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Exiting — and Reentry, Block Themes, GitHub Actions, and Assessing the Pandemic’s Impact on WordPress

Dan Knauss

June 30, 2022

The Post Status podcast picks of the week include two takes on selling businesses, going back to work for someone else, and then... Chris Coyier and Corey Maas tell their stories. • Daisy Olson has the lowdown on block themes. • Raquel Landefeld on the power of community. • Press the Issue launches a solidly journalistic WordPress podcast with Allie Nimmons investigating the pandemic's impact on WordCamps for the first episode.

Member Spotlight: Todd E. Jones

Michelle Frechette

June 28, 2022

BusinessMember Spotlights

In the spotlight: Todd E. Jones is a content creator, a storyteller, a digital marketer, and the founder of Copyflight.

Change Means Growth and Serving Our Community Better

Dan Knauss

June 24, 2022

BusinessPost Status Team Blog

Deeper, thoughtful insight and analysis make slower work and harder to come by. I hope to model it once in a while, and we’ve got more in the bin. We want to invite especially our business members to submit story ideas, questions, sources, and articles for publication at Post Status.

A Safe Place for Conflict Needs Trust

Lindsey Miller

June 24, 2022

BusinessHosting

High-level spats in the WordPress business ecosystem are a reality, but on Twitter, they become low-level competitive exchanges. Maybe they could be moved into more private conversations without character limits if the goal is to resolve conflicts rather than intensify them.

Goodbye But Not Farewell

David Bisset

June 24, 2022

BusinessPost Status Team Blog

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 been. It’s important that there are stages where people can have the important conversations, and I firmly believe that Post Status will continue to be a fine home for the discussions (both positive and critical) that need to happen.

Member Spotlight: Jessica Frick

Michelle Frechette

June 24, 2022

BusinessHosting

Jessica Frick is the Director of Operations for Pressable, where she's focused on creating the best managed WordPress hosting experience possible.

Business Member Spotlight: GoDaddy Pro

Michelle Frechette

June 24, 2022

BusinessMember Spotlights

In this spotlight, Adam Warner talks about GoDaddy Pro: what it is, how it works, and how they serve the greater community).

An Operating System for the Web

Dan Knauss

June 23, 2022

BusinessDevelopment

What if WordPress, growing as an operating system for the web, spawns distributions and spins, like Linux? What do nine years of Jetpack teach us about Automattic and WordPress — the project and the dot-com? Rethinking how we think about SaaS, hosting, and the WordPress ecosystem...

Member Spotlight: Robbie Adair

Michelle Frechette

June 16, 2022

BusinessMember Spotlights

Robbie Adair speaks at tech conferences around the world about Web Development, Application Development, Media Content Production, and more.

Business Member Spotlight: StellarWP

Michelle Frechette

June 15, 2022

BusinessMember Spotlights

StellarWP is a collective of WordPress innovators, empowering business owners and creators with plugins and tools to help them thrive.

9 Things I Learned from WordCamp Europe 2022

David Bisset

June 7, 2022

BusinessFeatures

A lot of interesting things surfaced in the open conversations with Matt and Josepha at WCEU. I also learned a lot from Pablo Postigo, Feliz Arntz, Shane Pearlman, Jonathan Wold, Nora Ferrerio, Milana Cap.

Business Member Spotlight: Multidots

Michelle Frechette

June 6, 2022

BusinessMember Spotlights

Multidots is a Post Status business member contributing to the WordPress ecosystem in many ways as a major agency and as a plugin company.

Post Status Notes #501

David Bisset

June 3, 2022

BusinessDesign

Elementor acquires Strattic • WP Engine acquires Delicious Brains' plugins 🧠 • When the Cathedrals own the Bazaars and Shopping Centers and you're in a strip mall with a fruit stand... • Jetpack decouples • InstaWP gets seed funding from Automattic 🌱 • Automattic hire #2000 • World-class FSE, how? 🌐 • WCEU by the numbers • Weglot gives back • RoleUp rolls out • Tadlock exits WP Tavern 🍺 • Why 'why' matters most • The Big 2-0 next year • All there is to know about core WordPress email notifications, documented ✉️ • System font stack check • Do not follow by default • Museum of Block Art opens 🎨 • Meet Yvonne Doll • Mostly modest WordPress wishlists • WooCommerce Experts to go global • How to do well in a downturn 📉 • Some things we don't — but ought to — talk about. 🐘 Silent no longer about Sustainability.

Woo Snippet: Help Test Custom Table Migrations

Bob Dunn

May 20, 2022

BusinessThe Week in Review

Can you help test migrations of WooCommerce's new custom tables? Easy fund transfers for all Singaporeans — and WooCommerce.

Make the Most of WCEU

Michelle Frechette

May 20, 2022

BusinessWordPress News

It's been a hot minute since most of us have attended an in-person WordCamp. Feeling rusty? Here are some tips for attending WCEU.

WordPress Podcast and Video Picks for the Week of May 15

David Bisset

May 20, 2022

BusinessPlanet

Good viewing and listening for you this weekend! Krogsgard on memberships and churn. Web 2.0 tech leaders reflect. Mike McAlister on the journey from Atomic Blocks and Array Themes to the Liftoff Creator Course. Paid services at Underrepresented in Tech. The Pattern Creator and Directory. WCEU. Inclusive Open Source Processes and Governance.