How to avoid getting scammed by an SEO
Robert Neu
I didn’t get into SEO because I thought it was a way to get rich. In fact, I sort of learned about it against my will, but I stuck with it because I enjoy helping people. Let me give you…
Running a Viable Freelance Business
Curtis McHale
After talking with many small business owners over the years there is one constant, many are good at what they do but bad at business. This book as aimed at helping you be good at business.
John James Jacoby brings Alliteration to 10up
Japh Thomson
The witty and charismatic lead of the BuddyPress and bbPress projects, John James Jacoby, recently announced leaving Automattic. Now reveals he's joined Team 10up.
Modular WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
Matt's vision of future WordPress development (from the SotW) is encapsulated in plugin development. What does that mean for future dev on core APIs? I have one idea on a way that plugin-like functionality could work hand-in-hand with core API…
I am Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress (18% of web!) and Automattic, ask me anything!
Japh Thomson
Matt Mullenweg fields questions in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" thread after WordCamp San Francisco 2013 on July 31 at 3pm Pacific Time.
WordPress Infographic 2013
Brian Krogsgard
Elegant Themes team went to WordCamp San Francisco and designed a nice WordPress Infographic with all the stats about how WordPress is used and consumed.
All plugins are (not) created equal
Sarah Pressler
Plugins are the new black in WordPress site development, and picking out the perfect plugins for your site can quickly become overwhelming. The WordPress.org plugin repository hosts over 26,000 plugins and the plugin forum contains over 1.3 million posts. Check…
Tips for developers adopting a legacy WordPress site
Curtis McHale
Greenfield projects are the dream of most of developers. We have no legacy code to deal with. Just a clean WordPress install and whatever tools we decide best accomplish the goals of the client. Unfortunately you’re not always going to…
Six WordPress and web design eBooks you may enjoy
Brian Krogsgard
Here's a roundup of some of the best WordPress and web design eBooks that I have read and enjoyed.
Potential roadmap for taxonomy meta and post relationships
Brian Krogsgard
Andrew Nacin has written a thorough post discussing many of the challenges for implementing taxonomy metadata in WordPress core and a potential roadmap for doing so. He also highlights how we may be able to achieve post to post relationships…
WordPress, forking, and the road to 4.0
Brian Krogsgard
At WordCamp San Francisco, Matt Mullenweg presented the future of WordPress versions 3.7 and 3.8. I have a specific vision for 3.9 and 4.0 - one that will keep both end users and developers happy. Can we make it happen?
2013 State of the Word from Matt Mullenweg
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg just delivered the 2013 State of the Word, his annual update about WordPress. He started off discussing the history of WCSF, and the first WordCamp San Francisco 8 years ago. It was pretty low tech at first, and…
WP Engine acquires WP Daily archives, launches Torque
Brian Krogsgard
WP Engine has been working on Torque for a number of months. Their tagline for it, as it turns out, is "The WordPress News Core." Beyond that, they don't particularly say on the site how they plan to frame the…
The history of WordPress book is on Github
Brian Krogsgard
The history of WordPres book that Siobhan McKeown is leading is now on Github so folks can help edit, or even contribute. The official title is WordPress: Freedom, Community, and the Business of Open Source. Pretty cool that the history…
Thoughts on WordPress affiliate programs
Brian Krogsgard
Tom McFarlin gives some great thoughts (that I happen to agree with fully) about WordPress affiliate programs. The key is remembering as an affiliate that every product is not for every person. And if you're an affiliate just for the…
