

Check out this video testimonial from one of 34SP.com’s clients, MAN v FAT. Their WordPress website is delivered to hundreds of thousands of users – staying online even during big traffic spikes resulting from intense media coverage.

Software Design

Software Design

Software Design is a leading web design and development agency, specialising in bespoke software solutions. We believe in forming long term relationships with our clients and deliver solutions that drive their innovation and competitive advantage.

Since 2004, we have been using our skills and expertise to further our clients goals and objectives, providing solutions in web, mobile, app development, eCommerce, UX  and UI. One could say we strike the perfect balance between creative and technical!

Based in Dublin’s Digital Hub, we work with domestic and international companies across a number of sectors, and are committed to helping our clients achieve digital excellence through the use of technology. We are quality focussed and apply best practices and continuous improvement to deliver superior products and services. To that end, we have always recommended WordPress as a flexible, scalable web solution for our clients. And we practice what we preach! Our own website and blog are built on the WordPress platform and we specialise in the development of WordPress based eCommerce solutions.

This year, we’re delighted to sponsor WordCamp Dublin 2017 and look forward to supporting the ever evolving WordPress community.

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GoDaddy

GoDaddy

GoDaddy Pro is a free membership program for web developers, designers & agencies. It offers exclusive tools to help onboard, manage and maintain multiple clients and their sites fast and easy. With GoDaddy Pro tools, you can easily shop for your client, monitor their sites, and manage their products from a single dashboard. Additionally, your membership includes advanced 24/7 technical support and rewards for recommending GoDaddy to your clients.

You can use GoDaddy Pro with all of GoDaddy’s newly refreshed hosting products, including Managed WordPress, cPanel shared hosting, our brand new cloud product, and our virtual and dedicated solutions.

And, always get the best price on GoDaddy products with your “30% off list price” member benefit.

Learn more about GoDaddy Pro.

Bluehost

Bluehost

Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.

Yoast

Yoast

Yoast helps you get the most out of your website. We make SEO available for everyone. You might be familiar with our Yoast SEO WordPress plugin . With over 7,5 million active installs, Yoast SEO is one of the most popular WordPress plugins worldwide. But that’s not all we do. We contribute a lot to open source projects and in our Yoast Academy we teach you how to make your site rank. So apart from SEO plugins, Yoast offers online SEO courses and eBooks to help you understand and practice SEO yourself.

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WPML

WPML
WPML turns WordPress websites multilingual. It works with caching, SEO and E-Commerce plugins, and allows the building of complete multilingual sites. WPML powers simple blogs as well as corporate and enterprise sites.

WPML allows users to translate everything in the site, including content, menus, widgets and even theme and plugin texts. WPML powers over 500,000 commercial websites from all over the world.

More information about going multilingual can be found at WPML.org

We are looking for talent. If you are a smart programmer you are welcome to contact us here: http://wpml.org/home/were-hiring/.

Siteground

Siteground

SiteGround, with over 13 years in the business, provides managed WordPress hosting that does not miss a thing! Their servers, available in 5 data centers on 3 continents, are optimized for ultimate WordPress speed and security and they provide many goodies for the WordPress fans – automatic updates for the core WordPress and its plugins, WordPress SuperCacher for ultimate speed acceleration, staging tool for the coders and unique WordPress autoinstaller for the starting users – all crafted in-house by the SiteGround team. And still they do not forget the importance of the good old standard hosting features like the domain name registration, the email service, control panel and the reasonable pricing. They also have a support team that is not only available 24/7 by phone, chat and ticketing, but consists of WordPress enthusiasts who will help you with specific WordPress issues. SiteGround has been actively involved with the community speaking, supporting and attending various WordCamps around the world and by sponsoring WordCamp Dublin, they want to further contribute to the amazing WordPress community.

Intercom

Intercom

The way businesses talk to people online is broken. Intercom is fixing it.

Intercom is the first to bring messaging products for sales, marketing & customer service to one platform, helping businesses avoid the stiff, spammy status quo and have real conversations that build real connections. Designed to feel like the messaging apps you use every day, Intercom lets you talk to consumers almost anywhere: inside your app, on your website, across social media and via email. Today more than 20,000 businesses use Intercom to connect with a billion people worldwide. Intercom has raised $116M in venture funding, and has 350+ employees across its San Francisco headquarters, Dublin R&D office, and recently opened Chicago office.

