Anil Gupta on Multicollab — A New Collaboration Plugin for WordPress
Dan Knauss
MultiDots recently released MultiCollab, a Google Docs-style internal commenting tool to take feedback from editors inside WordPress.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 5) — Acquisitions, FSE Live “Review,” Underrepresented In Tech, Taylor Arndt
David Bisset
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David and Cory talk about acquisitions by iThemes and GravityView. Also: Underrepresented In Tech and Post Status Slack.
Michelle Frechette on Diversity and Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups in Tech
Dan Knauss
Underrepresented in Tech aims to "demystify diversity" and dispel the fears that get between employers and underrepresented groups in tech.
YouTube is experimenting with hidden dislike…
Dan Knauss
YouTube is experimenting with hidden dislike counts on videos. 📺 Kevin Ohashi at Review Signal has branched out from his annual benchmarks for general web hosts and WordPress hosts with a new set of tests for WooCommerce hosting. He talked…
WordPress Slack was down for a…
Dan Knauss
WordPress Slack was down for a brief period of time on Tuesday morning. Here's the conversation that emerged about this in Post Status Slack, and a Trac ticket opened by Tor-Bjorn Fjellner. 🎫 What happened? Nothing too exciting — not…
Robert Jacobi reports that SiteLock has…
Dan Knauss
Robert Jacobi reports that SiteLock has been acquired by Sectigo. SiteLock was a well-known security company within the WordPress community, and I recall them having a regular presence at WordCamps and other events.
The official PHP Git server was…
Dan Knauss
The official PHP Git server was attacked this past week. The attack is still under investigation, but actions were quickly taken to protect it, and there is no active security risk. To learn more, you can read Enrico Zimuel's explanation.…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 4) – Our Job Board, Post Status Gigs, and WordPress Settings
David Bisset
David and Cory talk about the Post Status job board and #gigs Slack channel, as well as WordPress settings screens that make Brian scream. 😱
Post Status Excerpt (No. 3) — The Future of “Single” WordPress Plugin Devs, Thoughts on Jobs
David Bisset
What's the future for solo WordPress plugin developer-entrepreneurs? How can young people start careers in WordPress?
Speaking of accessibility, Channing Ritter adds…
Dan Knauss
Speaking of accessibility, Channing Ritter adds a new perspective to the design team at Automattic on the accessibility features available in the block editor. Channing is also a new core contributor, and her post provides some context for how these…
The State of California is banning…
Dan Knauss
The State of California is banning companies from using "dark patterns." This might be the start of a larger movement to prevent sneaky and just plain bad design or UI decisions — like trying to cancel a subscription online only…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 2) — Headless WordPress & Learning JavaScript
David Bisset
David and Cory discuss WordPress 5.7, the latest news in WordPress, WPEngine's new headless WordPress service, and learning JavaScript today.
Chris Hardie on WP Lookout, WordPress updates and information flows
Dan Knauss
Chris Hardie talks with Brian about winding down a consulting business, working at Automattic, running for local office, working in journalism, and launching WP Lookout.
Dumitru Brinzan writes about the “WordPress…
Dan Knauss
Dumitru Brinzan writes about the “WordPress Web Hosting” page on the WordPress.org website. He has some disagreements with Matt Mullenweg's recent description of the hosting page as "editorially-driven" and at high risk of "bribery or conflict" if it was placed…
Robin Rendle at Sentry.io discusses how…
Dan Knauss
Robin Rendle at Sentry.io discusses how enhancements to your software product, like adding a dark mode, can expose "radioactive styles" in your codebase: ☢️ "...the design of your color system shows you where your radioactive styles are... shows you how…
Mario Peshev explains what technical debt…
Dan Knauss
Mario Peshev explains what technical debt is, the types of technical debt, and how assessing code quality is critical to preventing or resolving technical debt: 🏋️♂️ "Having a product that is poorly built can be unstable, unable to grow over…
