WordPress News

Tables can be boring, but if…

David Bisset

August 10, 2016

Tables can be boring, but if they aren't designed well they are painful to look at even on the best websites. Matthew Ström has some great tips on font, layout, and other aspects of table design to make tables easier…

Private equity is getting closer to the hosting business

Brian Krogsgard

August 10, 2016

Hosting

Last year, private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners bought Liquid Web. This week, it was announced that Rackspace -- rumored to also be on the verge of full-out purchase by private equity -- sold their "cloud" division to Liquid Web.…

Choosing plugins, libraries, and frameworks — Draft Podcast

Brian Krogsgard

August 6, 2016

DraftPlanet

In this episode, Joe and Brian talk their considerations when selecting which plugins, libraries, and frameworks to use with WordPress.

I thought Jeremy Thomas guide to web…

Brian Krogsgard

August 3, 2016

Design

I thought Jeremy Thomas guide to web design in four minutes was clever, not because of the content, but how it's presented. I won't spoil it, so check it out for yourself.

The Prototype Fund is a project…

Brian Krogsgard

August 3, 2016

Security

The Prototype Fund is a project of the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Individuals and small teams can apply for funding for projects related to open source tools and applications in…

Using Kickstarter to fund open source

Daniel Bachhuber

August 2, 2016

BusinessPlanet

Successfully crowdfunding open source development is difficult, but not impossible. Here are some of the lessons I took away from my Kickstarter project, "A more RESTful WP-CLI."

A bit of additional WooCommerce news:…

Brian Krogsgard

July 29, 2016

Business

A bit of additional WooCommerce news: Joel Bronkowski, one of the top leaders within WooCommerce -- technically as director of business development -- and mostly dealt with third party partnerships, has decided to leave Automattic. Surprisingly (to me at least),…

Scaling WordPress — Draft Podcast

Katie Richards

July 29, 2016

DraftPlanet

In this episode, Joe and Brian talk scaling WordPress, and what to do when you think you might’ve reached WordPress’s limits.

Pantheon has raised $29 million to…

Brian Krogsgard

July 25, 2016

Hosting

Pantheon has raised $29 million to invest more into their WordPress and Drupal hosting platform, with a Series C round, totaling $57 million to date. As is noted in the article, and said to me by a Pantheon employee, they…

Leader.Team is a new business podcast…

Brian Krogsgard

July 25, 2016

Business

Leader.Team is a new business podcast from Cory Miller and Matt Danner. I like that their goal is keep it shorter than most podcasts (15-25 minute) so that it's easily digestible.

StackPath has acquired MaxCDN. If you use…

Brian Krogsgard

July 25, 2016

Security

StackPath has acquired MaxCDN. If you use MaxCDN, it doesn't seem you will be effected in the short term, though based on what I'm reading today, a move upmarket might be in the works down the road. StackPath was started by…

Daniel Bachhuber’s blog post on open Source,…

Brian Krogsgard

July 20, 2016

Business

Daniel Bachhuber's blog post on open Source, and why "you're doing it wrong" continues to espouse his views on contributing to open source and what it means for your profitability as a developer. "If you think open source is building your business on…

ManageWP’s new platform, “Orion”, is now live, includes new pricing

Brian Krogsgard

July 18, 2016

Hosting

ManageWP has long been a leader in the small group of businesses that want to help you manage your WordPress installs from one place. The six year old service has gone through a long development phase, where they rebuilt everything…

Tailor is a stunning example of…

Brian Krogsgard

July 12, 2016

WordPress News

Tailor is a stunning example of a free WordPress page builder, using the foundations of the customizer. It's made by Andrew Worsfold, who interestingly also works at ZenDesk. I just saw this, and it's the most WordPress-looking builder I've seen…