Blogs

First of the Independents

Dan Knauss

September 23, 2022

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.

5 Days Without a Shower

Michelle Frechette

September 15, 2022

BlogsPost Status Team Blog

Accessibility at WCUS, at least for me, was frustrating at best, and tear-inducing at my lowest point. We need to do better as a community.

It’s Not the Code, It’s the Humans

Cory Miller

September 12, 2022

Post Status Team Blog

At our Post Status Member Huddle before WCUS, the volume of the room was an indication of all of this as it consistently got louder and louder with people just happy to see each other.

Hiring for Skill or Character?

Talisha Lewallen

August 21, 2022

CareersGet Hired Blog

If you hire a person who is not coachable they will never progress past the basic knowledge that they possess.

Welcome Elementor!

Cory Miller

August 19, 2022

Post Status Team Blog

I’m really pleased to announce Elementor as our newest Global Sponsor at Post Status. I got to meet Itamar Ronen and team at WCEU this summer and enjoyed hearing what they are doing. Additionally, I keep hearing so many great…

Make It Go Viral

Michelle Frechette

August 16, 2022

BusinessPost Status Team Blog

It's the ultimate marketing goal: something you create "goes viral." As marketers, we watch things gain popularity quickly- seemingly overnight - and dream of anything we do having that same level of success.

On the Web Publishing Tool Race

Cory Miller

August 12, 2022

BusinessDesign

What if it's not between open and closed but centralized and decentralized?

New Voices

Dan Knauss

August 12, 2022

BusinessPlanet

WordPress needs more and better conversations. Respect, cooperation, and appreciation for each others’ roles even across differences and real disagreements — is it possible?

Gluing Things Together

Cory Miller

August 5, 2022

BusinessDesign

This week Dan and I talked with Post Status member Lesley Sim of Newsletter Glue about refining our tedious and time-consuming newsletter workflow here. (I’ve been doing it for the last couple of weeks and it’s a bear!)

The Importance of Space

Michelle Frechette

August 5, 2022

Post Status Team BlogWordPress News

In order to be productive, happy, and healthy, we often define our lives in terms of space: physical space, emotional space, and time.

If you step out, keep the door cracked

Cory Miller

August 2, 2022

BusinessPost Status Team Blog

WordPress is an amazing community, but if you’ve been in it for long, it can be a bit rough too. We are one big messy family. For the overwhelming majority of my time in it, I’ve found the most incredible…

Announcing the Post Status Index

Cory Miller

July 29, 2022

BusinessPost Status Team Blog

Professionally, if I named one key element to my success it would be my relationships. I can trace every “big” or “successful” thing I’ve done to mutually generous healthy friendships. That’s also the key to Post Status being what it…

EMEA and AMER Member Huddles

Dan Knauss

July 27, 2022

DesignHosting

We are hosting Two Weekly Post Status Member Huddles now. Huddles open time and space for our community of peers designed for camaraderie and connection for all WordPress Professionals, even if you're not a member yet.

Putting it together, together

Dan Knauss

July 22, 2022

PlanetPost Status Team Blog

Today Cory took the lead on the Post Status newsletter release and joined Dan in co-authoring the introduction to it, which we usually share here. Some thoughts on newsletter integration, Newsletter Glue, Newspack, and the challenges facing plugin owners at WordPress.org in trying to determine the true size of their potential customer base.

It’s not the size that matters…

Dan Knauss

July 18, 2022

BusinessPlanet

Can WordPress’s heavy reliance on volunteerism be offset or better supported by those most able to subsidize the work of others and their access to events? Do the largest WordCamps serve well, in their current form, as signature industry events that developers, product owners, and investors outside WordPress can recognize as such? Can the upper, middle, and lower markets within the WordPress ecosystem find mutual benefit through the things they share in common?

Our Door is Always Open

Cory Miller

July 8, 2022

BusinessHosting

Coming soon: the Post Status Index, an EMEA Huddle requested by our European members, and my talk about the importance of taking time off. Also, our door is always open for members of Underrepresented in Tech and anyone who finds the cost of membership a barrier to joining us. If you work professionally in WordPress or want to, we want you here!