Post Status Excerpt (No. 26) — WordPress Acquisition Overload Syndrome (W.A.O.S)
David Bisset
There were at least four acquisitions announced almost back-to-back this week in the WordPress space. David and Cory review them all.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 25) — Doing “The Right Thing” and Mailchimp Acquisition Thoughts
David Bisset
David and Cory discuss how hard it is to do "the right thing" and deal with tough, negative feedback as a result.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 24) — Entrepreneurial Resilience: Relying On Others
David Bisset
What can help WordPress professionals weather the storm of being an entrepreneur in challenging times?
Post Status Excerpt (No. 23) — Farewell To Andrea — but not the Classic Editor
David Bisset
Cory and David discuss Andrea Middleton's departure, the Classic Editor's persistence, Frontity's acquisition, and Jonathan Wold joining Post Status.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 22) — Dealing With Developer Overload: Organization
David Bisset
Can you beat developer overload with better organization? David thinks so, and Cory suggests going for a hike as a useful analogy.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 21) — Dealing With Developer Overload: Focus
David Bisset
David and Cory discuss Developer Overload, which David defines as what happens when "when you receive too much information and are unable to process it, resulting in negative responses and unhealthy effects."
Post Status Excerpt (No. 20) — Yoast Acquired, Businesses Need to Allow More Play
David Bisset
Can play help us work smarter? Should companies set aside time to explore, goof off, or entertain each other with no particular outcome in mind?
Post Status Excerpt (No. 19) — How Can New Developers Get Started In WordPress?
David Bisset
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about how new developers might be able to get a footing with a career in WordPress. (The first step might be more social than technical in nature.)
Post Status Excerpt (No. 18) — Is Active Plugin Install Growth Declining?
David Bisset
David and Cory discuss a blog post David published at Post Status showing the growth of active installs of WordPress plugins declining in 2021.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 17) — Acquisition Tracker, WordPress 5.8 and #ClickPublish
David Bisset
As Post Status tracks acquisitions, we're seeing WordPress history from a business perspective. Cory and David discuss its significance and the 5.8 release.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 16) — Syed Balkhi on Acquiring SearchWP
David Bisset
Syed Balkhi talks with David about his acquisition of SearchWP, his vision for the plugin, and he calls for developers to stay mission-focused.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 15) — Jon Christopher on Finding A New Home For SearchWP
David Bisset
Jon Christopher recently sold SearchWP to Awesome Motive. Learn what motivated Jon to make the sale, and get his view of search in WordPress core.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 14) — Starting Your “Next Chapter” Project
David Bisset
Cory and David talk about building a "career raft" or "next chapter" project and congratulate Ninja Forms on their 10-year anniversary.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 13) — WordPress Economy Study, Trying Gutenberg Again
David Bisset
More acquisitions! Is the WordPress market worth $500-600 BILLION? Cory and David discuss these topics and Gutenberg's barriers to winning back users.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 12) — Takeaways from the ACF Acquisition
David Bisset
Cory and David discuss the recently announced acquisition of Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin by Delicious Brains.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 11) — A New Era for Post Status
David Bisset
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller and David Bisset discuss the future of Post Status and Cory's full acquisition of it.
