WordCamp Asia is Almost Here!
Michelle Frechette
There are a few things I want to share about WordCamp Thailand, attending WordCamps, and making the most of every minute.
Member Spotlight: Michele Butcher-Jones
Michelle Frechette
Michele Butcher-Jones is a lover of all things Open Source, a WordPress Core Contributor, & an international speaker.
Community Roundup February 10, 2023
Michelle Frechette
WordCamp Asia Are you going to WordCamp Asia? It’s next week! (February 17-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.) With more than 60 speakers contributing to 2 days of talks, 100’s of organizers and volunteers, and contributor day, it looks to be an…
Product People with Vova Feldman of Freemius — Post Status Draft 140
Cory Miller
In this episode, Vova Feldman of Freemius joins Cory Miller to discuss the need for developers to prioritize products over infrastructure, the state of WordPress, and goals for providing a better user experience for customers.
Business Roundup Week Ending February 10
Mike Demopoulos
https://domainnamewire.com/2023/02/09/godaddy-announces-layoffs/ GoDaddy, the world's largest domain registrar, announced layoffs yesterday. This move affected hundreds of employees who had relied on the company for their livelihoods. The releases come from GoDaddy shifting its focus to digital transformation and automation. These reductions…
Tech Roundup Week Ending February 10
Mike Demopoulos
https://wptavern.com/wordpress-6-2-beta-1-released-and-ready-for-testing WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 is now available for testing! This exciting new version has improved auto-updates and a brand new Site Health Check feature. Developers can test this version to ensure that their websites are compatible with the latest…
WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 • Phase 2 Finale • Creating a Mentorship Program • Apply for Community Summit
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 is out now and you can help test it before final release on March 28. With that comes the end of Gutenberg Phase 2. WordPress considers a mentorship program focused on onboarding and assisting contributors.
Community Wrap-up February 2, 2023
Michelle Frechette
The weekly wrap-up for the WordPress community for the week ending February 2, 2023 including WordCamps and a featured photo of the week.
Member Spotlight: Taco Verdonschot
Michelle Frechette
Taco joined Yoast back in 2013. In addition to his work there, he's an amazing WordPress contributor and community member.
The WP Agency Journey with Bradford Campeau-Laurion of Alley Interactive — Post Status Draft 139
Cory Miller
Bradford Campeau-Laurion, CEO of Alley Interactive, joins Cory Miller to talk about publishing technology past, present, and future. Working with WordPress at the enterprise level showcases incredible capability and highlights possibilities for future growth within WordPress.
When Gutenberg Phases End • Priorities in Onboarding Contributors • Redesign Roll Outs
Courtney Robertson
What happens when we reach the end of a phase in Gutenberg? Josepha shares what this means for additional features and requests in the WP Briefing. Josepha also posed a few questions at how we prioritize doing the work of contributing while onboarding new contributors and ways to simplify the experience new contributors have. Finally, get an early look at the design changes coming for Hosting, Jobs, About, and Dev Blog.
WordPress Origin Stories, Week 3
Cory Miller
This is part of our ongoing celebration of the 20th Anniversary of WordPress. Dean Burton When I first discovered WordPress, I was messing around trying to build my own website, which at the time was an attempt to move an…
Contributing to WordPress
Michelle Frechette
There are many ways to contribute to WordPress, the Open Source Project. And to be honest, most of them have nothing to do with coding.
Member Spotlight: Yvette Sonneveld
Michelle Frechette
Yvette Sonneveld is a full-stack online communications professional with extensive experience in the WordPress ecosphere.
The WP Agency Journey With Mario Peshev Of DevriX — Post Status Draft 138
Cory Miller
In this episode, Mario Peshev, founder of DevriX, joins Cory Miller to discuss WordPress retainers, entrepreneurship, and the future of WordPress. Mario encourages agency owners to chase recurring revenue to build in the freedom to do quality work with the capacity to lead into your future vision for your business.
WP Community Support (Central) vs WP Foundation • Old Trac Tickets • Themes & Support Docs Redesign
Courtney Robertson
Can you explain the difference between Central and the Foundation? They are not one in the same, so check out what each area handles.
More teams across WordPress are using GitHub Projects for project management. The Community Team is considering this addition as well.
Let's review some very old tickets for bugs and feature requests in WordPress and admire the new things coming to Documentation and Themes sites.
More teams across WordPress are using GitHub Projects for project management. The Community Team is considering this addition as well.
Let's review some very old tickets for bugs and feature requests in WordPress and admire the new things coming to Documentation and Themes sites.
