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Doing what I want after 25 years

Brian Krogsgard

August 19, 2015

The latest HeroPress essay is by Becky Davis, who describes how she got into web design and development with WordPress after 25 years of doing things for other people and their needs. She finally asked herself what she wanted, went…

WordPress 4.3, “Billie”, released

Brian Krogsgard

August 18, 2015

DesignMake WordPress

WordPress 4.3, "Billie", has been released. Billie includes four major user-facing features that most website owners will experience on a semi-regular basis, and many other enhancements, bug fixes, and developer features.

A WordPress conference for higher education: coming to a campus near you?

Rachel Cherry

August 17, 2015

HostingPlanet

WordPress is used by thousands of universities all over the world. Many universities run large parts of their web infrastructure with WordPress, and it's time for them to have a niche WordPress conference catered for their experiences.

Sucuri explains the security vulnerability they…

Brian Krogsgard

August 12, 2015

Security

Sucuri explains the security vulnerability they were credited with reporting in the WordPress 4.2.4 release.

Takeaways from interviewing 13 great WordPress developers

Fred Meyer

August 10, 2015

Development

After interviewing thirteen WordPress developers for a book on getting up and running with WordPress development, I have some key takeaways that I'd like to share with you.

Restaurant Engine sold for “low six figures”

Brian Krogsgard

August 7, 2015

Business

Brian Casel has sold Restaurant Engine for a "low six figures" sum. His asking price was $185,000, according to FE International, the site he used as a broker. Restaurant Engine was a very early entrant as a hosted WordPress website provider…

A practical guide to the GPL

Brian Krogsgard

August 6, 2015

Business

Richard Best has invested a lot to understanding the GPL, inside and out. He now has an ebook to help guide others on the GPL. Now, in a single place, you can find answers to all manner of issues relating…

WordPress 4.2.4 maintenance and security release

Brian Krogsgard

August 5, 2015

Security

WordPress 4.2.4 was released and auto-updated in the last 24 hours, thankfully to seemingly little attention (other than perhaps a bit of update fatigue). And that's a good thing. According to the announcement post, the release addresses six different issues.…

Inside the mind of a white hat WordPress hacker

Brian Krogsgard

August 5, 2015

Security

I've read, I think, my favorite WordPress security post ever. I admit, I do get excited when something is teased to me as a trilogy, but Netanel Rubin follows through with flying colors. Now, this post is long. And when…

Paid Memberships Pro unveils business model from 2012 to now

Brian Krogsgard

July 29, 2015

Business

Paid Memberships Pro has a somewhat unique monetization method for their plugin. They largely monetize by selling support and custom work, versus selling any kind of extension or functionality. All Paid Memberships Pro features are free. A few years ago,…

WordPress hosting performance benchmarks, 2015

Brian Krogsgard

July 29, 2015

Hosting

Kevin Ohashi has this year's WordPress hosting performance benchmarks review up on Review Signal, and it's another great analysis. He reviewed 19 hosts and for some of them testing multiple configurations. He covers the biggest players and some I had…

Don’t make enemies, invest in friendships

Cory Miller

July 29, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Enemies are trouble and tear you down. Friends support you and build you up. Building a friendship is not easy, especially when the potential friend could just as easily be your enemy. But it's a worthwhile endeavor and a lasting investment.

Rogue shortcodes cause controversy for 4.2.3 security release

Brian Krogsgard

July 25, 2015

Security

The WordPress 4.2.3 security release looks like most security releases on the surface, but it has caused a good bit of controversy. The release includes a number of fixes, but one involving shortcodes is the focus of attention. Immediately after…

Thesis, Automattic, and WordPress

Brian Krogsgard

July 23, 2015

BusinessDesign

Chris Pearson and Matt Mullenweg have hardly communicated with one another in the last five years, but they are ideological enemies. They have very strong personalities and unshakable beliefs on business and software. This is a story of their dispute, their idealism, and the implications it will have on the WordPress project.

Pearson versus Mullenweg, a history

Brian Krogsgard

July 21, 2015

BusinessDesign

This is a preview of the first part of my upcoming article on Thesis, Automattic, and WordPress. Chris Pearson and Matt Mullenweg have hardly communicated with one another in the last five years, but they are ideological enemies. They are…

Design before discovery

Brian Krogsgard

July 15, 2015

Design

Guillermo Rauch has written a post about the development of the new VideoPress, titled Pure UI. In it, he describes the workflow for creating the new player and how it was managed between design and development. He says that the…

Doing what I want after 25 years

WordPress 4.3, “Billie”, released

A WordPress conference for higher education: coming to a campus near you?

Sucuri explains the security vulnerability they…

Takeaways from interviewing 13 great WordPress developers

Restaurant Engine sold for “low six figures”

A practical guide to the GPL

WordPress 4.2.4 maintenance and security release

Inside the mind of a white hat WordPress hacker

Paid Memberships Pro unveils business model from 2012 to now

WordPress hosting performance benchmarks, 2015

Don’t make enemies, invest in friendships

Rogue shortcodes cause controversy for 4.2.3 security release

Thesis, Automattic, and WordPress

Pearson versus Mullenweg, a history

Design before discovery

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