As many people already know, I am transitioning away from Post Status to focus on a new opportunity within the WordPress space. It should go without saying that I will be just as involved in the community as I’ve ever…
Shifting to a new role to build the WordPress workforce
Talisha Lewallen
CareersGet Hired Blog
Most of you know me as the Director of Operations for Post Status. As of July 1st, I will be on a new adventure of my own with Cory Miller at my side. Over the last few months, I have…
Flooding the zone
Dan Knauss
PlanetPost Status Team Blog
It’s going to take time — probably into next year — to get WordPress events back to something like the way they used to be… except we can never go back, only forward. Things will always be different. The pace…
What’s a WordPress “Developer?”
Dan Knauss
PlanetPost Status Team Blog
Bob Dunn has hosted some great conversations in a relatively new feature at Do the Woo called Woo DevChat. The latest episode with Zach Stepek, Till Krüss, and Carl Alexander might be the best so far. They offer a deep…
Getting Uncomfortable
Michelle Frechette
PlanetPost Status Team Blog
Growth is uncomfortable; you have to embrace the discomfort if you want to expand.Jonathan Majors Have you ever had to work outside of your comfort zone? It’s something I’m trying to get used to. But it sure isn’t easy. This…
Great Conversation on WordPress Market Share
Lindsey Miller
BusinessPost Status Team Blog
If you missed this morning's Twitter Spaces conversation, I highly recommend you listen to our Comments podcast to catch up! It is a great conversation about WordPress's market share. Is it shrinking, should we be worried? Joost, Jessica, and Alex…
Does Market Share Matter?
David Bisset
PlanetPost Status Team Blog
This week brought some attention to WordPress's market share, at least as it gets reported by W3techs. For the first time, the WordPress market share appears to have declined — by 0.4% since February this year. David noticed this as…
Confessions of an Event Organizer (or how to be a good organizer, speaker, and attendee)
Michelle Frechette
BusinessPost Status Team Blog
I've organized a lot of events in my lifetime. From small webinars to WordCamp US. (And an occasional child's birthday party back in the day.) There are some truths we hold to be self-evident when organizing events — that is,…
Getting to ‘Yes’ on Plugin “License Hell”
Dan Knauss
BusinessDesign
I appreciate Rob Howard's response to the insightful discussion that emerged on Twitter over MemberPress's new subscription renewal interface in the WordPress dashboard. I learned a lot, and I was reminded this controversy goes back a long way. In 2015 we wrote about unhappy…
Celebrate Small Businesses
Lindsey Miller
BusinessPlanet
There are 455,000,000+ websites running WordPress. There are a lot of small businesses supporting those sites! Our Post Status community represents a number of those companies and my guess is that most of you receiving our newsletter own or work…
The Right Way, the Wrong Way, and the Elusive WordPress Way
Dan Knauss
BusinessDesign
I learned a lot from the community discussion on Twitter this week in response to MemberPress’s handling of users with lapsed support licenses. The specific question we started from spawned a lot of important tangents, but the main issue is…
Event Swag: the Good, the Bad, and the Hotel Trash Can
Michelle Frechette
Post Status Team BlogWordPress News
Event swag can make your event or booth really fun — or your swag can be something people take to be polite … and then deposit in their hotel room’s trash can. With in-person events starting back up, let's talk…
WordPress/Life Balance
Michelle Frechette
BusinessGet Hired Blog
When work is WordPress, it's hard to figure out where the balance part is. Sure, I pack up at around 5:00 PM each day and go home, but my interaction with the WordPress community doesn't end with my workday. So…
New Spotlight on Codeable
Lindsey Miller
BusinessPost Status Team Blog
We’ve been adding ways to support our agency and product owners at Post Status. They are the focus of our newest membership options. We’ve also added a regular member spotlight for our business members, and Codeable is the first up.…
What might WordPress.com’s pricing changes mean for the WordPress ecosystem?
David Bisset
BusinessHosting
By Dan Knauss and David Bisset 🗓️ No Content Do the WordPress.com pricing changes represent an opportunity for the WordPress product ecosystem, a blow to democratized publishing, or the beginning of a slow pivot in the service's identity away from…
Kicking Off Our First WordPress Career Conference
Lindsey Miller
CareersGet Hired Blog
Today is a big day in the Post Status world. We are kicking off our first Career Summit, spearheaded by Michelle Frechette. Come listen and talk with 15 experts on topics for job seekers and those who do the hiring!…
