I have created a new plugin called “A Better Planet” which is simply a news widget for your WordPress dashboard intended to take the place of the default Planet WordPress feed.
Cal Evans explains the basics of Docker and Lando — as well as the advantages of using them. Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications.
Scott Kingsley Clark notified me this morning that a security update has been released for all versions of Pods 2.0 and later. Pods allows for the creation or extension of WordPress content types. Any website that uses the feature to extend WordPress’ default Users with Pods are vulnerable to this bug. Here’s how Scott describes…
WooCommerce 6.3 Beta 1 is out for testing, and you should upgrade to WooCommerce Blocks 7.0.0. Why choose Woo? Why Ecwid? The choice may not matter up until it does.
Steven Gliebe did a considerable amount of research when he realized he may be ready to hire support help for his theme shop, Church Themes. So, he asked others in the industry for advice. One of his primary takeaways was the following: When a theme or plugin seller has success, their increased support burden will…
Since its arrival in 2019, Automattic’s Newspack hasn’t attracted much attention within the WordPress community, despite a decent amount of coverage by WP Tavern and some from Post Status. It’s been largely unreported on beyond its role as a flashpoint in the recent Twitter drama between Matt Mullenweg and GoDaddy. Even after Matt’s explanation in…
An excellent business-related discussion in Post Status Slack: Patrick Garman (CEO of Mindsize) asks in our #business Slack channel, “How much cash do you keep on hand in the business?” 💵 The consensus was three months, although Cory Miller always “could sleep at night” with a 6-month reserve if revenue completely stopped. Some, like Carl…
