Ben Gillbanks is building a lightweight…
Ben Gillbanks is building a lightweight plugin called “Toolbelt” that is inspired by Jetpack but designed for speed, simplicity, and privacy. 🧰
Ben Gillbanks is building a lightweight plugin called “Toolbelt” that is inspired by Jetpack but designed for speed, simplicity, and privacy. 🧰
In my last note, I started talking about the plugin awareness stuff in Calypso and it morphed into a more broad editorial about Automattic’s relationship with the WordPress community. But what does plugin awareness really mean in Calypso? After getting word of the email Andy Peatling sent to plugin authors with more than a million…
Another successful WordCamp Europe 2018 just wrapped up a few days ago. The event had 54 organizers, 170 volunteers, 65 speakers (from 17 countries), and 37 sponsors (with 44 micro-sponsors). Out of 2,368 tickets sold, 2,085 attendees (from 76 countries) physically attended. Another 808 people in 37 countries bought livestream tickets. Florian Ziegler has shared…
I have tons of WordPress.com connected blogs. Some are connected to WordPress.org sites that are mine. Some are connected to WordPress.org sites of one-off clients and friends that I wasn’t in the mood to explain Jetpack and WordPress.com too. Some are WordPress.com blogs I’m somehow a contributor to. Some are actually WordPress.com sites. What that…
WordPress.com has a new post editor, that you can also use if you have a Jetpack enabled WordPress site. Apparently it’s really fast. Improvements like these are important for their platform, and it seems well received in the comments.
Matt Medeiros does some testing to determine if Jetpack slows down a WordPress site. The short answer according to him? Not really. But his methods and opinions in his post are worth the read. While you are checking that out, make sure you give a listen to Matt’s interview with Helen Hou-Sandi on what it’s…
Elementor acquires Strattic • WP Engine acquires Delicious Brains‘ plugins 🧠 • When the Cathedrals own the Bazaars and Shopping Centers and you’re in a strip mall with a fruit stand… • Jetpack decouples • InstaWP gets seed funding from Automattic 🌱 • Automattic hire #2000 • World-class FSE, how? 🌐 • WCEU by the numbers • Weglot gives back • RoleUp rolls out • Tadlock exits WP Tavern 🍺 • Why ‘why’ matters most • The Big 2-0 next year • All there is to know about core WordPress email notifications, documented ✉️ • System font stack check • Do not follow by default • Museum of Block Art opens 🎨 • Meet Yvonne Doll • Mostly modest WordPress wishlists • WooCommerce Experts to go global • How to do well in a downturn 📉 • Some things we don’t — but ought to — talk about. 🐘 Silent no longer about Sustainability.