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News and insights about WordPress and its ecosystem by Post Status staff and contributors for our members and the WordPress community.

A trend in theme shops closing affiliate programs

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Brian Krogsgard
Jonathan Dingman poses interesting questions on his WP Force blog. Why do WordPress theme companies struggle with so much fraud compared to other industries? And I'd rephrase his second question just a bit - as I think it's obviously a…

Free WooCommerce extensions

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Brian Krogsgard
I work with WooCommerce a lot, and I didn't know about some of these free WooCommerce extensions James posted on the WooThemes blog. **Goes to download**

Avoid the pains of pagination

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Brian Krogsgard
UX Movement explores various painpoints of pagination. A good reminder for those of us creating pagination in WordPress themes and client sites. Are we giving it enough thought?

WordPress themes specifically for hotels

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Brian Krogsgard
A theme company called Hermes launched recently that appears to make WordPress themes specifically for hotels. An interesting niche. I'm a little surprised they aren't going one extra step with a fully hosted option. Either way, expect much more of…

Five reasons to attend Pressnomics

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Brian Krogsgard
Chris Lema says why he thinks we should attend Pressnomics, an alternative WordPress conference. I missed it last year, and I am going to do everything in my power not to make that mistake again.

Getting a menu name in WordPress

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Brian Krogsgard
I had the hardest time figuring out how to return the saved name for a given menu. After spending way too much time in Google, I stumbled across this simple function that does the trick.

Build a business without the marketplace

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Brian Krogsgard
Drew Strojny, of Theme Foundry, describes how people should not be afraid to try selling themes on their own, and be willing to forgo the marketplace. He also mentions Memberful as an easy way to ease the technical burdens of…

Base plugin from Chris Wallace

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Brian Krogsgard
Chris Wallace has put up a Github repo called Base WP Plugin, a base for your plugin development. It's got a structure and base setup that you can use for your own development. He's asked for contributors to hop in…

An interview with WordPress co-founder Mike Little

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Brian Krogsgard
Prolific North has published an interview with WordPress co-founder Mike Little that's a very interesting story of the earliest days of WordPress. If you haven't been around the platform for long, you may not know much about Mike. He owns…

Women in WordPress

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Brian Krogsgard
This is a great story from Mel Choyce. She reflects on her positive experience as a woman in the WordPress community. She talks about being inspired by other women in the community, and how it encouraged her to get involved.…

The Best Time to Buy is Now

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Brian Krogsgard
A low-price guarantee where you refund the difference for customers who purchased within 30 days of a promotion may actually increase sales.
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