WordPress News

Million dollar products

Brian Krogsgard

August 27, 2015

Kyle Neath isn't a fan of Unicorn culture in tech-land. He would like to see more people aim to create what he qualifies as family businesses, and aim for smaller (more niche) customer bases, provide better service, build companies that…

Our WordPress 4.4 wishlist — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

August 27, 2015

DraftPlanet

Post Status Draft is a podcast about WordPress news and events hosted by Brian Krogsgard and Joe Hoyle. This week we discuss WordPress 4.3, our 4.4 wishlist features, and the WordPress REST API.

WordPress plugin repo forking policy clarified

Brian Krogsgard

August 26, 2015

Hosting

Mike Epstein clarified a policy for the WordPress.org plugin repo this morning, based on some recent issues that cropped up (likely the Elegant Themes / LeadPages thing yesterday). Basically, GPL-compatible unchanged copies are not allowed as part of an "above and…

Stream 3 goes back to self hosted site logging, looks more like 1 than 2

Brian Krogsgard

August 26, 2015

Business

Stream is one of those plugins that I've always seen the potential in but it's never quite nailed it. I was a pretty big fan of Stream 1, and I wrote about my experience, but in the end it ended…

Twenty Sixteen gives me a bit of a sour taste

Brian Krogsgard

August 26, 2015

Design

Of course we all expected a new default theme soon enough, as the naming scheme demands; I had my money that it would be part of 4.5 early next year. It was announced yesterday with a design proposal complete, and will likely go into…

Doing what I want after 25 years

Brian Krogsgard

August 19, 2015

Design

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…