WP Engine

WP Engine

WP Engine is the world’s leading WordPress digital experience platform that gives enterprises and agencies the agility, performance, intelligence, and integrations they need to drive their business forward faster. WP Engine’s combination of tech innovation and an award-winning team of WordPress experts are trusted by over 60,000 companies across over 140 countries to provide counsel and support helping brands create world-class digital experiences.

The company’s exceptional customer service team comprises rigorously-trained WordPress experts and is the fastest-growing WordPress support team in the industry. This award-winning support team specialises in quickly solving technical problems, and creating a world-class customer experience for its customers. Founded in 2010, WP Engine is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has offices in San Francisco, California, San Antonio, Texas, London, England, Limerick, Ireland and Brisbane, Australia.

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WinningWP

WinningWP

An increasingly popular blog on all things WordPress, WinningWP boasts a wide range of posts, extensive beginner guides, popular deals on WordPress product and services (including themes, plugins and hosting), and general tips a tricks for WordPress users the world over!

If you haven’t already, be sure to take a look at https://winningwp.com

Aelia

Aelia

Aelia is a software development firm, backed by over 22 years’ experience in multiple business domains. They currently specialise in the development of plugins for WordPress, WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads. Their main focus is on internationalisation solutions for e-commerce platforms, to allow merchants and partners to reach a global audience.

In 2013, Aelia launched their flagship product, the Currency Switcher for WooCommerce, the first, powerful and flexible multi-currency solution for WooCommerce, soon followed by a version for Easy Digital Downloads. Following the enthusiastic reviews and feedback received from thousands of customers, Aelia extended their line of products to help worldwide merchants making the most out of their e-commerce sites, increasing conversion and reducing the burden of tax compliance.

Aelia also offers consultancy and custom development services. If you need a bespoke solution for your WordPress, WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads site, please feel free to contact us. We will be ready to assist you.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/aelia_ie

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AeliaIE

Weglot

Weglot

Weglot is the best multilingual plugin to translate and display any websites in different languages.

Completely different from historical players with a unique technical approach and a continuous focus on user experience, Weglot already powers more than 15,000+ websites.

Key benefits notably include:

  • turnkey solution: easy to use and set-up, no code or source files manipulation required, it only takes 2 minutes to configure
  • 100% compatible: no compatibility issues with other Themes or Plugins
  • SEO optimized: following Google SEO multilingual best practices, automatically creating unique URL for each language and translating SEO tags
  • Manual and Automatic translations: a unique dashboard to manage translations and and access professional translators (PRO agencies directly plugged with Weglot)
  • light and performing: the API approach avoids slowdowns, Weglot doesn’t overcharge the WordPress installation

Discover the new solution for multilingualism in WordPress on the Directory or directly on the website. »

Blogvault

Blogvault

BlogVault is a company dedicated to making website security and management, easy, efficient and reliable. We mitigate the risks
associated with website crashes, as well as the damage caused by malware and hacks and streamline WordPress site management issues.

Building on 5+ years of backing up 120,000+ sites , BlogVault has developed a revolutionary security solution for WordPress sites– It is
the only accurate, one-click malware scanner, & hack cleaner. The product is a result of 3 years of R&D; and we are just getting
started.

BlogVault also enables you to manage plugins. themes, and user and aims to be a one-stop solution for WordPress security & management.

 

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Stickergiant

Stickergiant

StickerGiant is an e-commerce company that prints custom stickers and product labels. They make it fast, fun and easy to order with quality guaranteed. Every sticker has a story. What’s yours?

Zinkshift

Zinkshift

Zinkshift is an independent brand strategy, design and experience collective that operates from Dublin and Bilbao. Using facts, intuition and creativity, we work with organisations to develop and communicate their purpose through simple, but effective means. Zinkshift is a team of design and business professionals that come together for special projects.

With more than 20 years experience we have worked with brands like Adidas, Converse, Kappa, La Liga football teams; multinationals like DHL, FedEx, Bombardier Group, Roullier Group, Insertec, Sprí, Tecnalia; The European Union and many Spanish Government agencies, and have an extensive personal portfolio of prize-winning posters and artwork.

No website! We work through referrals and previous connections as the best way to create successful partnerships that create bespoke brand experiences that are distinctive and engaging.

If you would like to have a chat you can get in touch at hello@zinkshift.com

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