2022 Web Almanac CMS Report
According to the CMS chapter of the just-released 2022 Web Almanac from the HTTP … Read more
Management Code: Management Skills for Female Creative Agency Owners
Natasha Golinsky has launched a Facebook group for women who own creative agencies: Management … Read more
The Unofficial Directory of WordPress WBEs
Last week, Steve Burge asked on Twitter, “how many female-run WordPress companies are there?” … Read more
WP Biz Dev Job Board
Lawrence Ladomery has launched WP Biz Dev, “the first job board dedicated exclusively to … Read more
WordPress Tech Roundup for the Week of September 26, 2022
Big Changes in WP_Query and the Nav Block • Accessibility-Ready Themes • Design Systems and Agency-Client Co-Creation • W3.CSS • WP Plugin Compare • Is Self-Hosted Email Impossible? • Cool Tool: WordPress WebAssembly • Also: Remix Icons, PDFgrep, The only 58 bytes of CSS you need to go to parties, plus an amazing Block Editor trick.
What happens 3 minutes after you fail?
For 90% of what we deal with on a regular basis, though, by the … Read more
When and When Not to Use Headless WordPress
Keanan Koppenhaver explains over at WP Mayor: When and When Not to Use Headless … Read more
Patchstack Partners with Hostinger
Patchstack brings fast virtual patches and safe updates to any plugin or theme vulnerabilities potentially affecting Hostinger’s customers.
First of the Independents
Consolidation through mergers and acquisitions isn’t the only big business story in WordPress. Partnerships are increasing too. Founders investing in founders. Product companies and agencies expanding their own ecosystems. Informal partnerships to protect common interests. There are a lot of ways to grow on your own terms in WordPress.
Business Roundup for the Week of September 19, 2022
Vito Peleg, Atarim‘s cofounder and CEO, explains how he “cracked” the partnership problem to find alignment with other companies that can help them all accelerate their growth. Alex Denning on the launch of Ellipsis‘ Weather Report: “We’ve never had this insight before, and it is exciting and terrifying to bring this kind of ‘live’ view of the industry, to the industry.” The acquisition trend is still up, on average. Meet Post Status business member Penske Media Corporation — PMC.
The Ellipsis Weather Report is Live
Every week, Ellipsis’ Weather Report will show how much WordPress and WooCommerce search and advertiser activity has increased or dropped relative to the previous week. By watching these two trendlines, you can gauge whether your own search and sales trends are performing in line with the industry at large.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 69) — WCUS Afterthoughts, Accessibility, and Pay Transparency
WordCamp US, accessibility, disability, Ny’s “blood feud” with Uber, and salary transparency are the topics Dan Knauss and Nyasha Green take on this week for The Excerpt.
WordPress Careers Roundup for the Week of September 19, 2022
Why do designers quit? Matej Latin breaks down the results of his survey. Amelia Nagoski says self-care is not enough to prevent burnout — we have to care for each other. Alyssa Place explains how managers can do that. Maintenance failures can be lethal, but Stewart Brand finds the winning maintenance style in sailing history.
Is there a maximum length to WordPress user passwords?
Otto chimed in to answer this interesting question at Stack Exchange. Apparently WordPress will … Read more
Kevin Ohashi: Deep History, Integrity, and Hosting Benchmarks
This is a great interview with Ryan MacDonald of Liquid Web and Kevin Ohashi … Read more
Copyright, Selfie Monkeys, and the Hand of God
The Open Source Initiative has produced a podcast series on AI and its implications … Read more
