Post Status Excerpt (No. 23) — Farewell To Andrea — but not the Classic Editor
Cory and David discuss Andrea Middleton’s departure, the Classic Editor’s persistence, Frontity’s acquisition, and Jonathan Wold joining Post Status.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 22) — Dealing With Developer Overload: Organization
Can you beat developer overload with better organization? David thinks so, and Cory suggests going for a hike as a useful analogy.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 21) — Dealing With Developer Overload: Focus
David and Cory discuss Developer Overload, which David defines as what happens when “when you receive too much information and are unable to process it, resulting in negative responses and unhealthy effects.”
Post Status Excerpt (No. 20) — Yoast Acquired, Businesses Need to Allow More Play
Can play help us work smarter? Should companies set aside time to explore, goof off, or entertain each other with no particular outcome in mind?
Post Status Excerpt (No. 19) — How Can New Developers Get Started In WordPress?
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about how new developers might be able to get a footing with a career in WordPress. (The first step might be more social than technical in nature.)
Post Status Excerpt (No. 18) — Is Active Plugin Install Growth Declining?
David and Cory discuss a blog post David published at Post Status showing the growth of active installs of WordPress plugins declining in 2021.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 17) — Acquisition Tracker, WordPress 5.8 and #ClickPublish
As Post Status tracks acquisitions, we’re seeing WordPress history from a business perspective. Cory and David discuss its significance and the 5.8 release.
Is The Growth Of Active Installs of WordPress Plugins Declining in 2021?
Many plugins in the WordPress.org repository have shown a significant drop in active install growth this year.
Can small, independent WordPress makers still make it?
Is it still possible to make a living as a small WordPress company, freelancer, or solopreneur? The community says yes!
Post Status Excerpt (No. 16) — Syed Balkhi on Acquiring SearchWP
Syed Balkhi talks with David about his acquisition of SearchWP, his vision for the plugin, and he calls for developers to stay mission-focused.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 15) — Jon Christopher on Finding A New Home For SearchWP
Jon Christopher recently sold SearchWP to Awesome Motive. Learn what motivated Jon to make the sale, and get his view of search in WordPress core.
Post Status Draft (No. 115) — Craig Hewitt on Castos’ Latest Funding and Expansion of Private Podcasting
Post Status publisher Cory Miller sat down with Castos CEO Craig Hewitt to talk about their pre-seed funding and expansion into the private podcasting market.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 14) — Starting Your “Next Chapter” Project
Cory and David talk about building a “career raft” or “next chapter” project and congratulate Ninja Forms on their 10-year anniversary.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 13) — WordPress Economy Study, Trying Gutenberg Again
More acquisitions! Is the WordPress market worth $500-600 BILLION? Cory and David discuss these topics and Gutenberg’s barriers to winning back users.
Jetpack receives a forced update
A little force push can come in handy sometimes. But with great power comes great responsibility. How should forced updates in WordPress be used?
Delicious Brains acquires Advanced Custom Fields
Delicious Brains has acquired Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), and Liquid Web inked a deal to acquire Iconic.
