WordPress News

Active Install Charts Removed from Plugin Repo

Dan Knauss

October 3, 2022

In reaction to as-yet-unpublicized details about the abuse of active install data in the WordPress.org plugin repository, the charts displaying that data have been removed from plugin pages in a move expected to be temporary. Important (and some familiar) questions are emerging as this story unfolds: how to balance the values of openness, security, and privacy as well as cooperation and competition at WordPress.org — still the central hub for WordPress plugin businesses.

WordPress Biz Roundup for the Week of September 26, 2022

Dan Knauss

September 29, 2022

BusinessPlanet

2022 Web Almanac CMS findings • WP Cloud • Sponsored core contributor and sponsor data • WP Biz Dev • Female-Owned and Led WP Businesses • and more →

What is WP Cloud?

Dan Knauss

September 29, 2022

BusinessFeatures

WP Cloud is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) built on the hosting infrastructure that’s behind WP.com, Pressable, and WordPress VIP with GridPane soon to follow. Agencies that want to white label their client hosting are ideal customers for WP Cloud via GridPane.

WordPress Core Contributor Stats: 19.9% Sponsored for 6.0 Release

Dan Knauss

September 29, 2022

BusinessNotes

The percentage of sponsored contributors has steadily increased to almost 20% now.

Management Code: Management Skills for Female Creative Agency Owners

Dan Knauss

September 28, 2022

BusinessPlanet

Natasha Golinsky has launched a Facebook group for women who own creative agencies: Management Code: Management Skills for Female Creative Agency Owners. https://twitter.com/post_status/status/1574916297179144192

The Unofficial Directory of WordPress WBEs

Dan Knauss

September 28, 2022

BusinessPlanet

Last week, Steve Burge asked on Twitter, "how many female-run WordPress companies are there?" A big list emerged in the replies: https://twitter.com/SteveJBurge/status/1569754167241228288?s=20&t=l-zqN1WSUMzOeZ_H-NYNYg

WP Biz Dev Job Board

Dan Knauss

September 28, 2022

BusinessCareers

Lawrence Ladomery has launched WP Biz Dev, "the first job board dedicated exclusively to Marketing and Sales roles for WordPress businesses." MORE →

Patchstack Partners with Hostinger

Dan Knauss

September 27, 2022

BusinessNotes

Patchstack brings fast virtual patches and safe updates to any plugin or theme vulnerabilities potentially affecting Hostinger's customers.

First of the Independents

Dan Knauss

September 23, 2022

BusinessPlanet

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

Dan Knauss

September 23, 2022

BusinessThe Week in Review

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

Dan Knauss

September 23, 2022

BusinessPlanet

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

Dan Knauss

September 22, 2022

BusinessDesign

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.

Why do designers quit their jobs?

Dan Knauss

September 22, 2022

BusinessCareers

Matej Latin did a survey of designers who quit their jobs and discovered: No career progression opportunities and unhappiness with the work they do were about equal, at about 20% each.Problems with company culture came next.A lack of UX maturity…

Is there a self-employment gap in WordPress event attendance?

Dan Knauss

September 22, 2022

BusinessCareers

Drawing on a gender gap at WCUS noticed by Women in WP, Rob Howard thinks there might be a "self-employment penalty" on conference attendance that disproportionately affects women. There's a lot of speculation in this article, but it's a subject…

Fake Discount Pricing

Dan Knauss

September 22, 2022

BusinessNotes

Rob Howard took a look at the prevalence of fictitious "discount" pricing on WordPress plugins in light of US federal and some state laws that may regard this as a deceptive trade practice. Rob will have more to say about…

1,122% 3-Year Growth

Dan Knauss

September 20, 2022

BusinessDevelopment

Multidots was ranked #560 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 Annual List this year. Noted at the end of the listing is a massive figure — they posted 1,122% growth over three years as a WordPress VIP Gold partner. They've also…