WordPress News

On Cloudfest, hosts and WordPress

Joost de Valk

March 20, 2024

I am at Cloudfest this week, in Europapark in Germany. This is my second year visiting Cloudfest, and I truly enjoy it. Cloudfest reminds you that pretty much all hosts offer WordPress hosting, and because of that, the WordPress community…

Post Status Draft – On Practicing Nonviolent Communication with Trainer Ian Peatey

Olivia Bisset

March 15, 2024

BlogsDraft

Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Cory Miller interviews Ian Peatey, a seasoned trainer in nonviolent communication (NVC). Ian shares his journey with NVC and its profound impact on his life and work. He discusses the origins of NVC, developed…

Business Roundup Week Ending March 15

Nathan Ingram

March 15, 2024

WordPress News

Site Editor Complaints? The Core Team is Listening. The Latest Google Algorithm Change Significantly Improves Search Results Quality. The Sad Decline of CSS-Tricks. An AI Powered WP Plugin Search Tool. And More!

WordPress 6.5 RC2, Help Test • Notifying Blocked Users • Font Library on Track, Synched Patterns on Hold

Courtney Robertson

March 14, 2024

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week at WordPress.org (March 10, 2024) News WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate 2 Highlights from WordCamp Asia 2024 WordCamp Asia 2024: Q&A with Matt Mullenweg Zip uploads not working from Finder/Nautilus/Gnome/etc in WP 6.4.3 Workarounds and testing the patch WordPress…

The WordPress Community Rocks

Marieke van de Rakt

March 13, 2024

PlanetTwo Worlds of WordPress

I can be rather critical of the WordPress Community. We’re not perfect. We could be more inclusive and more open. We could be more effective in improving WordPress. We could do more. And still, the WordPress Community rocks. It rocks…

Business Roundup Week Ending March 8

Nathan Ingram

March 8, 2024

WordPress News

Cwicly Discontinues Development: The Most Important Question WP Agency Owners Should Consider, Font Library Finally Approved After Minor Hiccup, Your iPhone Repairs Might Start Costing a Lot Less, and More!

WP 6.5 RC1, Help Test, Dev Notes • Plugin Repo Readme Length • Unblocking Font Library • Playground Blueprint Builder

Courtney Robertson

March 7, 2024

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week at WordPress.org (March 4, 2024) News The Month in WordPress – February 2024 WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate 1 WordCamp Asia 2024: Q&A with Matt Mullenweg WP Briefing: Episode 74: Kickstart (Or Level-Up) Your Contributor Journey Zip uploads not…

ChatGPT is like having a dozen interns

Joost de Valk

March 6, 2024

DevelopmentTwo Worlds of WordPress

I am an early adopter. At least, that’s what my wife says. I like trying new things. I’m interested in all new technologies and like to try and learn from them. AI and ChatGPT are not new anymore. Many more…

Community Roundup Week Ending March 2

Michelle Frechette

March 2, 2024

WordPress CommunityWordPress News

WordPress Community News: hot takes, upcoming events, quick links, and our meetup info. Got a tip? Message Michelle!

Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 5

Olivia Bisset

March 1, 2024

BlogsDraft

Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Corey Maass and Michelle Frechette discuss plans for a future Rochester meetup presentation on images and open graph, with intentions to record and share the session on YouTube. They explore the idea of teaching…

Business Roundup Week Ending March 1

Nathan Ingram

March 1, 2024

BusinessWordPress News

Criticism Over Automattic's AI Content Deal, The Text File that Runs the Internet, Google Local Services Ads Bug, and More...

WP 6.5 Beta 3, Help Test • AVIF Support • WC Asia Contributor Day • Contributor Covenant • Overlapping Problems in the Site Editor

Courtney Robertson

February 29, 2024

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week at WordPress.org (February 5, 2024) News WordPress 6.5 Beta 3 Zip uploads not working from Finder/Nautilus/Gnome/etc in WP 6.4.3 Workarounds and testing the patch WordPress 6.5 I18N Improvements in 6.5 (Performant Translations) WordPress 6.5 adds AVIF support Merge…

Joosts and Mariekes

Marieke van de Rakt

February 28, 2024

PlanetTwo Worlds of WordPress

When working at Yoast with my husband, Joost de Valk, I often divide customers into the Joosts and the Mariekes. The Joosts were like my Joost: technically skilled, wanting to know everything about a product, quickly bored, always looking for…

Jobs & Career Roundup Week Ending February 23

Michelle Frechette

February 26, 2024

CareersWordPress News

In the Spotlight Post Status professional member Chris Hinds is in the spotlight this week. Chris is COO and co-founder of Equalize Digital, creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin and a well-known accessibility solution provider in the WordPress space. The Job Board KadenceWP:…