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Post Status Comments (No. 5) — The First Annual WordPress News Draft
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Post Status Comments (No. 5) — The First Annual WordPress News Draft

ByOlivia Bisset

Aurooba Ahmed, Jason Cosper, Daniel Schutzsmith, Robert Jacobi, and Lesley Sim join David Bisset for three rounds of draft picks for the top WordPress stories of 2021.

Micro and niche conferences abound

ByBrian Krogsgard

There have been many announcements of late for micro and niche conferences. This is a steady occurrence these days, which I’m happy to see, but it’s not easy to keep up with it all. I’m even considering a calendar of sorts that includes events of interest; WPShindig is a good effort at that but it’s…

BuddyPress 9.0 “Mico” was released a…

ByDan Knauss

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ByDan Knauss

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If you use or develop in…

ByBrian Krogsgard

If you use or develop in BuddyPress, you might be interested in the latest results from the annual survey. What most stood out for me is that 45% of those responded have only been using BuddyPress for a year or less. BuddyPress will be celebrating the 8th anniversary of the first stable release on April…