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Paid Memberships Pro unveils business model from 2012 to now

Brian Krogsgard

July 29, 2015

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…

The commercial theme tides

Brian Krogsgard

July 13, 2015

Business

Commercial WordPress theme sales is a known business today. Folks have been selling themes since 2007 and many sellers experienced some very good years. The market commoditized itself quite significantly, and it's harder and harder each year to stand out. Of…

PressNomics 4 set for March 3-4, 2016

Brian Krogsgard

July 6, 2015

Business

PressNomics 4 is set. You can (and should) start planning to visit sunny Phoenix March 3-4th next year. This is one of the best events of the year, and probably the best event for business oriented WordPress professionals. I launched…

WordPress.org revamping hosting recommendations

Japh Thomson

July 3, 2015

Hosting

It looks like a change is coming to the WordPress.org hosting recommendations page. Companies will now be able to request a presence, though they have to part with quite a bit of information to do so. It will certainly be…

Give your WordPress client an Apple experience

Japh Thomson

July 3, 2015

Hosting

We're all familiar with the Apple ecosystem to some extent, even if we don't own any Apple products. We know it stands for polish, accessibility, and a complete solution. Carl Alexander wishes that the situation with WordPress hosting was more…

Say hello to UpThemes Hosting

Japh Thomson

June 28, 2015

Hosting

UpThemes has entered the hosting arena! The hosting service includes access to a great selection of over 40 themes pre-installed and ready for activation. This includes their entire library, Aesop Interactive's entire library, and a curated list of themes from…

Announcing: WordCamp Europe 2016

Japh Thomson

June 27, 2015

PlanetWordPress News

Discussing larger, pan-regional WordCamps, and announcing the details for the next WordCamp Europe.

Growth in the French community

Jenny Beaumont

June 24, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Jenny Beaumont, a freelance web developer based in France, describes the recent growth boom in France's WordPress community and some of those who've helped it thrive.

A future API

Ryan McCue

June 19, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Ryan McCue, the lead developer of the WordPress REST API, imagines the year 2020, when the REST API is mature and in WordPress core. He tells us stories of some of the fun things that are possible.

What you need to know about HTTP/2 and some other things I don’t understand

Brian Krogsgard

June 18, 2015

Security

Do you ever enjoy reading something even though you know your knowledge barely scratches the surface of what's being discussed? I do. Reading anything written by Zack Tollman is a delight to me, and in this case I wouldn't say…