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Effective internal critique for projects

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2016

Tanner Christensen is a product designer at Facebook, and while his post describes what he's learned about effectively holding design critique sessions, it's quite applicable to other areas of work. If you are in a team environment, adopting a clear and…

One year of the Post Status Club

Brian Krogsgard

January 22, 2016

Business

I'd like to share some details with you about the first full year of the Post Status Club. I like transparency, so I figured I'd lay out exactly what happened over the year, what went well, what didn't, and how…

David Hayes has done an excellent…

January 18, 2016

Hosting

David Hayes has done an excellent job giving a lay of the land of the JavaScript world, as it applies to WordPress developers. WP Shout also completed their hosting survey, and the results are out. The sample size is a…

PHP 5.6 support to be extended through 2018

Brian Krogsgard

January 18, 2016

Security

PHP has voted on a proposal to extend support for PHP 5.6 -- the most recent non-PHP-7 release -- through 2018. The vote is a great step for WordPress, as version 5.6 only has about 12% adoption still. PHP 5.6…

iThemes adding live, incremental backups to BackupBuddy

Brian Krogsgard

January 18, 2016

BusinessHosting

iThemes has managed and supported BackupBuddy for about as long as any commercial plugin on the market. It's a cornerstone product for them, and it's done very well over the years. With BackupBuddy 7.0, they are adding live, incremental backups…

Followup to the Foundation and WordCamp article

Brian Krogsgard

January 12, 2016

Hosting

After the Foundation / new WordCamp organization article last week, I had some followup with Matt Mullenweg regarding several details. For one, the new organization will indeed be a subsidiary of the WordPress Foundation, and it will be a public…

Noel Tock has published his predictions…

January 12, 2016

Design

Noel Tock has published his predictions for WordPress in 2016. I like most of what he says, and just as importantly, I'm going to steal his theme design so hard for my personal blog, as soon as I get some time.

A new security release for the…

January 12, 2016

Security

A new security release for the WordPress REST API affects both version 2, which is now at beta 10, and version 1.2.x, which is updated to 1.2.5.

Easy Content Types sold for $15,000

Brian Krogsgard

January 12, 2016

Business

I reported in mid-December that Easy Content Types -- one of Pippin Williamson's oldest commercial plugins -- was for sale. He has now announced that he sold the plugin to the owners of CodeInWP. The sale amount was $15,000 for…

Challenges managing a WordPress consulting business and doing client work — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

January 8, 2016

BusinessDraft

This week’s Post Status Draft podcast is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and Joe Hoyle. This week, they talk working in an agency and doing client work.

WordPress security release, and 4.5 development kicks off

Brian Krogsgard

January 6, 2016

DesignSecurity

It was the first truly busy day in WordPress core land since the release of WordPress 4.4. Two big things happened: A maintenance and security update was released in WordPress 4.4.1, and the security component affected all versions back that can…

WordPress Foundation financials, and a separate WordCamp organization

Brian Krogsgard

January 6, 2016

Hosting

The WordPress Foundation is the legal entity that has ownership of the WordPress trademark, and also acts as a pass through for WordCamp and other WordPress funds. As a 5013c non-profit in the US, the foundation has to submit paperwork…

Invest in yourself week

Brian Krogsgard

December 28, 2015

Business

This is one of the best weeks of the year for you, and you may not know it. You probably have fewer support requests, clients calling, or otherwise demanding forces taking you away from focusing inward. I encourage each of…

Envato is getting into hosting WordPress websites with Pressed partnership

Brian Krogsgard

December 22, 2015

BusinessHosting

Envato has been testing a pitch for hosting since December 1st, and plans to roll it out on a broader scale in the new year. Two theme shops are running the hosting pitch now, Qode and Select-Themes. Buyers can see…

Recap of WordPress in 2015, and what to look forward to in 2016 — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

December 18, 2015

DraftPlanet

This week’s Post Status Draft podcast is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and Joe Hoyle. This week, they talk about WordPress in 2015 and what to expect in 2016.

Real feedback

Brian Krogsgard

December 17, 2015

Business

Ryan Sullivan has a great post about feedback: Since I’ve become a business owner, I’ve tried to go out of my way to leave feedback anywhere I can, and really try and give solid, actionable feedback to the people who specifically…

Effective internal critique for projects

David Hayes has done an excellent…

PHP 5.6 support to be extended through 2018

iThemes adding live, incremental backups to BackupBuddy

Followup to the Foundation and WordCamp article

Noel Tock has published his predictions…

A new security release for the…

Easy Content Types sold for $15,000

Challenges managing a WordPress consulting business and doing client work — Draft podcast

WordPress security release, and 4.5 development kicks off

WordPress Foundation financials, and a separate WordCamp organization

Invest in yourself week

Envato is getting into hosting WordPress websites with Pressed partnership

Recap of WordPress in 2015, and what to look forward to in 2016 — Draft podcast

Real feedback

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