Bluehost open sources the script for updating WordPress sites
Bluehost wrote a script to automatically update and then do a health check on … Read more
A few (surprisingly good) things I have recently learned about PayPal
PayPal is one of those companies people love to hate. I know I do. … Read more
Other things you should read about the REST API
The REST API is a hot topic of conversation right now. I spent 3,000 … Read more
Complete coverage should not be a requirement for core inclusion of WordPress REST API endpoints
The WordPress REST API is at a bit of a crossroads. There is a proposal on the table by the core team of four contributors — Ryan McCue, Rachel Baker, Daniel Bachhuber, and Joe Hoyle — to ship endpoints to WordPress core iteratively. There is a pushback on this proposal by WordPress Project Lead and co-founder Matt Mullenweg.
Underscores is introducing components for enabling specific types of websites
The team behind Underscores, the popular starter theme, is introducing a “Components” model, where you … Read more
WordPress at Scale
The team at Pantheon has made a nice resource that doubles as smart marketing … Read more
Themezilla acquired by Pixel Union
Pixel Union was originally a theme marketplace for Tumblr, that expanded to BigCommerce, Shopify, and … Read more
The first WordPress REST API conference, in review
I had the privilege to attend and be the media partner at A Day of REST, the world’s first conference devoted to the WordPress REST API. Here’s my initial review, and some pictures, from the event.
Accessibility draft standards are ready for review
Accessibility isn’t the easiest subject to get mass audiences excited about. Sadly, I know … Read more
Ultimate Member is averaging $712 per day in sales in less than a year
Ultimate Member has really come out of the gate speeding. An impressive free plugin … Read more
Effective internal critique for projects
Tanner Christensen is a product designer at Facebook, and while his post describes what … Read more
One year of the Post Status Club
I’d like to share some details with you about the first full year of … Read more
Human Made white paper makes the case for the WordPress REST API
Human Made has released a white paper called Talking to 25% of the Web … Read more
PHP 5.6 support to be extended through 2018
PHP has voted on a proposal to extend support for PHP 5.6 — the … Read more
iThemes adding live, incremental backups to BackupBuddy
iThemes has managed and supported BackupBuddy for about as long as any commercial plugin … Read more
Followup to the Foundation and WordCamp article
After the Foundation / new WordCamp organization article last week, I had some followup … Read more
