Photos from Post Status Publish and WordCamp US 2016
Brian Krogsgard
The first Post Status Publish and WordCamp US 2016 were both last week. Brian Richards and I took some pictures, and here they are.
WordPress 4.7, “Vaughan”, released
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 4.7, “Vaughan”, has been released with the all new WordPress REST API Content Endpoints, a new default theme, many customizer features, and much, much more.
GoDaddy reportedly in talks to acquire Host Europe Group, gaining 1.7 million customers
Brian Krogsgard
Claire Ruckin is reporting for Reuters that GoDaddy is in talks to acquire the Host Europe Group, known as HEG. HEG describes themselves on their website: HEG is now one of Europe’s leading hosting providers, one of the largest domain…
Matt Mullenweg State of the Word, 2016
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg just completed the 2016 State of the Word, which highlights the accomplishments of the past year, and sets the direction for the year ahead for WordPress.
I enjoyed this post from Justin Sainton on…
Brian Krogsgard
I enjoyed this post from Justin Sainton on the self-asked question of, "What advice would you give your younger self?" He says: margins. Creating margins – and avoiding having no margins, or negative margins – is the key to improving your business…
Regional WordCamps, WCUS 2017, and design kits
Brian Krogsgard
There's a good bit of WordCamp news worth covering right now. WordCamp US in Nashville First off, WordCamp US 2017 and 2018 will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville is less than a three hour drive from me, because I…
WooCommerce Subscriptions gets big upgrade
Brian Krogsgard
WooCommerce Subscriptions 2.1 is out the door, after more than a year of development. It's a large upgrade and packs a ton of features, as highlighted on the features page. If you're interested in subscriptions for your website, or already run…
Learning WordPress development and how employers should look at candidates — Draft podcast
Katie Richards
In this episode, Joe and Brian talk about how they learned WordPress development, how we think employers should look at skill hiring, and resources for learning.
Publish presentation announcements
Brian Krogsgard
I'm really excited to finally announce the Post Status Publish presenters. There are twelve awesome folks (plus me) ready to share their knowledge with you. I have already said that I wanted to make Publish feel like the hallway track,…
WordPress REST API in Core — Draft podcast
Katie Richards
In this episode, Joe and Brian talk about the WordPress REST API and the core approval process
Ask Post Status: Innovation in WordPress — Draft podcast
Katie Richards
In this episode, Joe and Brian answer listener questions. Questions range from development database syncing strategies, to the theme review process, and a long chat about innovation in WordPress.
Chris Lauzon, the interim CEO of…
Brian Krogsgard
Chris Lauzon, the interim CEO of Pressable, recently shared his reflections on his first year at the company. A year ago, Chris was leading a support team for Automattic, and now he's gained some really valuable experience turning a hosting company around.…
Shifter is a “serverless hosting solution…
Brian Krogsgard
Shifter is a "serverless hosting solution for WordPress." According to the website, it "seamlessly transforms your site into a series of static HTML files," and they aim to be both the generator and the host of the generated files. It's…
SiteGround expands remote support with 32 former Site5 team members
Brian Krogsgard
SiteGround's team has been almost exclusively based out of their offices in Bulgaria until now. Lilyana Yakimova announced on their blog that they have hired 32 former support personnel from Site5, employees whom hail from 10 countries, including the United States. Site5…
Why grow a service agency?
Brian Krogsgard
Shane Pearlman is a partner and the CEO of Modern Tribe. In his ManageWP AMA, Ahmad Awais asked him a great question, and I really enjoyed his answer. Ahmad has observed that it's difficult to advance in the WordPress economy…
Loopconf postponed indefinitely
Brian Krogsgard
Force majeure is a term that you don't pay too much attention to in contracts until it matters. It means "superior force" in Latin, and typically refers to uncontrollable events like natural disasters, that prevent something in the contract from happening…
