A New Era for Post Status
Brian Krogsgard
I have sold my share of Post Status to Cory Miller as I step aside to explore new opportunities running a product business outside of the WordPress space.
Javier Casares makes the case for…
Dan Knauss
Javier Casares makes the case for why hosting companies should install the PHP-intl extension. Instead of hacks, "we gain the possibility to use a lot of functions that can make our life easier" and "improve the way we develop to…
Very happy to see the release…
Dan Knauss
Very happy to see the release WP-CLI v2.5.0 knowing it was quite the effort. Kudos to the team. This version includes security patches, PHP 8 support, improved MySQL/MariaDB support, new commands for managing automatic updates and creating MO files, and…
Devin Walker and Matt Cromwell on GiveWP’s Acquisition by Liquid Web
Dan Knauss
Brian Krogsgard talks with GiveWP's (former) CEO and COO, co-founders Devin Walker and Matt Cromwell following their acquisition.
Robert Jacobi has joined Cloudways as…
Dan Knauss
Robert Jacobi has joined Cloudways as Director of WordPress. We've included a lot of his insights from his blog and Post Status Slack over the past few months. Robert will be leading the WordPress business unit with "strategic partnerships, building…
WordPress 5.7.2 is available. It’s a…
Dan Knauss
WordPress 5.7.2 is available. It's a security release (Ram Gall talks about specifics on the WordFence blog), so make sure to update if you don't have automatic updates active on your sites. 🔒
Liquid Web’s Latest Acquisition: GiveWP
David Bisset
Liquid Web's acquisition of GiveWP came as a surprise to many people in the WordPress community. WP Business Reviews is part of the deal too.
Missing the Bus: When the “Bus Factor” Threatens Open Source Projects
David Bisset
Accidents and unforseen setbacks happen — to open source projects and their maintainers. The "Bus Factor" has been felt a lot lately.
The Age of Widgets
Dan Knauss
Widgets became a part of the WordPress lexicon when they entered core in 2005. Full Site Editing will eventually replace them with blocks.
WP-CLI 2.5 Release Pending
David Bisset
The long-awaited 2.5.0 release of WP-CLI is happening Wednesday, May 19th, 2021. Several obstacles converged to slow its progress in 2020.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 10) — GiveWP + LiquidWeb, Acquisitions Good For WordPress?
David Bisset
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller and David Bisset discuss the news aboutLiquidWeb acquiring GiveWP.
The Kolbe Index A and How It Can Help Your Team Thrive — with Kathy Kolbe
Karen Johnson
Kathy Kolbe has been called Abraham Maslow's successor because of her work on the mind and creative problem solving. Learn the science of team synergy in this important Post Status conversation.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 9) — Recommended Reading for WordPress Professionals and How We Update
David Bisset
Cory and David discuss three books WordPress professionals should read as well as the way they make updates to WordPress.
Heather J. Brunner, CEO of WPEngine,…
Dan Knauss
Heather J. Brunner, CEO of WPEngine, announced on Twitter that "virtual will be the default day-to-day experience across the company." Physical spaces will be upgraded "to accommodate social distancing and to make them WOW spaces that encourage collaboration, innovation, and…
James Koster notes the existence of…
Dan Knauss
James Koster notes the existence of the WordPress Design Library (an archive of WordPress design assets) and talks specifically about some key features and fundamentals of the Figma tool.🎨 This is useful if you want to prototype or design elements…
CC0 Public Domain Image Search Coming to WordPress
David Bisset
Matt Mullenweg announced this week that CC Search, a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) image search engine, is joining the WordPress project.
