Business

Ellipsis Reports a Change in the Weather of WordPress

Dan Knauss

July 12, 2022

Debuting a new "Weather Report," Ellipsis Marketing's newsletter reports WordPress is down -10.4% — in something. Let's find out what — and why it should matter for the WordPress ecosystem for years to come.

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!

It’s Hard to COPE Without a WordPress Lite

Dan Knauss

July 8, 2022

BusinessDesign

It's still far from simple to do well — let alone do better — what was first possible in the Web 1.0 era, even before WordPress was born. Thoughts on "WordPress Lite" and "Create Once, Publish Everywhere."

Post Status Excerpt (No. 62) — The Open Web Universe with Matt Mullenweg

Olivia Bisset

July 6, 2022

BusinessDesign

David and Olivia Bisset sat down for a chat with Matt Mullenweg about open source, Tumblr, and how Matt deals with negativity. Matt has three roles today: CEO of Tumblr, CEO of Automattic, and project lead for the next release of WordPress. He shares what went wrong with post formats and what he would love to acquire next if he could. The answer may (or may not) surprise you! Recorded shortly before WordCamp Europe 2022.

Member Spotlight: Bob Dunn

Michelle Frechette

July 4, 2022

BusinessMember Spotlights

WordPress came into Bob's life in 2007, and three years later BobWP was the brand so many of us know and love. The rest is history!

Coping With Downward Market Trends

Dan Knauss

July 1, 2022

BusinessFeatures

Post Status members discuss declining revenue — and how to offset it. How will the market slump affect acquisitions and sale prices?

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

Dan Knauss

June 30, 2022

BusinessPlanet

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...