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Issue #456 “One of the marvelous…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

Issue #456 “One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals.” — Jean Vanier, Community And Growth Howdy! Thinking about WordPress history lately in terms…

📆 Upcoming Events Gutenberg Full-Site Editing:…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

Business

📆 Upcoming Events Gutenberg Full-Site Editing: Unlocking Agility for Enterprise WordPress: WordPress VIP is holding a webinar on Full Site Editing on July 29th (10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 5 PM UTC) led by Tess Needham, David…

🤝 WordPress Jobs: The Post Status…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

WordPress Community

🤝 WordPress Jobs: The Post Status Job Board 💼 There are currently 22 Active Job Listings on the Board. We don't have space for them all here, so be sure to check online too. ☀️ Employers: Get your job opening…

LionSher Technologies has announced the acquisition…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

WordPress Community

LionSher Technologies has announced the acquisition of the following plugins from Lever Technology: PDF Embedder, Google Apps Login, Google Drive Embedder, Google Apps Directory, Google Profile Avatars, and All-In-One Intranet. 🔌 LionSher has flown under the radar for a while…

Timi Wahalahti believes that the WordPress…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

WordPress Community

Timi Wahalahti believes that the WordPress community does not talk about the climate emergency enough, which we completely agree with. Timi lists some suggestions “to start the conversation.” 🚨 Even if you don’t completely agree with these ideas, it’s worth…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 17) — Acquisition Tracker, WordPress 5.8 and #ClickPublish

David Bisset

July 22, 2021

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

As Post Status tracks acquisitions, we're seeing WordPress history from a business perspective. Cory and David discuss its significance and the 5.8 release.

Is The Growth Of Active Installs of WordPress Plugins Declining in 2021?

David Bisset

July 22, 2021

BusinessPlanet

Many plugins in the WordPress.org repository have shown a significant drop in active install growth this year.

How to Read Like a Vampire and Improve Your Skills as a WordPress Professional

Cory Miller

July 21, 2021

BusinessDesign

How to read a lot without giving up your personal time — and three books worth reading on business and life.

Yash Rana lays a finger on…

Dan Knauss

July 16, 2021

BusinessDesign

Yash Rana lays a finger on common mistakes and mixed messages that many product makers are unknowingly making on their pricing pages. The list includes: not creating urgency (or overdoing it), not reducing exit points, keeping design and copy simple,…

Wordfence has a created a whitepaper…

Dan Knauss

July 16, 2021

Security

Wordfence has a created a whitepaper aimed at developers and security researchers to share how coding flaws can introduce some of the most common and significant WordPress vulnerabilities — and how to prevent them. 🔒

Can small, independent WordPress makers still make it?

David Bisset

July 16, 2021

BusinessDesign

Is it still possible to make a living as a small WordPress company, freelancer, or solopreneur? The community says yes!

Post Status Excerpt (No. 16) — Syed Balkhi on Acquiring SearchWP

David Bisset

July 9, 2021

HostingPlanet

Syed Balkhi talks with David about his acquisition of SearchWP, his vision for the plugin, and he calls for developers to stay mission-focused.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 15) — Jon Christopher on Finding A New Home For SearchWP

David Bisset

July 9, 2021

BusinessPlanet

Jon Christopher recently sold SearchWP to Awesome Motive. Learn what motivated Jon to make the sale, and get his view of search in WordPress core.

Post Status Draft (No. 115) — Craig Hewitt on Castos’ Latest Funding and Expansion of Private Podcasting

David Bisset

July 7, 2021

DraftHosting

Post Status publisher Cory Miller sat down with Castos CEO Craig Hewitt to talk about their pre-seed funding and expansion into the private podcasting market.

🌟 Featured Partner: Gravity Forms Gravity…

Dan Knauss

July 2, 2021

Business

🌟 Featured Partner: Gravity Forms Gravity Forms is the easiest and most trusted advanced forms solution for your WordPress website. Packed with time-saving tools and features, Gravity Forms is the only WordPress form management plugin you will ever need. Stop…

Tony Perez’s approach to WordPress security…

Dan Knauss

July 2, 2021

Security

Tony Perez's approach to WordPress security is not about complex configurations but three key tenets. These include 1) limiting access to the server stack to known and trusted sources, 2) limiting file access and knowing what is modified and introduced,…